From Wyoming to Idaho, the states' per capita carbon dioxide emissions

[bananas]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20070602-0917-states-percapitaemissions.html

From Wyoming to Idaho, the states' per capita carbon dioxide emissions

ASSOCIATED PRESS

9:17 a.m. June 2, 2007

Here are the states ranked by carbon dioxide emissions per capita with No. 1 being the highest pollution per person. In parentheses are per-capita carbon dioxide emissions in metric tons. One metric ton is 2,204.6 pounds. The national average is 20 metric tons.

1. Wyoming (125)

2. North Dakota (80)

3. Alaska (69)

4. West Virginia (63)

5. Louisiana (40)

6. Indiana (38)

7. Montana (36)

8. Kentucky (35)

9. New Mexico (31)

10. Texas (30)

11. Alabama (30)

12. Oklahoma (29)

13. Kansas (29)

14. Iowa (27)

15. Utah (26)

16. Nebraska (25)

17. Missouri (24)

18. Ohio (23)

19. Arkansas (23)

20. Pennsylvania (22)

21. Mississippi (22)

22. Delaware (21)

23. Tennessee (21)

24. Minnesota (20)

25. Colorado (20)

26. Nevada (19)

27. Georgia (19)

28. Wisconsin (19)

29. South Carolina (19)

30. Michigan (18)

31. Illinois (18)

32. South Dakota (18)

33. Maine (18)

34. North Carolina (17)

35. Hawaii (17)

36. Virginia (17)

37. New Hampshire (16)

38. Arizona (16)

39. Florida (14)

40. New Jersey (14)

41. Maryland (14)

42. Massachusetts (14)

43. Washington (13)

44. Connecticut (12)

45. Oregon (11)

46. New York (11)

47. California (11)

48. Rhode Island (11)

49. Vermont (11)

50. Idaho (10)


Source: U.S. Department of Energy, 2003 figures.

[Sanity Claws]

1. Fascinating

I wonder why Idaho is the lowest when its neighboring states are among the highest.

[IDemo]

2. Plentiful hydro

http://www.idahostatesman.com/387/story/86870.html

[murray hill farm]

3. What is it about Wyoming?

What causes that state to be sooooooooo high?

[razzleberry]

4. the pollution-elsewhere states need an 'elsewhere'

doing the work no one else wants

[TransitJohn]

5. Well

I'd say producing over a third of all coal in the nation coupled with having the lowest population of any state would make us highest per capita, eh?

[murray hill farm]

6. Thanks for explaining!

Geeeez...just shows ya how statistically, one can prove whatever they want to prove depending on which statistics they choose to use...or leave out. Glad I asked the question.

[TransitJohn]

8. No problem

:hi:

[kestrel91316]

7. Step #1 - replace every sedan and coupe in WY with Priuses. NOW.

[TransitJohn]

9. LOL

Too funny....we also lead in per capita registered trucks/suvs. Over half of all registered vehicles are trucks or suvs. I know I sure wouldn't want to drive a dinky prius around for about 8 or 9 months of the year here. Plus my work is often located a hundred miles from the nearest paved road, so don't think I'll be getting a Prius anytime soon.

[kestrel91316]

10. Hence my suggesting that SEDANS and COUPES be replaced.

I have spent a great deal of time in WY, and probably driven more miles on dirt in my life than the vast majority of Americans. There's no excuse for WY residents, who put LOTS of highway miles on their cars, to drive conventional sedans and coupes rather than hybrids like the Prius. Laramie and Cheyenne had paved streets last I checked, lol.

[NNadir]

11. Of the ten best states, only New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Maryland

produce less than 5% of their electricity from hydroelectricity.

Of these, only Rhode Island lacks a nuclear plant.

New Jersey, #40 produced, as of 2005, 51.8% of its electricity through nuclear power.

Maryland produced 28% of its electricity via nuclear means.

Connecticut produced 47% of its electricity via nuclear means.

Massachusetts produced only 11% of its energy via nuclear means, but is sandwiched between three states with large nuclear profiles, Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut.

Vermont gets 20% of its electricity from hydro, and 72% from nuclear. It does not generate electricity from fossil fuels essentially.

California gets 20% of its electricity from hydro, and 20% from nuclear.

New York gets 15.7% of its electricity from hydro and 29% from nuclear.

Washington (State) gets 73% of its electricity from hydro and 8% from nuclear.

The number of states among the ten best who sequester huge amounts of carbon dioxide is zero.

The number of states among the ten best who get more than 5% of their energy from non-hydro renewables is limited to California. In fact, the number of states other than California (12.2% renewable) which gets even 5% of its electricity from non-hydro renewables is zero.