E-commute Facts
If 10% of the nation's workforce drove one day less per week to work, we'd breathe air with 12,963 tons (25.926 million pounds) less air pollution. That's the equivalent weight of 102 Boeing 747 planes at takeoff!
Urban Mobility Report
In 2006 in the DC-VA-MD area, the average annual delay due to congestion was 60 hours/year, and the average amount of gas wasted by drivers due to congestion was 43 gallons/year. This amounted to an average cost of $2,331/year.
Resources to Support Your Mission
Available Resources
Need help enacting your green initiatives at work or at home? Consult these websites, books, articles and personnel for information, tips, advice and educational content.
- GMU Sustainability Office: George Mason's Sustainability Office website provides Mason students, faculty and staff with information on how they can contribute to Mason's committment to climate neutrality, as well as interesting campus news concerning "green" efforts and the month's "Sustainability Hero".
- GMU Human Resources & Payroll Worklife Site: George Mason's Human Resources and Payroll Worklife site with information about Mason's committment to employee work/life balance, a detailed outline of the Flexible Work Policy and forms for implementing flexible work arrangements.
- US Government Telework Site: This telework website is designed for US government managers and employees, but it has many resources that are useful to non-government employees. It gives information for managers to help them implement and manage a telework program for their staff.
- The Telework Coalition: The Telework Coalition website is a portal site to many telework topics. It provides links to information including news, telework statistics, telework tools, environmental information, upcoming events, etc.
- The Environmental Defense Fund: The Environmental Defense Fund website provides viewers with practical environmental solutions, extensive research on specific environmental topics and interesting environmental facts.
- Department of Energy Automobile Energy Impact Score: Sponsored by the Department of Energy, this site allows you to find you car's energy impact score. Compare cars on their overall pollution, carbon footprint, mpg, etc.
- The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN): The website for The Chesapeake Climate Action Network (CCAN), an organization dedicated to fighting global warming with campaign headquarters in Marylang, Virginia and Washington, DC.
- The Sierra Club: The Sierra Club website offers easy and helpful suggestions for green living.
- Fairfax County Recycling: The Fairfax County, VA recycling and trash website explains how, where and when to recycle in Fairfax, and what items are recyclable or acceptable waste.
- Arlington County Recyling: The Arlington County, VA recycling and trash website explains how, where and when to recycle in Arlington, and what items are recyclable or acceptable waste.
- Arlington County Recyling: The Loudon County, VA recycling and trash website explains how, where and when to recycle in Loudon, and what items are recyclable or acceptable waste.
- Prince William County Recyling: The Prince William County, VA recycling and trash website explains how, where and when to recycle in Prince William, and what items are recyclable or acceptable waste.