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MEASURING WHAT MATTERS: A GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO ________________ A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of California State University, Chico ________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master in Arts In Geography and Planning ________________ by Daniel Abeyta Salazar Summer 2007 MEASURING WHAT MATTERS: A GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, CHICO A Thesis by Daniel Abeyta Salazar Summer 2007 APPROVED BY THE INTERIM DEAN OF THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE, INTERNATIONAL, AND INTERDISCIPLINE STUDIES: _________________________ Susan E. Place, Ph.D. APPROVED BY THE GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE:  ________________________ Dean Fairbanks, Ph.D Graduate Coordinator _________________________ Mark Stemen, Ph.D., Chair _________________________ Paul Melcon, Ph.D. _________________________ Guy King, Ph. DACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This piece of work is dedicated to my family and friends who have helped me along the path to attaining a meaningful education. I especially would like to thank my parents for their moral support and understanding of the importance of what I have accomplished. My mother, Vicki Salazar, has played a monumental role as someone who has always been there to listen in my most troubling times. I also would like to extend my appreciation to my father and sister, J. Leonard Salazar and Rachelle Schlesinger, for helping me understand the importance of an education and for their sympathy towards the many sacrifices it takes to obtain one. Additionally, I thank all of my friends that have helped me in times of need. My road to this degree was not a glamorous one. Fortunately, because of my generous friends I was never hungry and always had a place to stay. With love and adoration I want to thank Robby and Kristy Jensen, Clint and Monica Weakley, Jon and Marcie Meyerson, Brian and Carrie Grossman, and Joe and Sandy Salazar. Without the love and compassion that you have given me