Encourage auto centers to install CFC recycling equipment for auto air conditioners. Freon is released during servicing to become both a greenhouse gas and an ozone layer destroyer.

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Go Green in Springfield, Missouri

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Average Carbon Footprint for Springfield, Missouri

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	19.09
High	56.46
Low	5.06

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	405
High	916
Low	220

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Springfield

1.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
2.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
3.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
4.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight
5.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
6.	I will unplug my cell phone charger when not in use
7.	I will plant one tree
8.	I will use my blinds in an energy efficient way
9.	I will use the "kill switch" on the power strip
10.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle

Missouri was the first State west of the Mississippi River to produce coal commercially, although output today is minimal.
The western leg of the Rockies Express natural gas pipeline passes near Kansas City before terminating in northeast Missouri.
Coal is the dominant fuel for electricity generation in Missouri and typically supplies more than four-fifths of the electricity market.

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