“Around this time of year, we routinely get asked questions about how best to protect the environment during the holiday rush, so we put together this suggested shopping advice,” says Chris Hendrickson, professor of civil and environmental engineering at Carnegie Mellon University.
“For the average consumer, generally the two biggest sources of your environmental footprint come from your residence, and the kind of car your drive,” says H. Scott Matthews, professor of civil and environmental engineering and engineering and public policy.
“For example, our previous work shows that about two-thirds of your carbon footprint comes from these two categories.
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