Cars

Cars
In this picture I wanted to explore some of the issues surrounding the use of cars. In the background of the image is a depleted US oil field and a helicopter used by the US in the last Iraq war to secure fresh oil supplies. In the foreground is a pile of scraped and crushed cars, a Jeep from a car commercial, and a road traffic accident victim with a bone sticking out his leg.



Use of Resources
The manufacture, operation and maintenance of vehicles impacts the environment by using non-renewable resources such as:
Metals
Petroleum (for plastics and fuel)
Other fossil fuels (e.g. coal for production of electricity).

This affects the environment as follows:
Resources are finite, so we should use them wisely
Producing these resources can cause damage, e.g. damage caused by the mining of resources
Disposing of products at the end of their life can cause damage

Greenpeace says car scrap schemes waste taxes
"The schemes will not increase the competitiveness of the car sector, nor will they benefit the climate, the environment or road safety,"
Read More: http://www.reuters.com/article/GCA-GreenBusiness/idUSTRE5383LB20090409

Greenpeace and Cars: http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/climate-change/cars