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Average Carbon Footprint for Poughkeepsie, New York

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	15.23
High	176.92
Low	0.73

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	357
High	999
Low	168

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Poughkeepsie

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 plant one tree
5.	I will switch to green power
6.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle
7.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
8.	I will carpool one day a week
9.	I will use the "kill switch" on the power strip
10.	I will take the stairs

The New York Harbor area between New York and New Jersey has a petroleum bulk terminal storage capacity of over 75 million barrels, making it the largest petroleum product hub in the Northeast.
New York produces more hydroelectric power than any other State east of the Rocky Mountains.
The 2,353-megawatt Robert Moses Niagara plant, harnessing power from the Niagara River, is one of the largest hydroelectric facilities in the world.
Per capita energy consumption in New York is among the lowest in the Nation due in part to its widely used mass transportation systems.
During the Northeast Blackout of August 2003, almost the entire State lost power and all four of New York's nuclear plants were shut down.
A proposed pipeline could transport up to 10 million gallons of ethanol per day from production facilities in the Midwest to terminals in the Northeast, including New York Harbor.

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