Submitted by Philip Scarbro (not verified) on 21 April, 2008 - 14:33.
The ideal is undoubtedly to purchase locally made products from local retailers, but short of that it seems that the carbon footprint associated with shopping online (and having packages delivered by carriers who are probably driving down most streets anyway), compared to the emissions associated with each of us driving several miles to and from individual stores, ought to be less for the online shopper.
The ideal is undoubtedly to
The ideal is undoubtedly to purchase locally made products from local retailers, but short of that it seems that the carbon footprint associated with shopping online (and having packages delivered by carriers who are probably driving down most streets anyway), compared to the emissions associated with each of us driving several miles to and from individual stores, ought to be less for the online shopper.