I’m back after a week-long break from Diamond-Cut Life. I’ve been reading Bill McKibben’s excellent book Deep Economy . . . . . was delighted by President Obama’s speech last night (clean energy, what a concept!) . . . . . attended a good Illahee lecture about desire . . . . have been organizing [...]
Entries Tagged as 'carpool'
Vanpool As Study Hall
February 25th, 2009 · No Comments · community, sustainability, transportation
Tags: carpool·carpooling·environment·happiness·relationships·vanpool
Top Ten Tips For Carpooling, Part II
January 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments · sustainability
I have a 100-mile commute here in Oregon, from Portland to Salem, the state capitol, that I do three times a week with a congenial carpool (six of us in total). Carpooling is saving me $6,800/year, using this cost calculator. I also telework two days a week, and teleworking will be the subject of a [...]
Tags: carpool·carpooling·commuting·consensus·fantasy leagues·majority rule
Top Ten Tips For Carpooling, Part I
January 23rd, 2009 · No Comments · money, simplicity, sustainability, work
Coming up on my one-year anniversary in my carpool, I recently wrote a post about how it is saving me $6,800/year according to this cost calculator. (I have a 100 mile round trip, and five carpool partners). I’m also saving a lot of carbon emissions, and arriving at work and back at home sweeter and [...]
Tags: carpool·carpooling·cars·commuting·thrift
Carpooling Is Saving Me $6,800/year
January 16th, 2009 · No Comments · lifestyle, money, sustainability, transportation, work
Next month I’ll celebrate my one year anniversary at my job — and my carpool will have saved me $6,800. To figure that out, I used the calculator at Carpool Match Northwest, which is also where I found my congenial carpool (six of us now) in the first place.
My situation is actually both better and [...]
Tags: carpool·Carpool Match Northwest·carpooling·climate change·commute·green living·happiness·Oregon·telework·thrift
Our New Honda Hybrid
May 14th, 2008 · 3 Comments · sustainability, transportation
We researched ad nauseam what fuel-efficient, low-emissions car we should buy. We finally chose the Honda Civic hybrid for its great ratings all around, plus its state AND federal tax credits. We waited and waited for it to arrive at the dealership. Last night we finally brought it home.
Tags: carbon footprint·carpool·carpooling·cars·consumption·energy conservation·green living·Honda hybrid·hybrid·hybrids·Prius·pzev·tax credit
