I'm well aware of the environmental costs of these decisions. For a while, I avoided online shopping, for a number of reasons. One day, a few years ago, I drove

I'm well aware of the environmental costs of these decisions. For a while, I avoided online shopping, for a number of reasons. One day, a few years ago, I drove to four or five different stores in my city to try to find some specific hardware product, where physical fit was important. I did not find it. Then I searched online, and found an answered buyer question that made it clear that the thing would work for me. After this, my online shopping ramped up a lot. What's worse? 45 minutes of driving an old car, or .01% of the freight volume of an 18-wheeler over hundreds of miles?