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  Although It might seem there's nothing you can do about global warming locally. You think the problem is just too big.
  As you know, we all contribute to the process of global warming. All of us have a "carbon footprint" the carbon dioxide emissions that we help create when we drive, fly or use electricity.
  The first step you can take to fight global warming is to reduce your carbon footprint through conservation. Drive less. Turn down the thermostat. and Buy locally produced goods.

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Carbon Calculator!

What's Your Carbon Footprint?

Use our online calculator below to obtain an estimate of your Personal, Home, Office, or Organizations Carbon Footprint. Then move on to the next section of the calculator to explore actions you and/or your family can take to lower your emissions while reducing your energy and waste disposal costs. For each action you choose to take, the calculator displays the amount of carbon you could avoid and how that amount relates to your total Carbon footprint.

Instructions for using the calculator:

1. Allow yourself a few minutes to enter the data.

2. To get the most accurate results, gather your recent electric, gas, and/or oil bills so you can use real numbers for your household’s energy consumption.

4. After entering data, use the TAB key to continue moving through the calculator.

5. The calculator is designed to give you a estimate of your total carbon footprint and the reduction you may achieve from taking certain actions.

Your Current Carbon Footprint!

Step 1 of 2: Your Current Household or Office Emissions
The Basics Enter your data Lbs of CO₂ per Yr*

How many people are in your home, work in your office, or organization?

How do you heat your home or office ? Natural Gas
Electric Heat
Oil

Transportation

On average, how many miles do you put on ALL of your vehicle's ?

Per Week
Per Year
231 miles/week is about average in the US per vehicle.

What is the average gas mileage for ALL of your vehicles (miles per gallon) ?
If you don’t know your car’s fuel economy, look it up at fueleconomy.gov
13,337 pounds of CO₂ (6.05 tons) is average per vehicle over a year.
Home or Office Energy

What is your average monthly natural gas bill?
$105 is average in the US for a house of 2 people.
12,120 pounds of CO₂(5.5 tons) is average for a house of two people per year.

What is your average monthly electric bill?
$100 is average in the US for 2 people.
17,940 pounds of CO₂ (8.14 tons) is average for a house of two people per year.

What is your average monthly fuel oil bill?
$130 is average in US for 2 people.
15,979 pounds of CO₂ (7.25 tons) is average for a house of two people per year.

Waste

Based on the # of people listed, box on right shows your carbon from waste. Total Waste Emissions Before Recycling
2,226 pounds of CO₂ (1.01 tons) is average for a house of 2 people per year.

Recycle ?

Do you recycle newspaper? Yes No
Pounds of carbon dioxide per year

Do you recycle glass? Yes No
Pounds of carbon dioxide per year

Do you recycle plastic? Yes No
Pounds of carbon dioxide per year

Do you recycle aluminum and steel cans? Yes No
Pounds of carbon dioxide per year

   Total Waste Emissions After Recycling
Pounds of carbon dioxide per year

Your Total Emissions

Use this figure to pay for your offsets The calculator provides a estimate of your total carbon footprint
45,733 pounds of CO₂ (20.75 tons) is average in the US for a house of two people per year.

Step 2 of 2: What You Can Do To Reduce Your Emissions

Over the Road

Amount of CO₂you can avoid per year

Are you in the market for a new car? Buy a vehicle that will get better miles per gallon than your current one.
more miles per gallon. The Fuel Economy Web site can help you find efficient vehicles.
pounds of CO₂
percent of your total emissions

Reduce the number of miles you drive by running errands, combine trips. Use mass transit, car pool, telecommute, bike or walk.

Miles reduced

Per Week

Per Year

pound of CO₂
percent of your total emissions

At Your Home or In the Office

Amount of CO₂you can avoid per year

Turn down the thermostat by degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights.
Dropping the heat at night can make a difference.
pounds of CO₂
percent of your total emissions

If you replace 75watt incandescent bulbs with 25-watt ENERGY STAR lights. (Enter the number of bulbs you will replace.) You'll get the same amount of light for less energy and lower monthly bills. By replacing the five most frequently used lights in your home, you can save $60 each year in energy costs.
pounds of CO₂
percent of your total emissions

Replace your refrigerator with a new ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action?
Yes No
New refrigerators, especially ENERGY STAR models, cost much less to operate than old ones.
pounds of CO₂
percent of your total emissions

Replace old gas/oil furnace/boiler with a ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action?
Yes No New models are much more efficient and cheaper to run.
pounds of CO₂

percent of your total emissions

Turn up your thermostat by degrees Fahrenheit in summer.
You'll save money as well as reduce your emissions.
pounds of CO₂
percent of your total emissions

Replace old single-glazed windows with ENERGY STAR windows. Will you take this action?
Yes   No

This step can save you a bundle in cold or hot climates.

pounds of CO₂
percent of your total emissions

Waste

Based on your selection, you indicated you don't recycle newspaper, glass, plastic. Are you willing to recycle this material ?
Yes No
Pounds of CO₂ per year
percent of your total emissions

Would you also start to recycle magazines ? Yes No
Pounds of CO₂ per year
percent of your total emissions

Your Total Emissions

Taking all the actions listed above, you'd reduce your carbon by
pounds per year
percent of your total emissions

Your new total annual CO₂ footprint would be
pounds per year Use this figure if you are truly going to implement all the above items to your yearly reductions.

After you have finished calculating you carbon footprint you can select the appropriate link of Individual, Business, or Organization to purchase your Annual Carbon Offsets after selecting you desired link input you annual tonnage the click purchase!

*Emissions from waste and emissions savings from recycling are expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents.

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Step 1 of 2: *Your Current* Household or Office Emissions**
The Basics		Enter your data		Lbs of CO₂ per Yr*
How many people are in your home, work in your office, or organization?
How do you heat your home or office ?	Natural Gas Electric Heat Oil
Transportation
On average, how many miles do you put on ALL of your vehicle's ?	Per Week Per Year		231 miles/week is about average in the US per vehicle.
What is the average gas mileage for ALL of your vehicles (miles per gallon) ?	If you don’t know your car’s fuel economy, look it up at fueleconomy.gov		13,337 pounds of CO₂ (6.05 tons) is average per vehicle over a year.
Home or Office Energy
What is your average monthly natural gas bill?	$105 is average in the US for a house of 2 people.		12,120 pounds of CO₂(5.5 tons) is average for a house of two people per year.
What is your average monthly electric bill?	$100 is average in the US for 2 people.		17,940 pounds of CO₂ (8.14 tons) is average for a house of two people per year.
What is your average monthly fuel oil bill?	$130 is average in US for 2 people.		15,979 pounds of CO₂ (7.25 tons) is average for a house of two people per year.
Waste
Based on the # of people listed, box on right shows your carbon from waste.	Total Waste Emissions Before Recycling		2,226 pounds of CO₂ (1.01 tons) is average for a house of 2 people per year.
Recycle ?
Do you recycle newspaper?	Yes No		Pounds of carbon dioxide per year
Do you recycle glass?	Yes No		Pounds of carbon dioxide per year
Do you recycle plastic?	Yes No		Pounds of carbon dioxide per year
Do you recycle aluminum and steel cans?	Yes No		Pounds of carbon dioxide per year
	Total Waste Emissions After Recycling		Pounds of carbon dioxide per year
Your Total Emissions
Use this figure to pay for your offsets	The calculator provides a estimate of your total carbon footprint		45,733 pounds of CO₂ (20.75 tons) is average in the US for a house of two people per year.
*Step 2 of 2: What You* Can Do To Reduce Your Emissions**
Over the Road
			Amount of CO₂you can avoid per year
Are you in the market for a new car? Buy a vehicle that will get better miles per gallon than your current one.	more miles per gallon. The Fuel Economy Web site can help you find efficient vehicles.		pounds of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
Reduce the number of miles you drive by running errands, combine trips. Use mass transit, car pool, telecommute, bike or walk.	Miles reduced Per Week Per Year		pound of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
At Your Home or In the Office
			Amount of CO₂you can avoid per year
Turn down the thermostat by degrees Fahrenheit on winter nights.	Dropping the heat at night can make a difference.		pounds of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
If you replace 75watt incandescent bulbs with 25-watt ENERGY STAR lights. (Enter the number of bulbs you will replace.)	You'll get the same amount of light for less energy and lower monthly bills. By replacing the five most frequently used lights in your home, you can save $60 each year in energy costs.		pounds of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
Replace your refrigerator with a new ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action? Yes No	New refrigerators, especially ENERGY STAR models, cost much less to operate than old ones.		pounds of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
Replace old gas/oil furnace/boiler with a ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action? Yes No	New models are much more efficient and cheaper to run.		pounds of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
Turn up your thermostat by degrees Fahrenheit in summer.	You'll save money as well as reduce your emissions.		pounds of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
Replace old single-glazed windows with ENERGY STAR windows. Will you take this action? Yes No	This step can save you a bundle in cold or hot climates.		pounds of CO₂		percent of your total emissions
Waste
Based on your selection, you indicated you don't recycle newspaper, glass, plastic. Are you willing to recycle this material ?	Yes No		Pounds of CO₂ per year		percent of your total emissions
Would you also start to recycle magazines ?	Yes No		Pounds of CO₂ per year		percent of your total emissions
Your Total Emissions
Taking all the actions listed above, you'd reduce your carbon by	pounds per year		percent of your total emissions
Your new total annual CO₂ footprint would be	pounds per year		Use this figure if you are truly going to implement all the above items to your yearly reductions.
After you have finished calculating you carbon footprint you can select the appropriate link of Individual, Business, or Organization to purchase your Annual Carbon Offsets after selecting you desired link input you annual tonnage the click purchase! *Emissions from waste and emissions savings from recycling are expressed as carbon dioxide equivalents.