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>>> WELCOME BACK. RECYCLING AND COMPOSTING ALWAYS
COMES TO MIND THE THINGS THAT
ARE GOOD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.
WHAT ELSE CAN WE DO THAT DOES
NOT REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
DR. BINDSCHADLER IS HERE TO
TALK US THROUGH . SO YOU HAVE
THIS CAREER WITH NASA.
>> I HAVE A PRIVILEGED CAREER
GOING TO ANTARCTICA.
>> I LOVE IT THERE.
AND SOLVING PUZZLES.
CERTAINLY BECAUSE THERE'S SO
MANY CHANGES IN THE POLAR
REGIONS THAT PUT ME RIGHT IN TO
THE MIDDLE OF THIS ISSUE OF
CLIMATE CHANGE ON THE CRISIS WE
ARE IN RIGHT NOW.
>> NOW THAT I AM TIRED RETIRED
I AM STILL INVOLVED IN
ACTIVISM.
ACTIVISM.
ACTIVISM. >> WHAT YOU SEE AT THE POLLS
THAT WE FIND SO CONVENTION OF
CLIMATE CHANGE?
CLIMATE CHANGE? >> WE ARE LOSING ICE.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY REASON WE
ARE SEEING IN THE POLAR
VORTICES ON THE ATMOSPHERIC
RIVER WE ARE EXPERIENCING.
>> SO TELL PEOPLE IF THEY DO
NOT KNOW WHY IT IS IMPORTANT TO
CUT CARBON WHAT THAT DOES.
>> WHEN WE SAY CUTTING CARBON
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT CARBON
DIOXIDE EMISSIONS.
DIOXIDE EMISSIONS. THAT IS SHORTHAND FOR
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS.
THAT IS WHAT IS DRIVING THE
CLIMATE CHANGES THAT WE ARE
SEEING.
SEEING.
SEEING. IT IS INCREASED THROUGH HUMAN
ACTIVITY HOW WE ARE PRODUCING
OUR ENERGY.
OUR ENERGY. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE WONDER HOW
MUCH CAN I DO AS AN INDIVIDUAL
IF WE DO NOT SEE CHANGE.
CAN WE ACTUALLY MAKE A
DIFFERENCE?
DIFFERENCE? >> ONE INDIVIDUAL CANNOT BUT
WHEN WORKING ALONGSIDE ANOTHER
AND ANOTHER AND ANOTHER
CERTAINLY CAN.
CERTAINLY CAN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO BRING THIS
HOME TO THEIR OWN ACTIVITY AND
MAKE THIS CONNECTION BETWEEN
HOW YOU LIVE YOUR LIFESTYLE
THAT YOU DO.
AND WHAT YOU DO CONTRIBUTE TO
THIS.
THIS.
THIS. >>
THIS. >> HOW DO WE GO ABOUT MEASURING
OUR OWN CARBON FOOTPRINT?
>> THE TOOL YOU HAVE TO USE IS
THE CARBON FOOTPRINT
CALCULATOR.
CALCULATOR. WE HAVE ONE ON THE WEB THAT I
WILL ADVOCATE FOR.
IT IS A TRANSLATOR THAT YOU
INPUT INTO THIS YOUR ACTIVITY.
HOW MUCH GASOLINE DO YOU BURN A
FEW DRIVE A CAR?
HOW MUCH ELECTRICITY DO YOU USE
TO WARM YOUR HOME AND WHAT DO
YOU EAT AND WHERE YOU BUY IT.
THIS CARBON FOOTPRINT CATALYTIC
TRANSLATES THE SINKS INTO UNITS
OF POUNDS OF GREENHOUSE GASES
THAT ARE EMITTED.
>> ONCE WE LOOK AT THIS HAD WE
LEARN TO TAKE IT DOWN?
>> THE FIRST STEP IS TO PUT IN
YOUR DATA. YOU LOOK AT THAT AND
THEN WHEN I ADVISED PEOPLE TO DO
IS TO LOOK AT SOMETHING THAT IS
EASY TO CHANGE AND REDUCE AND
START.
START.
START. SO
START. SO YOU HAVE SOME SUCCESS.
YOU CAN CERTAINLY FOCUS ON
THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT PRODUCE
THE MOST GREENHOUSE GASES IN
YOUR LIFESTYLE.
YOUR LIFESTYLE. >> WHAT IS CONSIDERED AN EASY
FIRST STEP?
FIRST STEP? >> IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THEIR
LIFESTYLE.
LIFESTYLE. FOR US THE WAY THAT WE LIVE WE
LIVE IN A RURAL COMMUNITY.
IT WAS NOT AN EASY PLACE TO
START BUT FOR US IT IS
COMPOSTING BECAUSE WE HAVE TO
PAY FOR EVERY BIT OF GARBAGE
THAT WE DO NOT RECYCLE SO
THAT'S WHERE WE STARTED.
WE ENDED UP WITH COMPOST THAT
DID NOT COST US AS MUCH TO TAKE
AS MUCH GARBAGE TO THE DUMP SO
IT WAS A WIN ALL ACROSS THE
BOARD.
BOARD.
BOARD. WE
BOARD. WE HAVE A SON ON THE EAST COAST
THAT DID NOT DRIVE SO IT WOULD
NOT BE TRANSPORTATION FOR HIM
BUT WE HAVE A DAUGHTER THAT
DOES DRIVE QUITE A BIT.
SHE MIGHT START WITH JUST USING
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION ONE DAY A
WEEK OR EVEN LESS.
IT VERY MUCH DEPENDS ON YOUR
PROFILE.
PROFILE.
PROFILE. >> IF I START DOING THIS AND GET
A GOOD VISIBILITY TO MY CARBON
FOOTPRINT AND I WANT TO ORGANIZE
MY NEIGHBORHOOD OUR FAMILY WHAT
DO YOU FIND.
>> SO WE LOOK AT WHERE WE CAN
MAKE THE MOST IMPACT.
WE SPICE IT UP WITH COMPETITION.
WE DEVELOPED A CALCULATOR THAT
WAS TAILORED TO THE NORTHWEST.
THAT TURNED OUT TO BE VERY
BENEFICIAL.
BENEFICIAL. >> WE CAN GET THE APP WHEREVER
WE CAN DOWNLOAD APPS.
>> YOU CAN DOWNLOAD IT FOR FREE.
YOU CAN KEEP YOUR DATA THERE.
AS MUCH AS YOU USE THIS TO
IDENTIFY WHERE YOU CAN MAKE A
CHANGE.