{"id":201,"date":"2024-03-21T10:54:42","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T14:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/sustainability\/?page_id=201"},"modified":"2024-04-25T11:41:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T15:41:53","slug":"energy-usage-trends","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.queens.edu\/sustainability\/energy-usage-trends\/","title":{"rendered":"Energy Usage Trends"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Natural Gas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Every 10,000 Therms used produces 53 tons of CO2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class='tableauPlaceholder' id='viz1712233555605' style='position: relative'><noscript><a href='#'><img alt='Natural Gas Therms Used - Quarter Comparison ' src='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;Na&#47;NaturalGasThermsUsed-QTRComparison&#47;graph&#47;1_rss.png' style='border: none' \/><\/a><\/noscript><object class='tableauViz'  style='display:none;'><param name='host_url' value='https%3A%2F%2Fpublic.tableau.com%2F' \/> <param name='embed_code_version' value='3' \/> <param name='site_root' value='' \/><param name='name' value='NaturalGasThermsUsed-QTRComparison&#47;graph' \/><param name='tabs' value='no' \/><param name='toolbar' value='yes' \/><param name='static_image' value='https:&#47;&#47;public.tableau.com&#47;static&#47;images&#47;Na&#47;NaturalGasThermsUsed-QTRComparison&#47;graph&#47;1.png' \/> <param name='animate_transition' value='yes' \/><param name='display_static_image' value='yes' \/><param name='display_spinner' value='yes' \/><param name='display_overlay' value='yes' \/><param name='display_count' value='yes' \/><param name='language' value='en-US' \/><\/object><\/div>                <script type='text\/javascript'>                    var divElement = document.getElementById('viz1712233555605'); 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