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Go Green in Arkansas

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Average Carbon Footprint for Arkansas

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	16.86
High	236.89
Low	0.43

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	379
High	999
Low	93

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Arkansas

1.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
2.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
3.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
4.	I will plant one tree
5.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
6.	I will carpool one day a week
7.	I will unplug my cell phone charger when not in use
8.	I will switch to green power
9.	I will not dump my used cooking oil down the drain
10.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight

Coal-fired plants in Arkansas supply about one-half of State electricity demand and rely entirely on coal deliveries via railcar from Wyoming.
Arkansas natural gas production accounts for about 1 percent of U.S. output.
Companies are beginning to extract small amounts of natural gas from coalbed methane deposits in the Arkoma basin.
Arkansas is one of the few States in the Nation that allow the use of conventional motor gasoline statewide.

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