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Idling in Kentucky Kentucky has been in the midst of a change from primarily being an agricultural state to an increasingly more important manufacturing one.
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KENTUCKY IDLING ANALYSIS
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Average Hours One Vehicle Spends Idling Per Year
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Total Number of Vehicles Idling
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Total Hours Idling
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Total Annual Fuel Consumption for Idling (Gallons)
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Annual Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling
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Daily Barrels of Oil Consumed for Idling
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Percentage of the 20 Million Barrels a Day that are Being Used to Idle
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| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
2,142 |
39,938
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70,834,628
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70,834,628
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7,083,463
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19,407
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0.097%
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| SCHOOL BUS |
181 |
8,477
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1,534,408
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1,534,408
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153,441
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420
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0.002%
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| LIGHT DUTY |
30 |
818,407
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24,552,223
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15,713,423
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801,705
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2,196
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0.011%
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| TOTAL ALL |
2,353 |
866,822
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96,921,259
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88,082,459
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8,038,609
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22,023
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0.110%
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| Emissions GHG CO2 TONS/YEAR |
| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
774,576 |
| SCHOOL BUS |
16,779 |
| LIGHT DUTY |
149,303 |
| TOTAL ALL |
940,658 |
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| Tax Dollars Spent on Fuel for Idling in School Bus Industry |
| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
N/A |
| SCHOOL BUS |
$4,603,223 |
| LIGHT DUTY |
N/A |
| TOTAL ALL |
$4,603,223 |
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KENTUCKY PRO ENVIRONMENT POLITICIANS (2007)
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Office Held
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Party
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Comment
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| Chandler, Ben |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 92% by LCV*
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| *League of Conservation Voters, indicating pro-environment votes (2006) |
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