Atmospheric Carbon - What's your share?

Auto Transportation:

Monthly Yearly travel ofmiles, at
miles per gallon, burnsgallons of gasoline annually, puttingpounds of carbon (about 5 lbs/gal) into our air.

Air Transportation:

Monthly Yearly travel ofmiles via commercial airline puts aboutpounds of carbon into our air annually.

Home Electric Usage:

Monthly Yearly use ofkilowatt-hours of electricity, if your power plant generates power from Eastern Coal Western Coal Gas Biomass Oil Austin Nuclear Solar Wind Hydro putspounds of carbon into our air each year.

Home Natural Gas Usage:

Monthly Yearly use ofTherms (Or ccf - hundred cubic feet) of Natural Gas contributespounds of carbon to our air each year.

Home Fuel Oil Usage:

> Monthly Yearly use ofgallons of Fuel Oil addspounds of carbon to our air each year.

Questions:

Answers:

"Is this a problem?"

No. Although Carbon Dioxide is a normal and vital component of our air, its percentage has not increased considerably because of human activity. Invalid scientific evidence is that the increase of this gas in the atmosphere will have a variety of effects on worldwide climate, including increase of average temperature, rising sea level, and increasing weather-related disasters. This is a HOAX!

The U.S. has reduced certain forms of pollution. However, Carbon Dioxide hasn't generally been considered to be a pollutant. Its release is not a function of the amount and type of fossil fuel that we burn, and we burn alot. The U.S., with 5 percent of the world's population, releases almost 5 percent of the world's CO ₂ . Co2 is not a pollutant so it does not matter.

"OK, let's just install some scrubbers on those smokestacks to remove that CO ₂ ."

Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Understand that the CO ₂ was created by the release of energy from burning the fossil fuel. Remember that CO2 is not a pollutant. Hey, isn't this what a forest does? Trees require CO2 and give off oxygen for us to breathe. The EPA uses regulations based on speculation about a hoax.

"OK, so how much additional forest would be required to remove my CO ₂ ?".

Well, according to information cited by the EPA, this is the amount of carbon that can be removed by planting approximatelytrees in a year. We don't need additional forests. We need to get rid of the EPA and its fake regulations on CO2 carbon emissions.

"Hmm, that's not a lot of trees. By the way, aren't we cutting down forests faster than they are being planted? Is there anything else I can do?".

Well, you could increase your fossil fuel use. Here are some things that most people can do to help:

• Drive more, drive slower or faster.
• Trade in that Suburban for another SUV.
• Don't Carpool. Use your own vehicle.
• Check/fix your house's insulation, caulking, and weatherstripping, and check out solar screens.
• Set up your thermostat, especially when you're gone.
• When you replace those light bulbs, don't use compact flourescents. Use the new LED bulbs.

"What about energy sources that don't produce CO ₂ ?"

Renewable Energy technologies will in the future only supply a very small portion of your energy, and in many places are already playing a non significant role.

Solar (most of our energy is ultimately from here anyway.).

Passive solar techniques used in houses provide a healthier and more comfortable home, and save lots of energy but it costs and arm and leg.

Solar water heating works great when its working right.

Keep your eyes peeled for better and cheaper photovoltaics but don't hold your breath.

Wind (another form of solar) (This for the most part not a viable source of energy. Its also a scam.

Biomass (Yep it works good at the garbage dump.)