Where does NASA get it's energy from, and how much CO2/year does it put out!?

Question

I understand the solid rocket boosters must output some CO2, and the large external tank holds hydrogen/oxygen mix to burn to get to orbital speeds(so they try to release as little CO2 as possible), but is it powered by it's own nuclear plant, or does it get all it's electricity from solargrids somewhere, or just off the local grids?

What got me to that idea was the energy it uses to cool down all that hydrogen/oxygen, where does it come from? and is it higher than the amount of CO2 that I use every year!?

{edit} I ment here on the surface of the earth, like at the one in florida, do they just suck power off the grid like everyone else!? Do people that work there drive hummers and crap, or do they buy electric cars/biodeisel/hybrid/etc and even the cost to the enviroment to provide the energy to make the products and get them assembled and tested, and even SHIPPED to NASA from other states(don't they?)?

From what I understand they burn the oxygen/hydrogen mix up in space in a fuel cell(at like 1100F) to produce electricity. Do you realize how much LEAD weighs? and it costs them $100,000/lb to put it in orbit? that's like $3million for your car's battery?

I am not puting down NASA, I love NASA! But just remember when they DID use lead batterys back in the old days and now note that the ocean levels are rising cause of the CO2 in the atmosphere?

Billions and Billions of tons of CO2 or what? how much of a difference has out NASA program REALLY costs us? I have a right to know!

Answer 1

The space station uses batteries and solar power for energy. The Shuttle uses batteries only. That's a lot of lead to put into the atmosphere if/when it blows up.

Envriowacko's do not want to go nuclear powered anything in the shuttle for the same reason.

Answer 2

This question has so many wrong assumptions that there is no answer.