ScienceDaily
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080627163324.htm
ScienceDaily (June 29, 2008) — Every year thousands of doctors and scientists fly to meetings all over the world, but with climate change accelerating, can this type of travel be justified, two doctors debate the issue in the British Medical Journal.
Flying across continents in great numbers to exchange information will soon become as outdated and unsuitable to the modern world as the fax machine and the horse-drawn carriage, writes Professor Malcolm Green, from Imperial College, London.
Driving less and low energy light bulbs can contribute a little to reducing our carbon footprint, but if doctors stop going to
international conferences they could make a real difference and be seen to be taking the lead, he argues.
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