Table 1. Number and percent of establishments reporting green technologies and practices, by type of technology or practice,
United States and census regions, August 2011
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| United States | Northeast (1) | Midwest (2) | South (3) | West (4)
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| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent
Type of green technology | of | of | of | of | of | of | of | of | of | of
or practice | estab- | estab-| estab- | estab-| estab- | estab-| estab- | estab-| estab- | estab-
| lish- | lish- | lish- | lish- | lish- | lish- | lish- | lish- | lish- | lish-
| ments | ments | ments | ments | ments | ments | ments | ments | ments | ments
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Total, all establishments (5) ......|6,624,600| 100.0 |1,309,100| 100.0 |1,419,400| 100.0 |2,369,600| 100.0 |1,526,500| 100.0
No green technologies or practices| | | | | | | | | |
reported ........................|1,691,100| 25.5 | 321,200| 24.5 | 339,900| 24.0 | 674,200| 28.5 | 355,800| 23.3
At least one green technology or | | | | | | | | | |
practice reported (6) ...........|4,933,500| 74.5 | 988,000| 75.5 |1,079,400| 76.0 |1,695,400| 71.5 |1,170,700| 76.7
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By type of technology or | | | | | | | | | |
practice | | | | | | | | | |
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Generate electricity, heat, or | | | | | | | | | |
fuel from renewable sources | | | | | | | | | |
primarily for use within the | | | | | | | | | |
establishment ...................| 153,300| 2.3 | 35,300| 2.7 | 29,200| 2.1 | 39,200| 1.7 | 49,700| 3.3
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Use technologies or practices to | | | | | | | | | |
improve energy efficiency within | | | | | | | | | |
the establishment ...............|3,799,400| 57.4 | 775,400| 59.2 | 858,700| 60.5 |1,271,100| 53.6 | 894,200| 58.6
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Use technologies or practices in | | | | | | | | | |
operations to reduce greenhouse | | | | | | | | | |
gas emissions through methods | | | | | | | | | |
other than renewable energy gen- | | | | | | | | | |
eration and energy efficiency ...| 835,000| 12.6 | 173,900| 13.3 | 163,400| 11.5 | 267,600| 11.3 | 230,100| 15.1
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Use practices to either reduce the| | | | | | | | | |
creation or release of pollutants| | | | | | | | | |
or toxic compounds as a result of| | | | | | | | | |
operations, or to remove pollu- | | | | | | | | | |
tants or hazardous waste from the| | | | | | | | | |
environment .....................| 861,400| 13.0 | 161,500| 12.3 | 187,700| 13.2 | 288,800| 12.2 | 223,400| 14.6
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Use technologies or practices to | | | | | | | | | |
reduce or eliminate the creation | | | | | | | | | |
of waste materials as a result of | | | | | | | | | |
operations .......................|3,636,700| 54.9 | 761,400| 58.2 | 812,800| 57.3 |1,130,300| 47.7 | 932,200| 61.1
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Use technologies or practices in | | | | | | | | | |
operations to conserve natural | | | | | | | | | |
resources (excluding use of | | | | | | | | | |
recycled inputs in production | | | | | | | | | |
process) .........................|1,286,800| 19.4 | 246,700| 18.8 | 266,900| 18.8 | 445,700| 18.8 | 327,500| 21.5
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1 Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont.
2 Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin.
3 Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
4 Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.
5 Detail may not sum to total due to rounding.
6 Total will not match the sum of data by type of technology or practice because establishments may report more than one
green technology or practice.
United States Department of Labor
