World Burns 50 Simple Things You Can Do To Stay In Denial By Derrick Jensen

The graphic novel; As the World Burns: 50 Simple Things You Can do to Stay in Denial by Derrick Jensen and Stephanie McMillian, is about all the tiny things you could do to help the environment. One way you could help, is to drive less. In the comic is says; if you walk, bike, carpool, or take mass transportation – you could save one pound of Carbon Dioxide for every mile you don’t drive. As good and easy as it sounds, I don’t think it’s that simple to do, that people would be willing to try.
According to the comic, people in the United States drive 2.3 trillion miles per year. If you cut that in half, we would save 575 million tons of Carbon Dioxide. Sounds good, right? If you get that many people willing to drive less. People are stubborn, they like to have freedom to do what they want/when they want, they like to do things the most convenient and effortless way. Going outside, getting into your own car, driving to wherever you must go, whenever you want; is easier than figuring out someone who could take you or walking/biking.

I’m not saying every person only ever wants to take their own car every time they go out.

There are going to be sometimes where you do want too or must walk, bike, or use some other transportation to get somewhere. It’s just easier, more convenient, faster, and gives you more freedom when you do take your own car. Sometimes you must go somewhere at the last moment, where it’s easier to get in your car and drive. You get to your destination faster when you drive, it could be safer if you are the one driving, you don’t have to wait on anyone to pick you up, and you wouldn’t have to worry about where to put your bike. Although; if you choose not to drive; you wouldn’t have to worry about the traffic, you would get to see different views of your city, you would get exercise if you were walking/biking, save on gas, get to be with friends/family if you

carpooled.
Before my friends or I got my license, we would walk everywhere. Not because we couldn’t get a ride, but we chose to walk. We would walk far distances in any kind of weather. Now that we got licenses and our own cars, we never walk anywhere anymore.
It might not be possible to never drive yourself again, unless you committed to it. You would have to make sure you always have a backup plan in case someone can’t drive you, the bus isn’t running, or the weather isn’t the best to walk in. You would also have to watch the time a lot to make sure you make it on time, you give people enough time to drive to pick you up/take you places, and to able to get things done in a timely fashion.
You might not be able to commit to never driving again, but you could choose not to take your car every now and then. Once a week, month, or every couple of weeks take a different transportation. There are those national ride your bike to work or school days, or sometimes schools and companies have those kinds of days that you could take part in. Anytime you drive less, you are helping the environment, yourself, and others.