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Average Carbon Footprint for Hilo, Hawaii

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	13.60
High	35.46
Low	3.11

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	336
High	631
Low	201

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Hilo

1.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
2.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
3.	I will carpool one day a week
4.	I will plant one tree
5.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's

Petroleum provides nearly nine-tenths of all the energy consumed in Hawaii.
The transportation sector leads energy demand in Hawaii, due in large part to heavy jet fuel use by military installations and commercial airlines.
Petroleum-fired power plants supply more than three-fourths of Hawaii's electricity generation.
Due to the mild tropical climate, most households do not require energy for home heating.
A planned wave-to-energy project could supply up to 2.7 megawatts of electricity to Hawaii by the end of 2011.

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