Tools For Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

 

 

 

 

 

Estimating Carbon Savings for an efficient vehicle:

 

I like the Hybrid Cars website Impact calculator

Gas Mileage Impact Calculator
HybridCars.com

http://www.hybridcars.com/calculator/

 A nice calculator to compare conventional cars to hybrids.  Give gasoline savings, and green house gas emissions reduction.

Sample: Ford Explorer to Toyota Prius

 

Another good site for car evaluation:  www.FuelEconomy.gov 

 

Estimating Carbon Saving for an efficient house:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General references for reducing  Carbon Emissions Calculators:

The Home Power article series on the "Half" Program starting in issue 118
www.HomePower.com
And, http://www.builditsolar.com/References/Half/Half.htm

 

 

http://www.builditsolar.com/References/emissionsanalysisrs.htm
 

The Carbon Buster's Home Energy Handbook,
Godo Stoyke, 2007

 

 This is a brand new and good book on how to start your own energy saving program that will cut your energy use and green house gas emissions by as much as 70% -- and save you $17,000 over 5 years.
The author lists many potential projects in all areas of energy use, and provides cost, rate of return, energy saving and carbon saving for each.  It is done very much like my Half program listed above -- highly recommended.
Available at the usual book places $13.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gary July 9, 2008