Idling Reduction Outline

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MISSION STATEMENT

• Green Barrington's mission is to act on our own
  deep concerns for the current climate crisis by
  implementing the resolution in Article 35, passed
  at Great Barrington's annual town meeting in May,
  2007, to join the Mayor's Climate Protection
  Agreement. This will entail
• developing and implementing a local action plan
  to lower
• Great Barrington's greenhouse emissions
• raising public awareness of causes of and
  solutions to the
• current climate crisis
• partnering with others to find and implement
  local solution

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Idle Free GB

• Idling is leaving your engine running while
  your car is not moving. Common reasons for
  idling include waiting for someone or warming up
  the car.

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The Goal of Idle-Free GB

• To promote cleaner, healthier air to benefit
  citizens, visitors, and the global environment by
  encouraging drivers to turn off their engines
  when parked or stopped.

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How to Reach the Goal

• A broad-based public awareness campaign on
  the health, environmental, economic and
  vehicle-life span benefits of reducing
  unnecessary engine idling targeting
• Bus Drivers and Companies
• Parents
• New Drivers
• Business Owners
• Town Officials
• ALL THE REST OF US

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Where is Idling a Problem? EVERYWHERE!

• Driveways
• Schools
• Houses of Worship
• Grocery Convenience Stores
• Restaurants
• Gas Stations
• Post Offices
• Video Store
• Sports Events
• Shops Businesses
• Community Center
• Ski Areas

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Why is engine idling a problem?

• Produces unnecessary pollution
• Contributes to climate change and smog
• Contributes to health problems including asthma
• Wastes fuel and costs us money
• Is not good for vehicle engines

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Who says Idling is problem?

• The state, the DEP, and the American Lung
  Association
• Massachusetts General Laws (M.G.L. Ch. 90, Sect.
  16A)
• DEP Regulation (310 CMR 7.11)

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Myth 1 The engine should be warmed up before
driving.

• Reality
• Idling is not an effective way to warm up your
  vehicle.
• Driving your vehicle is the best way to warm it
  up.
• 30 seconds of warming up your vehicle on winter
  days is enough.

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Myth 2 Idling is good for your engine.

• Reality
• Excessive idling can
• damage your engine
• components,
• including cylinders,
• spark plugs and the
• exhaust system.

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Myth 3 Shutting off and restarting is hard on
the engine and uses more gas.

• Reality
• Frequent restarting has little impact on engine
  components.
• More than 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel
  than restarting the engine.

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But, I thought.

• The electronic ignition changed everything!
• The battery
• The starter
• The gas usage

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Financial Benefit

• Eliminate 5 minutes of Idling Daily

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Environmental Benefit

• Eliminate 5 minutes of Idling Daily

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In Conclusion

• Unnecessary idling produces unnecessary
  pollution.
• Idling wastes fuel and money.
• Idling is not good for our vehicles engines.
• When we stop idling we slow climate change, save
  energy and money.
• We can do it!

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Financial Support Provided By

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Local Supporters
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