Los Angeles - second-lowest carbon dioxide emissions per capita

In a surprising study by the Brookings Institution reported in USA Today, Los Angeles is said to have the second-lowest carbon dioxide emissions per capita in the nation. Wow! That's certainly a surprise! Other cities (including San Diego) also scored highly.


Here are the other cities in order:

10 BEST, WORST METRO AREAS

Areas with the lowest CO emissions:

1. Honolulu

2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana

3. Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, Ore.-Wash.

4. New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, N.Y-N.J.-Pa.

5. Boise-Nampa, Idaho

6. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Wash.

7. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara

8. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont

9. El Paso

10. San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos


Areas with the highest CO emissions:

1. Lexington-Fayette, Ky.

2. Indianapolis

3. Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio-Ky.-Ind.

4. Toledo, Ohio

5. Louisville

6.Nashville-Davidson-Murfreesboro

7. St. Louis

8. Oklahoma City

9. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa.

10. Knoxville


Source: Brookings Institution

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Go, California!

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