19.2 lbs CO2 = One gallon of gasoline burned

Every gallon of gasoline you burn puts 19.2 pounds of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. 19.2 POUNDS. A gallon of gasoline weighs 6.8 pounds. Burning gasoline removes 12 pounds of oxygen from the atmosphere and replaces it with 19.2 pounds of carbon dioxide. On the average, every single mile you drive puts one pound of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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