Dems' "Green Delegate Challenge"

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The state delegations at this year's Democratic National Convention are participating in something called the "Green Delegate Challenge." From the DNC website, we find this explainer:

As part of the challenge, delegations with the highest percentage of members offsetting their carbon will be recognized in their seating section on the floor of the Pepsi Center during the Convention. Each delegate, alternate and super delegate from that state will also receive a limited edition "green" prize. Any delegate who offsets their travel will receive a unique wearable "green item" for Convention week, available only to these delegates, and be recognized individually on DemConvention.com.

The website claims that all 50 states and the six extra delegations (DC, Guam, American Somoa, Virgin Islands, Democrats Abroad and Puerto Rico) are participating in some form. So, I did a head count inside the convention center, where the respective delegation flag poles have a green button atop them if they are participating. By my count, 29 of the 56 flags have green buttons:

green delegate.JPGAnd here's a photo of one delegation pole without a button, Washington DC:

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