Alabama has the lamentable credit of having the second dirtiest power plant in the country. Alabama Power Co.'s James H. Miller, Jr. Electric Generating Plant spews into the air the annual equivalent in emissions as 4.3 million passenger vehicles.

Alabama is also one of 12 states that are suing the EPA for its plan to limit carbon pollution from coal-fired power plants.

Bottom Line: Alabama is mired in fossil fuels, has no wind or solar installations, and no measured ambitions to build a renewable program.