Eco-stats On Travel, David Suzuki Style

Continuing a line of previous posts about terrific eco-stats coming from David Suzuki’s Green Guide (on energy and food), here is a summary of travel-related stats for the eco-conscious that can be used in marketing for any green entrepreneurs in the travel industry.

More Americans have died in car crashes than in all the wars fought in US history combined, including the bloodiest: Civil War, WW2, and Vietnam.

Children living near freeways suffer noticeable lung function decreases and 89% higher risk of asthma.

Cost of economic externalities (social and environmental) of our car-dependent culture are estimated at between $400 billion and $2 trillion annually. This does not include military protection of oil security.

The average Canadian spends 34 equivalents of 8 hour work days commuting each year.

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Eco-stats On Travel, David Suzuki Style