Posted
June 20, 2013
Sometimes
I just shake my head when I hear Americans bemoan how much gasoline
costs, these days.
“Gas
is almost $4 a gallon now!” people say.
Well,
guess what? That's cheap, compared to much of the world. Prices of
gas—stated in U.S. dollars per gallon—are from $8 to $10 in most
of Europe, Hong Kong, and Turkey.
Still,
gasoline costs a lot—and not just the money you pay at the pump.
Burning all that non-renewable fuel causes global warming and air
pollution. So we should all be moving toward dumping the pump!
Today's
the day to make an effort to see how that would change your daily
life. We are encouraged by the Dump the Pump creators to use
mass-transit, walk, or use an electric vehicle.
Some
cities are giving away free bus passes for the day. Some are using
economics to convince people to use mass transit every day and save
an estimated $10 thousand!
Also
on this date:
Plan
ahead:
Check
out my Pinterest pages on June
holidays, historical
anniversaries in June,
and June
birthdays.
And
here are my Pinterest pages on July
holidays, historical
anniversaries in July,
and July
birthdays.
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