Millions of people do it everyday. Sitting at a traffic light. Warming up in the drive way. Waiting for your order at a fast food restaurant. Idling cars add tons of pollution to the air we breathe.
About 30 states and dozens of municipalities have measures in place to limit the amount a vehicle can be left idling, typically around three to five minutes.
New York City has had a three-minute law in place citywide since 1971, but advocates say it is rarely enforced or advertised.
A new measure signed into law this month cuts the allowed idling time from three minutes to one minute around schools, and gives more city agencies the power to issue violations. It also requires an annual violations report so officials can track enforcement.
A new report by the Environmental Defense Fund estimates that idling cars and trucks produce 130,000 tons of heat-trapping carbon dioxide each year in New York City, contributing to global warming. The group believes the one-minute idling limit next to schools is the toughest such law in the United States.
This is one of many ‘little’ thoughtless action’s we do everyday that if halted could prevent tons of smog-forming nitrogen oxides from entering the atmosphere, not to mention the millions of gallons of gasoline we could collectively save.
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ok im all for global warming but in the past 30 years the ice caps have hardly melted so i dont know whthe fuss is, also polar bears are not dying out in fact there increasing so stop worrying and get on with life.
For the anonymous post just ahead of me. You have seriously been misguided and need to do some additional research before you speak about things which you do not have a clear understanding. Please look up Chorabari Glacier, wch has has retreated 29.5 feet every year for the last three years.
In Greenland the ice is melting fast- 53 cubic miles in 2005 vs 22 cubic miles in 1996. And did you know that 1 cubic mile is sufficient to water the enire Los Angeles basin for a year.
Icebergs do not increase sea level when they melt but ice on land like Greenland is a different story. Melting of all of Greenland's ice would raise sea levels by 20ft. The Antartic melting would raise sea levels more than 215 feet.
Decrease of North polar ice cap? Since 1979 more than 20% of the polar ice cap has melted away.
And just another one if you take the time to look it up: Gangotri glacier is in deep recession in India.
There are still people who looked the other way during WWII and still deny that the Holocaust occurred. Don't have that same mentality and discourage present generations from making a much needed and immediate change.
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