Environmental Fact of the Day

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| Wed Mar. 28, 2007 9:21 AM PDT

A gallon of gasoline puts 19 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. In California, passenger vehicles account for 40 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions.

Mass transit: A (relatively) easy way to limit your contribution to global warming.

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