Make A Donation To Fight Air Pollution
Please Support An Award-winning Charity Fighting Air Pollution
We need all the help we can get to reduce gasoline use – a main source of air pollution.
We need all the help we can get to cut gasoline use — a major driver of vehicle pollution. Your gift powers Coltura’s work to reduce pollution from cars and trucks and protect the air we breathe.
Peer-reviewed research estimates that transportation emissions contribute to around 20,000 premature deaths per year in the U.S. from fine-particle pollution (PM2.5). Every month we delay means more smog-forming emissions, more asthma triggers, and more preventable harm.
Your secure donation, no matter the amount, makes a difference. Every dollar counts.
Your donation directly supports Coltura’s work to cut gasoline use and air pollution, and create a healthier, more sustainable future for all.
Why Donate To A Clean Air Organization
Many organizations work on climate. Coltura is focused on a specific, urgent problem: gasoline dependence — and the air pollution and climate damage it creates. That focus lets us target solutions with outsized impact.
Helping people transition away from “The Gas Trap” since 2014
About Us
Coltura is the award-winning nonprofit leading the Beyond Gasoline Movement.
We’re laser-focused on tackling gasoline, the largest source of carbon emissions in the U.S.
Our goal is simple: to reduce gasoline use at speed and scale.
We use cutting-edge research, relentless advocacy, and creative public engagement to push for bold policies that reduce gasoline use and protect the health of our communities.
We’re focused, determined, and making real progress – but we need your help to continue this critical work.
Your donation is tax deductible within the guidelines of U.S. law. To claim a donation as a deduction on your taxes, please keep your email receipt as your official record. We'll send it to you upon successful completion of your donation.
Questions? Please contact us at info@coltura.org.
Coltura Headquarters
110 Prefontaine Pl. S., Suite 304, Seattle, WA 98104
206.445.7628
California Office
P.O. Box 7721, Menlo Park, CA 94026
650.644.1119
Email: info@coltura.org
What Are You Doing About Climate Change?
"When my daughter asked me, 'What are you doing about climate change?', I decided to do something. I learned that gasoline is the biggest source of carbon emissions. Getting off gasoline is critical, yet very few organizations have put resources towards it. That’s why I joined Coltura.”– Janelle London, Co-Executive Director, Coltura
How Your Donation Can Help
Your donation can help Coltura do the work that moves the needle — faster:
- Research and tools that make gasoline pollution visible (and solvable) — including our Gasoline Superusers work and public-facing resources.
- Policy and advocacy to cut gasoline use at speed and scale (with a focus on the most cost-effective, equity-centered strategies).
- Public engagement that changes what people expect from transportation — through storytelling, campaigns, and culture-shifting creative work.
- Movement-building with partners who are pushing for cleaner air in the places that need it most.
Want a quick primer first? Start with vehicle pollution and our guide on how to reduce air pollution.
Your Action Today = Cleaner Air Tomorrow
We don’t have time to waste. Every day we stay locked into gasoline is another day communities breathe pollution that harms health. Your donation helps Coltura pass smarter policies, fund better research, and build the public will to move beyond gasoline.
Will you stand with us today? Whether it’s $5 or $500, your gift helps protect health, cut emissions, and accelerate clean transportation.
Air Pollution and Gasoline Facts
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Gasoline isn’t just a fuel — it’s a public health problem. Here are a few grounded facts your donation helps address:
- Transportation emissions can be deadly: one peer-reviewed analysis estimated about 19,800 U.S. deaths in a single year from PM2.5 produced by transportation-related emissions.
- Each gallon of gasoline burned emits about 19.6 pounds of CO2 (often rounded to ~20 pounds).
- Motor gasoline + diesel are a massive slice of U.S. CO2: together they produced about 31% of U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions in 2023.
- Vehicle exhaust contains more than CO2: it includes smog-forming pollutants like nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds, plus hazardous air toxics.
- Transportation is a dominant NOx source: EPA reports transportation is responsible for about 45% of U.S. nitrogen oxides emissions — a key driver of ground-level ozone (smog).
- In California, transportation pollution dominates smog-forming emissions — one reason clean transportation policy matters so much for asthma and public health.
Sources: PNAS (transportation PM2.5 health burden), FuelEconomy.gov (CO2 per gallon), EIA (CO2 from gasoline and diesel), EPA (transportation NOx), California Energy Commission.
