Abstract
As an ocean scientist concerned about ocean acidification and other environmental impacts from carbon emissions, I was interested to read B. Lester's News Focus story “Greening the meeting” (5 October 2007, p. [36][1]) for ideas on how scientists can reduce the carbon footprint of our professional activities. I thought his aim was off-target, however, when he set his sights on the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). This is the one time of the year that an international group of scientists from all fields relevant to climate science share their as-yet-unpublished results. Furthermore, the Fall AGU Meeting saves carbon dioxide, time, and money by eliminating the need for over 100 other separate gatherings (agency town halls, committee meetings, and workshops). In addition, more than 70 AGU committee meetings take place at the Fall Meeting, and it is an important venue for communicating with the press, including reporters from Science ! Indeed, we all need to look for ways to reduce our carbon emissions, but there are other ways to do it that don't sacrifice the unique contribution we can make to solving the problem as professional scientists. [1]: /lookup/doi/10.1126/science.318.5847.36
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