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DEL.ICIO.USThe Green Diet
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
How can you lose weight and help save the planet? Easy! Just try the new “Green Diet” where you get out of your car and walk or bike half an hour a day instead of driving.
One scientist calculates that if all Americans between 10 and 74 walked just half an hour a day instead of driving, they would cut the annual U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, by 64 million tons. About 6.5 billion gallons of gasoline would be saved. And Americans would also shed more than 3 billion pounds overall, according to these calculations.
Health and climate experts say that reducing car travel in favor of biking or walking would not only cut obesity and greenhouse gases it would also mean less smog, fewer deaths from car crashes, less osteoporosis, and even less depression since exercise helps beat the blues.
Are you willing to walk your way to fitness and a cleaner planet?
Comments
By Dr. Seuss
November 16, 2007 9:57 AM | Link to this
Sure I’ll walk, Sam I am
Then I’ll go home and have green eggs and ham!!!