Environment - May 2007

As far as the batteries go?

2007-05-14 01:06:11 · 7 answers · asked by Stephanie K 1 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

It must be able to hold a beaker of water in it. And the cheaper, the better.

2007-05-13 21:21:53 · 7 answers · asked by I'd like to Know..... 2 in Green Living

Being environmentalist, we mainly concern with the the environmental effects of energy sources. But what if its not economically feasible.

Please guide me if anyone has gone through any such report.
thanks

2007-05-13 20:40:41 · 3 answers · asked by nadia a 2 in Other - Environment

Energy conversion. Global warming, though not a problem IS urgent or important enough to justify the costs of complying with the Kyoto protocol. HOW?

2007-05-13 19:59:14 · 5 answers · asked by bella t 2 in Global Warming

2007-05-13 19:45:31 · 10 answers · asked by wildpitch_20 3 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

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2007-05-13 19:16:01 · 1158 answers · asked by Yahoo!7 Australia Answers Team 2 in Green Living

if not...please tell me the reasonable way in which every one can put their hands together in conserving mother earth..!

2007-05-13 17:48:54 · 15 answers · asked by Aditya 1 in Global Warming

It may seem silly but cant you put an additional fan where the radiator fan is on an electric car to use the cars forward movement to turn the fan which in turn will charge the cars battery? It makes sense to me. What do you think?

2007-05-13 16:13:36 · 10 answers · asked by Jesus & Kristle 5 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

2007-05-13 14:18:57 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

And yes, I'm quite aware of the fact that newspapers take trees, but I think the good it could do would outweigh the use of natural resources it took, plus they could plant trees to offset the use of paper, and there's the fact that trees are renewable resources at least.

2007-05-13 14:01:19 · 12 answers · asked by Stan S 1 in Other - Environment

And are you Helping Fix it?

or Helping it Destory!?

2007-05-13 10:33:04 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-05-13 09:53:14 · 4 answers · asked by DW2020 5 in Global Warming

2007-05-13 09:30:07 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

...is not important at all and cannot be brought up in debate by those who believe that natural cycles are more powerful than man?

2007-05-13 08:54:11 · 12 answers · asked by Bill W 【ツ】 6 in Global Warming

Global Warming Speech:


Everybody has already heard something about global warming, but honestly: Are we doing enough? No, we’re not. We CAN, we SHOULD and we MUST do much more, because if we don’t we and our future generations are going to suffer the consequences.
We live in a planet that is really fragile, and we cannot expect that it will stay all right after being damaged on daily basis by us. One of the main processes that causes global warming is the greenhouse effect. (show PowerPoint – here is an image explaining the greenhouse effect), as we can see here, the solar radiation pass through the atmosphere, some of it goes back to space, but others stay on Earth (which is good because it keeps our planet warm), but with the global warming happening the ones that are suppose to go back to the Space can’t go, instead they stay in our planet, causing hotter temperatures than normal).
If we put a glass of ice outside in a hot day, of course that it will eventually melt, and the ice turns into water. That is exactly what is happening with our glaciers…Since some glaciers are melting the sea level rising is becoming a real threat. We are facing a big danger: if the West Antarctic ice shelf melts the sea level would raise 20 feet (6 meters), putting in danger places like New York, Florida, San Francisco Bay, the Netherlands and many more. (Show PowerPoint: this is what will happen to the World Trade Center Memorial, in Manhattan. And in Florida, where 15 million people live. And here there is Netherlands, where 16 million people live). If this happens “the maps of the world will have to be redrawn”.
But we are not just facing the rise of sea levels. Many other things CAN and WILL happen to our beautiful planet, such as more hurricanes, droughts, floods, infectious diseases, a possibility of a new ice age, many deaths and of course the rise in temperatures (show PowerPoint: this is how our planet is right now, but if the global warming keeps happening it will turn into this, a completely different image).
If you want to take action there are a lot of things that you can do, for example, don’t leave electronics, (such as computers, televisions, etc.) in standby mode (because even if they are in standby mode they are using energy, when you don’t actually need it); recycle (if you recycle you can save 2400 pounds of carbon dioxide a year, which is a big help for our environment); switch to green energy (green energy is the type of energy that is not going to damage the environment, this energy is made by natural processes, like solar power, wave power and wind power. One of the examples of the green energy things that you can buy are fluorescent lights); don’t use your car so many times (while you are using a car you’re burning fossil fuels, which are extremely dangerous for our environment); try not go by plane (airplanes are responsible for 2 to 3 percent of human CO2 emissions, because they trap energy in Earth's atmosphere); use less hot water (because it takes a lot of energy to heat water); plant more trees (one tree will absorb a ton of carbon dioxin over its lifetime) and spread the word (if a lot of people know about this world crisis it will be much easier to take action, because we will have everybody’s help).
A man called Upton Sinclair wrote: “It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it”. This is why the politicians don’t do anything about it; but what do you prefer: Money or our planet Earth? It is not hard to choose, because without our planet we cannot have money. Why are we still ignoring this when we have so much proof that this is real? For example: the Lake Chad: in 1963 it was a beautiful big lake in Africa, but now it doesn’t exist. The Ward Hunt ice shelf in Canada has broken apart. 2005 was the hottest year ever and the hurricanes have become bigger and more: some examples are the hurricane Katrina (in New Orleans, Louisiana) and the hurricane Rita (in Los Angeles, California). We cannot say: “I am only one person, I am not going to change the world by doing this” If you say this, or think this way you are doing the wrong thing, because if we all help, a personal level will turn into a national level and then a global level. We know what to do, how to do it and we have everything that we need. If we are enough smart to create things like computers we are enough smart to solve this, we are only missing will.
We can do two things about the global warming: spending all day long not caring about the problem, while millions of innocents die, and putting yourself in risk or do something about it and change our world. It is your decision…

2007-05-13 08:53:08 · 18 answers · asked by Claudia 6 in Global Warming

how cold would the earth be if there were no greenhouse gases? please include sources

2007-05-13 08:40:39 · 5 answers · asked by CBroxmysox 3 in Global Warming

2007-05-13 08:27:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

white dog poo on the street when you were a kid??

2007-05-13 08:26:17 · 11 answers · asked by mentalkitten4973 2 in Other - Environment

Can someone help with this MATH.... PROBLEM... with Global Warming?

Global Warming MEANS "World Wide Warming!" It is ONLY A Political Term = NOT based in Real Science!

The EARTH is covered by "Three Quarters WATER!" Basic Science, it takes ONE-Btu to raise One Cubic Centimeter ONE Degree Centigrade!

HOW many "Gazillion Cubic Centimeters are there ONLY on the Surface of Planet Earth COVERED by 3/4 Water?"

HOW many Btu's would it take TO RAISE THE SURFACE TEMPERATURE ONE DEGREE?

DO THE MATH!

And, were are the Million TEMPERATURE MEASURING SITES on the Many Oceans THAT TELL US THAT THE OCEAN TEMPERATURES ARE RISING? Not!

Oh yes, POLAR temperatures have varied LESS Than one degree in the past 100-Years. Noticed I said VARIED, = NOT RISEN!

Thanks, RR

2007-05-13 07:45:34 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Having read Six Degrees by Mark Lynas, I outline the thesis and ask if you think his target is achieveable.

Mr Lynas details scientific knowledge about what will happen with each degree of warming. He details the tipping points which will exacerbate the influence of man-made emissions.

At 2 to 3 degs carbon cycle absorption mechanisms will fail worldwide.

At 3 to 4 degs Siberian permafrost will thaw and release vast amounts of methane.

At 4 to 5 degs methane hydrates will begin to melt and release even more methane.

Each mechanism adds a degree or more to warming predictions. The cascade starts at just 2 degs. Go over that and the earth will get 6 degs warmer in a matter of decades, wiping out 95% of life on the planet with no chance of stopping it.

The conclusion is that we must stay below 2deg warmer, which equates to around 400ppm CO2. We are currently at 382ppm.

To avoid this we must:
Stop emissions growth by 2015
Cut emissions by 60% by 2030
Cut them by 90% by 2050

2007-05-13 07:09:17 · 10 answers · asked by co2_emissions 3 in Global Warming

2007-05-13 02:50:19 · 15 answers · asked by aleric 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

would it make enough of a dent in the oil producers income for that day to threaten them, and have them change whether it be price reduction or searching for other cheaper alternatives ?

2007-05-13 02:48:24 · 13 answers · asked by aleric 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

I just want to say:

"DON'T GIVE UP because you ARE loved..."

(& if you've got a few minutes to spare, a PC & limewire, download Josh Groban's song by that title, cos it may cheer you up a bit... it sounds better after a few listens to.

Oh, I know this isn't a question! OK. How's this? How are your ideas to help the environment taking shape?

2007-05-12 22:11:10 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

2007-05-12 21:20:29 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

She's thrown out whole wine bottles before. when i asked her why doesnt she recycle she said because the garage isnt clean. we have a boat that takes up half the garage, furniture and a bunch of bike. what else can I tell her cuz she's not listening!!!

2007-05-12 20:13:34 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

According to environmentalists the evidence for man made global warming is so great that the only people who appose it are in the pockets of big oil. For arguments sake lets accept the fact that these people are being paid by oil companies. But to believe the above statement is to believe that thousands of scientists do not care about humanity, the lives of their children, grandchildren, and in many ways would be an acompliss to mass murder of hundreds of millions and according to some billions of lives by purposely misleading the public and not taking actions to correct the problem. But yet can still go to sleep without a guilty conscious. So how much money are they receiving?

2007-05-12 18:00:31 · 10 answers · asked by eric c 5 in Global Warming

Am I part to blame for the global warming thing?

2007-05-12 15:39:19 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Since like the 1800s, the world has changed so much...the telephone, computer, playstation, gamecube, playstation2&3, ipod, mix stick, wii.....it is just so amazing. What are your thoughts?

2007-05-12 14:51:25 · 10 answers · asked by ? 2 in Other - Environment

I'm writing a ten minute speech on it . I especially need evidence prooving it.

2007-05-12 13:45:23 · 12 answers · asked by NFrancis 4 in Global Warming

If we keep on burning fossil fuels won't we eventually run out of oxygen and die ?

2007-05-12 13:02:12 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming