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How to reduce your carbon footprint by changing your diet

May. 15, 2019 Health & Wellness

Producing enough food to feed the world’s 7 billion people is a huge stress on the earth. We get tips on how you can shop, cook, and eat without exacerbating climate change too much. Photo credit: Max Pixel/CC 2.0

We look at record-breaking CO2 levels and unusually warm temperatures in the Arctic. Also, eating less meat and cheese can help lower harmful emissions. And California may soon allow you to eat roadkill.

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