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ok i said no more tags, but this one looks useful, short for sustainable<div>
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</div><div><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the 2012 EPI ranking, the top five countries were </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Switzerland</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Latvia</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" title="Norway" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Norway</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Luxembourg</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Costa Rica</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">. The bottom five countries were </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">South Africa</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kazakhstan</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Uzbekistan</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Turkmenistan</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Iraq</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><sup id="cite_ref-EPI2012_5-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-EPI2012-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[5]</a></sup><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The United Kingdom was ranked in 9th place, Japan 23rd place, Brazil 30th, </span><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#ff0000">the United States 49th</font></span><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, China 116th, and India came in 125th.</span><sup id="cite_ref-EPI2012_5-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-EPI2012-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[7]</a></sup><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> The top five countries based on their Pilot Trend EPI were </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Latvia</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Azerbaijan</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">,</span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" title="Romania" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Romania</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania" title="Albania" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Albania</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> and </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background: none rgb(255, 255, 255);">Egypt</a><span style="color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">.</span><sup id="cite_ref-Summary2012_6-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-Summary2012-6" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[6]</a></sup></div><div>
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</div><div><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The <b>Environmental Performance Index</b> (EPI) is a method of quantifying and numerically marking the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism" title="Environmentalism" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">environmental</a> performance of a state's policies. This index was developed from the Pilot Environmental Performance Index, first published in 2002, and designed to supplement the environmental targets set forth in the United Nations <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millennium_Development_Goals" title="Millennium Development Goals" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Millennium Development Goals</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[1]</a></sup></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The EPI was preceded by the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Sustainability_Index" title="Environmental Sustainability Index" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Environmental Sustainability Index</a> (ESI), published between 1999 and 2005. Both indexes were developed by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_University" title="Yale University" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Yale University</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yale_Center_for_Environmental_Law_and_Policy" title="Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy</a>) and<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Columbia University</a> (<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Center_for_International_Earth_Science_Information_Network" title="Center for International Earth Science Information Network" class="mw-redirect" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Center for International Earth Science Information Network</a>) in collaboration with the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Economic_Forum" title="World Economic Forum" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">World Economic Forum</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Research_Centre" title="Joint Research Centre" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Joint Research Centre</a> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Commission" title="European Commission" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">European Commission</a>. The ESI was developed to evaluate environmental sustainability relative to the paths of other countries. Due to a shift in focus by the teams developing the ESI, the EPI uses outcome-oriented indicators, then working as a benchmark index that can be more easily used by policy makers, environmental scientists, advocates and the general public.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[2]</a></sup></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">As of January 2012 four EPI reports have been released - the Pilot 2006 Environmental Performance Index,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[3]</a></sup> and the 2008, 2010, and 2012 Environmental Performance Index.<sup id="cite_ref-EPI2010_4-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-EPI2010-4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[4]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-EPI2012_5-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-EPI2012-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[5]</a></sup> For the 2012 report, a new "Pilot Trend EPI" was developed to rank countries based on the environmental performance changes occurred during the last decade, allowing to establish which countries are improving and which are declining.<sup id="cite_ref-Summary2012_6-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-Summary2012-6" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[6]</a></sup></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In the 2012 EPI ranking, the top five countries were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland" title="Switzerland" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Switzerland</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Latvia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway" title="Norway" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Norway</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg" title="Luxembourg" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Luxembourg</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica" title="Costa Rica" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Costa Rica</a>. The bottom five countries were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">South Africa</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan" title="Kazakhstan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Kazakhstan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan" title="Uzbekistan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Uzbekistan</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan" title="Turkmenistan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Turkmenistan</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Iraq</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-EPI2012_5-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-EPI2012-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[5]</a></sup> The United Kingdom was ranked in 9th place, Japan 23rd place, Brazil 30th, the United States 49th, China 116th, and India came in 125th.<sup id="cite_ref-EPI2012_5-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-EPI2012-5" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[5]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-7" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[7]</a></sup> The top five countries based on their Pilot Trend EPI were <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia" title="Latvia" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Latvia</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan" title="Azerbaijan" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Azerbaijan</a>,<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania" title="Romania" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Romania</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania" title="Albania" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Albania</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt" title="Egypt" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">Egypt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Summary2012_6-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: -webkit-isolate;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-Summary2012-6" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); white-space: nowrap; background: none;">[6]</a></sup></p><p style="margin: 0.5em 0px; line-height: 22.399999618530273px; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); font-size: 14px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><div id="toc" class="toc" style="border: 1px solid rgb(170, 170, 170); padding: 7px; font-size: 13px; display: table; zoom: 1; color: rgb(37, 37, 37); background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249);"><div id="toctitle" style="direction: ltr; text-align: center;"><h2 style="color: black; margin: 1em 0px 0.25em; overflow: hidden; padding: 0px; border: none; font-size: 13px; display: inline; line-height: 1.3; background: none;">Contents</h2> <span class="toctoggle" style="-webkit-user-select: none; font-size: 13px;"> [<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#" class="internal" id="togglelink" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;">hide</a>] </span></div><ul style="line-height: 1.6; list-style-type: none; margin: 0.3em 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#2010_variables" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">2010 variables</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#EPI_scores" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">EPI scores</span></a><ul style="line-height: 1.6; list-style-type: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 2em; padding: 0px; list-style-image: none;"><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-3" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#2014" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">2014</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#2012" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">2012</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#2010" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">2010</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-6" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#2008" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">2008</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#2006" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">2.5</span> <span class="toctext">2006</span></a></li></ul></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-8" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#See_also" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#References" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li><li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-10" style="margin-bottom: 0.1em;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_Performance_Index#External_links" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(11, 0, 128); background: none;"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li></ul></div></div><div></div><div>wsj?</div><div>
</div><div><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">This is the 24/7 Wall St. ranking of the 10 greenest and the 10 least green states.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Greenest States</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">10. Colorado</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 5,024,748 (22nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$252.6 Billion (19th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 41,532 Tons (19th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 98.1 Million Metric Tons (27th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 10.0% (14th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Colorado benefits in ranking from above-average pollution scores, scoring sixth best for birth-defect inducing toxins and carcinogenic chemicals released into waterways. Colorado also ranks 12th in particle pollution. The "Centennial State" has very good policy scores, ranking seventh for energy-saving targets, according to ACEEE's assesment. More than 6% of Colorado's total energy output is from alternative resources, the eighth best rating in the country.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9. Oregon</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3,825,657 (27th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> GDP: $165.6 Billion (26th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 61,876 Tons (23rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 43.5 Million Metric Tons (10th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 63.4% (3rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Oregon ranks in the middle third for all of our pollution metrics, including 29th in EPA toxic waste violations and 33rd in toxic exposure, according to the RSEI index. Oregon does exceptionally well both in policy and alternative energy. In the Pew Center on Global Climate Change's list of state energy-saving programs, Oregon has the second-most, behind only California. The state also produces the second-most hydroelectric energy, and the eighth most non-hydroelectric alternative energy, mostly from state wind farms.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8. Idaho</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1,545,801 (39th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> GDP: $54 Billion (42nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 4,808 Tons (9th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">16.2 Million Metric Tons (4th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 84.5% (1st)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Idaho generates the greatest relative amount of renewable energy in the country, with 84.5% of all energy coming from alternative sources. "The Gem State" also ranks fifth for producing geothermal energy thanks to its unique terrain, and sixth for conventional hydroelectric power, thanks to the Snake River Plain and the state's smaller rivers. Furthermore, the state has the fourth lowest rate of CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. This is largely the result of the state's extensive use of renewable energy.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">7. Montana</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 974,989 (44th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $35 Billion (48th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">37,758 Tons (17th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 37.7 Million Metric Tons (9th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">36.5% (6th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Montana is unofficially nicknamed "Big Sky Country." It is understandable that residents would be proud of their air, as it is tied for the lowest rate of ozone particulates in the nation, according to the American Lung Association. The state also ranks well in many other categories. It ranks seventh for total energy used, however, this is largely the result of the state's relatively low population density, the third lowest in the country.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">6. South Dakota</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 812,383 (46th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $38.3 Billion (46th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1,214 Tons (2nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">13.7 Million Metric Tons (3rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 44.3% (5th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">South Dakota has the fifth-lowest population in the country and, along with that, its pollution is relatively low. The home of Mount Rushmore has only had 14 EPA violations since 2000, far and away the fewest in the nation. It also generated roughly 1,200 tons of hazardous waste last year, which is the second-lowest amount in the country, behind only Hawaii. South Dakota only produced 13.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, the third-lowest in the country. South Dakota is above average – but not stellar – in terms of public policy, but it does rank fourth in the state utility alternative energy savings with a target of 10% by 2015.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">5. Hawaii</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1,295,178 (42nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $66.4 Billion (38th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 987 Tons (1st)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 24.1 Million Metric Tons (8th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 7.6% (19th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Since nearly 25% of Hawaii's gross state product comes from tourism, the state is quite concerned about the environment. Hawaii produces the least amount of toxic waste and received the highest score for two air quality measurements: the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators toxic exposure rank and the American Lung Association's ozone pollution index. The state also ranks sixth in energy-saving programs and policies.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4. Nevada</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 2,643,085 (35th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $126.5 Billion (31st)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 11,143 Tons (10th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">41.6 Million Metric Tons (12th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 9.4% (16th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Nevada has the lowest level of water pollution in the country because the generally arid state has very little fresh water to dump toxins into. The "Silver State" scores well in alternative energy production, with the second-highest production of solar photovoltaic and geothermal energy. Despite its low pollution levels and alternative energy scores, the state is only above average in policy initiatives.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3. New Hampshire</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1,324,575 (40th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $59.4 Billion (41st)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 4,538 Tons (8th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 19 Million Metric Tons (6th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 12.3% (11th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">New Hampshire has extremely low pollution. The state has the fourth lowest level of harmful particle pollution in the country, according to the American Lung Association, and ranks fifth best with regards to toxic exposure, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators model. New Hampshire has the fourth lowest level of developmental toxins released into its waterways, the fifth lowest level of releases of reproductive toxins and the fifth lowest level of cancer-causing chemicals released.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2. Maine</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1,318,301 (41st)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $51.2 Billion (43rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 3,687 Tons (6th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 19.9 Million Metric Tons (7th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">49.8% (4th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Almost half of the electricity generated by Maine comes from renewable sources. The state has the largest percentage of its total energy produced coming from non-hydroelectric renewable sources, a total of 23.7%. Since the state has the highest percentage of timberland in the country, it is not surprising that a large portion of its energy comes from wood and wood waste.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">1. Vermont</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">621,760 (49th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $25.4 Billion (50th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1,536 Tons (3rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 6.4 Million Metric Tons (1st)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 28.1% (7th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Vermont has the second smallest population and the lowest GDP in the country. As a result, it produces less pollution than most states. The state releases the fewest carcinogenic toxins and has the smallest carbon footprint in the country. Vermont's success as a green state isn't limited to pollution, however: the "Green Mountain State" ranks in the top 15 in 20 out of 28 ranked categories. Vermont has a number of policies to promote efficiency, alternative energy, and reduce pollution, and so far it has succeeded better than any other state.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><font color="#ff0000">The Least Green</font></span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">10. Illinois</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 12,910,409 (5th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $630.3 Billion (5th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1.04 Million Tons (43rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">242 Million Metric Tons (45th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1.6% (47th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Illinois uses the third greatest amount of energy out of all the states. Unfortunately, only 1.6% of this energy comes from renewable sources. This is the fourth worst percentage in the country. The state, with its heavy manufacturing industry, also received the fourth worst toxic exposure score by the EPA. The state, however, does have the seventh highest score for solar energy policy.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">9. Missouri</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 5,987,580 (18th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $239.7 Billion (22nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">238 Thousand Tons (33rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 140 Million Metric Tons (36th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 2.5% (38th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The nature of 24/7's ranking is such that a state might redeem itself for a shortcoming in one category by exceeding in another. If the state doesn't produce substantial alternative energy, it may be because its size doesn't allow for much production, and this would be balanced to a certain extent by low pollution levels. Missouri is a perfect example of a state which falls flat in every statistical category. Out of 28 ranked metrics, the "Show Me State" breaks the upper 25 only five times, with 16th in air particle score being its highest ranking. The state ranks 37th in policy initiatives and 48th in non-hydroelectric alternative energy.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">8. Kentucky</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4,314,113 (26th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$156.5 Billion (28th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 132 Thousand Tons (29th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 156 Million Metric Tons (39th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2.4% (Tied for 39th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Kentucky performs poorly in most categories on this list. It ranks 43rd for releasing cancer-causing chemicals, 44th for releasing developmental toxins, and 41st for releasing reproductive toxins. The state also ranks 39th for CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">7. Texas</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 24,782,302 (2nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$1.14 Trillion (2nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 13.4 Million Tons (50th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 184 Million Metric Tons (50th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4.6% (28th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">While Texas does well in some areas, such as producing the greatest amount of wind energy in the country, it performs poorly in several pollution categories. Much of this is due to the high rates of industry in the state. Texas ranks absolute last for CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, having produced over 670 million metric tons of CO2 in a single year. The second highest amount is produced by California, however that state produced just under 400 million metric tons, a much smaller amount. Among Texas' other poor rankings are 50th for the EPA's toxic exposure score, 47th for total toxic chemicals released into waterways, 46th for cancer-causing chemicals released, 45th for developmental toxins released, and 49th for reproductive toxins released. The state also produces the greatest amount of hazardous waste, generating 13,461,911 tons in one year. This is over three times the amount produced by the second worst-offending state, Georgia, which generates 4,024,468 tons.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">6. Pennsylvania</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 12,604,767 (6th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$554.3 Billion (6th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 290 Thousand Tons (36th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 274 Million Metric Tons (48th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 2.4% (Tied for 39th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Unlike many of its northeastern neighbors, Pennsylvania ranks very poorly on our list. This, of course, is due in large part to the state's expansive and polluting industries. The "Keystone State" ranks 48th in CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, 49th for particulates in the air, and 49th for toxic exposure. The state's pollution habits are, unfortunately, not very surprising, since it is well-known for its coal, steel, and natural gas industries.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">5. New Jersey</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 8,707,739 (11th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$482.9 Billion (7th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 555 Thousand Tons (39th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 134 Million Metric Tons (34th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1.5% (48th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The only reason most would be surprised about seeing New Jersey here in our ranking is that it isn't dead last. The Garden State is not known for being green, a reputation that is based in truth. The state ranks 45th in air particle pollution and 46th in ozone pollution. New Jersey actually scores well in energy conservation and alternative energy policy, however these policies haven't translated into results. As a percent of energy generated that is alternative, the state ranks third-to-last.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">4. Louisiana</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 4,492,076 (25th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $208.3 Billion (24th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Toxic Waste: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3.8 Million Tons (48th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 194 Million Metric Tons (43rd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 4.1% (30th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Louisiana is another poor performer. It is 46th in energy-saving policies and programs and has the sixth-smallest alternative energy budget. The state rates horribly in water pollution, falling into the bottom five for releasing carcinogenic toxins, total water pollution, and chemicals which can cause birth defects. Louisiana also produces the third-most toxic waste each year – roughly 3.8 million tons.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">3. West Virginia</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1,819,777 (37th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP: $63.3 Billion (39th)
</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">></span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Toxic Waste: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">92 Thousand Tons (26th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> C</span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">arbon Footprint: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">116 Million Metric Tons (32nd)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1.8% (46th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">West Virginia stands out at the bottom of our list as having a surprisingly low level of energy consumption. Thirty-eight states use more energy each year than the "Mountain State," including Iowa, which is in the top ten on our list. This fact makes West Virginia's horrible performance much more impressive. Only twice does the state break the top 25 in any category, and it ranks in the bottom ten percent in many categories, including alternative energy, policy, air pollution, water pollution, and carbon footprint. The best thing state residents can lay claim to is generating three-quarters of a million megawatt hours of wind energy annually, the 19th best amount for this category.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">2. Indiana</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 6,423,113 (16th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> $262.6 Billion (16th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 778 Thousand Tons (41st)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 230 Million Metric Tons (44th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 0.7% (Tied For Last)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Indiana's main source of power production is coal. In fact, Indiana is home to the country's largest coal power plant, the Gibson Generating Station. As a result, the state is tied with Ohio for having the lowest percent usage of renewable energy sources in the United States, with a mere 0.7%. Additionally, the state has some issues with pollution. It releases the greatest amount of toxic chemicals into waterways, releasing over 27 million pounds in one year. The second greatest amount, from Virgina, was significantly less at just over 18 million pounds.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">
1. Ohio</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Population:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 11,542,645 (7th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">GDP: </span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">$471.2 Billion (8th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Toxic Waste:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 1.3 Million Tons (45th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Carbon Footprint:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 267 Million Metric Tons (47th)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">> </span><span style="font-weight: 700; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Alternative Energy:</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> 0.7% (Tied for Last)</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Ohio ranks fifth in energy consumption, and very little of this demand is met by alternative energy. Only 0.7% of the state's energy comes from renewable sources, the worst rate in the country. Most of the state's energy comes from coal. Along with this tendency comes a long and poor record of pollution. The state ranks 47th for CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion, 46th for toxic exposure, 47th for developmental toxins released, and 47th for reproductive toxins released. Additionally, the state ranks second worst, just behind Florida, for hazardous waste violations since 2000, as reported by the nonprofit group OMB Watch. Ohio may not rank dead last in an extreme number of subcategories, however its overall extremely poor showing causes it to be ranked as the least environmentally friendly state on our list.</span><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><br style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" /><i style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Georgia, Cambria, 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 15px; letter-spacing: 0.07999999821186066px; line-height: 22px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">-Michael B. Sauter, Charles B. Stockdale, Douglas A. McIntyre, Ashley C. Allen</i></div><div></div><div>
</div><div>hmmn forbes 2007</div><div>
</div><div><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">The Garden State ranked seventh in our first-ever list of America’s Greenest States, a surprise winner amid places synonymous with environmentalism like Vermont, Oregon and Washington. More startling: The congested East Coast is a lot more environmentally friendly than you thought.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Sure the Western U.S., with its big skies and open spaces feels green–but when you look at broader measurements of humans’ impact on the environment, including consumption patterns, air and water quality, and waste, as well as policy, they don’t fare as well.</p><h4 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: Georgia; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_2.html?thisspeed=20000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">In Pictures: America’s Greenest (And Least Green) States</a></h4><h4 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: Georgia; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_2.html" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Table: Complete State Rankings</a></h4><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Despite the acreage and lack of people, as well as mountains of regulation in California, Westerners drive further and use more resources than their cramped Eastern cousins. Still, Idaho, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada all finished in the top 20.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">On top: Vermont, Oregon and Washington. All have low carbon dioxide emissions per capita (or “carbon footprints”), strong policies to promote energy efficiency and high air quality, as indicated by their major metro areas that are low in smog and ozone pollution. They’re also among the states with the most buildings (on a per capita basis) that have received the U.S. Green Building Council’s benchmark certification, known as Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">A clutch of Eastern states round out the top 10. New Jersey makes the cut not because it excels in one particular area–though it has implemented strong policies to promote energy efficiency–but because it gets relatively high marks in just about every category. In only five states did people travel fewer miles in their vehicles than they did in New Jersey in 2005, the most recent year for which government data is available. That same year, 42 states exceeded their Clean Water Act permit limits by levels greater than New Jersey did, according to the watchdog group U.S. PIRG. And 33 states managed more toxic waste per capita than New Jersey. In other words, don’t let the poor air quality in Newark fool you.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Another example: Maryland. Only 10 states have a lower carbon footprint per capita than Maryland, and the state has a relatively low instance of water facilities exceeding their Clean Water Act permits, according to PIRG. In addition, Maryland ranks 40th in total energy consumption nationwide, and it managed less toxic waste per capita than all but six states in 2005. And earlier this year it joined a group of Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states to cap greenhouse gas emissions and trade emissions credits.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Then there’s tiny Rhode Island. The state has mandated that utilities obtain 16% of their power from renewable fuel sources by 2020. It has the lowest energy consumption per capita of any state in the country, and only two states have lower carbon footprints than Rhode Island, government data show.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">One of the most startling findings on our list is that California doesn’t crack the top 10, despite routinely setting the bar for environmental policy. At least five of its metropolitan areas, including Los Angeles, Bakersfield and Fresno, appear on the American Lung Association’s 2007 list of cities with the worst long-term smog and ozone pollution. And 69% of its major water facilities exceeded their Clean Water Act permit limits at least once in 2005, according to PIRG. That’s the 10th worst percentage in the country.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Likewise, there’s no Rocky Mountain high in the top 10. Colorado, famous for outdoor recreation, does have great air quality, but its carbon footprint per capita is only the 24th best in the nation. It doesn’t have particularly poor water quality or energy efficiency policies or an abnormally high amount of toxic waste, but the state’s rankings in these categories aren’t outstanding either. It clocks in at No. 13 on our survey.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">A bit about our methodology–we ranked each state in six equally weighted categories: carbon footprint, air quality, water quality, hazardous waste management, policy initiatives and energy consumption.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Because carbon dioxide is the most prevalent greenhouse gas, carbon footprint provides a fairly good example of overall emissions levels. For air quality, we have relied on the American Lung Association’s 2007 State of the Air Report to determine which metro areas have the best and worst pollution. Because EPA’s most recent comprehensive data on water quality is five years old, we have relied on PIRG’s water assessment released in October 2007 to complete our analysis in that area. Each state’s hazardous waste management per capita has been determined using the most recent information available (2005) from EPA.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">For our rankings on policy initiatives, we use the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s energy efficiency scorecard, released in June 2007. Regarding energy consumption and lifestyle choice, we examined a number of factors, including vehicle miles traveled and the number of alternative fuel and hybrid-electric vehicles per capita by state, as well as the number of buildings that have received the U.S. Green Building Council’s energy efficient “LEED” certification. We have also relied on information from the Energy Information Administration, the Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Transportation, the Natural Resources Defense Council and the Sierra Club. All data are the most recent available.</p><p style="margin: 15px 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 18px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 24px; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; word-wrap: break-word; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">So who’s at the bottom? Mississippi, Louisiana, Alabama, Indiana and, at No. 50, West Virginia. All suffer from a mix of toxic waste, lots of pollution and consumption and no clear plans to do anything about it. Expect them to remain that way.</p><h4 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: Georgia; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_2.html?thisspeed=20000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">In Pictures: America’s Greenest (And Least Green) States</a></h4><h4 style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; line-height: 19px; font-family: Georgia; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_2.html" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Table: Complete State Rankings</a></h4><hr class="pagebreak" style="color: rgb(60, 60, 60); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px;" /><table width="426" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="3" border="0" id="stTab" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; border-collapse: collapse; border-spacing: 0px; color: rgb(60, 60, 60); font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 13px; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><tbody style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="hed" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.01em; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">RANK</td><td class="hed" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.01em; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">STATE</td><td class="hed" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 10px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.01em; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">SCORE</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">1</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_2.html?thisspeed=20000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Vermont</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">43.6</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">2</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_3.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Oregon</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">43.6</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">3</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_4.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Washington</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">43.4</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">4</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_5.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Hawaii</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">41.3</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">5</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_6.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Maryland</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">40.4</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">6</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Connecticut</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">39.8</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">7</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_8.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">New Jersey</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">39.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">8</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_9.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Rhode Island</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">38.7</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">9</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_10.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">New York</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">38.1</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">10</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_11.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Arizona</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">37.9</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">11</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_12.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Massachusetts</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">37.8</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">12</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_13.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Idaho</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">37.2</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">13</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_14.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Colorado</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">37.2</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">14</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_15.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">California</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">37.1</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">15</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_16.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Minnesota</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">36.3</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">16</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Wisconsin</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">35.7</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">17</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Nevada</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">35.1</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">18</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">New Mexico</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">34.7</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">19</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">New Hampshire</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">33.7</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">20</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Florida</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">32.9</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">21</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">South Dakota</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">32.6</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">22</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Montana</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">31.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">23</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Virginia</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">30.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">24</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Michigan</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">30.3</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">25</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Maine</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">29.9</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">26</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">North Carolina</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">29.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">27</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Illinois</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">28.6</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">28</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Utah</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">28.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">29</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Georgia</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">28.2</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">30</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Delaware</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">28</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">31</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Kansas</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">27.7</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">32</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Pennsylvania</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">27.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">33</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Nebraska</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">27.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">34</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Texas</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">26.5</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">35</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Iowa</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">26.4</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">36</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">South Carolina</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">25.3</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">37</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Wyoming</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">24.8</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">38</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Oklahoma</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">24.2</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">39</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Ohio</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">23.4</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">40</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Alaska</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">22.7</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">41</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Missouri</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">22.6</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">42</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">North Dakota</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">22.2</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">43</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Tennessee</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">22.2</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">44</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">Arkansas</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">20.8</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">45</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Kentucky</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">20.4</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">46</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_17.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Mississippi</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">17.6</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">47</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_18.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Louisiana</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">17</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">48</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_19.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">Alabama</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">15.8</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">49</td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_20.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">Indiana</a></td><td class="row1" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;">15.3</td></tr><tr valign="top" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; font-size: 13px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-size: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial;"><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">50</td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);"><a href="http://www.forbes.com/2007/10/16/environment-energy-vermont-biz-beltway-cx_bw_mm_1017greenstates_slide_21.html?thisSpeed=15000" class="exit_trigger_set" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); background: transparent;">West Virginia</a></td><td class="row2" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-width: 0px 0px 1px; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline: 0px; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline; background: rgb(239, 239, 239);">14.2</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>===</div>