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Go Green in Merriam, Kansas

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Average Carbon Footprint for Merriam, Kansas

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	18.93
High	208.36
Low	2.02

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	405
High	999
Low	149

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Merriam

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 unplug my cell phone charger when not in use
5.	I will keep my refrigerator door closed
6.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
7.	I will plant one tree
8.	I will turn off the lights when I leave a room, even if only for a few minutes
9.	I will always recycle
10.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle

Kansas ranks among the top 10 States in crude oil production.
The Anadarko Shelf in southwestern Kansas contains the Hugoton Gas Area, one of the top producing natural gas fields in the United States.
The Mid-Continent Center, located in Wichita, is a key natural gas supply hub that merges production from several States in the region before piping it east toward major consumption markets.
Natural gas production from coalbed methane is rapidly expanding in the Cherokee Platform, where reserves have become economically recoverable.
While Kansas ranks among the top ten wind-producing States in the Nation, renewable energy generation contributes only minimally to the State's electricity supply.

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