Environment - May 2007

I have already created a bag knitting plastic bags together, anymore bright ideas of what I can knit using old carrier bags?

2007-05-26 00:51:25 · 7 answers · asked by bettycatmouse 2 in Other - Environment

In today's Guardian (UK) newspaper:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2088783,00.html

'The US has rejected any prospect of a deal on climate change at the G8 summit in Germany next month, according to a leaked document.'

...

'Germany's environment minister, Sigmar Gabriel, said the country was prepared to block decisions on other issues unless the US and other G8 members made concessions on the environment. "America doesn't want to commit to firm goals. We can't put the global future of our children at risk because of the narrow-mindedness of individual negotiating partners."'

What can we do? What can we lobby our representatives to do?

If you live in the US, how embarrassed are you by the presence of a moron in the whitehouse who's brain has been addled by too much oil money?

2007-05-25 23:03:27 · 5 answers · asked by co2_emissions 3 in Global Warming

Pls DO NOT GIVE TWO-LINE ANSWERS. I NEED LENGHTY ANSWERS.

2007-05-25 21:21:00 · 19 answers · asked by pretty me 2 in Green Living

2007-05-25 21:11:24 · 6 answers · asked by ivallrod 4 in Global Warming

2007-05-25 21:09:07 · 6 answers · asked by yadim . 2 in Green Living

Just out of curiosity...some say its happening because of human envolvement, while others say its happening all along.

2007-05-25 20:34:38 · 19 answers · asked by Melissa M 2 in Global Warming

It damages the earth more going to our holiday's than actually staying in the place where we are. For example say you go to Spain. It would of polluted the Earth more getting their than what it did staying in the couuntry.

2007-05-25 20:16:11 · 14 answers · asked by Hoodoo 3 in Global Warming

No one can prove if it's are thought though since we have only been measuring the weather for around 200 years. If we saw data from 1500 or whatever and then looked at the tempreture was rising then we would know. You know what could people back then do to pollute the earth. Drive their 4x4's.

2007-05-25 20:08:27 · 29 answers · asked by Hoodoo 3 in Global Warming

2007-05-25 19:58:51 · 13 answers · asked by Hoodoo 3 in Global Warming

Is being "Green" a plus or minus that you use to choose products from a not otherwise environmental company? I am seeing a lot more companies go green and I am not sure if it is a marketing tool or they are really turning a new leaf. Pun intented...

2007-05-25 19:25:16 · 12 answers · asked by Down Low 1 in Other - Environment

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=070524_1_A1_hHesa62017

"In my opinion she did more to kill more African children than anybody I know," Dr. Coburn said of the woman best known for writing "Silent Spring."

"The fact is the result of that was tremendously negative for 750,000 African babies and kids a year, and another 500,000 pregnant women," he said.

According to a Coburn fact sheet, mosquito bites lead to 500 million cases of malaria a year with up to 2 million of those fatal.

"The majority of deaths are in tiny children and pregnant moms in Africa,"

2007-05-25 17:43:24 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

what can possibly happen if global warming gets very serious? because i was reading this story in class. it was about a girl who was like us. and when she had grand children, they had to wear protective gear such as goggles, suits, gloves, ect just to protect themself from the everyday sun. i thought that sounded very misserable and i was just wondering if it is possible that it could be like that or somewhat like that for my grandchilidren.

2007-05-25 17:20:31 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

It seems to me that Global Warming has gone past a novel scientific theory by rational people looking to address a potential problem to an all out religion. I'm not saying that is does not exist, or that people aren't effecting climate, moreover that we just don't know what the heck is going on and we had better learn a little bit more before making drastic, invasive changes in governmental and personal policy. Having said that, here are the similarities to Religion as I see them:
1. Blind faith - if you don't accept Al Gore's version of the truth, you are a denyer.
2. Sin and Redemption - We are all sinners, we drive cars run on fossil fuels, have light bulbs that aren't CFL, etc. But, if one will "tithe" to the government (in the form of higher taxes and more gov control), one will be saved and born again.

The whole thing works by guilt. At the end of it all, you are so implanted by guilt, you are willing to give up liberty, agree to higher taxes and more gov control to be saved

2007-05-25 16:10:51 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Sounds about right!
I'd like her to show one single credible scientific source that shows how many kilotons of CO2 removal will cool the earth over a given timeframe.
There is none.

2007-05-25 15:41:09 · 12 answers · asked by SQD 2 in Global Warming

i mean we're taking advantage of earth and no one dose anything to help the enviriment!

2007-05-25 15:38:02 · 27 answers · asked by <3 3 in Global Warming

How many of us on here would participate in the World Naked Bike Ride protest that is taking place on June 9th? It has been running for the last 5 years now as a means of promoting sustainable green living, protesting against the burning of fossil fuels and address the societal hangups people have over simple, non-sexual nudity. This is a clothes-optional event, and their website is: http://www.worldnakedbikeride.org

2007-05-25 14:43:46 · 16 answers · asked by Larrikin70 2 in Green Living

is it ok to recycle shampoo bottles?

2007-05-25 14:30:41 · 24 answers · asked by natalie 2 in Green Living

2007-05-25 13:21:42 · 9 answers · asked by deacon 2 in Global Warming

Hey, skeptics. Before you post, think of the best argument you have for why humans aren't causing global warming. Then look it up here: http://gristmill.grist.org/skeptics.

You'll find that most anti-global warming arguments are based on simple logical fallacies like cherry-picking and attacking straw men. There's also a lot of manipulation of data and simple confusion of scientific findings.

If you're still skeptical, tell me why you're right and thousands of trained climate scientists are wrong. And remember, "scientists" who accept oil and gas company money and don't submit their findings to peer-reviewed journals aren't real scientists.

2007-05-25 13:06:14 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

using the same type of internal-combustion, gasoline powered engine?

Why do we not have anything better? We have electronic mail, space shuttles, cell phones etc but we still have to use gas to power our cars?

2007-05-25 12:46:53 · 14 answers · asked by rusefox 3 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Will have as much sucess as trying to slow down the earth's rotation around the sun.

2007-05-25 12:43:56 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

In California, we have one nuclear reactor, on half the time. We still have coal burning power plants. How many tens of thousands of kids and adults have to get asthma before CLEAN nuclear power is established? Florida has 5, their rates are 1/4 of California. Even tiny Switzerland has 5.

2007-05-25 12:41:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Any thoughts?

2007-05-25 12:19:11 · 12 answers · asked by night_train_to_memphis 6 in Global Warming

if it is, then why do some people say that it is just a myth?

2007-05-25 12:05:35 · 23 answers · asked by A.M 2 in Other - Environment

2007-05-25 11:24:09 · 11 answers · asked by ccffss_650 1 in Global Warming

Its way too complex to make oil from alcohol but it is quite simple to directly transform anything containing carbon into just by applying good engineering so why is this process not being developed? It make no sense from a perspective of good engineering to make ethanol for use as fuel and very little sense to make methanol for this purpose.

2007-05-25 11:17:16 · 4 answers · asked by jim m 5 in Global Warming

im doing a report on how to prevent it

2007-05-25 10:29:43 · 8 answers · asked by fullmetal457 1 in Global Warming

Before you answer, read the following and know it to be factual. You can look it up.

1. At the peak of the last glacial cycle, giant ice sheets a mile thick covered half of North America.
2. Cars did not exist 20,000 years ago. Fire was a relatively new thing.
3. Ergo, human activity did NOT cause the ICE AGE nor the melting of the ice after the ICE AGE.
4. Re-read point #1. Key words "mile thick".

2007-05-25 09:51:02 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

i've found small ones like to carry books but not large ones to carry groceries.

2007-05-25 09:43:12 · 14 answers · asked by M n M 4 in Other - Environment

2007-05-25 09:29:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming