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What is Your Carbon Footprint ??




Do you know your Carbon Footprint ?

BP LogoWhat is it:   Your Carbon Footprint is "is the quantity of CO2 emitted to the atmosphere as a result of household energy use, transportation and waste disposal in one year."  It is a way to look at your impact on the planet.

Calculate it:  You can determine your Carbon Footprint by using one of many "calculators".  Inputing answers to questions about where you live, how big your family is, what kind of housing / heating / air conditioning you have, etc and some magic you get a number and a comparison to the national average.

I found a good Carbon Calculator at BPs website.  Link Carbon Calulator

I trtied the Calculator and got these results:

Household Energy   10.54

Vehicle Travel         13.33
Air Travel                 0.00
Waste                     0.37
Total                     24.24
Your Footprint         24.00
Country Avg.          18.58

Reduce it:   To reduce your Carbon Footprint
* Check out the Calculator and see what different choices make in the results
* Take the Quiz   -   Link
* Look at the FAQs   -   Link
* Look at What You Can Do - Link


Via:  BP.Com   Link:

 

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Posted by Green Dude on December 5, 2006 10:35 PM | |





Category: Greenhouse Gas



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