1. Tres Madres Inteligentes
Tara Leadsman ( ) Erica McCray Grayson ( )
Raeann Navarro ( )
May 25, 2011
Super Outstanding Oh Yeah!

2. Table of Contents Introduction / Executive Summary
All About our Families
San Francisco Bay Area Emissions
California Emissions
US Emissions
8 – World Emissions
Comparison
13 – Proposal for Change
Summary
References

3. It’s All About Families
We are all in our thirties, working single mom’s with dependant children while pursuing higher education.
The three of us are Students, Parents, & Employee’s we drive a lot!!!!
We cook, maintain our homes, & family activities (vacations, sports, commuting, & more),
If we want it we have to have it now! We do try and recycle however purchasing recycled products can be costly.
Ultimately we depend on cheap and convenient.

4. OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
Energy
Our average electrical usage is 6,828 Kwh annually
Our average natural gas usage is 360 Therms annually
Transportation
Our average mileage annually is 20,532 miles
Water
Our annual average usage is 157,224 gallons per household
For cooking, watering our gardens, drinking, bathing and normal daily activities

5. Our Carbon Footprint Contribution
calculator
Home
Average
Trans-portation
PG&E
3.308
3.878
5.360
4.15
19.033
7.333
3.737
10.02
Yahoo Green
3.6
4.7
10.6
6.3
13.5
8.0
5.7
9.07
Carbon Footprint
0.03
0.07
0.10
.07
10.61
8.24
3.86
7.57
US Environ-mental Protection Agency
4.084
2.042
2.72
20.033
7.719
3.934
10.56
Terrapass
5.342
3.56
10.106
6.34
17.135
8.323
4.132
9.86
Cool Climate Network
7.5 8
7.66 11 16 13
13.33
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6. Total population for these 9 counties is 7,116,481
With a total carbon footprint of mil tons
Average tons of C02 per capita in the San Francisco Bay Area

7. California's Carbon Footprint Score: #46 California's Carbon Emissions Score: #2 California Percentage of Population that Carpool 13% California State Hybrid Vehicle Ownership Ranking #1

8. The United States of America
The US ranks first in carbon dioxide emissions according to the World Resources Institute, five countries (the US, China, Russia, Japan, and India) contribute more than 50% of the worlds total carbon dioxide emissions. The US ranks first contributing 22% of the total.

9. CO2 Emissions most recent by country by thousand metric tons
# 1  
United States:
5,762,050 
# 2  
China:
3,473,600 
# 3  
Russia:
1,540,360 
# 4  
Japan:
1,224,740 
# 5  
India:
1,007,980 
# 6  
Germany:
837,425 
# 7  
United Kingdom:
558,225 
# 8  
Canada:
521,404 
# 9  
Italy:
446,596 
# 10  
Mexico:
385,075

12. Proposal for Change On a National Scale
Eat less meat
Use a tank less water heater
Replace inefficient heating systems with energy star heaters
Replace windows with double or triple pane
Put weather stripping around doors and windows
Install a programmable thermostat
Invest in a pellet stove
Go solar
Maintain your vehicle, it creates less carbon emissions when working efficiently
Carpool
Ride a bike to school and/or work

13. Proposal for Change What can we do?
Ride bikes with our families instead of driving
Use a clothes line to dry our clothes
Change appliances to energy star appliances and donate the old ones to needy families
Buy a water filter instead of bottles water
Go digital For example e-books
Do your grocery shopping in a single trip
Don’t rinse dishes before loading the dishwasher
Install dual flush toilets
Replace showerheads with low flow fixture
Collect rain water for watering your garden

14. Summary
Carbon emissions to global warming and are caused by the burning of fossil fuels. They create the largest percentage of the greenhouse effect.
The US ranks first in carbon dioxide emissions according to the World Resources Institute, five countries (the US, China, Russia, Japan, and India) contribute more than 50% of the worlds total carbon dioxide emissions. The US ranks first contributing 22% of the total.
With proper education and implementation of reducing carbon emission we can decrease our carbon footprint.

15. Websites and Research Cited
References