Gallons of spilled oil burned so far=11,140,000--CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline=19.4 pounds

kpete

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Gallons of spilled oil burned so far=11,140,000--CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline=19.4 pounds

Edited on Tue Jul-27-10 01:56 PM by kpete

Gallons of spilled oil burned so far: 11,140,000.

CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline: 19.4 pounds.

http://www.publicradio.org/columns/marketplace/sustainability-answers/2010/07/bp-oil-spill-index.html

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HiFructosePronSyrup

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Tue Jul-27-10 02:02 PM
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1. So how does that compare to, say...

vehicle emissions from a large city over a similar time period?

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eowyn_of_rohan

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Tue Jul-27-10 02:10 PM
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4. are you trying to minimize the damage that bp has caused?

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Cant trust em

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Tue Jul-27-10 02:05 PM
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2. Puppy dogs and rainbows. Puppy dogs and rainbows.

I'm just going to chant that for a little bit while I hug myself and rock back and forth in this chair.

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PJPhreak

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Tue Jul-27-10 02:09 PM
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3. I'm not a Chemist,help me out on this please...

Edited on Tue Jul-27-10 02:11 PM by PJPhreak

I'm not beimg stupid or stubborn but if 1 gallon of gasoline equals 5.8 to 6.5 lbs and when one burns something you convert Mass into Energy,but not destroy it,Then how do they come up with 19.4 pounds of CO2 emissions from a gallon of gasoline?

5.8 to 6.5 Lbs + the corresponding amounts of Oxygen (In a car engine the air/fuel at optimum is 14.7/1) does not seem to equal 19.4 pounds.

Don't get me wrong please....the math here just sounds fuzzy.

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MineralMan

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Tue Jul-27-10 02:14 PM
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5. Actually, the calculation appears to be correct.

Edited on Tue Jul-27-10 02:17 PM by MineralMan

Could have fooled me.

http://www.fueleconomy.gov/Feg/co2.shtml

This site does explain it pretty clearly. Hmph.

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Tue Jul-27-10 02:19 PM
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6. Here's a link

with the computations.

http://www.epa.gov/oms/climate/420f05001.htm

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jdp349

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Tue Jul-27-10 02:36 PM
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7. C+O+O=CO2, the oxygen is already in the atmosphere

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PJPhreak

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Tue Jul-27-10 03:22 PM
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8. Thanks for helping me understand the math,

Edited on Tue Jul-27-10 03:24 PM by PJPhreak

It makes sense to me now,Thanks.

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