Which facilities does Ecology believe emit over 25,000 metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent?
Ecology believes these facilities emit at least 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent each year. (updated 08/11/09) However, it is possible that there are additional facilities that Ecology is currently unaware of that meet or exceed this threshold. We will have more accurate information once facilities begin reporting their greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2010. Q. How did Ecology develop the current emissions estimates? A. To calculate facility-level emissions, Ecology used fuel-use data voluntarily reported to us and the local clean air agencies, and publicly available information from EPA and the Department of Energy. We multiplied fuel-use data by fuel-specific emissions factors from EPA to estimate total GHG emissions. Our emissions estimates do not include CO2 from biomass combustion. We used 2007 as the base year in most cases. For sources such as oil refineries, steel manufacturers, and aluminum smelters we also estimated non-combustion emissions from industrial
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