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| Public transportation takes cars (and their pollution) off the road! |
Consider yourself environmentally conscious? Have energy-efficient light bulbs, low-flow shower-heads, and recycle bins in your house, but then drive a gas guzzler to work? There is still work to be done! Use Earth Day as a chance to give the ultimate green initiative a try - public transportation! You just might find out how easy it is to go on a car-free diet.
According to APTA, public transportation reduces energy consumption to the tune of 4.2 billion gallons of gas a year, or the equivalent to 320 million cars filling up - 900,000 times a day. A household's biggest carbon footprint contributor is their car. One person switching their 20-mile commute to public transportation can also reduce their carbon footprint by 4,800 pounds of CO2 annually. CO2, or carbon dioxide emissions have been linked to global climate change.
Ride Free on Earth Day
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| Ride FREE on Earth Day! |
We believe you will be pleasantly surprised at how affordable, clean, and convenient it is to get around with HART.
The cherry on top? There is a good chance that you'll be riding in a clean-burning, Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) bus or van, as HART transitions our fleet away from diesel. HART currently operates 70 CNG buses.
Try transit! Your planet (and wallet) will thank you!
To calculate your carbon emissions savings by switching to transit, visit APTA's Carbon Emissions Savings Calculator.
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