Ocean Acidification Jun. 2014 | Page 8

Ways to

reduce your

Carbon Footprint

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"We believe that the most logical long-term solution to ocean acidification impacts is to stabilize atmospheric co2 by switching from fossil fuels to clean energy sources such as wind, tidal, and solar" 1 energy"

You can help slow global warming and ocean acidification by reducing your "carbon footprint" The United States is rasponsible for 20 percent of global emissions, and because we are so wasteful in our energy use, we have the best opportunity to reduce emissions

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Simple Home Improvment

There are simple actions you can take at home to help stabalize co2. For example; Turning off your lights, Putting high energy-using items like water heaters on timers, and you can switch to LED lights.