Carbon Footprint

[Troll]

For many people a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved by driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle. Each gallon of gasoline burned produces 10kg (20 pounds) of carbon dioxide [US Department of Energy]. A motorist driving 15,000 miles a year in a vehicle that delivers 30mpg will produce 5000kg of carbon emissions whereas a vehicle returning 50mpg will produce 3000kg.

Right.

I have a bee in my bonnet about this. I read in the Times yesterday that burning a Gallon of Petrol produces 10KG of Carbon Dioxide.

Now a Gallon of petrol weights 8lbs or approx (3.6KG).

On the basis of my limited understanding, how come an 8lb Gallon produces a 22lb output of Carbon Dioxide. Yeh, I know theres a reaction with Oxygen etc etc but I reckon this is absolute bollocks.

Where's the proof. This carbon footprint stuff is bollocks.

Imperial Gallon weighs 10Ibs

[zathras]

Surely the Carbon Footprint marlarkey is about various people selling nothing and making a wacking great profit, doing it.

And Anthroprogenic global warming is about taxing us some more and making us feel good about it.

PS. It doesn't work [frown]

[MarillionFan]

There's an opportunity here for someone to make a Carbon Footprint Watch which makes you feel guilty.

I bet if someone invented a system of using H20 as a fuel source they'd be complaining about the Oxygen footprint.

It's all f-cking bollocks and I for one am going for a drive around the block.