Go Green in Colorado Springs, Colorado

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Average Carbon Footprint for Colorado Springs, Colorado

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	16.82
High	221.04
Low	1.20

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	378
High	999
Low	167

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Colorado Springs

1.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
2.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
3.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
4.	I will plant one tree
5.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight
6.	I will carpool one day a week
7.	I will switch to green power
8.	I will turn off the lights when I leave a room, even if only for a few minutes
9.	I will keep my refrigerator door closed
10.	I will adjust my thermostat according to ambient temperatures

Ten of the Nation's 100 largest natural gas fields and three of its 100 largest oil fields are found in Colorado.
Colorado is responsible for more than one-fourth of all coalbed methane produced in the United States. Coalbed methane output accounts for about one-half of Colorado's natural gas production.
The Rockies Express Pipeline, which began service in May 2008, helps move Colorado's rapidly increasing natural gas production to markets in the Midwest.
Colorado's oil shale deposits hold an estimated 1 trillion barrels of oil - nearly as much oil as the entire world's proven oil reserves. However, oil production from those deposits remains speculative.
A proposed biomass plant in Vail would use thousands of trees that were recently killed by pine beetles as its feedstock.

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