Go Green in South Carolina

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Average Carbon Footprint for South Carolina

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	13.97
High	215.31
Low	0.17

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	339
High	999
Low	76

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from South Carolina

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 unplug my cell phone charger when not in use
7.	I will keep my refrigerator door closed
8.	I will turn off the lights when I leave a room, even if only for a few minutes
9.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle
10.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight

South Carolina's four nuclear power plants typically supply more than one-half of the State's electricity generation.
South Carolina receives most of its coal from Kentucky.
Industry is the State's largest energy-consuming sector and accounts for nearly two-fifths of total energy consumption.
Two new nuclear reactors could come online in South Carolina by 2016, if licensing and construction go as planned.
Per capita electricity use in South Carolina is higher than the nationwide average, due in part to high air-conditioning demand during the hot summer months and the widespread use of electricity for home heating in winter.
South Carolina has adopted energy standards for public buildings and other energy-reduction goals that together are meant to reduce energy use by 20 percent from 2000 levels by July 1, 2020.

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