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Idling in Massachusetts Home to Boston, a historical port city, Massachusetts is a vibrant metropolis with a number of vehicles of all sizes passing through its borders.
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MASSACHUSETTS 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 |
29150
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51,700,440
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51,700,440
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5,170,044
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14,165
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0.071%
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| SCHOOL BUS |
181 |
7,759
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1,404,403
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1,404,403
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140,440
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385
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0.002%
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| LIGHT DUTY |
30 |
1,394,711
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41,841,340
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26,778,458
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1,366,248
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3,743
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0.019%
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| TOTAL ALL |
2,353 |
1,431,620
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94,946,182
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79,883,300
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6,676,732
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18,293
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0.092%
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| Emissions GHG CO2 TONS/YEAR |
| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
565,344 |
| SCHOOL BUS |
15,357 |
| LIGHT DUTY |
254,439 |
| TOTAL ALL |
835,140 |
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| Tax Dollars Spent on Fuel for Idling in School Bus Industry |
| HEAVY DUTY TRUCK |
N/A |
| SCHOOL BUS |
$4,213,208 |
| LIGHT DUTY |
N/A |
| TOTAL ALL |
$4,213,208 |
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MASSACHUSETTS IDLING REGULATIONS
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| Area |
Maximum Idling Time
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Fines
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Exemptions
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| Massachusetts |
5 minutes |
Not <$100
-1st offense
Not <$500
for each subsequent offense
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- Being serviced
- Delivery for which power is needed & alternatives unavailable
- Associate power needed & alternatives unavailable
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Source
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General Laws of Massachusetts Ch. 90: -16 A. Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (617) 292-5500, www.mass.gov/dep |
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MASSACHUSETTS PRO ENVIRONMENT POLITICIANS (2007)
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Office Held
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Party
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Comment
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| Kennedy, Edward |
Senate
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Capuano, Michael |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Delahunt, William |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 92% by LCV*
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| Frank, Barney |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Lynch, Steven |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Markey, Edward |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| McGovern, James |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Meehan, Marty |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Neal, Richard |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Olver, John |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| Tierney, John |
House of Representatives
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Democrat
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Rated 100% by LCV*
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| *League of Conservation Voters, indicating pro-environment votes (2006) |
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