National Climate Assessment poem, Midwest edition, #4: Gassy But Solutions Exist

Key Message 4 for the Midwest, “Fossil-Fuel Dependent Electricity System,” from the third National Climate Assessment, released May 6, 2014 (first post):

The Midwest has a highly energy-intensive economy

With per capita emissions of greenhouse gases

More than 20 percent higher than the national average. The region

Also has a large and increasingly utilized

Potential to reduce emissions

That cause climate change.

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