Certfied Events 2007-2011

Event

Title:: 6th Annual CARE Conference
When:: 05.05.2008 - 05.07.2008
Where:: Sandpearl Resort - Clearwater Beach
Category:: Gold Certified

Description

Name of organization holding event: Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE)

Event Website: http://www.carpetrecovery.org/conf2008.php

Event Statistics:

Event Attendance	130 Total: local (2), regional (0), national (124) and international (4)
Total Event Meeting Floor Space	5,324 square feet
Total Electricity Consumption	5,588 kWh
Total Natural Gas Use	1,322 therms
Total Air Passenger Miles	256,215 miles, (5944 gallons kerosene)
Total Vehicle Miles	3,280 VMTs, (133 gallons gasoline)

Estimated Emissions and Emissions Offsets for the 6th Annual CARE Conference

Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Emission Reduction Offsets by Amount (lbs.)	Percent of Emissions Offset
Pollutant Type	Emissions Caused by Event Energy Use (lbs.)	Milliken	Percent of Emissions Offset
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)	127,177	127,177	100%
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2)	36	--
Nitrogen Oxide (NOx)	223	--
Particulate Matter (PM10)	43	--
Particulate Matter (PM2.5)	29	--
Mercury (Hg)	6.23E-05	--

Emission Reductions
Milliken donated 127,177 pounds of carbon credits from their forest carbon sequestration projects to help offset the carbon emissions generated by the 6th Annual CARE Conference.