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Re: Gasoline prices



In a message dated 6/27/00 5:38:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, dcc@ESCAPE.CA
writes:

<< How much would it cost in groceries to buy the food that would enable
you to cycle 100 km? Compare that with the cost of gas to drive 100 km.

In the consumption of the food above, a certain amount of "waste" is
produced. How does this compare with the pollution generated by the
car? >>

These are some very interesting questions. Also what needs to be thought of
is of traveling. Is the airplane full or only has 4 people in it. You would
then need to transport food in the airplane, but then would driving without
food be cheaper?