Originally Posted by
bovine
Yeah, I mean, hell, I'm vegetarian bike commuter and I'm still responsible for pollution when I ride. My calories have to come from somewhere and, at some point, energy was expended to grow what I eat.
Very true. Some day I will sit down and attempt to estimate how much GHG the average bike ride generates versus my leaf using a LCA. Since I eat a "vegan" diet I'm pretty sure that for me biking will always have less impact. This car is a compromise because there were arguments about the occasional use of her prius. (She: I'm tired and it's raining and I don't want to ride. Me: grumble, grumble, grumble.)