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This Event was Cleaner and Greener Certified

Clean Texas Partnership Conference

Dates: February 18-20, 2002

Location: Omni Hotel, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.

Event Organizer: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission

Contact: Ken Zarker

Tel: 512-239-3145 Email: KZARKER@tnrcc.state.tx.us

Event Summary Statistics

Event Attendance: 312, local (162), regional (100), national (50) and international (0)
Total Event Meeting Floor Space = 23,000 square feet (10,527 avg. sq.ft. per day)
Total Electricity Consumption = 14,882 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use = 667 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles = 72,206 miles, (2,202 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles = 45,580 VMTs, (2,130 gallons gasoline)

Emissions Summary Prepared by the 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
Pollutant Type		Leonardo Academy	Philips Lighting	Johnson Controls	Number of Times that Emissions were Offset
Carbon Dioxide (CO₂)	102,049	31,800	86,150	86,150	2.0
Sulfur Dioxide (SO₂)	66	132	---	---	2.0
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)	210	78	171	171	2.0
Particulates (PM10)	16	3	10	18	2.0
Particulates (PM2.5)	11	2	10	10	2.1
Mercury (Hg)	3.78E-04	8.01E-04	---	---	2.1

Offset Sources:

Leonardo Academy donated and retired emission reductions to offset the SO2 emissions caused by this event. Source: U.S. EPA SO2 Allowance Serial Number 200200199980 purchased by the Cleaner and Greener Program.
Philips Lighting North America donated emission reductions from one of their internal manufacturing facility energy efficiency projects to help offset the emissions (except SO2).
Johnson Controls Inc. donated emission reductions from one of their internal facility energy efficiency projects to help offset the emissions (except SO2).
Leonardo Academy donated and retired 6 Iowa Energy Tags purchased from Waverly Light and Power. Each tag represents 2,500 kWh and a savings of 5,300 lbs. of CO₂ emissions, along with a host of other greenhouse gases.

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