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Memorandumpage 1design4practice D4p Programto Egr 186 Studentsfrom Memorandum Design4Practice (D4P) Program To: EGR 186 Students From: David Richter Re: Carbon Footprint This assignment is due in 1 week by the beginning of class. The Carbon Footprint Analysis measures the impact of individual lifestyles on the environment. The calculation is generally limited to the amount of energy a person uses in daily life, and to the quantity of material goods consumed. The output of the Carbon Footprint calculation is generally expressed in equivalent kg of CO2 (CO2e). · Choose 1 Carbon Footprint Calculator from each column in the table below. Tons CO2 / Year lbs CO2 / year # of Earths CoolClimate Network EPA Global Footprint Network Carbon Independent PG&E World Wildlife Fund (UK) The Nature Conservatory American Forests Conservation International Carbon Footprint TM UniSource Energy Services Many of these sites will ask you to make a donation to offset your carbon footprint. You are under NO OBLIGATION to make a donation. · Calculate your carbon footprint at each site and record the answer in a table format (you may want to answer the question based on your family rather than on the way that you are living as a student). Record the calculator name and your results. Additionally, provide a description of how your carbon footprint was calculated. Calculator Name Footprint Results Description / Example Questions · In a min. 1-page paper, compare and contrast the 3 calculators you used. o Do you think the questions that were asked were valid? o Do you think that the result is a fair and adequate representation of your lifestyle? o What would change in the calculators to make the answer more realistic? o Is this website pushing a particular point of view? o Based on the results of the calculations and from your own personal knowledge, what one or two things could you do to reduce your carbon footprint? · Choose the calculator that you thought was the most accurate and adjust

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Memorandumpage 1design4practice D4p Programto Egr 186 Studentsfrom Memorandum Design4Practice (D4P) Program To: EGR 186 Students From: David Richter Re: Carbon Footprint This assignment is due in 1 week by the beginning of class. The Carbon Footprint Analysis measures the impact of individual lifestyles on the environment. The calculation is generally limited to the amount of energy a person uses in daily life, and to the quantity of material goods consumed. The output of the Carbon Footprint calculation is generally expressed in equivalent kg of CO2 (CO2e). · Choose 1 Carbon Footprint Calculator from each column in the table below. Tons CO2 / Year lbs CO2 / year # of Earths CoolClimate Network EPA Global Footprint Network Carbon Independent PG&E World Wildlife Fund (UK) The Nature Conservatory American Forests Conservation International Carbon Footprint TM UniSource Energy Services Many of these sites will ask you to make a donation to offset your carbon footprint. You are under NO OBLIGATION to make a donation. · Calculate your carbon footprint at each site and record the answer in a table format (you may want to answer the question based on your family rather than on the way that you are living as a student). Record the calculator name and your results. Additionally, provide a description of how your carbon footprint was calculated. Calculator Name Footprint Results Description / Example Questions · In a min. 1-page paper, compare and contrast the 3 calculators you used. o Do you think the questions that were asked were valid? o Do you think that the result is a fair and adequate representation of your lifestyle? o What would change in the calculators to make the answer more realistic? o Is this website pushing a particular point of view? o Based on the results of the calculations and from your own personal knowledge, what one or two things could you do to reduce your carbon footprint? · Choose the calculator that you thought was the most accurate and adjust

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