Driving Green: 10 Ways to Be More Eco-Friendly on the Road 1. The Right Tool for the Task 2. Route and Speed 3. Tires 4. Junk in the Trunk 5. Aerodynamics 6. Idling 7. Fuel 8. Air-Conditioning 9. Oil Changes 10. Disposing of Waste Every year the largest glacier in North America, the 120-mile long Bering Glacier, sheds seven times the water volume of Lake St. Clair near Detroit. It’s melting at a rate of 30 cubic kilometers per year, according to the Michigan Tech Research Institute. Many scientists believe that accelerated glacier melting is only one part of an alarming global-warming trend, part of which can be traced to the 140 million automobiles we drive 1.7 trillion miles yearly. There are simple techniques every motorist can apply to reduce a vehicle’s negative impact on the environment and […]