Environment - February 2007

2007-02-27 17:38:51 · 1 answers · asked by iowagalusa 1

It is so obviously impractical even compared to other alternative energy sources like wind power. Only 0.06% of the worlds electricity comes from solar Photovoltaics, about 1/3 as much as of the rarely mentioned geothermal power or 1/10 the power we get from wind power or biomass.

Solar provides less than 1/200th the electricity we can get from hydro power.

If solar power was anywhere near practical it would be more common among the renewable power sources.

A solution to global warming will have to be practical to do any good and right now solar does not seem to qualifiy compared to the other renewables.

2007-02-27 17:21:51 · 6 answers · asked by Dr Fred 3

2007-02-27 17:15:18 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Do you know that there's no discernable coorelation between atmospheric CO2 and climate change? Do you know that there is a net accumulation of snow in Antarctica, not a net melting?

http://www.canadafreepress.com/2006/harris061206.htm

Do you know that of over 500 climate scientists who answered a survey in 2003 less than 10%answered "strongly agree" that climate change is primarily human caused?

http://w3g.gkss.de/G/mitarbeiter/bray/BrayGKSSsite/BrayGKSS/surveyframe.html

2007-02-27 17:10:41 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-02-27 16:59:10 · 5 answers · asked by JJ 2

2007-02-27 15:55:47 · 4 answers · asked by ronnie c 1

2007-02-27 15:16:29 · 2 answers · asked by davito53000 2

2007-02-27 15:11:20 · 2 answers · asked by cigar_muffin 1

How can we stop Global Warming and begin taking care of the environment if we have a tough time taking care of ourselves (heatlh wise for example)?

2007-02-27 14:30:32 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

What determines which vehicle comes under this banner? Yes I know 4x4's are classed into this category whats the cut off point miles per gallon? weight? public mis- conception? Additionally if 4x4's are not a reasonable everyday vehicle then nor might i mention are 2 seater sports cars. A 4x4 is generally owned and maintained by people who tow, are we now going to class caravans as enhancements to gas guzzlers and therefore penalised and become akin to anti social delinquents?

2007-02-27 14:21:51 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

or is it OK for him to use 20X more energy than the average family as recently reported in the media?

2007-02-27 13:59:52 · 7 answers · asked by BO K 2

any new species from 2003 to present day. Classification would be apprieciated. NO WEBSITES!

2007-02-27 13:48:59 · 2 answers · asked by cheerios43 2

2007-02-27 13:46:48 · 4 answers · asked by jabo_009 1

2007-02-27 13:41:32 · 15 answers · asked by Shaye C 1

This for a science fair project! All answers appreciated. Thanks!

2007-02-27 13:38:14 · 5 answers · asked by Eric 1

2007-02-27 13:33:16 · 4 answers · asked by jm 3

I would appreciate if you could give me the effects on the environment from the Industrial Revolution and also provide links of pictures and graphs. I will chose the best answer ASAP.

2007-02-27 13:30:48 · 3 answers · asked by ? 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissions_per_capita



What's so special about the US Virgin Islands? They pollute six as much as CO2 per capita as the US!

2007-02-27 13:13:18 · 3 answers · asked by anonymous 4

This is in regards to Al Gore and all his "inconvenient truths"...

I asked a question about how people felt about Al's call for more energy conservation from Americans and yet he uses 20 times more energy in his one home in one month than the average family uses in a whole year.

and one response I got was basically saying "It's the message not the messenger." I have looked at other questions and I see same response. "message not the messenger"

Now that does not make sense to me... When that Haggard guy was caught having a homosexual affair with a man people went ape over the fact that he was a hypocrite, and time and again his name is splashed across yahoo answers to show how hypocritical the right wingers are.

And yet here is a man who "lives a carbon neutral lifestyle, is Eco friendly and studies the environment" and yet he uses more energy than most people in the country, he rides around in a limo and has a personal jet.

When is it time to admit he is a Hypocrite?

2007-02-27 13:09:13 · 3 answers · asked by Stone K 6

2007-02-27 13:00:14 · 4 answers · asked by macewindu564 2

This Eco-capitalism thing seems like a good idea to me, what, if any, are the problems with it being a large part of an effective stratagy for an enviromentally friendly and sustainible civilization in america as well as in other countires?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eco-capitalism
It's funny because eco-capitalists are called blue greens, those are my two favorite colors and the description is a good representation of my political philosophy.

2007-02-27 13:00:03 · 1 answers · asked by Stan S 1

Hellppp..I have no clue what I am doing!!!

2007-02-27 12:51:35 · 1 answers · asked by lemonsandcake 3

for science class

2007-02-27 12:45:28 · 4 answers · asked by becky 2

2007-02-27 12:35:32 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

the prefix hydro means water wat do u think hydroeletricpower means? is the source of hydroeletric power condsidered a fossil fuel?

2007-02-27 12:21:45 · 5 answers · asked by becky 2

What if we start using electricity, solar energy, and wind energy power in the furture?

Can we stop global warming?

(I really want Al gore to answer this because Al gore made the movie An Inconvenient Truth.)

2007-02-27 12:13:24 · 7 answers · asked by Sylar 2

If many plants in the forest died, would only the planteating animals be affected? Why or why not?

2007-02-27 12:08:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The storage of nuclear waste is a problem that not a lot of people are aware of, but is an important issue because nuclear waste is piling up at the reactor sites and is awaiting storage at Yucca Mountain in Nevada, where all of the United State's nuclear waste will be stored for about 10,000 years (until the waste is no longer hazardous). However, it is not set to open until 2018, and the decision to open it faces a lot of controversy, especially from the people living nearby.
I am doing a term/research paper for my dual-credit college class and I need a poll of the general public for use in my paper, which will be on the opening of the Yucca Mountain Nuclear Storage Repository in Yucca Mountain Nevada.
I would like to discuss both views involved with this issue, which are the supporters/opposition, so with this question I'd appreciate it if you could choose one answer and elaborate on your ideas, if possible.
Please answer one
*Yes
*No
*Do not know enough about the issue.

2007-02-27 12:05:49 · 8 answers · asked by Mandy M 2

Would you expect many of the plants growing on the forest floor to have large or small leaves?Why?

2007-02-27 11:59:23 · 5 answers · asked by Luke S 1

What plants are in a redwood forest?

2007-02-27 11:57:13 · 1 answers · asked by Luke S 1