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Blame Coal: Texas Leads Carbon Emissions
"I came in way low. I said, 'That's the problem. I live in the wrong damn state.'"
That simple hypothetical change of address cut his personal emissions by nearly three tons of carbon dioxide a year.
  House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., right, looks toward a photo of an iceberg, as Rep. Edward Markey, D-Mass., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, June 1, 2007, to discuss global warming. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) (Susan Walsh - AP) Special Report
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Associated Press writers Bob Moen in Cheyenne, Wyo.; Paul J. Weber in Dallas; Dan Joling in Anchorage, Alaska; Terence Chea in San Francisco; and Mike Hill in Albany, N.Y., contributed to this report.
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On the Net:
U.S. Energy Information Administration's emissions data:
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State by state energy and emissions profiles by the U.S. Energy Information Administration:
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The National Association of Clean Air Agencies: http:/
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