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1 Your Big Ugly Carbon Foot!!!! Napa Foot Print Tuesday May 27th, 2008

2 Table of Contents Introduction 1 3 All About Simple Us 4 Napa s emissions 5 California s Emissions 6 The Unites States Emissions 7-8 The World s Emissions 9 Comparison Proposal For Change 12 Summary 13 Works Cited

3 Age group: year old All About Simple Us Occupation: Students Class: Middle Origin: Born and raised in Napa Mode of Transport: Judah: Car Kate: Carpool Hobbies: Hiking Paintball Biking Off-Roading Swimming Reading Skiing Movies

4 Our Foot Print Activities Housing We both live in single family residences, here in Napa, with a total of nine occupants. Electrical use: 2,730 kwh Natural gas: Therms Transportation Kate: Doesn t own a Car Carpools with the family. Annual miles: 22,000 Average MPG: 14 Judah: Owns a car of which he is the sole operator. Annual Miles: 10,000 Average MPG: 30

5 Our Impact Calculator Home Average Transport Average Carbon Counter Carbon Footprint PG&E Environmental Protection agency Conservation.Org unter.org/offset-youremissions/personalcalculator.aspx tprint.com/calculator. aspx myhome/environment /calculator/ imatechange/emissio ns/ind_calculator.htm l on.org/act/live_green/ carboncalc/pages/de fault.aspx Total Average Judah Kate Total Average Total

6 Napa County N a p a C o u n ty A n n u a l C O 2 E m is s io n s Tons of CO Population Y e a r N a tu ra l G a s E le c tric ity V e h ic le P ro je c tio n s w ith M a n d a te s Y e a r v s P o p u la tio n Annual Per Capita Thousand Tons

7 California California is the 46 th Highest Carbon Dioxide Producing state with a Per- Capita rate of tons per year. However California s immense population ranks it as the 2 nd highest overall at a grand total of 429 Millions tons.

8 United States of America US is # 1 in the world for Carbon Emissions at 6,049,435,000 tons annually. A full 20.2% of the World total. Leaving a percapita total of tons.

9 The World We Live In World 27,245, % United States [8] 6,049, % China and Taiwan 5,010, % European Union 3,115, % Russia 1,524, % India 1,342, % Japan 1,257, % Rest of the World 9,508, % Data in 1,000 s of metric tons.

10 World

11 Comparison

12 Proposal for Change Big Picture The U.S. Energy efficient appliances. Turn down thermostats. Lower water heater temperature. Unplug appliances not in use. Green Architecture Car maintenance upkeep. Change oil, air filter, etc. Regularly check tire pressure. Less driving overall. Get a job closer to home. Use public transportation. Don t own a Car.

13 Proposal for Change Small Picture Us Turn off computers not in Use. Install energy efficient light bulbs. Air dry laundry. Ride a bike to school. Ride a bike for errands. Carpool whenever able. Work in town and not up valley. Think in terms of Renew, Reuse, Recycling.

14 Summary Conclusions Carbon emissions do to human activity have been shown to negatively effect the planet. The U.S. accounts for 20% of world emissions. Basic changes in life style and adopting a green mentality can have an immense effect.

15 Leave a Footprint for Our Next Generation to Follow Our Past Our Present Our Future Thinking Green begins with YOU! Then influence your family, friends and your future...

16 Websites and Research Cited 1- Decker Presentation Carbon Counter Carbon Foot Print Environmental Protection Agency Degree s The Map Room Wikipedia 8- Wired Science E Redux -

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