Hector Huijon (0202358), Jacqueline Covarrubias (0264767) Carbon Footprint Team: H to the J Hector Huijon (0202358), Jacqueline Covarrubias (0264767)

Table of Contents 1-2 Introduction / Executive Summary 3-5 All About Us 6 You: Details of Personal Consumption, Energy, Water, Food, … 7-12: Them: Energy use / Carbon footprint…. in California, Western US, all US, Developed Countries, WW 13: Comparison of You vs. Them 14: Your beliefs and opinions about what should change, You, them, both of you 15-16: Your proposal for changes you can and will make 17: Summary / Conclusions 18: References

My Environmental Impact: All About Me Age Group: 20-21 Responsibilities: College Students Occupations: Part-time employee’s Hobbies: Soccer, Gym, Shopping, Cars, Movies, Music, T.V. Assets that require energy: Cell Phones, Computers (Laptops), Radio, I-pod, T.V., Cars

Hector Huijon Hector Huijon lives in Napa with his mother and 2 older sisters. He lives in an average single story house with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. Natural Gas: 32 Therms Electricity: 696Kwh Transportation: Hector Huijon drives a 2005 Volkswagen GTI and a 2004 Volkswagen Jetta GLI Annual Average: 10,560 MPG: 20

Jacqueline Covarrubias Jacqueline Covarrubias lives in Napa with her parents, older brother, and younger sister. She lives in an average single story house with 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. Natural Gas: 72 Therms Electrics use: 941 Kwh Transportation: Jacqueline Covarrubias drives a 1997 Volkswagen convertible Cabrio. Annual Mileage: 4,752 MPG: 18

Our Impact Totals are transportation and housing emissions in metric tons of Co2 per year Calculator Hector Jacqueline Average all measurement are metric tons per year 7.6 6.5 7.05 www.carbonfootprint.com/calculator 8.97 10.3 9.64 www.pge.com/myhome/environment/calculator/ 16 13 14.5 Total Average: 10.4

Napa Average Electricity use per person in July 2009-659kWh Napa Average Water Use Per day-233 gallons per day

Average CO2 emissions in Napa per person in July 2009 is 1580 pounds.

CALIFORNIA California has a per capita Carbon Score of 46. California has the 1st highest resident population. Each California resident, per population average, produces approximately 11 Tons of Carbon Dioxide each year. California has a total Carbon output state rank of #2, and is the #2nd highest Carbon Dioxide polluting state in the United States.

United States Emissions Annual Emission=5,752, 289 Percentage of global total= 20.2% Per capita= 18.99 Reduction needed to meet world capita average= 76.8% Rank=1 Population-308,745,538

WORLD Population: 6,852,472,823

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20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 4.1 18.99 11.06 9.4 8.3 World United States California Napa Average Me

Proposal for Everyone in the U.S. Encourage everyone to be aware of their energy usage and its effect, and take steps to reduce it. Leave your car at home Go for renewable energy Check your tire pressure regularly - under- inflated tires are dangerous and can increase fuel consumption by up to 3%. Increase environmental awareness of business stake holders-up to 30% of energy is typically wasted by business-Perhaps see if you can teleconference and work from home occasionally instead of flying. Assess energy-efficiency when purchasing appliances Reuse, Renew, recycle mentality

Proposal for Our Group Turn off household lights and other electronics, in rooms not in use. Run dishwasher and washing machine when they are FULL. Cycle, carpool, take public transportation, or walk Eat less meat Buy Locally produced items with less packaging Change bulbs to fluorescent bulbs Turn down central heater (1 or 2 degrees down) Turn down the water heating setting

Summary Global warming is caused by the emission of greenhouse gases. CO2 is created by burning fuels such as; oil, natural gas, diesel, organic-diesel, and ethanol. The country we live in is ranked #1 for CO2 emissions, we need to start today by taking small steps in our own homes. Each small step we take is one giant step for the US. Since you can't replace everything, remember to turn off and unplug everything else!

Websites and Research Cited References 1.http://www.communitypulse.o rg 2.http://www.nature.org 3. http://www.timeforchange.org 4.http://www.census.gov 5.http://www.ucsusa.org 6.http://www.epa.gov