“Map, map, on the internet, who is the greenest of them all?”
This is the question Snow White’s evil stepmother might ask herself, were she an environmentally conscious American state. Or it’s the question you might ask yourself if you want to compare your state’s carbon usage rankings on a very neat interactive map of the United States.
The website Eredux has collected a mine of numbers and statistics, charts and graphs behind your state’s carbon usage, so you can take a long, hard look at your state. It gives you the breakdown on individual demographics, public transportation, energy consumption, and provides a nice little energy summary, along with your carbon footprint compared to other states.
Wyoming (”The Cowboy State”) and Texas (”The Lone Star State”) have reason to turn green with jealousy at states like California (”The Golden State”) and Vermont (”The Green Mountain State”). Might there be a link between rugged individualism-centered nicknames and a large footprint versus color-centered nicknames and a smaller footprint? Something to think about.
The site also provides a similar map on world population and demographics. Thanks to Worldchanging, which has a very useful post on the best climate change websites, along with user suggestions.
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