You may not be aware of the problem with metrobuses using diesel. You may think "So what a couple of buses produce c02." And even though, using public buses help reduce green house gas emissions, did you know that an average 40-foot diesel bus emits 2,680 grams of c02 per mile (g/mi)[1] while an electric bus charged on the average U.S energy mix emits 1,078 g/mi, roughly a 50% reduction[1]. However, D.C.'s Circulator system owns 14 battery-electric buses, and Alexandria's DASH and Montgomery County's Ride On also have several. WMATA purchased one electric bus in 2017 but it has seen limited use[2]. When you sign this petition you are ensuring that you have a say in what goes on with your city buses. This is just one of the big changes we are going to have to make in order to make the word a better place, by ending climate change. I hope you sign this petition, and even if you don't, I hope you at least become better informed after reading this article.

1. On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 @ 10:50 AM, Paola Massoli, environmentalist and climate change activist and author wrote; "average 40-foot diesel bus emits 2,680 grams of c02 per mile (g/mi)" and "an electric bus charged on the average U.S energy mix emits 1,078 g/mi, roughly a 50% reduction." Retrieved February 8, 2022.

2. "However, D.C.'s Circulator system owns 14 battery-electric buses, and Alexandria's DASH and Montgomery County's Ride On also have several. WMATA purchased one electric bus in 2017 but it has seen limited use." en.eikipedia.org. Retrieved February 8, 2022.