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Go Green in Williamsburg, Virginia

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Average Carbon Footprint for Williamsburg, Virginia

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	15.19
High	113.60
Low	1.55

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	354
High	999
Low	139

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Williamsburg

1.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
2.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle
3.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
4.	I will keep my refrigerator door closed
5.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
6.	I will use my clothes dryer conservatively
7.	I will use the least amount of energy when drying my dishes
8.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
9.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight
10.	I will place a filled water bottle in my toilet tank

Virginia accounts for nearly 10 percent of U.S. coal production east of the Mississippi River.
Virginia's only petroleum refinery, in Yorktown, processes foreign crude oil delivered by barge via the Chesapeake Bay.
Virginia has two nuclear power plants, which typically provide about one-third of the electricity generated within the State.
Two of Virginia's coalbed methane fields, Oakwood and Nora, are among the top 100 natural gas fields in the United States.
Virginia established a voluntary renewable portfolio goal that encourages utilities to generate 12 percent of base-year 2007 sales from renewable sources by 2022.

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