2009Oct26: 8 million metric tons of carbon could be avoided each year if 25% of U.S. drivers drove 55 miles per hour on the highway, according to a study led by ecologist and sociologist Thomas Dietz of Michigan State University (Scientific American).
Reference: Scientific American http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=climate-change-begins-at-home
Read Dietz, T., Gardner, G., Gilligan, J., Stern, P., Vandenberghe, M. (2009) Household actions can provide a behavioral wedge to rapidly reduce U.S. carbon emissions. PNAS at http://www.pnas.org/content/early/2009/10/23/0908738106.abstract?sid=1ef5c819-9eed-4703-83f1-dee28f1cbf82
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