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Bike or walk when possible..
Avoiding just 10 miles of driving each week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year.
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
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Take the Sun Tran bus to campus.
Visit Parking and Transportation services on 6th Street to buy cheap student passes.
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Carpool when you can.
Call 884-RIDE to be matched to a carpool.
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
Weblink: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/whatyoucando/		 Image for tip with title: Carpool when you can.
Keep your car tuned up.
Regular maintenance helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces emissions.
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
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Check your tires often to make sure they're properly inflated.
Proper inflation can improve gas mileage by more than 3%, reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
Weblink: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/whatyoucando/		 Image for tip with title: Check your tires often to make sure they're properly inflated.
When it is time to buy a new car, choose a more fuel-efficient vehicle.
You save 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year if your new car gets only 3 miles per gallon more than your current one. Get up to 60 miles per gallon with a hybrid!
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
Weblink: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/whatyoucando/		 Image for tip with title: When it is time to buy a new car, choose a more fuel-efficient vehicle.
Try car sharing.
Need a car but don't want to buy one? Community car sharing organizations provide access to a car and your membership fee covers gas, maintenance, and insurance.
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
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Buy locally grown and produced foods.
The average meal in the U.S. travels 1,200 miles from the farm to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community.
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
Weblink: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/whatyoucando/		 Image for tip with title: Buy locally grown and produced foods.
Seek out and support local farmers' markets.
They reduce the amount of energy required to grow and transport to you by one fifth. The UA farmers' market takes place every Friday morning on the mall.
Source: An Inconvenient Truth Website
Weblink: http://www.climatecrisis.net/takeaction/whatyoucando/		 Image for tip with title: Seek out and support local farmers' markets.