An interesting web resource you point out! Althoug...

2008-05-13T15:08:00.000-07:00

An interesting web resource you point out! Although it can be one resource to help point planners in the direction of states that have 'smaller' carbon footprints I think we have to remember two things. The first is that one of our largest impacts as an industry results from the distance we travel between our homes and the meeting location. It is helpful to know which states have the lowest per capita carbon output, however if these states are not close to our average delegate we could be making a poor decision when it comes to achieving the goal of reducing our overall footprint. So although Vermont appears a green option, this may not be the case if the majority of attendees come from the southwest. Another important piece to consider is how the hospitality communities in each city are working to reduce emissions. Several states that appear lower on this list are home to meeting venues, hotels and convention and visitor bureaux that are actually doing some progressive things in the area of green meeting management. I just caution planners to not rely solely on carbon footprint estimates of cities and states when our largest impact often comes from the relative distance between locales, and the environmental attributes of specific facilities.

Check out this US Carbon Footprint Map, an interac...

2008-05-12T19:51:00.000-07:00

Check out this US Carbon Footprint Map, an interactive United States Carbon Footprint Map, illustrating Greenest States. This site has all sorts of stats on individual State energy consumptions, demographics and State energy offices.

http://www.eredux.com/states/

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An interesting web resource you point out! Althoug...

Check out this US Carbon Footprint Map, an interac...