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2012
CARBON INTENSITY
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109
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133
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155
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156
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105
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245
363
168
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PAPER USE AND RECYCLING
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STATE OF GREEN BUSINESS
2012
TOXIC EMISSIONS
AN UNHEALTHY RISE IN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
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