02-15-2012, 10:17 AM
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Old Far...er...Rocketeer
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Plano, TX resident since 1998.
Posts: 3,965
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Originally Posted by chanstevens
I guess your perspective depends highly on which media outlet(s) you choose to pay attention to:
http://mediamatters.org/research/201202080012
Doesn't matter much to me, though--I pedal to/from work and most errand-type trips, logged more miles on the bike last year than the car, so I tend to burn carbs, not carbon. |
I applaud and commend your resourcefulness. We should all avoid driving for short trips. I try to walk to the stores near my house, for example.
Nit: The "carbs" in carbohydrates are still carbon - when you exercise, you're giving off CO2 just like a car, only not as much 
Doug
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