Environmental Impact Statement
Updated February 17th, 2008

Of the 700 MILLION motor vehicles on the road globally and 70 MILLION added each year, 241 MILLION motor vehicles are registered in the US. Transportation is the fastest-growing source of US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the largest end-use source of C02, the most prevalent greenhouse gas. [Source: DOT –Federal Highway Administration, October 2006]

Based on current GHG emission reporting guidelines, the transportation sector directly accounted for 33 percent of total US GHG emissions in 2006, the most recent year of published documentation. This represents a 14% increase from 1990. [Source: EPA –2008 Inventory of US Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990 –2006, March 2008]

The average greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) resulting from energy released by one automobile per year is 12,100 POUNDS or 12.1 TONS from driving an average of 231 miles per week. [Source: EPA – Climate Change –Greenhouse Gas Emissions, February 2008]

Ridesharing just one day a week for one year would result in saving the planet 1.7 TONS of C02.
Now imagine 10 people saving 17 TONS, 100 people saving 170 TONS, 1,000 people saving 1,700 TONS, 10,000 people saving 17,000 TONS, 100,000 people saving 171,000 TONS, 1 million people saving 1.7 MILLION TONS. IT STARTS WITH YOU.

What are Greenhouse Gases? Gases that trap heat in the atmosphere are called greenhouse gases. Carbon dioxide (CO2) enters the atmosphere through the burning of fossil fuels ( oil, natural gas, and coal), solid waste, trees and wood products, and also the result of other chemical reactions. Human sources of carbon dioxide emissions are expected to increase by 1.9 percent annually between 2001 and 2025. [Source: Department Of Energy, April 2004]