Notes on Global Climate Change:
Every gallon of gasoline you burn puts 19.2 POUNDS of Carbon Dioxide gas into the atmosphere where it will stay forever. The calculation is easy. A gallon of gasoline is mostly carbon atoms and weighs about 6.8 pounds. The combustion process removes about 12 pounds of Oxygen from the atmosphere and combines it with the Carbon in the gasoline and the resultant Carbon Dioxide is reintroduced into the atmosphere. If your mileage is about 19 - 20 miles per gallon, then every mile you drive puts about ONE POUND of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere.
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William Schaeffer
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