New Jersey's Carbon Footprint
by Jasmin Malik Chua, Jersey City, USA 
on 06. 5.07
Just how does New Jersey stack up against other states when it comes to global-warming carbon emissions? The U.S. Energy Information Administration has the Garden State's number.
- New Jersey ranks 16th when it comes to total amount of carbon dioxide emissions.
- Per capita, New Jersey ranks 40th.
- New Jersey ranks 47th in emissions per capita from electric power generation.
- New Jersey's carbon dioxide emissions have increased 8.57 percent from 1990 to 2003.
- About half of New Jersey's total carbon dioxide emissions come from transportation.
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so... what does this mean? Jersey ain't as bad as everyone says? who was the leader in pollution? who was the best? Alaska?
we need answers!
I would like to see the numbers for California. Always bashing us east coasters for not having the green fads down.
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JMC: Sorry, Cali came in second.
Nothing really surprising here, but it is interesting when I think back to the time I spent at Ft. Dix, in a very green, very natural part of the state. Jersey get's a bad rap sometimes, but there are parts of the state that are notable greener than others.