Environment - May 2007

I assume this would take one heck of a lot of hydrogen sulfide. Hydrogen sulfide is quite toxic, so how safe would the process be? What would be the potential environmental side effects of the process? Isn't H2S a significant greenhouse gas all by itself? How would we produce enough hydrogen sulfide to make a dent in global warming this way?

2007-05-18 10:38:40 · 5 answers · asked by Engineer 6 in Global Warming

just wondering..

2007-05-18 10:38:08 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Plug-In Electric Hybrids are vehicles that have, in addition to a gas motor, an electric motor which runs off an onboard battery that can be charged at home. The problem is that battery technology to store enough power for any appreciable range is extremely expensive. But I do wonder whether our highways can be economically electrified so that PHEVs can pull their power from the road, while charging their batteries at the same time. Then much of our travel miles could be electrically powered without the huge up front cost of extensive battery storage.

2007-05-18 10:35:37 · 10 answers · asked by Rick 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

I live in an apt and have a patio where the suns warmth warms the patio, and glass sliding door. I feel its raising the temprature in my apt. Will growing a number of large leafed plants help keeping the temp down on the patio.

I'm thinking more in chemical nature (like producing O and the effects of O) rather than a matter of shade

2007-05-18 10:14:59 · 12 answers · asked by Mercury 2010 7 in Green Living

Industry,in some cases, will do it, with the consumers cooperation in sharing some of the cost ...Are you willing???

2007-05-18 10:13:09 · 12 answers · asked by TRUTHSEEKER777 3 in Green Living

NYC uses large crown vics, which looks like they burn a lot MPG, but most of the time they're stuck in traffic (wasting fuel)

A hybrid shuts down when it's parked, uses wasted kinetic energy to charge batteries, and at slow speeds, uses an electric motor.

It would be a great investment. Cities would be quieter, and reduce smog (and also gas). Are any cities doing this?

2007-05-18 10:08:23 · 6 answers · asked by box778899 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

2007-05-18 10:05:01 · 27 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

I'm sure it doesn't get melted down or anything.

2007-05-18 10:00:50 · 6 answers · asked by Jim 7 in Other - Environment

will it come back to haunt me in the long run, or can i risk continuing to let it drip, drip, drip?

2007-05-18 09:38:42 · 16 answers · asked by wally 3 in Other - Environment

Do you think that the new chevy vechicles that use flex fuel are look "cool". If so do u think more young people will buy flex fuel cars?

2007-05-18 09:37:58 · 11 answers · asked by shortee 1 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

What is more annoying: the fact that this world is going to **** or that there are people who are arguing that global warming is just a leftist popularity contest and doesn't exist, and in the process, trying to stop all global warming solutions? Seriously though I don't get why some people like to argue just for the sake of hearing their own voices! Global warming is real, its not a partisan issue, it is a MORAL issue. It sucks that progress has to be stalled so much by people who want to argue that it isn't true. Why can't people put aside their egos and political identity and just do what is right?!!

2007-05-18 09:28:56 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

If the earth is heating up and ice is melting we have an increase in water in liquid and gas form correct? Isn't the end result an increase in cloud cover that will reflect sun and have a corresponding cooling effect? An anology might be a govenor on an engine maybe?

2007-05-18 09:19:25 · 6 answers · asked by Bob H 1 in Global Warming

One as large as Australia using deep sea Ocean water to circulate it on the land through pipes

2007-05-18 09:04:18 · 17 answers · asked by lisalau 5 in Global Warming

It is a fact that many commercial greenhouses supply extra co2 to promote plant growth. If there is extra c02 around why don't we see a surge of plant growth on the planet?

2007-05-18 09:02:16 · 7 answers · asked by Bob H 1 in Global Warming

We are A very small community and are having a problem with tire disposal at our solid waste sight. We are even getting tires from our nieghboring state due to the fee they have to pay for tire disposal.

2007-05-18 08:55:29 · 7 answers · asked by Taz 1 in Other - Environment

I believe that there are still many questions that need to be answered as far as what the true cause of global warming is, and if it can be prevented. However, I have noticed that many American politicians, usually on the democratic side, are strong advocates of global warming and pass legislation to reduce the amount of carbon emissions in American industry.

However, this comes at a price - a great price in the increase of production costs inside America, resulting in many jobs being outsourced to places like India and China, developing nations which have little to no environmental restrictions on production.

With that in mind, this leads up to my question of why are politicans focusing so much on America reducing its carbon emissions in industry, while they are letting other countries with many more people and much worse environmental practices do what they please to destroy the environment while allowing them to take jobs from other places around the world?

2007-05-18 08:45:27 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-05-18 08:42:17 · 10 answers · asked by pspencer1 2 in Green Living

Leftists love hierarchical control viz a viz Soviets, China, Cuba, Franco's Spain, Venezula, several baltic/eastern europe countries, -etc. They needed big rallying cries to 'justify' their takeover of a country [fighting imperialism, economic factors, jobs, no wars, utopia laced platitudes, -etc]. Just ask a leftist - they are smart and probably smarter than you! They are not interested in debate for in their minds they have won. Just straighten up and do as we say (they say)

Global Warming is the new rallying point behind which THEY HAVE A PLAN and you my little ones, WILL PAY FOR IT.
Do this, do that, pay this, pay that, buy this, dont ever buy that , control, control... total control.

How do we keep control freaks out of the Global Warming fixes?

2007-05-18 08:31:38 · 28 answers · asked by Jebediah G. McMaster 1 in Global Warming

Around the Metro Detroit area in Michigan its up to 3.45! (i've seen it at 3.39 and 3.49)

So how much is it where you are? And do you think it'll ever go down again?

2007-05-18 08:24:59 · 34 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

seriously I see liter just feet from trash cans
I see people throw stuff out car windows.
do you think their litter bugs because
they have seen their parents did the same
or they become that way over time.

2007-05-18 08:14:46 · 32 answers · asked by soccermom 6 in Other - Environment

Say there was an illness that flushed across part of the globe, say there were major floods or earthquakes, say a giant volcano errupted in the middle of a metropolis, maybe a couple nukes go off? But say somehow a large chunk of every major population across the globe was simply cut by a little more than half, 60%. Do you think the planet would benefit from not having so many people clamoring for it's resources and developing on top of its natural landscapes?? Along those lines, perhaps human beings would be better able to put aside their differences and get along?

What do you think would happen? Would there be any long-term benefits after the short-term recovery from the plagues and disasters?

2007-05-18 07:46:33 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

We recycle as much as possible, but there are still things that have to go in the regular rubbish. Is it possible to recycle/reuse 100% of household waste? if not approx how much can be recycled.

2007-05-18 07:36:50 · 14 answers · asked by michelle p 2 in Green Living

2007-05-18 07:20:20 · 9 answers · asked by Marc B 1 in Global Warming

Saturation is the equilibrium state. I would expect things to normally be in equilibrium. So why is it suddenly big news that the ocean is saturated with CO2?

2007-05-18 07:06:59 · 7 answers · asked by Ray Eston Smith Jr 6 in Global Warming

2007-05-18 06:52:34 · 28 answers · asked by mixedmusic 2 in Other - Environment

how do i recycle the old one?

2007-05-18 06:39:09 · 11 answers · asked by juejua 5 in Other - Environment

I have no problem agreeing with scientists that global warming is happening. What I would like to see is a cogent answer to this question: If we humans are causing global warming, why are the other planets in our solar system also having an increase in their surface temperatures?

The Martian icecaps are melting! If that is not the fault of humans (I am pretty sure it isn't), then does it not logically follow that the sun is the culprit? If the sun is warming up all other planets in the solar system, wouldn't it be warming up earth as well?

Again, I believe the earth is getting warmer. But please, somebody explain to me how it is man's fault when Mars is warming as well. I really do want to know.

2007-05-18 06:37:51 · 15 answers · asked by Kevin C 4 in Global Warming

At the end of the day, is it better to put it in Standby mode, Hibernate mode, leave it on, or turn it off?

2007-05-18 06:16:17 · 11 answers · asked by Allison T 1 in Conservation

DRAGON 2008
"I BELIEVE IN U.S."

2007-05-18 04:24:23 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Man has subjected his inviorment to a enormus burden, how in your opinion will we be able to fix it?

2007-05-18 04:03:19 · 27 answers · asked by Lady 5 in Global Warming