A study of carbon emissions in the 100 largest metropolitan areas of the U.S. released today by the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution states that Central Pennsylvania is No. 9 in U.S. for carbon dioxide pollution.
The figure is 1.5 times the national average of 2.24 tons. We create more carbon dioxide than someone living in South Philly or Brooklyn.
The study focused on residential energy consumption and transportation. What researchers found was that compact residential development with access to rail transportation had lower carbon emissions overall.
Among the largest single sources of carbon emissions are coal-burning electric plants, such as PPL's Brunner Island plant on the Susquehanna River.
The Harrisburg region scored near the bottom because of its development pattern, the lack of rail-based mass transit and its high volume of diesel trucks. We are also a major transportation shipping point.
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