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Energy Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
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8
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Average annual residential electricity consumption
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8
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Total energy consumption
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8
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Electricity consumption from nonrenewables
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8
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Renewable energy use
|
8
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Residential natural gas therms consumed per household
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8
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Proportion of energy from fossil and non-fossil fuel sources
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8
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Percent of energy supplied from renewable sources within the state
|
7
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Gasoline consumption per capita
|
7
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Nonrenewable energy use
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7
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Commerical energy consumption per year
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7
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Energy use (non mobile sources)
|
7
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Electricity consumption
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7
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Electricity and natural gas use per person per year
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7
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Heat loss of residential buildings
|
7
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Commercial/industrial natural gas therms consumed per total employment
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7
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Fuel consumption
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7
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Households per residential MWH consumed
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7
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Per capita consumption of fossil fuel by motor vehicle transport
|
5
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Total employment per industrial and commercial MWH consumed
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4
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Per capita gasoline sales
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4
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Number of counties with access to all major energy sources
|
1
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Cost of energy
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|
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Hazardous Material Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
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7
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Manufacturing workers per pound of toxic chemicals released into the air
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7
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Manufacturing workers per pound of toxic chemicals released into the water
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7
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Quantity of spent nuclear fuel generated each year
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6
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Purchase of ozone depleting substances
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6
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Toxic chemicals released or transferred
|
6
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Total area of contaminated sites
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6
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Consumption of pesticides
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6
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Hazardous waste generated
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6
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Hazardous waste generated by city operations
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6
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Pesticide useage
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6
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Number of pounds of toxic materials released into the environment
|
5
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Number of underground storage tanks requiring cleanup
|
5
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Compliance with UST standards for all underground storage tanks
|
5
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City purchases of hazardous materials
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|
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Materials Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
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8
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Accumulated depreciation of natural resources
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8
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Materials consumption per capita
|
7
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Renewable resources used/total natural resources used
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7
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Resource (material and energy) throughput/ end use output
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|
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Recycling Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
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8
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Percentage of solid waste recycled
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8
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Percent of recyclable products actually recycled
|
6
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Average post-consumer recycled content of city office paper purchases
|
4
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Number of people involved in recycling initiative
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|
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Renewable Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
|
8
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The growth rate of timber compared to the rate of harvest
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|
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Solid Waste Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
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8
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Solid waste generation
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8
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Space used at landfill sites annually
|
6
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Percent reduction in landfilled solid waste volumes
|
3
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Highway litter - bags collected per mile
|
1
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Average monthly residential solid waste charge
|
|
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Waste Water Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
|
7
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Percent reduction in wastewater flows
|
2
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Gallons of waste water processed as percent of permitted capacity
|
1
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Real household monthly service charge for waste water treatment
|
|
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Water Indicators
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Rank
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Indicator
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9
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Water use per capita
|
9
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Residential water consumption
|
9
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Commerical water consumption
|
9
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Gallons of water used daily per person
|
9
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Water resource depletion rates
|
9
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Reduce potable water use 20 percent
|
9
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Total water consumption
|
9
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Water demand and supply
|
9
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Water consumption versus total annual precipitation
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