Thomas Carter

Asheville High School!

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827

pounds of CO2

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Thomas's actions

Transport

Use Public Transit

#37 Mass Transit

I will use public transit 15 mile(s) per day and avoid sending up to 4.87 lbs of CO2 into Earth's atmosphere.

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DAILY ACTIONS

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Improve a Bus Stop

#37 Mass Transit

I will improve a bus stop in my neighborhood by posting the stop schedule, adding seating or shelter, adding art or flowers, picking up litter, or implementing some other small improvement.

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Research and Consider Switching to a Hybrid or Electric Vehicle

#26 Electric Vehicles

I will spend at least 120 minutes researching and weighing my options to see if a hybrid or electric vehicle makes sense for my lifestyle.

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Use Muscle Power

#49 Cars

I will cut my car trip mileage by only taking necessary trips, and I will only use muscle-powered transportation for all other trips.

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Stay on the Ground

#43 Airplanes, #63 Telepresence

Instead of traveling by plane, I will find an alternative way to accomplish the goals of an upcoming trip (i.e. telepresence, vacation locally).

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REFLECTION QUESTION
Transport

What was your process like for restructuring your trip? How can you avoid more air travel in the future?
Thomas Carter 4/24/2019 4:49 PM
I was planning on going to California with a friend this summer. I spoke with him and his folks on ways t improve the environment in big ways such as this one, after some planning, I have managed to convince them to take a a greyhound for most of the way, and then rent a car.

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