Go Green in West Virginia

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Average Carbon Footprint for West Virginia

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	21.41
High	264.21
Low	0.35

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	442
High	999
Low	31

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from West Virginia

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 carpool one day a week
6.	I will buy carbon offsets for my next flight
7.	I will switch to green power
8.	I will use left-over plastic bags as trash bags
9.	I will use public transit 1 day per week
10.	I will turn off the lights when I leave a room, even if only for a few minutes

West Virginia is the largest coal producer east of the Mississippi River and accounts for more than one-tenth of total U.S. coal production.
West Virginia leads the Nation in coal production from underground mines, which account for over one-half of State production.
West Virginia's recoverable coal reserves at producing mines are the second largest in the Nation after Wyoming.
Coal-fired plants account for nearly all of the electricity generated in West Virginia.
West Virginia ranks second in the Nation in interstate sales of electricity.

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