I am from Iceland and live on Long Island with my half-Icelandic children. We obviously want to spend precious time with family in Iceland, so we plan our vacations carefully so as not to exhaust emissions unnecessarily.

We can’t give up flying completely, because that would mean to give up on being with family. We pace ourselves in terms of flying and my kids haven’t been to Iceland for three years, but we’re flying there this summer. When we travel within the USA we drive a hybrid and try to drive slowly enough to stay within the eco-range. We enjoy hiking, sailing, biking, walking, and horseback riding.