Go Green in Augusta, Maine

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Average Carbon Footprint for Augusta, Maine

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	15.30
High	80.84
Low	2.43

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	359
High	999
Low	184

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Augusta

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 buy carbon offsets for my next flight
5.	I will switch to green power
6.	I will inflate my car tires
7.	I will use public transit 1 day per week
8.	I will install low-flow and energy-efficient water fixtures
9.	I will compost my dryer lint
10.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags

The Port of Portland receives crude oil shipments, which it then sends via pipeline to refineries in Quebec and Ontario.
About three-quarters of Maine's households – the highest share in the Nation – use fuel oil for home heating.
Maine generates a larger share of its electricity from nonhydroelectric renewable resources than any other State.
Maine is the only New England State in which industry is the leading energy-consuming sector.
Maine has the highest wood and wood waste power generation capacity in the United States.

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