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  • From: "Alan MacHett" <machett AT ibiblio.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] EPA v. NC (and more)
  • Date: Thu, 15 Jul 2004 12:38:47 -0400 (EDT)

In reference to ron thigpen's message:
> if you want to see where the various pollutants in your area are coming
> from, try scorecard.org. here's the summary for my zip (watch wrap):
> <http://www.scorecard.org/community/index.tcl?zip_code=27608 >
>

Holy $#*&!! I looked at Carrboro/Chapel Hill and see that, according to
Scorecard.org, UNC is one helluva polluter (carbon monoxide). Wondering
what those numbers meant, I looked up a few other places; it's all
relative:

Rank
@location Facility City Tons
-------------------------------------------------------------
1 UNC AT CHAPEL HILL CHAPEL HILL 1100
2 MEBANE LUMBER CO MEBANE 49

1 PHILIP MORRIS USA RICHMOND 230
2 VIRGINIA POWER RICHMOND 46

1 ACME STEEL COMPANY [Chicago] 49000
2 KOPPERS INDUSTRIES,INC [Chicago] 16000


-Alan





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