Greening the Heartland 2007
The 2007 Greening the Heartland Conference is a Cleaner and Greener® Certified Event!
Event Information:
Greening the Heartland
2007
Dates:
September 12-14, 2007
Location:
Madison,
Wisconsin
Event Organizer:
Wisconsin Green
Building Alliance
Post-Event Energy and Emissions Calculations
Event Attendance:
689: local (235), regional (343),
national (111), and
international (0)
Total Event Meeting Floor Space = 57,564
square feet per day
Total Electricity Consumption =
31,203 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use = 2,017 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles = 203,184 miles (3,027 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles =182,357 VMTs
(8,521 gallons gasoline)
Emissions Summary Prepared by Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and
Greener Program
Pollutant Type |
Estimated Emissions from Energy Use for this Event (lbs.) |
Emission Reduction
Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.) |
Number of Times Emissions Offset |
Basin Electric Power Cooperative |
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
315,757 |
523,808 |
1.7 |
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) |
245 |
2,085 |
8.5 |
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) |
700 |
1,435 |
2.1 |
Particulates (PM10) |
49 |
31 |
0.6 |
Particulates (PM2.5) |
28 |
17 |
0.6 |
|
Mercury (Hg) |
4.35E-05 |
7.87E-03 |
6.1 |
|
Emission Offsets Donations
Basin Electric Power Cooperative donated 195,848 kWh of green tags from their waste heat recovery projects located in North Dakota and South Dakota. This donation offset all of the emissions resulting from energy use and transportation associated with Greening the Heartland 2007.
More Information about Offsetting Event Emissions
Companies and
Organizations
Companies and Organizations are invited to make monetary donations or
in-kind donations of emission reductions to help offset the
emissions of this event. Examples of emission reductions that
can be donated include: renewable energy certificates (RECs),
emission reductions from industrial process improvements and energy efficiency improvements,
emission sequestration in forests and land use actions, and emissions allowances and reduction credits
from emission regulatory programs.
Attendees
Attendees are invited to make monetary donations to help offset the
emissions caused by your participation in this event. A $15 donation purchases enough emission reductions to offset the average
emissions caused by one attendee's travel, lodging, meals, and event
activities. The monetary donations received are used by Leonardo
Academy to purchase and retire emission offsets
for this event.
Additional Opportunities for Companies and Organizations
If you represent an organization or business, you
can sign up to become a Cleaner and Greener Certified Organization and donate
emission reductions delivered by your organization’s energy
efficiency projects to help offset the emissions of this
event. This is a great, low-cost way to make a big difference.
More Information about the Cleaner and Greener Program.
(Note:
Cleaner and Greener is program of Leonardo Academy, a charitable
501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, so your donations are tax
deductible to the full extent allowed by law.
If you have any questions, please call
608-280-0255 or email info@cleanerandgreener.org.
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