Did you know that engine idling:

• Wastes gasoline?
  Just 10 seconds of idling uses more fuel than restarting your car.
• Harms your engine and exhaust system?
  It only takes 30 seconds to warm-up your car engine to be ready to go.
• Hurts our air quality and our environment?
  An idling engine produces harmful emissions. Car tailpipes emit carcinogens and other toxins, smog-forming chemicals, and greenhouse gases into our air.

Children are especially vulnerable to air pollution. They breathe faster than we do, and they inhale more air per pound of body weight. Idling engines contribute to the air quality around the school - just when our excited, active children come outside.

You are not safe from air pollution inside an idling vehicle. Exposure to some air pollutants is actually higher inside an idling vehicle than at the roadside.

Many communities throughout the United States are working to reduce unecessary vehicle idling. Below are a list of resources.

• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii
• Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming

Want to know more...

Please check back for updates. If you have a Web site to be added to this list, or if you are interested in helping with Idle Free America, please contact me.