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“Tennessee’s four largest cities rank among the worst of the nation’s carbon emitters, largely because of urban sprawl, cheap electricity and a major dependency on autos for transportation, according to a report released today from the Brookings Institution, a public policy think tank in Washington. The Nashville area footprint ranked 6th worst on the list of the country’s 100 largest metropolitan areas, largely because of its dependence on cars over mass transit and its slowness in adapting to alternative energy sources, analysts say. Also among the 25 worst cities are Knoxville, Chattanooga and Memphis. Seven of the 10 worst offenders were in a cluster of states that included Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana.” (05/29/08)