Hailey Towne
May 8th, 2020
Going into this project, I was not ecstatic about having to go around my home and examining every single light source. It was time consuming, and I at first I did not see the long term benefit of doing this assignment. The spread sheet seemed excessive, and I didn’t want to perform so much math with all of the data that I collected. However, my negative attitude changed once I finished all of the data collection and conversion. I did not have any numbers to compare my data to, so I thought that mine were normal. I thought this until I was discussing my energy sources with Alan when I realized that they were different than others. The company that my family uses for our energy is Eversource. Our main methods include Hydroelectric and Solar power. With these methods, my household produces a very small amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This was when I started to get really interested in what it was that I was actually learning.
(Data and Screenshot taken by Hailey Towne)
The question that is being asked for this portion of the assignment is how I can drawdown my greenhouse emissions to zero. Personally, my data shows that I live in a typically economic-friendly household. Even though it seems that we produce “zero” emissions, I am sure that there is always more that we can do. I don’t think that I am 100% educated enough on the topic to know for sure what I personally can do, but I have some alternatives for people with less efficient energy sources. For some people, financial issues can get in the way of switching to either hydroelectric of solar power. Another reason could be the environment in which people live. For example, my dad has a house relatively secluded in the woods, so it would be difficult for him to convert to solar power as most of the property is covered in trees. One way that he is overcoming this is that he rebuilt the house and added another story, for the most part reaching above the tree line. However, not all people have this option. For people who live is the mid-United States, it can be hard to obtain hydroelectric power. There are still lakes and waterways, but there tends to be a small amount of precipitation which can lead to minor droughts. Although it may not be easy for some people, I think that switching energy sources to wind, hydroelectric and solar power would drastically decrease greenhouse gas emissions and bring us all one step closer to “net zero.”
(Data and Screenshot taken by Hailey Towne)
May 8th, 2020
Going into this project, I was not ecstatic about having to go around my home and examining every single light source. It was time consuming, and I at first I did not see the long term benefit of doing this assignment. The spread sheet seemed excessive, and I didn’t want to perform so much math with all of the data that I collected. However, my negative attitude changed once I finished all of the data collection and conversion. I did not have any numbers to compare my data to, so I thought that mine were normal. I thought this until I was discussing my energy sources with Alan when I realized that they were different than others. The company that my family uses for our energy is Eversource. Our main methods include Hydroelectric and Solar power. With these methods, my household produces a very small amount of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. This was when I started to get really interested in what it was that I was actually learning.
(Data and Screenshot taken by Hailey Towne)
The question that is being asked for this portion of the assignment is how I can drawdown my greenhouse emissions to zero. Personally, my data shows that I live in a typically economic-friendly household. Even though it seems that we produce “zero” emissions, I am sure that there is always more that we can do. I don’t think that I am 100% educated enough on the topic to know for sure what I personally can do, but I have some alternatives for people with less efficient energy sources. For some people, financial issues can get in the way of switching to either hydroelectric of solar power. Another reason could be the environment in which people live. For example, my dad has a house relatively secluded in the woods, so it would be difficult for him to convert to solar power as most of the property is covered in trees. One way that he is overcoming this is that he rebuilt the house and added another story, for the most part reaching above the tree line. However, not all people have this option. For people who live is the mid-United States, it can be hard to obtain hydroelectric power. There are still lakes and waterways, but there tends to be a small amount of precipitation which can lead to minor droughts. Although it may not be easy for some people, I think that switching energy sources to wind, hydroelectric and solar power would drastically decrease greenhouse gas emissions and bring us all one step closer to “net zero.”
(Data and Screenshot taken by Hailey Towne)
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