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Top 20 Worst Carbon Emitting Countries in the U.S.

List comprised of the worst offenders based upon the Vulvcan system

This is a list of the top twenty carbon dioxide-emitting counties in the United States. It was created by a research team at Purdue University and headed by Kevin Gurney, an assistant professor of earth and atmospheric science. His project is called Vulcan, which is a scientific process that creates a kind of inventory of carbon dioxide emissions.

The crazy part – not a single region is left out! If you live in any of these areas, or even close by, start organizing and find activists like you who want to change these detrimental numbers! Good luck!

1. Harris, Texas (Houston) — 18.625 million tons of carbon per year

2. Los Angeles, Calif. (Los Angeles) — 18.595

3. Cook, Ill. (Chicago) — 13.209

4. Cuyahoga, Ohio (Cleveland) — 11.144

5. Wayne, Mich. (Detroit) — 8.270

6. San Juan, N.M. (Farmington) — 8.245

7. Santa Clara, Calif. (San Jose) — 7.995

8. Jefferson, Ala. (Birmingham) — 7.951

9. Wilcox, Ala. (Camden) — 7.615

10. East Baton Rouge, La. (Baton Rouge) — 7.322

11. Titus, Texas (Mt. Pleasant) — 7.244

12. Carbon, Pa. (Jim Thorpe) — 6.534

13. Porter, Ind. (Valparaiso) — 6.331

14. Jefferson, Ohio (Steubenville) — 6.278

15. Indiana, Pa. (Indiana) — 6.224

16. Middlesex, Mass. (Boston metro area) — 6.198

17. Bexar, Texas (San Antonio) — 6.141

18. Hillsborough, Fla. (Tampa) — 6.037

19. Suffolk, N.Y. (New York metro area) — 6.030

20. Clark, Nev. (Las Vegas) — 5.955