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This Event
is Cleaner and Greener Certified
Greening the Heartland 2005 Conference
Dates: May 31 - June 3, 2005
Location of Event: The Palmer Hotel, Chicago, IL
Organization Holding Event: USGBC Chicago and
Regional Heartland Chapters
Contact: Christine Gaudet, Conference Manager, Resource Dynamics,
Tel: 215-428-9655 Fax: 215-428-9652 Email:
cgaudet@rdinc.net
Website: www.greeningtheheartland.org
Event Estimates
Event Attendance: 700, local (100), regional
(300), national (300) and
international (0)
Total Event Meeting Floor Space = 60,196 avg. square feet per day
Total Electricity Consumption = 100,794 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use = 452,542 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles = 223,920 miles, (6,830 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles = 109,000 VMTs, (5,093 gallons gasoline)
Emissions Summary Prepared by Leonardo Academy's Cleaner and Greener
Program (Updated 3/24/05)
Estimated Emissions Created by
Greening the Heartland 2005
|
Pollutant Type
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Estimated
Emissions from Energy Use for this Event (lbs.)
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Emission
Reduction Offsets by Donor and Amount (lbs.)
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Number of Times
Emissions Offset
|
|
Renewable
Choice
|
GT
Energy |
Krystal
Planet |
Leonardo
Academy |
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Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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370,469
|
153,207 |
245,124 |
200,000 |
--- |
1.6 |
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Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)
|
520
|
--- |
--- |
458 |
520
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1.9 |
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Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)
|
761
|
761 |
570 |
558 |
--- |
2.1 |
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Particulates (PM10)
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51
|
51 |
35 |
6 |
--- |
1.2 |
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Mercury (Hg)
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2.72E-03
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2.72E-03 |
4.06E-03 |
1.43E-03
|
--- |
3.3 |
Offset Summary:
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Renewable
Choice generously donated 100,794 kilowatt hours (kWh) of
AmercanWind™ to help offset the energy use associated with this
event.
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GT
Energy generously donated 101,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) of wind
energy from wind farms in Minnesota to help offset the energy use of
this event.
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Krystal
Planet generously donated 100,000 kWh of FutureWind™ to help
offset the energy use from this event.
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Leonardo
Academy donated and retired emission reductions to offset the SO2
emissions caused by this event. Source: U.S. EPA SO2 Allowance Serial Number 200400174986 purchased by
the Cleaner and Greener Program.
Make
a donation to offset the emissions of this event!
- Financial donations are still being accepted to buy emission
reductions for this purpose.
- Donations of emission reductions from your energy efficiency
actions, renewable energy, and other emission reduction actions can
also be used to offset 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
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