Go Green in Akron, Ohio

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Average Carbon Footprint for Akron, Ohio

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	17.15
High	158.88
Low	0.81

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	383
High	999
Low	130

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Akron

1.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
2.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
3.	I will plant one tree
4.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
5.	I will carpool one day a week
6.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
7.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight
8.	I will switch to green power
9.	I will recycle my newspaper, and encourage others to do so
10.	I will replace standard light bulbs only with energy efficient ones

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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