After much discussion of the carbon footprint of bicycle manufacturing, this article fails to discuss the carbon footprint of automobile manufacture. It seems to me that you'd be ahead as soon as you buy your bike.
Mike --- On Sun, 8/14/11, Robert F. Nagel <[email protected]> wrote: You don't already own a bike? On 8/14/11, S. Morris Rose <[email protected]> wrote: > Brief article in Slate contrasting the carbon footprint of bicycle > transportation to other fine modes such as automotive. > > *How soon does a bike pay back its initial carbon footprint?* > > http://www.slate.com/id/2300676/ > > I'm thinking about switching my daily commute from four wheels to two. But > I'm concerned about all the energy it takes to manufacture and ship a new > bicycle. How many miles would I need to substitute a bike for my car before > I've gone "carbon neutral"? > --- Robert F. Nagel [email protected] www.nagel-law.com Thirty on the Square, 10th Floor 30 W. Mifflin St., Suite 1001 Madison, WI 53703 608-255-1501 office 608-255-1504 fax 608-438-9501 cell
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