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Web page:   http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/earthaware

         EarthAware: Environmental Awareness Software For Windows

EnviroAccount Software of Davis, California is pleased to annouce the 
release of its new Windows based environmental awareness software, 
EarthAware.  EarthAware does a comprehensive environmental audit for an 
individual or a household, and gives a final score, a rating, a first 
ever personal CO2 total in kg/yr, all in a seven page printout. 
EarthAware should be of interest to anyone interested in the environment 
and interested in reducing their impact on the environnent.  Please visit 
our World Wide Web site to view EarthAware. 

EarthAware is especially appropriate for science teachers and 
environmental educators.  Environmental education using EarthAware is 
approached from a personal point of view instead of the conventional 
global view. No other tool can motivate students toward comprehensive 
environmental literacy as efficiently as EarthAware with its personalized 
and dynamic approach that immediately links a student to the environment 
through his/her actions.

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                         EnviroAccount Software 
                 605 Sunset Ct., Davis, California 95616
           1-800-554-0317 or 916-756-9156 (phone or fax)E-mail:          
                             dwlotter@dcn.davis.ca.us
        World Wide Web: http://wheel.dcn.davis.ca.us/go/earthaware

EarthAware, developed by Don Lotter of Davis California, is the successor 
to the highly acclaimed EnviroAccount for DOS, and EnviroAccount for 
Macintosh.  EnviroAccount received world press in 1992 for its 
innovativeness, comprehensiveness, ease of use, and relevance to 
environmental education.

Requirements for EarthAware: Windows 3.1 or Windows 95, 8M RAM and 7M of 
hard disk space.

Price: $69.95. Includes tax and shipping. Foreign checks must be drawn on 
a US bank. School purchase orders are welcomed.

EarthAware consists of approximately 116 questions in six different 
areas:      
     1. Home Energy and Water
     2. Transportation
     3. Consumerism
     4. Waste
     5. Advocacy
     6. Livelihood, Land Use, & Family Planning

After completing EarthAware the user receives:
   * a score made up of Impact and Action points,
   * a rating ranging from Eco-Titan to Eco-Tyrannosaurus rex,
   * a CO2 budget in kg/yr and comparisons to world averages,
   * graphical presentation of scores,
   * recommendations on which areas can be improved,
   * a 7 page printout detailing all of the above.

EarthAware's direct links to the Web provide education and resources. Web 
links relate directly to the subject in question i.e. solar power - how 
it works, how to design solar systems, solar equipment manufacturers, 
solar power research,etc..

EarthAware is very easy to install and use.  No other educational tool 
can teach environmental awareness as quickly and effectively as 
EarthAware. EarthAware activates its users to investigateand think about 
their resource use quantities along with other activitiesrelevant to the 
environment. These "resource use numbers" are the core ofenvironmental 
literacy. By linking the user to the environment throughquantifying their 
resource use, environmental education using EarthAwarebecomes personal, 
dynamic, and exciting. 

EarthAware is ideal for science teachers.  The questions can be 
customized to your specifications through an "insert note" feature.  The 
questions can then be printed out, photocopied, and sent home with 
students to do with their families.  Students then bring the answers to 
school and plug them into EarthAware and receive the analysis printout.  
Schools with only 2 or 3 Windows computers can easily accomadate a class 
of 25 students.     

EarthAware topics are below.  Each topic contains 1-15 questions.

1. Home Energy and Water
  - Electricity, Natural Gas, Fuel Oil, and Wood Burning
  - Winter Heating Efficiency
  - Summer Energy Efficiency
  - Water Use
2. Transportation
  - Driving
  - Other transportation
3. Consumerism
  - Durable consumer goods
  - Containers and packaging
  - Food and agricultural products
  - Forest products
  - Environmental toxins and hazardous substances
  - Miscellaneous consumer issues
4. Waste
  - Non-hazardous waste
  - Hazardous waste
5. Environmental Advocacy
  - Letter writing and phone calling
  - Volunteerism
  - Donations
  - Other efforts
6. Livelihood, Respect for the Land, and Family Planning  
  - Livelihood
  - Land Use and recreation
  - Children