carbon footprint UW Researchers Find Parenthood Increases One's Carbon Footprint By Ivy Engel • Apr 22, 2020 Notnarayan via Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license A recent study by University of Wyoming (UW) economists found that parents have a bigger impact on the environment than those without kids. E-Scooters Maybe Not So Green After All By Maggie Mullen • Aug 6, 2019 Phillip Pessar / Flickr CC by 2.0 Electric, dockless scooters are showing up across the region, especially in bigger cities like Denver and Salt Lake City. But a new study suggests they may not be as environmentally friendly as you think.