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Grocery Delivery Lowers Carbon Dioxide Emissions Over Individual Trips

Posted by Unknown on from the can't-beat-bicycles dept.

vinces99 writes "Those trips to the store can take a chunk out of your day and put more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. But now University of Washington engineers have found that using a grocery delivery service can cut carbon dioxide emissions by at least half when compared with individual household trips to the store. Trucks filled to capacity that deliver to customers clustered in neighborhoods produced the most savings in carbon dioxide emissions, but there are even benefits with delivery to rural areas."

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  1. Really? by rioki · · Score: 0, Troll

    Really? A grocery deliver has less carbon emission than me using public transportation (tram) on my way back form work?

    Yea yea I know... Most of Mureca has little in the way of public transportation, which would not be feasible anyway. (I grew up partially in Autin TX.) But still, swapping gas guzzling single cars with one gas guzzling tuck. How about each individual reduced their emissions by getting more efficient cars (electic car + wind/solar/hydro?) and making minor detour from trips you do anyway.

  2. America-centric much? by acidfast7 · · Score: 0, Troll

    I ride my bike to pick up my groceries like most sane people.