Simple Ways Wednesdays – Episode 3

Posted by A. Caleb Hartley on August 6th, 2008 filed in car, energy, gas, oil, Simple Ways

If you are a longtime environmentastic! reader (thanks mom), you’ll remember the first couple of episodes of the Simple Ways Series. This series was started quite awhile ago as a way to give examples of easy ways to green your lifestyle without crimping your lifestyle.

I have decided to update the “series” (can you call 2 posts a series?) in the hopes that I will be more consistent about it. From now on, Wednesdays will be “Simple Ways Wednesdays” and will always have a post about how you (yes, even you) can be a little greener in your every day life. This plan is inspired by all the blogs I read who do a “Wordless Wednesdays” post where they post a picture of some sort with no words accompanying it.

While “Simple Ways Wednesdays” will not be wordless (sorry about that), they certainly won’t be worthless either.

So let’s begin with our first “Simple Ways Wednesday” post (Episode 3 in the Simple Ways Series – read episode 1 and episode 2, if you’d like).

Check the air in your car’s tires!

Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee for President of the United States (PDNPOTUS), recently was speaking about his plan for America’s Energy Policy and was asked by an attendee what he, himself could do. PDNPOTUS (Obama) responded that he could inflate his tires to the proper, recommended level.

Repuglicans, predictably, have begun to claim that Obama’s energy policy plan is just that, nothing else, and have apparently begun to send out and give away tire pressure gauges printed with “Obama’s Energy Plan” on them. Hats off to the humor there. But watch the video below on Obama’s response:

For any of you skeptics out there, here are a couple of links that confirm the validity of PDNPOTUS’s claim that 3-4% efficiency gains (and more oil saved than could be pumped from McCain’s oil fields) can be achieved by this simple step:

• The Obama Tire-Gauge Solution: No Joke
• Politifact Finds Obama’s Tire-Inflation ClaimTrue

Additionally (amusingly), During George H. W. Bush’s reign, tire inflation was something the REPUBLICANS were pushing! Read about the ad campaign of a past Bush administration. Oh, where did they lose their way!?!

So, if you happen to receive a tire inflation gauge mocking Mr. Obama, do yourself a favor and USE IT! It will save you a few bucks, reduce our pressure on momma Earth, and lower dependence on oil.

It doesn’t get much simpler than that.

Namaste,
A. Caleb Hartley

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What do you think about the flap over Barak’s statement? Release the pressure in the comments, and tell us how you feel!

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