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The Science Behind Your "Carbon Belch"
So, how did we develop the 21 factors that
go into this Carbon Belch calculator?
Fortunately, the U.S. government and a host
of Climate Alarmist websites had already
done all the research. We simply compiled
from these sites the CO2 output projections
for the 21 factors used in this calculation.
It was quite rewarding to know that we had
finally put all this data to some good use!
Questions 1-4
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) has developed tools to help
individuals and households reduce greenhouse
gas emissions and take action. The online
calculator allows individuals to estimate
their carbon footprints.
For questions 1-4, the pounds of carbon
emission can be found by simply by filling
in the information in its proper category.
Question 5
Terrapass has created a Carbon Footprint
Calculator. Simply insert your data into the
calculator.
Questions
6,8,
9,18,19
Carbonrally.com seeks to reduce global
warming by offering quick and easy
challenges to prevent "climate change".
Grassfire borrowed the information from
their challenges and used it for Carbon
Belch Day.
Question
7
Canada’s Environmental Science and
Technology Centre provide a simple lawnmower
emissions calculator. Simply input the data
into the calculator.
Questions 10,13
Low Impact Life Onboard (LILO) provides
specific information in regards to carbon
footprints and the carbon emissions by fuel
types.
Question 11
Questions 12,13,14,15
Question 16
A boat’s carbon footprint is directly
proportional to how much gas it burns a
year. One gallon of gasoline is equal to
about 20 pounds of CO2. Driving a medium
sized boat at cruising speed will produce
2-4 miles per gallon. Grassfire will use an
average of 3 miles per gallon of gas for
Carbon Belch Day purposes. Thus, boating 1
mile will produce approximately 6.6 pounds
of CO2.
Question 17
Question 20
Question 21
Standard Carbon Belch
The Carbon Belch Calculator calculates your
Carbon Belch by adding your CO2 output from
these 21 questions to your "baseline" CO2
output. We used the EPA’s estimate of of
41,500 pounds of CO2 emissions annually for
a household of two -- then netting out
average output from automobiles -- to arrive
at the 41 pounds of CO2 baseline per person.
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