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Apr 24, 2013

EIA carbon dioxide emissions in the United States lowest they have been since 1994 #Green #Globalwarming

According to a U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) report, total energy-related carbon dioxide emissions in the United States in 2012 were the lowest they have been since 1994, at 5.3 billion metric tons. The report also noted that since 2007, carbon dioxide emissions in the United States have fallen every year except in 2010. 

Energy-related carbon dioxide emissions declined in 2012

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Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Monthly Energy Review 
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Energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in 2012 were the lowest in the United States since 1994, at 5.3 billion metric tons of CO2 (see figure above). With the exception of 2010, emissions have declined every year since 2007.

Please read full at: http://www.eia.gov/todayinenergy/detail.cfm?id=10691