Encourage auto centers to install CFC recycling equipment for auto air conditioners. Freon is released during servicing to become both a greenhouse gas and an ozone layer destroyer.

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Go Green in Helena, Alabama

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Average Carbon Footprint for Helena, Alabama

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	17.93
High	109.01
Low	3.61

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	390
High	999
Low	124

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Helena

1.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
2.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
3.	I will unplug my cell phone charger when not in use
4.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
5.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
6.	I will turn off the lights when I leave a room, even if only for a few minutes
7.	I will use my clothes dryer conservatively
8.	I will use my blinds in an energy efficient way
9.	I will not dump my used cooking oil down the drain
10.	I will keep my refrigerator door closed

Although it produces substantial amounts of coal, Alabama relies on deliveries from other States to meet roughly half of State demand.
Alabama produces natural gas largely from wells offshore in the Gulf of Mexico and from coalbed methane deposits, found primarily in the Black Warrior Basin and the Cahaba Coal Field.
With numerous dams along the Alabama and Coosa Rivers, Alabama is one of the largest hydroelectric power-producing States east of the Rocky Mountains.
Alabama's soil is well suited for growing switchgrass, making the State a potential site for the installation of bioenergy plants.
Alabama is a top producer of energy from wood resources and contains one of the world's largest solid biofuel plants, designed to produce 520,000 metric tons of wood pellets each year.

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