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« on: July 08, 2006, 05:32:22 AM »
I was very disappointed when I took this. It only let me put one of my vehicles in. Even so, I managed to get 49,300 evil carbon input points (he claims the national average is 15,000). Must have been my 4X4. Cheesy

http://climatecrisis.org/

goto takeaction/become carbon neutral

Beware the non-shutoffable crappy music on the first page.
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« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2006, 06:14:20 AM »
LOL  what a joke... that thing is riddled with so many inaccurate methods of measurement it's not funny.

I couldn't even get it to give me an "average" reading by setting all the parameters to AVERAGE.

I'm willing to bet the "average" person takes at least one trip a year on a plane. How about a bus ride? or a train ride?
Those weren't even included.  
If they want to be accurate (which obviously isn't in their vocabulary) then why not list the various powered lawn equipment I might have.  
Or the type of fuel I choose at the pump.
How about wether or not my car has had a tuneup or I check my tire pressure.

I mean Bilarly said all I need to do to solve the energy "crisis", is to check my tire pressure.

On a side note I'm sure we are all giddy with anticipation for the Discovery channel's special on the Convenient Lie the 16th of July.
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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2006, 08:02:26 AM »
Man, only 32,900.

Can't wait until I find an old Bronco Smiley
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« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2006, 01:23:45 PM »
45,700. If only I could have used what I really drive, I could have pushed it way up there. I had to use the 85 F250 FWD, when I actually drive a 1978 E250 4WD with a CO2 spewing 460 in front of a automatic tranny.

Much larger than average....just the way I prefer to live my life.

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« Reply #4 on: July 08, 2006, 03:31:23 PM »
Dang, I coldn't get past 17,500. I SUCK!!

Cheesy

Oh wait, I forgot my 4x4...

Nope, even that only put me at 15,000

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« Reply #5 on: July 08, 2006, 04:13:40 PM »
Huh, I was already up to 24,000 just putting my 4X4 in and 20,000 miles a year driven. By the time I added airline flights, I shot right up there.
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« Reply #6 on: July 08, 2006, 05:28:10 PM »
I'm happy to report that I'm twice the national average.  I wonder how they got their baseline figure.
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« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2006, 05:38:40 PM »
Huh, only 13,, even with the 94 GMC Yukon 4x4.

Wonder what would happen to that score if it included 125,000 - 140,000 miles per year in the 5.25mpg Peterbilt&
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« Reply #8 on: July 08, 2006, 07:07:25 PM »
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Huh, only 13,, even with the 94 GMC Yukon 4x4.

Wonder what would happen to that score if it included 125,000 - 140,000 miles per year in the 5.25mpg Peterbilt&
Is that what tractor-trailer rigs get?  I always kinda wondered.
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« Reply #9 on: July 08, 2006, 07:52:55 PM »
Only 33,, but the test was flawed. It didn't ask about my smoke-belching woodstove, the 2 cycle gas chainsaw used to cut the trees that would have used up the carbon that the came from the burned tree to...................well...Cheesy
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« Reply #10 on: July 09, 2006, 07:35:44 AM »
The typical 50 state rigs (5 axles, 18 wheels, gross weights to 80,000 lbs.) get between 5 and 7mpg depending on the engine, gearing, loads, and especially driver behavior.
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