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Go Green in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Average Carbon Footprint for Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	15.04
High	194.45
Low	0.95

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	353
High	999
Low	140

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Philadelphia

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 buy carbon offsets for my next flight
6.	I will switch to green power
7.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle
8.	I will use public transit 1 day per week
9.	I will turn off the lights when I leave a room, even if only for a few minutes
10.	I will keep my refrigerator door closed

The first commercial U.S. nuclear power plant came online in 1957 in Shippingport; today, Pennsylvania ranks second in the Nation in nuclear power generating capacity.
Pennsylvania is a major coal-producing State and sells about one-half of its coal output to other States throughout the East Coast and Midwest.
Pennsylvania is the leading petroleum-refining State in the Northeast.
The Drake Well in Titusville, Pennsylvania, was the world's first commercial oil well, and western Pennsylvania was the site of the world's first oil boom.

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