Greenimalist

If you sell your car, you’ll need to devise a method to carry heavy loads. Even minor loads can become troublesome when you’re not prepared. If you eat at home frequently, expect to carry at least 50lbs. of groceries each week. If you have children, you’ll need to shuttle your little ones to school, to church, and to sports practice. And when you buy furniture or appliances, you’ll need to transport them into your house. So how, exactly, do you haul a refrigerator into the kitchen if you don’t own a car? (more…)

Flying harms the environment. In fact, a round-trip international flight can burn around one ton of gasoline (1). So to lessen our environmental impact, we ought to reduce the number of miles we fly each year. The best choice is to not fly at all. And for the most part, I’ve stopped flying in order to practice conservation. But when I need to visit family overseas, I’ve decided to practice nomadic travel. The basic idea is to carry all your belongings with you when you travel, so that there’s never a need to return home. (more…)

Today, the average price of gas in the USA is $3.29 per gallon. It sounds expensive, but it’s actually quite cheap compared to prices in the rest of the world. In Japan and Korea, gas costs around $5.50 per gallon. In Hong Kong, Germany, and Denmark, gas can cost as much as $7.50 per gallon. Filling up a 16-gallon tank in a mid-sized car can easily cost over $110 in Norway. To put that in perspective, $110 can pay for two weeks worth of groceries. (more…)