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Go Green in Charleston, West Virginia

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Average Carbon Footprint for Charleston, West Virginia

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	18.80
High	49.10
Low	4.83

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	405
High	816
Low	214

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Charleston

1.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
2.	I will plant one tree
3.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
4.	I will keep my refrigerator door closed
5.	I will remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle
6.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
7.	I will carpool one day a week
8.	I will turn off the lights when I leave a room, even if only for a few minutes
9.	I will unplug my cell phone charger when not in use
10.	I will replace standard light bulbs only with energy efficient ones

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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