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Get to work! Little things like making bike racks available, might inspire your co-workers to leave their cars at home. Another low-cost option is to organize a carpool by posting a sign-up sheet on a bulletin board or the company intranet. (Carpools are also a great way for colleagues to catch up on office gossip!) Workers who use transit can also get a deal on their fares through their employers. Cities like Vancouver, Winnipeg, and Ottawa have programs that enable employers to offer workers discounted monthly transit passes through payroll deductions. With gas hovering at more then $1 per litre in some locales, it only makes sense to use fuel-efficient vehicles when you can. This is worth keeping in mind if your employer offers company cars. In fact, the Foundation issued a report on how company cars could be taxed differently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and save money. Download the Drive Green report here (PDF, 1.1 MB). If your company doesn’t have a fleet of cars, you can still support other companies that use fuel-efficient vehicles. Many taxi and courier companies use hybrid or fuel-efficient vehicles, and they provide the same service for the same price as conventional ones. The only thing missing from them are the greenhouse gas emissions.
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The worst thing we do to the environment is drive cars. And anything that gets us out of smog producing vehicles is a good thing. 
