[DK GreenRoots] Musings on a "Colossal" Commute

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Sat Nov 26, 2011 at 07:14 AM PST

Considering a "colossal" commute ...

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As the carbon count goes higher, inexorably, globally and the world community suffers from mounting challenges due to climate chaos, the value of incremental individual change can seem meaningless.  So what if a household figures out how to save 500 kilowatt hours a year and $50 byinstalling cfl light bulbs (or by using LED Christmas lights) if they still head off to the grocery store in a McSUV?  Our challenges are so immense that these incremental baby steps won't solve them yet there is a good case to be made that we won't meaningfully tackle those challenges without baby steps as part of the equation.  This equivocation and uncertainty came to mind in reading a Toyota Today (the magazine targeted at Toyota dealers and sales staff) article entitled Prius Conquers Colossal Commute.

Bob Callen was reluctant to buy a Prius back in 2004. With a daily  commute of 320 miles roundtrip, he was afraid he'd have to replace the  battery in less than two years.

But, he says, "I decided to chance it and buy."

His 2004 Prius has since racked up 500,000 miles – and it still has the original battery.

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