Team Mango

Atanas Bosakov 0257474 & Olga Shapoval 025747505.25.2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

3 FACTS ABOUT US

4 PERSONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

5-6 WATER USAGE COMPARISON: NAPA, USA, CALIFORNIA, THE WORLD, AND US

7 AVERAGE PER PERSON ELECTRICITY USAGE COMPARED TO US 8 OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

9-10 CARBON FOOTPRINT COMPARISON

11 CONSUMPTION RATE REQUIREMENT OF EARTHS

12 DON'TS AND DOS

13 SUMMARY CONCLUSION

14 WORK CITED

FACTS ABOUT US

WE ARE:

In our Mid-20's

Working full-time in Napa

Going to school full-time in Napa

Travel: Occasionally, using airplane

Hobbies: Outdoor sport activities, watching movies, and backyard BBQ

PERSONAL USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES

Housing

We are living in single family house, with a total of two

people and two birds.

Electrical : 1,710 kWh annually

Natural Gas : 348 Therms annually

Transportation

We own one car, and carpool to work and school

Annual miles: 8,000

Average MPG: 35

Water

We have a high efficient energy star washer. (no dishwasher)

Annually: 30,000 gal

AVERAGE PER PERSON WATER USAGE IN NAPA VALLEY

OUR HOUSEHOLD'S WATER USAGE

83.3 gal/day = 41.6 gal/day (per person)

Average Per Person Electricity Use

OUR HOUSEHOLD'S ELECTRICITY USAGE

145 kWh/month = 72.5kWh/month (per person)

OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT

Cool California

Nature.org

Conservation

Metric tons C O 2/ year Metric tons C O2/ year

Information Source

12.2Overall Average Carbon Footprint

Refference Score

11.5www.coolcalifornia.org/

calculator

http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/index.htm

http://www.conservation.org/act/live_green/carboncalc

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10.1

6.1 Metric tons per person

CARBON FOOTPRINT COMPARISON

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16

Average Californian

Average American

Average Global Person

Average Me

*METRIC TONS CO2

GLOBAL CARBON FOOTPRINT

CONSUMPTION RATE REQUIREMENT OF EARTHS

DON'TS & DOS

Leave on electronic devices

Adjust your thermostat

plan a tree

use a bicycle or carpool

change a light

Check your tiers

Wash small loads

Buy products with a lot of packaging

Summary Conclusions

WITHOUT EVEN REALIZING IT, PEOPLE OVERCONSUME THE LIMITED RESOURCES OUR PLANET HAS TO OFFER. BY EDUCATING YOURSELF AND

OTHERS, WE CAN MINIMIZE OUR NEGATIVE IMPACT AND LIVE WITH CONSIDERATION FOR SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.

Websites and Research Cited

Reference

1. http://www.coolcalifornia.org/calculator

2. http://www.pge.com/about/environment/calculator/

3. http://www.nature.org/greenliving/carboncalculator/

4.http://www.communitypulse.org/napa

5. http://science.calwater.ca.gov

6.http://www.conservation.org/act/live_green/carboncalc

7.http://beforeitsnews.com/story/172/267/10_Reasons_Our_Fresh_Water_Supply_is_in_Deep_Trouble.html