U.S. Carbon Emissions Fall by Most Since '82U.S. emissions of carbon dioxide related to energy use fell 2.8 percent
last year, according to an estimate by the Energy Information
Administration, driven down by high oil prices and the sagging economy. The
drop in carbon dioxide emissions was the steepest since 1982. Carbon dioxide is the most prevalent of the greenhouse gases that contribute to climate change, and the EIA numbers were made public as Congress weighs complex legislation that would put a nationwide ceiling on emissions of those gases.
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