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One mile on bike is a 42¢ economic gain to society, a mile driving is a 20¢ loss

23 points by voxadam

by robocat

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by aeternum

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by BDMug

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If you don't fly you can pollute all you like. One plane trip is years of driving a car, per passenger. If you avoid buying items that came in on bulk cargo vessels, you can burn plastic and throw car batteries into the ocean with a completely clean conscience.

by andsoitis

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would be more holistic to compare and contrast to the individual (or personal) gain and loss.