Jessica is Doing Some Smart Driving

Today, I was going to drive to Chick-fil-A for lunch, despite having a fridge stocked with food. I didn't even have any other errands in that direction, so it would've been a drive just for the food. Instead I decided to cook my own chicken tenders - and not only did it manage save money, it helped to save the environment. I even looked up information on exactly what I was saving the environment from to find that combustion engines contribute to greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere and are responsible for climate changes (Nutramed 4). And something that I never really put into account, as painfully obvious as it may be, is that pollution is not exclusive to the environment. As illustrated by Cronon in the Trouble with Wilderness, we are just as much a part of our environment as anything else, we simply don't see it that way on a day-to-day basis. But we can't live in a world seperate from nature - not really. Once a planet is damaged, its inhabitants will irrefutably face any negative effects that come along with it.

Protecting nature is like free life insurance - keep the environment healthy, and you keep yourself healthy. I wanted to learn how I could make a difference not just on a local but a global scale. I found that global air pollution would be reduced if people spent 30% less time driving than they do normally (Nutramed 5). I now plan to cut out running little errands on a daily basis and instead, wait a few days to make the trip. I couldn't tell you the number of times I've gone to publix just for a snack or two. By keeping a 'to do' list and buying all of my items at once, I'm certain that I could reduce my driving by 30%, if not more.

http://www.nutramed.com/environment/cars.htm