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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

Green Car Congress

In terms of per capita emissions, the top emitter was Wyoming (118.5 In 2010 the top 3 states included: Wyoming (1,886 mt CO 2 / million dollars of GDP), West Virginia (1,767 mt CO 2 / million dollars of GDP), and North Dakota (1,681 mt CO 2 / million dollars of GDP). Climate Change Emissions' tonnes/person).

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Converting Coal Power Plants to Nuclear Gains Steam

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On the state level, no fewer than 12 —California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont—all have their own conditions restricting new nuclear construction. If Wyoming will be the first, there are signs that it won’t be the last. In Kemmerer, Wyo.,

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