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    How can I reduce my reliance on driving?
    Kathryn Kellogg
    Sustainability Specialist
    Kathryn Kellogg is the founder of goingzerowaste.com, a lifestyle website dedicated to breaking eco-friendly living down into a simple step-by-step process with lots of positivity and love. Kathryn is the author of two books focusing on sustainability, 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste and 101 Tips for a Zero Waste Kitchen. She is the spokesperson for plastic-free living for National Geographic, has been featured by the Guardian, CNN, Refinery29, and Bustle, and has a following on instagram of over 700k.
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    If you live in a walkable area, implement the 30-minute rule. If it's an under 30 minute walk, walk to your destination instead of driving. Biking is another good alternative. If you must drive, try carpooling to reduce your impact.
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    What are the effects of global warming?
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    A rise in sea level, change in rainfall patterns, melting of ice caps and glaciers, flooding, animal extinction, spread of disease (malaria, etc.), bleaching of coral reefs, loss of plankton due to warming seas, etc.
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    How can greenhouse gas emissons be reduced from factories?
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    We can reduce the amount of CO2 emissions by reducing fossil fuel combustion and implementing energy efficiency mechanisms, energy conservation methods, carbon capture and sequestration.
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    How do I reduce global warming?
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    By planting more and more trees at every possible.
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    What are the technologies that help to reduce greenhouse gases?
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    Filtering in US factories reduces or completely washes out traces of CO2. Fridges are reducing use of a substance that can destroy the ozone layer. Electric cars were introduced not long ago, but help the problem.
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