Worst Offenders For Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Top 20 US Counties...

Courtesy ScienceDaily Thu, 04/17/2008 - 10:00

The top twenty carbon dioxide-emitting counties in the United States have now been identified. The top three counties include the cities of Houston, Los Angeles and Chicago.

Fittingly the county of Carbon, Pennsylvania is on the list.

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