Green Boating USA, LLC has a basic Carbon Footprint Calculator in place to allow Boaters' to figure what their Carbon Footprint is and be able to take suggested steps to reduce it without reducing our time of enjoyment.

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Carbon mitigation is a rapidly evolving area currently not under governmental control. 

Skeptics and critics paint offsets as mere excuses to continue polluting. In this voluntary and unregulated arena Green Irene™ can help you choose the best way to reduce your family’s carbon footprint.

Don’t forget to focus on reduction. The most successful offset programs cannot have a positive global impact if they are merely excuses to continue living unchanged. 

Calculating, and understanding, your carbon footprint will provide a starting point. Erasing your footprint is up to you!

Please visit http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/420f05001.htm#calculating to calculate Average Carbon Dioxide Emissions Resulting from Gasoline and Diesel Fuel.

CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline = 2,421 grams x 0.99 x (44/12) = 8,788 grams = 8.8 kg/gallon = 19.4 pounds/gallon

CO2 emissions from a gallon of diesel = 2,778 grams x 0.99 x (44/12) = 10,084 grams = 10.1 kg/gallon = 22.2 pounds/gallon

Multiply the number of gallons of fuel used during a year by the CO2 emissions per gallon to calculate your annual CO2 emissions. (example= 100 gallons of gasoline used per year x 19.4 = 194.0 CO2 emissions)

Biodiesel= Biodiesel in its pure form is known as "neat biodiesel" or B100, but it can also be blended with conventional diesel, most commonly as B5 (5 percent biodiesel and 95 percent diesel) and B20 (20 percent biodiesel and 80 percent diesel). 

GoRVing.com has a great article posted on their website at http://gorving.com/pubs/rv_vacations_leave.cfm 

Read the ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS 

ESTIMATED CARBON FOOTPRINT OF RECREATION VEHICLE VACATIONS COMPARED TO FLY / DRIVE / HOTEL VACATIONS PREPARED FOR: RECREATION VEHICLE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION RESTON, VIRGINIA PREPARED BY: PKF CONSULTING ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA