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This Event was Cleaner and Greener Certified
Minnesota Sustainable Product Training
Dates: October 27-28, 2003
Location: Minnesota Science Museum, St. Paul, Minnesota
Event Organizer: Sustainable
Products Corp
Contact: Michael Italiano, Chief Executive Officer
Tel: 202-338-0313 Fax: (202)338-2800 Email: Mike@SustainableProducts.com
Event Estimates
Event Attendance: 150 total attendees, local – drive daily
(80), regional – drive once RT (15), national - air travel (55) and
international - air travel (0)
Total Event Meeting Floor Space = 8,000 avg. square feet/day
Total Electricity Consumption = 6,819 kWh
Total NG Use = 304 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles = 154,000 miles, (4,697 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles = 13,160 VMTs, (615 gallons gasoline)
Event Emissions Summary Prepared by Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and
Greener Program
|
Pollutant Type |
Emissions Caused by Energy Use for this Event (lbs.) |
Emission Reduction Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.)
|
Number of Times that Emissions were Offset |
| Xcel Energy |
|
Carbon Dioxide (CO2) |
119,024 |
402,876 |
3.4 |
|
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) |
43 |
1,220 |
28.6
|
|
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) |
172 |
937 |
5.5
|
|
Particulates (PM10) |
28 |
58 |
2.1 |
|
Mercury (Hg) |
1.85E-04 |
6.67E-03 |
36.2 |
Offset Sources:
- Xcel Energy donated the emission reduction benefits
resulting from 166,000 kWh of electricity generated during 2003 from the
Windsource program wind energy resources. The donation will appear as a one
time credit to the Science Museum of Minnesota for the cost of the 166,000
kWh of Windsource wind energy.
How You Can Help Offset the Emissions Caused by This Event and Reduce Air
Pollution
Make a donation to offset the
emissions of this event
- Financial donations can still be used to buy emission reductions for this
purpose.
- Donations of emission reductions from your energy efficiency actions,
renewable energy, and other emission reduction actions will also be used for
this purpose
Go to the Cleaner
and Greener sign up web page to make a
donation to offset the emissions of this event
Note: Cleaner and Greenersm 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
Participate in the Cleaner and Greenersm Program - Let this event
be the kick off of your taking action to improve the environment
- Organizations and Businesses
Sign up your organization
or business to become Cleaner and
Greener Certified and donate some emission reductions delivered by your
organization’s energy efficiency projects to help offset the emissions of
this event.
Complete the Cleaner and Greener Home Energy Saving Checklist and report
your points to help offset the emissions caused by this event. Click here
to download the home energy checklist and the Cleaner and Greener greenbacks
and to report the points you earn.
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