CO2 quiz: are you Kyoto cool?
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For your household (answer all question based on yearly total):
- number of miles travelled per year __________ divided by average miles per gallon of your vehicle ______ x 22 pounds CO2/gallon = (do this for each car and any other motor-fueled vehicle, boats included)
- number of miles air travel _________ x .9 pounds CO2/mile =
- miles travelled on mass transit ________ x .5 pounds CO2/mile =
- miles travelled on taxi or limo _________ x 1.5 pounds CO2/mile =
- kilowatt hours of electricity _______ x 1.5 pounds CO2/kilowatt hour =
- gallons of heating oil _________ x 22 pounds CO2/gallon =
- therms of natural gas ________ x 11 pounds CO2/therm =
- gallons of propane or bottled gas ______ x 13 pounds CO2/gallon =
TOTAL PER HOUSEHOLD
Household total _____ divided by number in household ____ = TOTAL PER PERSONBack to "Taking Stock" by Jennifer McCullough
Jennifer McCulloughis an editorial intern with YES! who has provided much of the background research for this special issue.
McCullough, J. (2004, May 20). CO2 quiz: are you Kyoto cool?. Retrieved February 11, 2012, from YES! Magazine Web site: http://www.yesmagazine.org/issues/changing-the-climate/co2-quiz-are-you-kyoto-cool.
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