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Driving small cars, local food shopping and vegetarian meals. Climate scientists share tips for reducing the carbon emissions contributing to global warming.
Getting personal: Top climate scientists share how they limit carbon emissions
by Megan Taylor Morrison
Oct 12, 2011
Courtesy of Joerg Schaefer
Climate scientist Joerg Schaefer (left) traces the retreat of glaciers at places such as the Tioga moraines in the Sierra Nevadas.
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Joerg Schaefer travels far and wide researching climate change and reduces his carbon footprint in life every day.
Top climate scientists such as Richard Alley and Joerg Schaefer share what they do to reduce their carbon footprints. Individual efforts count in the planet-sized challenge of human-influenced global warming, scientists stress.
Some of their tips:
Ride a bike
Drive small cars
Eat less meat
Buy food locally
Turn down the thermostat
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