This entry is based in a comment by Andrew (M.I.T. Energy Club) - Thank you:
TOP 10 GREEN CITIES_____ECP SCORE_____CARBON OUTPUT (Tons of CO2 Annually)
1 CHICAGO, IL ______________262__________8.14
2 NEW YORK, NY ____________ 264__________8.34
3 BOSTON, MA ______________265__________8.57
4 LOS ANGELES, CA __________271__________8.76
5 PHILADELPHIA, PA _________ 274__________8.82
6 MINNEAPOLIS, MN _________ 279__________8.96
7 SAN FRANCISCO, CA _______ 282__________9.07
8 SEATTLE, WA _____________ 283__________9.18
9 AUSTIN, TX _______________ 288__________9.24
10 PORTLAND, OR ___________ 289__________9.39
NATIONAL AVERAGE _________ 325___________15
*Based on a sampling of 1,062,197 U.S. residents
If you would like to find out how high your EPC factor is: www.ecolab.com
I just did the test - mine is 289 with a carbon output of 10.4 - wow still a lot to do and I thought I am good.
I really enjoy reading your blog, it always has great insight. But I am very frustrated with the fact that so few people are talking about presidential candidates and their thoughts on global warming. Now that it is down to just a few candidates I would think that this would be a bigger issue.
Live Earth just picked up this topic and put out an article ( http://www.liveearth.org/news.php ) live earth is also asking why the presidential candidates are not being solicited for their stance on the issue of the climate change. I just saw a poll on www.EarthLab.com that says people care a lot about what their next leader thinks of global warming. Does anyone know of another poll or other results about this subject?
Here is the page where I saw the EarthLab poll: http://www.earthlab.com/life.aspx. This is a pretty legit website; they are endorsed by Al Gore and the alliance for climate protection and they have a carbon footprint calculator. Does anyone have a strong opinion about this like I do? No matter what your political affiliation is or who you vote for this is an important issue for our environment, our economy and for homeland security.
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