Comments on: Commute miles and Carbon Footprints http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/2008/02/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/ Just another WordPress weblog Thu, 27 Oct 2011 07:57:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Gary Barnett http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/2008/02/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-224 Gary Barnett Fri, 26 Sep 2008 09:27:29 +0000 http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/28/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/#comment-224 Hey Mark! I know, I felt bad about turning by back on the American car industry.. If it helps, I did drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee while I was living in the US... when you boot that big beast you can get the fuel economy down to 7/8 MPG... but at the time gas was more or less free! Hey Mark!

I know, I felt bad about turning by back on the American car industry.. If it helps, I did drive a Jeep Grand Cherokee while I was living in the US… when you boot that big beast you can get the fuel economy down to 7/8 MPG… but at the time gas was more or less free!

]]> By: Mark W http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/2008/02/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Mark W Thu, 04 Sep 2008 18:47:19 +0000 http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/28/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/#comment-223 Can't beleive you've defected to an American built VW, remember your detroit roots man Can’t beleive you’ve defected to an American built VW, remember your detroit roots man

]]> By: Gary Barnett http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/2008/02/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-222 Gary Barnett Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:59:30 +0000 http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/28/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/#comment-222 shane, Thanks for your comments... will chase up the DT paper, interesting stuff! The reduced energy consumption at the office issue is interesting, and important, but I deliberately ignore it to avoid the "well they'd be using that energy anyway" comments that always follow. But... if you're a growing company, the premises cost saving is potentially huge shane,

Thanks for your comments… will chase up the DT paper, interesting stuff!

The reduced energy consumption at the office issue is interesting, and important, but I deliberately ignore it to avoid the “well they’d be using that energy anyway” comments that always follow.

But… if you’re a growing company, the premises cost saving is potentially huge

]]> By: shane http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/2008/02/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-221 shane Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:17:27 +0000 http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/28/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/#comment-221 also relevant is the reduced energy consumption at your office. also relevant is the reduced energy consumption at your office.

]]> By: shane http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/2008/02/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/comment-page-1/#comment-220 shane Tue, 19 Aug 2008 11:15:30 +0000 http://www.thinkovation.com/blog/index.php/2008/02/28/commute-miles-and-carbon-footprints/#comment-220 worth taking into to cosideration the average commute in the UK is 8.7 miles (one way). However people in the UK have the second longest commute in Europe . Ref. Department for Transport, 2007 Travel to Work – Personal Travel Factsheet shane worth taking into to cosideration the average commute in the UK is 8.7 miles (one way). However people in the UK have the second longest commute in Europe .

Ref. Department for Transport, 2007 Travel to Work – Personal Travel Factsheet

shane

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