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US Carbon Emissions Drop 9 Percent in Two Years

Posted on October 14, 2009
by Cris Bisch

Source: www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/290204,us-carbon-emission...

Washington - "US carbon emissions have dropped 9 per cent since 2007, the result of not only the recession but also increased efficiency and use of alternative energy sources, a top Washington environmental organization said Wednesday." Earth Times

Earth Times - October 14, 2009 - "The Earth Policy Institute drew its conclusions from data released by the US government's Department of Energy (DOE) and on its own data.

"For years now, many members of Congress have insisted that cutting carbon emissions was difficult, if not impossible. It is not," wrote Lester Brown, who heads the institute, in a report. He cited gains from replacing coal with natural gas, wind, solar, and geothermal energy to explain part of the improvement." Read the full article.

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