Here's a note from Nik Coates at the Program for Alternative Transportation and Health about Green Commute Week. If you haven't yet taken part in the action this week, here are several ways for you to get involved, and get fit:

Green Commute Week in Concord is in full swing and there’s been building momentum for the big event with Governor and Dr. Lynch on Friday.

Here’s a brief recap for Concord’s events for the rest of the week:

• Thursday, 11-1 p.m., at Eagle Square

I'm lucky. I have a great job where I get to give prizes away to people who carpool, bike, walk and use the bus to work. I get to help people find easier ways to get to their jobs and help them save money and live healthier doing it.

The program I manage is called PATH, or Program for Alternative Transportation and Health. Our website is www.path-nh.org. I hope you check it out and consider joining for free.

The Granite State Clean Cars Program (http://des.nh.gov/organization/divisions/air/tsb/tps/gsccp/) lets participating dealers put a special label in the window of new vehicles that meet environmentally superior performance ratings.

According to the website treehugger.com, U.S. workers spend an average of 47 hours a year commuting through rush-hour traffic, which equals 3.7 billion hours and 23 billion gallons of gas wasted in traffic each year.
• If you can walk, bike or take public transportation to work, try it. If you bike or walk, you’ll notice the health benefits. If you take public transportation, you’ll avoid tolls and dealing with traffic, and you’ll get a chance to relax or catch up on sleep or reading.

For those of you who top off your gas tanks, here’s something to think about: Don’t overfill the tank or try to top it off beyond where the automatic nozzle clicks off. Spilled gas evaporates to aggravate smog formation and can leak into groundwater.