Abby Swann, UW Biology Professor, was recently quoted in The New York Times on advice to be the best planetary citizen possible and answer the question, "What is the single best thing I can do for the planet?"

Among the shared advice: having a smaller family, cutting back on consumption of meat, utilizing public transportation, and buying energy efficient homes.

From the NYT article:

Still, there is only so much most of us can do as individuals. “Institutional change is absolutely necessary to bring emissions of greenhouse gasses to zero and reduce other environmental impacts,” said Abigail Swann, a climate scientist at the University of Washington. “So the question becomes, how do our individual choices motivate institutional action?”

Voting matters,obviously. And participating in movements “large enough to change things” is essential, Mr. McKibben said. “Really, the most important thing an individual can do is be a little less of an individual and join together with others.”

Read the full article on The New York Times website.