the indy star is reporting that, thanks to our sprawling geography and prodigious use of coal, indianapolis has the second-largest carbon footprint in the country, per capita!
we're number two!
what's more, all the rest of the top 5 are within a 2-3 hour drive from here: lexington, ky; cincinnati; toledo; louisville. this is one dirty, hard-drivin', coal-burnin' region. ¶
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varangianguard, at
8:52 AM, May 29, 2008
this is per capita, not overall. LA is more polluted, but it has 10x more people. plus, california has tighter auto emission standards (with regular mandatory emissions testing) and more hybrids/electrics on the road. rather than the dirty coal we burn here, california power comes largely from natural gas, with far more "green" power than we have here.
so no, i don't have trouble believing that LA is much greener than we are per capita. ¶
so no, i don't have trouble believing that LA is much greener than we are per capita. ¶
