Commuting Your Carbon Footprint Reduction

Sometimes it’s the simpler practical ideas that give you hope that maybe we are capable of saving ourselves. Those who know about their carbon footprint and are seeking ways to reduce it would be aware that using their car less will play a major role.

A husband and wife team in North West Arkansas has come up with a way that expands the car savings beyond simply their own friends and family to, potentially, the entire region. They have founded a website called NWAcommute.com that is in place to help commuters find each other with the goal of forming car pools.

The goal of the Northwest Arkansas Commuting is to remove at least 1,000 cars from the road by 2009 which would decrease the NWA carbon footprint by 3.8 million pounds. The site got off to a good start with 70 members after only 1 week and that number is growing steadily.

There is room for two types of commuters - those who absolutely need their car on a daily basis who can offer space in their car to others for the ride to work, and those who are looking to leave their cars at home and be the passenger. The website gives both parties a means of finding each other and coming to an arrangement that is beneficial to both.

There are many other categories and options available for those looking to help the environment in this way. If you’re in the North West Arkansas region you might like to visit NWAcommute.com. If you’re not, you might feel inspired and start a similar initiative in your own part of the world.