2012 CO2 Emissions

2012 CO2 Emissions

(website: http://grist.files.wordpress.com/2010/03/co2-emissions-usa-map-vulcan-project.jpg)
(source: Map courtesy of Purdue University Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences)

This map shows the CO2 emissions from fossil fuels in 2002. This data was collected by the Vulcan Project at Purdue University. This gives us a sense of where pollution happens. If we compare this to the population density from the 2010 Census, we can see a correlation. The red and yellow indicates the areas in which pollution happens the most. We can see that CO2 emissions happen primarily in areas where people are most populated. I find this map interesting because Rachel Carson's Silent Spring book hinted at the ongoing pollution that we add to every year. Similar to the 60's people do not realize the impacts of every pollutants. The rise in pollution means more deaths, disease, leads to more uninhabitable places.