New study says living in the city can be beneficial for the environment.
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Generally speaking, studies have shown that city dwellers, who
frequent public transportation, occupy smaller-than-average and
multiunit living spaces, use less energy to heat and cool, tend to have
lower carbon footprints than their suburban or rural counterparts, who
often have bigger homes, use more energy to heat and cool, and
typically drive themselves to and fro.
A 2008
report by the Brookings Institution,
for example, found that the average American in a metropolitan area has
a carbon footprint of 8.21 tons — 14 percent less than the average
American living outside the city.
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