Life Cycle Analysis

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Emissions

Life Cycle Analysis Fact Sheet

I have chosen to examine the life cycle of a Mercer University Leadership Name tag. Many Mercer students have these name tags that signify leadership roles campus wide--from Peer Advisors to Intramural supervisors to judicial council to admissions team workers, etc. I wear one of these nearly every day, but I never have considered its significance outside of an on-campus role.

Traffic Study

From the Lofts Phase II study room above the Center for Collaborative Journalism, I observed the traffic in Mercer Village from 9:30-10am. At this time, when many people were already at work, the majority people who were driving appeared to have been stay-at-home moms running errands. There were many newish and "higher end" cars that drove by. There were very few cars with more than just one person, likely because of the time of day. There were a few cars with multiple people--some of those looked like they were cars of students. I did not see any public transit (buses) or taxis. Only one truck appeared to have been more than 20 years old. This also does not surprise me because of the time frame. The cars were almost all neutral colored. Almost all of the drivers were females. A few people appeared to have had children in car seats in the back. The number of SUVs was high, and there were usually fewer people in the SUVs than the cars. 

Type of Car	Color	Year?	#of passengers
Honda CRV	Dark Blue	Newish	2
Nisan Altima	Silver	Newish	3
VW SUV	Red	Newish	1
Subaru SUV	Black	Newish	1
Nisan Altima	White	Last 10 years	1
Ford Mustang	Blue	last 5ish years	2
Toyota Corolla	White	Newish	2
Lexus	Silver	Newish	1
Toyota Camry	Gold	Newish	3
Toyota Highlander	Gold	Newish	2
Ford Explorer	Blue	Last 15ish years	1
Chevy Truck	Black	Last 20ish years	1
Chevy Trailblazer	White	Last 10 years	2
Toyota Truck	Dark Grey	Last 20 years	1
Toyota Van	Silvery Gold	Last 20 years	1
Subaru SUV	Grey	Last 5 years	3
BMW Car	Blue	Last 10 years	2
KIA SUV	Silver	Last 5 years	1
Impala	Yellow	Last 10 years	2
VW Jetta	Dark Blue	Last 10 years	1
Toyota Corolla	Black	Last 15 years	2
Honda Odyssey	Red	Last 10 years	1
Ford Escape	Blue	Last 10 years	1
Ford F250	White	Last 10 years	1
Honda CRV	White	Last 10 years	3
Dodge Durango	Red	Last 5 years	2
Chrysler 300	White	Last 5 years	1
Cadillac Escalade	Black	Last 10 years	1
Chevy Taho	Blue	Last 10 years	1
BMW SUV	Silver	last 5 years	1
Toyota 4Runner	White	last 10 years	2
Toyota Seqouia	Red	Last 10 years	2
Chevy Suburban	Blue	Last 15 years	1
Impala	White	Last 15 years	2
Toyota Prius	Blue	Last 10 years	1
Honda Odyssey	Blue	last 10 years	3
Volvo SUV	Silvery Blue	last 5 years	2
Ford Escape	Black	Last 10 years	1
Honda CRV	White	Last 5 years	1

BMW SUV

White

Last 5 years

2

Running Route.

Ritter Park Running Path
Huntington, WV

I was born and raised in Huntington, WV a small city with a population a little around 50,000. The small nature of the city translates to many of the same people frequenting the same general spaces and attractions. One of the focal points of Huntington, the heart of the city really, is Ritter Park. Just a few blocks from downtown, Marshall University, many of the public schools, and the most populated residential neighborhoods, Ritter is a hub of activity. West Virginia is a unique state in that we experience four distinct seasons true to the thoughts of the seasons, and they are all enjoyed here in Ritter Park. In the winter, children (and not so young children) grab sleds and enjoy snow while in the spring, summer, and fall the running path is one of the most popular places in town. The path is exactly one mile that passes the playground area where nearly everyone remembers making their first friends and winds alongside one of Huntington's main avenues. It is canopied by old oak trees that make for necessary shade in the summertime and a beautiful orange and yellow backdrop in the autumn. The middle of the path is framed with a fountain--a premiere meeting place where all high schoolers take their prom and homecoming pictures and where young children dangle their feet after hoping "mischievous" youth put bubbles in it. Winding the third main corner, the path then follows the creek and hillside. West Virginia often takes heat from climatologists (punny right?) for its dependence on coal (and now, potentially, fracking). Images of mountaintop removal sites and 'dirty mines'  often flood media coverage and detract from the state's true beauty. This running path full of foliage and natural creations shows why the state is called "Wild and Wonderful."