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By Chris O’Toole

What can GPS car tracking technology do for you? Well, it does save lives. It can keep your loved ones safe. However, in this trepid age of alleged global warming and environmental apocalypse, your GPS purchase can save the world. If the movie “Castaway” sent any message to the American consumer, it is that the mail system in this hi-tech world is still somehow outdated and unreliable.

While it is absurd to think that we can receive up to the minute information about anything in human existence, it would seem unfathomable that something as simple as a letter or package could possibly be misplaced. However, it is almost a regular occurrence for many Americans to hassle with a mailing company at least once a year over a package.

The average mail truck only gets 8 to 10 miles per gallon and so a misplaced or lost package only further damages the already deteriorating environment. The truck will inevitably not only have to travel back to its intended destination but its gaseous fumes were also emitted, obviously, on the way to the incorrect destination.

So, in an environmental crisis, could anything be simpler than GPS to salvage the environment? If just one GPS car tracking device in a one mail truck can prevent miles of carbon emission, just imagine what a worldwide implementation of GPS could do for our atmosphere.

Many options for going green are elaborate and expensive, like forking out extra dough to purchase a hybrid car that minimizes but does not eliminate wasteful carbon emission. Heating and cooling options can be meticulous and inconvenient. The addition of GPS car tracking to your daily life, or your encouragement to the local mailing distributor, can make a big difference at the best possible time: now.