From the March 2009 National Geographic article entitled Saving Energy: It Starts at Home, pounds of carbon dioxide emitted by common household appliances in the United States:
Refrigerator: 1,191
Electric clothes dryer: 1,521
Television: 548
Dishwasher: 599
Clothes washer: 153
Hair dryer: 57
Stereo: 167
Desktop PC: 321
Microwave: 179
Central AC: 4,067
Toaster: 53
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