Is having a baby not so carbon friendly?
The Outlook Online
While Paul Murtaugh normally studies mundane topics like the growth rates of endangered species of fish, his interest in the effects of family size was piqued one day when he took an online "carbon calculator" quiz to determine his footprint on the environment.
It asked questions about his heating bill, the kind of car he drives and what kind of produce he buys. But he was stunned that none of them ever mention having children. So he decided to statistically quantify that factor himself.
In late July, Murtaugh released what he says is the first study of its kind on the individual impact of reproductive choice.
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