From the 6-29-08 Business section of the L.A. Times.
Print headline: The high road to low emissions
It has some Amtrak content and moves on to driving, flying, and carbon offsets. Not reproduced online is a chart from the actual newspaper called "Gauging your carbon footprint." It lists in bar graph form carbon emissions, in pounds, per person for a round trip from L.A. to San Francisco.
Flying on Alaska Airlines: 300 lbs.
Flying on Southwest Airlines: 406
Driving alone (25 mpg car): 527
Driving alone (16 mpg SUV): 793
Driving alone (47 mpg hybrid): 273
Carpooling (2 people, 25 mpg): 263
Train: 284
Print headline: The high road to low emissions
It has some Amtrak content and moves on to driving, flying, and carbon offsets. Not reproduced online is a chart from the actual newspaper called "Gauging your carbon footprint." It lists in bar graph form carbon emissions, in pounds, per person for a round trip from L.A. to San Francisco.
Flying on Alaska Airlines: 300 lbs.
Flying on Southwest Airlines: 406
Driving alone (25 mpg car): 527
Driving alone (16 mpg SUV): 793
Driving alone (47 mpg hybrid): 273
Carpooling (2 people, 25 mpg): 263
Train: 284