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Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019*
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AP. (September 27, 2019). Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 10, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP. "Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019*." Chart. September 27, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP. (2019). Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 10, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP. "Frequency That Adult Respondents Perform Activities to Reduce Emissions and save Energy in The United States as of August 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/
AP, Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/ (last visited June 10, 2024)
Frequency that adult respondents perform activities to reduce emissions and save energy in the United States as of August 2019* [Graph], AP, September 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1058483/actions-reduce-emissions-save-energy-us-adults/