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Go Green in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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Average Carbon Footprint for Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Carbon Output (metric tons)

Average	11.50
High	40.32
Low	1.20

Carbon Score (ECP)

Average	306
High	696
Low	170

Top 10 "Go Green" Pledges by members from Eau Claire

1.	I will turn my computer monitor off overnight
2.	I will change 4 light bulbs to cfl's
3.	I will eat one vegetarian meal each week
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 remove and throw my bottle cap away before I recycle my plastic bottle
8.	I will switch to green power
9.	I will not dump my used cooking oil down the drain
10.	I will inflate my car tires

Wisconsin produces ethanol at several plants in the central and southern portions of the State.
The Unit 1 reactor at the Point Beach nuclear plant is one of the oldest operating reactors in the United States.
Coal dominates electricity generation in Wisconsin, fueling about two-thirds of the State's power plants.
Energy-intensive industries in Wisconsin include forest products and metal casting, and Wisconsin's industrial sector is the largest energy-consuming sector in the State.

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