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Go Green in Ohio

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Average Carbon Footprint for Ohio

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	17.44
High	268.95
Low	0.53

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	385
High	999
Low	78

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Ohio

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

Energy consumption in Ohio's industrial sector ranks among the highest in the Nation.
Ohio has the second-highest refining capacity in the Midwest.
The completion of a pipeline from the Rocky Mountains could increase Ohio's total natural gas supply in the near future.
In August 2003, a transmission failure in Ohio led to the largest blackout in North American history, affecting over 50 million people.
Coal typically fuels close to nine-tenths of net electricity generation in Ohio.

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