Connecticut Ranks Low On National Green Survey

FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. -- In Connecticut, it's apparently not so easy to be green, according to a new survey called "How Green Is My State?" that ranked the Nutmeg State at 44th in the nation.

A new study of "green" states ranks Connecticut 44th in the nation.
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by Eric Gendron

07/15/2013 5:00 a.m.

The survey, conducted by Masters of Public Health Online, measured a state's environmental impact from public transportation, renewable energy, recycling, water quality, air quality and carbon-dioxide emissions.

While Connecticut ranked high in the nation in mass transportation impact (fifth), carbon-dioxide emissions (11th) and gasoline consumption (13th), the study says the state is near the back of the pack in the country in water quality (47th) and renewable energy (44th).

Connecticut ranked 18th in the nation in percentage of waste recycled and 22nd in air quality.

According to the study, Kansas is the greenest state in the nation, thanks in part to its runaway first-place finish in renewable energy. According to the study, Kansas uses 911,444 billion BTUs of renewable energy, compared to Connecticut's 26,087 billion BTUs.

Delaware led the nation in gas consumption and carbon dioxide emissions, California led in recycling and Alaska led in water quality. Washington, D.C., has the greenest public transportation system in the nation and has the best air quality.

See the full interactive study here.

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