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Your Current Household Emissions
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Enter your data
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Pounds of CO2/yr
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The Basics
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How many people live in your home?
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How do you heat your home?
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Transportation
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On average, how many miles do you put on your car(s)?
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231 miles/week is about average in the United States per vehicle
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What is the average gas mileage for your car
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If you don't know your car's fuel economy, you can look it up at:
This site
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12,100 pounds is about average per vehicle over a year
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How many flights less than 600 miles each way do you take per year? (Per flight, not round trip)
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How many flights greater than 600 miles each way do you take per year? (Per flight, not round trip)
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Home Energy
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What is your average monthly electric bill?
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$100 is about average in the United States for a household of two people.
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16,290 pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
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Our calculations assume that you pay 10 cents/kWh. We estimate your emissions based on the national average mix of fuels used to generate electricity. Your actual emissions may be higher or lower depending on your electricity provider's power mix.
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What is your average monthly gas bill?
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$105 is about average in the United States for a household of two people.
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11,000 pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
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Our calculations assume that you pay $13.83/thousand cubic feet
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What is your average monthly fuel oil bill?
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$130 is about average in the United States for a household of two people.
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14,500 pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
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Our calculations assume that you pay $2.37/gallon
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Waste
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Based on the number of people in your household, the box at right shows your estimated greenhouse gas emissions from waste. However, if you currently recycle certain materials, your waste emissions may be lower.
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Total Waste Emissions Before Recycling
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Pounds of CO2/year
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Which of the following products do you currently recycle in your household?
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2,036 pounds is about average for a household of two people over a year.
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Do you recycle newspaper?
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Do you recycle glass?
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Pounds of CO2/year
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Do you recycle plastic?
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Pounds of CO2/year
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Do you recycle aluminum and steel cans?
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Total Waste Emissions After Recycling
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Your Total Emissions
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Pounds of CO2/year
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41,500 pounds is about average in the United States for a household of two people over a year
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What You Can Do to Reduce Your Emissions?
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Suggested actions
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Pounds of CO2 you could avoid
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On the Road
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Are you in the market for a new car? Buy a vehicle that gets more miles per gallon than your current one.
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more miles per gallon
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pounds/yr
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The Fuel Economy Web site (www.fueleconomy.gov) can help you find efficient vehicles. |
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Give your car a break. Reduce the number of miles you drive by this amount.
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miles per week
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pounds/yr
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Walking, biking, carpooling, telecommuting, and using mass transit are good options. |
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At Home
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Turn down your thermostat by degrees F on winter nights
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number of degrees
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pounds/yr
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Dropping the heat at night can make a difference. |
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Replace 100-watt incandescent light bulbs with 25-watt ENERGY STAR lights.
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enter the number of bulbs you will replace
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pounds/yr
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You'll get the same amount of light for less energy and lower monthly bills.
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Replace your old refrigerator with an ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action?
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pounds/yr
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Replace old gas or oil furnace or boiler with an ENERGY STAR model. Will you take this action?
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pounds/yr
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Turn up your air conditioner thermostat by degrees F
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pounds/yr
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Replace single-glazed windows with ENERGY STAR windows. Will you take this action?
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pounds/yr
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Waste
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Are you willing to start recycling the material(s) you don't currently recycle (review the items you checked in the waste emissions section above)?
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pounds/yr
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Could you also recycle magazines?
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If you took all the actions listed above, you would reduce your emissions by
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Your new total annual CO2 emissions would be
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pounds
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