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If the rain barrel was applied to the home for the annual rainfall of 98 centimeters then $42.56 would be saved. Since hydroelectric generators don’t burn fossil fuels, they are not directly emitting carbon dioxide. While some is emitted during the manufacturing and production phases of dams, it is a very small fraction compared to the fossil-fuel electric generation. The abundance of coal in the region makes up about 95% of the power company’s generation. This left Pennsylvania ranking third throughout the total United States of highest carbon dioxide emissions.With the rain barrel, approximately 2.63 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions would be diminished annually from the atmosphere.

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