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Go Green in Biddeford, Maine

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Average Carbon Footprint for Biddeford, Maine

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	14.82
High	142.62
Low	2.49

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	348
High	999
Low	188

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Biddeford

1.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
2.	I will plant one tree
3.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
4.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
5.	I will switch to green power
6.	I will carpool one day a week
7.	I will use public transit 1 day per week
8.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight
9.	I will unplug my cell phone charger when not in use
10.	I will use my blinds in an energy efficient way

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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