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Did you know that the Midwest, which includes Indiana, is the fifth largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world? Certainly that's not a ranking we Hoosiers want to be affiliated with. Fortunately we can work towards changing that today! By taking the pledge at myCarbonPledge, you can take part in reducing Indiana's greenhouse gas emissions today!
The Nature Conservancy is proud to participate in the Indianapolis Zoo / Lowe's campaign to decrease our state's carbon dioxide emissions by 150 million pounds per year. How? Through myCarbonPledge, that's how! myCarbonPledge is a statewide initiative with the goal of changing one million incandescent bulbs to compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs in 2008.
How can this help reduce our greenhouse gas emissions? Well, the average daily use of a light bulb is about three hours. By exchanging your old light bulbs with CFLs, Indiana can reduce it s CO2 emissions by 150 millions pounds per year - an equivalent of taking more than 13,000 cars off our roads.
If you'd like information on the views and actions taken by The Nature Conservancy, visit our Climate Change and Global Warming Initiative. Learn more about how climate change impacts our planet and what you can do to reduce or slow the worst consequences of climate change.
Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Graphic © TNC using images by Paul Nicken/National Geographic (polar bear) and myCarbonPledge's logo.