Carbon Footprint Carbon Footprint

By: Tom vonMaucherZach DeBiase

Car PollutionCar Pollution• Car emissions kill 30,000 people each year in the U.S.Car emissions kill 30,000 people each year in the U.S.• In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) In May 2000, Austin Energy planned to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx)

emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons emissions by 40% at its Decker and Holly power plants, from 1700 tons per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003. By comparison, NOx emissions in per year to less than 1000tpy by 2003. By comparison, NOx emissions in Travis county from motor vehicles totaled approximately 30,000 tons Travis county from motor vehicles totaled approximately 30,000 tons per year in 1996 -- the last year for which complete data was available. per year in 1996 -- the last year for which complete data was available. (1, 2000)(1, 2000)

Alternate Transportation Options Alternate Transportation Options WalkingWalking

• Walking: By walking to work or your

Walking: By walking to work or your

destination, you save money on gas and

destination, you save money on gas and

pollute the air less. Also will benefit the

pollute the air less. Also will benefit the

persons health. persons health.

*On average, states spent just 55 *On average, states spent just 55

cents per person of their federal cents per person of their federal

transportation funds on transportation funds on

pedestrian projects in the years pedestrian projects in the years

studied, less than 1% of their total studied, less than 1% of their total

federal transportation dollars. federal transportation dollars.

Average spending on highways Average spending on highways

came to $72 per person.*came to $72 per person.*

Alternative Transportation Options Alternative Transportation Options BicyclingBicyclingIt costs about $50 to build and maintain

It costs about $50 to build and maintain

one space in a bike rack and $500 for a

one space in a bike rack and $500 for a

bike locker, yet one car parking space in a

bike locker, yet one car parking space in a

parking structure costs about $8,500.

parking structure costs about $8,500.

Biking accounts for 0.2% of all road miles Biking accounts for 0.2% of all road miles traveled, and 1% of all trips in the U.S. traveled, and 1% of all trips in the U.S.

Some people argue

Some people argue that after all the math

that after all the math biking is still less biking is still less efficent than driving,

efficent than driving, this is not true. Bike

this is not true. Bike riding is a gas free

riding is a gas free form or transportation

form or transportation and although it does

and although it does require food for the

require food for the user to be efficient in

user to be efficient in the end bike riding

the end bike riding still benefits the still benefits the environment and the

environment and the person using the bike

person using the bike

Alternative Transportation OptionsAlternative Transportation OptionsCar Pooling/ Public TransportationCar Pooling/ Public Transportation

• Public transportation should be a last resort Public transportation should be a last resort to the other two ideas. It is a smarter way to to the other two ideas. It is a smarter way to travel by fossil fuel based cars and buses but travel by fossil fuel based cars and buses but should be kept to a minimal if looking to save should be kept to a minimal if looking to save the earths environment.the earths environment.

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• Volvo Clean Air Informercial on Vimeo

• Works CitedWorks Cited• American, Auto-Free Ottawa found that 86 percent of the. "Car Almanac | Statistics American, Auto-Free Ottawa found that 86 percent of the. "Car Almanac | Statistics

about Pollution, Energy Use, and Danger." about Pollution, Energy Use, and Danger." Bicycle Universe: The kitchen sink of Bicycle Universe: The kitchen sink of bicycles &transportationbicycles &transportation. N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2011. . N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2011. <http://bicycleuniverse.info/transpo/almanac.html>.<http://bicycleuniverse.info/transpo/almanac.html>.

• Baker, Tom. "Volvo Clean Air Informercial on Vimeo." Baker, Tom. "Volvo Clean Air Informercial on Vimeo." Vimeo, Video Sharing For YouVimeo, Video Sharing For You. . N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2011. <http://vimeo.com/13450492>.N.p., n.d. Web. 25 May 2011. <http://vimeo.com/13450492>.

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