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Bettendorf (Luxembourg)

Thank you for this really important question! As druids I believe it is almost universal that we should have concern for the environment, and sometimes we need to scrutinize our actions or try to rationalize them.

I have a few questions to which I don’t necessarily need an answer, but are aimed to help you explore some options.

Is there an intercity bus route that can get you close enough to your destination? I think I heard that bus travel has the equivalent of 150-180 “passenger miles” per gallon depending on the number of passengers.

I’m going to guess that you have a vehicle at your disposal. Does it have a higher-than-average fuel economy? If not, are you in a comfortable financial situation that you could consider purchasing a more efficient vehicle?

This is not a paid endorsement, but I bought a new Chevy Spark in 2016, and I’m getting a lifetime average of 43 MPG with my driving habits over the last three years. It is the #1 most affordable new car of 2019 and has high safety ratings. It is a really small car and it doesn’t accelerate quickly, but that’s the price of being more eco-friendly.

I’m assuming you’re in the Iowa-Illinois border Quad Cities? (There’s a cluster of mining towns in the Iron Range of northern Minnesota also called the Quad Cities, but there are only like 20,000 people there.) Assuming Iowa-Illinois Quad Cities, I would next check out local metaphysical shops like Crystal Palace in Moline. You could ask the proprietor if they have a community bulletin board you could tack a flyer on to try to generate local interest in a study group or druid group, or propose carpooling to the group that’s an hour away.

You could do the same at bulletin boards at public and community colleges in the area to generate local interest, too. It takes a bit of courage do do that, but it could be worth a try.

How do you feel about buying carbon offsets? Or planting trees to bring balance to your impact on the environment? 

I calculated that if I were to make an hour-long journey and back home again in my Chevy Spark twice a month for a year, I would only need to plant four trees to make up for the CO2 emissions. If you drive an SUV, you would need to plant 12 trees (or 8 trees for a midsize sedan) annually, and that only covers meeting up with the other druid group.

There’s a carbon emissions & tree-planting calculator [here].

My other suggestion would be to make the journey a multi-purpose adventure or help in additional ways. 

Can you make an occasional camping trip out of these travels? 

Can you visit nearby places of natural beauty as sacred pilgrimages?

Do you pick up litter to mitigate damage to the environment?

Could you join an “Adopt a Highway” group?

Is there a local food co-op near your destination that you can support?

Make offerings to the gods in exchange for a blessing on your journey?