Environment - May 2007

Eariler I posed some questions for global warming skeptics as to how they could explain the high temperatures and large numbers of extreme weather events we're currently seeing. Everybody ignored the extreme weather events and dismissed the high temperatures, saying that either 2000 years is an insiginificant amout of time or that high temps aren't necessarily due to higher greenhouse gas concentrations. Thus I have some new questions:

1) Do you admit that we're currently in a state of global warming?
2) Do you admit that carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas?
3) Do you admit that greenhouse gases cause global warming?
4) Do you admit that humans activities create a lot of carbon dioxide?

If you answered 'no' to any question, please explain why (with evidence).

If you answered 'yes' to all, please view the following graph:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mauna_Loa_Carbon_Dioxide.png

And explain to me what could cause such consistent CO2 increase other than humans.

2007-05-29 08:59:12 · 12 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

As I understand it, the Kyoto protocols punishes developed nations for high carbon dioxide emissions. It does not punish nations with developing economies. Although I favor policies which would increase the standard of living for Indian and Chinese citizens, I do not think they should adopt inefficient and wasteful technologies and habits for short term economic gains. To make a more environmentally benign economy, I believe it would be easier to start from scratch, so to speak, than to change existing infrastructure. I believe any carbon reducing treaty ratified by the U.S. should include reductions for all nations, especially developing nations. Having prefaced my question above, was Congress and the Bush administration correct to not ratify this treaty?

2007-05-29 08:56:43 · 12 answers · asked by John V 5 in Global Warming

2007-05-29 08:40:01 · 7 answers · asked by Relax Guy 5 in Global Warming

We usually can find the refills at Home Depot, but as of right now they are not available there. My husband builds model airplanes really needs these refills in order to complete his plane. He does not need the mask, just the screw on refills.

2007-05-29 08:39:07 · 4 answers · asked by NORMAN H 1 in Other - Environment

2007-05-29 08:37:04 · 12 answers · asked by Adam K 1 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

2007-05-29 08:33:50 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-05-29 08:09:31 · 3 answers · asked by Cassipoo01 1 in Green Living

Wouldn't that mean that their failure to pick up the Medieval warming doesn't mean that it didn't happen?

http://www.climateaudit.org/?cat=5

2007-05-29 07:16:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Evidence for the MWP comes from around the world, and no contravening explanation has ever been offered - just why were tree lines higher in both the Alps and the Sierra Nevadas? What's a regional anomaly? Are the Alps and the Sierra Nevadas part of one weather region? I didn't know that.


http://www.climateaudit.org/?cat=8

2007-05-29 07:14:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

its like the most important thing now and i have no clue what it is!!!

2007-05-29 07:05:53 · 17 answers · asked by LilyPad 1 in Global Warming

* In summer around the year (north/south), many natural forest fires occur.
* One forest fire for few days is offering smoke & CO2 more than the whole transport means do.
* That in addition to erupting volcanos.
* So it is a naural warming & nothing to do with my & you car.
* Governments use that as an excuse to rob me & you under different name of robbery,(tax).
BE VIGILLENT PEOPLE & DON'T BE THE MILKING COW FOR THE GOVERNMENT!!

2007-05-29 06:34:33 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

why aren't these debates slam dunks for the green side? No rational person can read these discussions and claim that they are. Why do they have such a tough time of it? Does that reflect on their poor debating skills, on the fact that it's NOT as settled as they say, or both?

2007-05-29 06:13:40 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

isn't it about time we all switched to a nuclear powered barbeque..? surly radio activity is the way forward????

2007-05-29 06:11:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Unless maybe it's not as simple as they made it out to be....

2007-05-29 06:05:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Has our way of life made global warming speed up or worsen or has our way of living had nothing to do with it at all?

2007-05-29 05:41:59 · 21 answers · asked by Mieko 1 in Global Warming

There are a lot of questions here addressed to those who believe the global warming concensus, asking them to explain such and such, and they always do a very good job of it. I've got some questions for the global warming skeptics. If global warming is fiction, or it's not caused by humans, why is it that:

1) Extreme weather events (early indicators of global warming) have been skyrocketing over the past few decades, particularly floods, as seen in this graph?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Trends_in_natural_disasters.jpg

2) 1998 and 2005 were the hottest years in history, 2006 was the 6th hottest in history, the winter of 2006-2007 was the hottest winter in history, and considering the following global temperature graph?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Instrumental_Temperature_Record.png

3) With global temperatures currently significantly higher than at any point in the past 2000 years?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:2000_Year_Temperature_Comparison.png

2007-05-29 05:37:20 · 14 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

2007-05-29 05:00:39 · 32 answers · asked by Treblacram 2 in Other - Environment

Dont they know there are temperature changes on other planets too? Does that mean they are burning oil there too? But that is hardly ever reported. Also, the past winter was the coldest ever on record here. This means that any temperature change is SOLAR NOT MANMADE.

People should realize that those that push global warming have an agenda. That is why you never see these reach charlatans give up their jets or million dollar homes. Fear is the product they push...

2007-05-29 04:59:52 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-05-29 04:54:23 · 22 answers · asked by timmystill@btinternet.com 2 in Other - Environment

After it was recently revealed that scientists lied about it to increase their funding?

2007-05-29 04:49:02 · 22 answers · asked by amansscientiae 3 in Global Warming

Dont goats eat a lot of stuff that cows dont, and so doesn't making cow milk take up more environmental resources because you have to grow specialty crops to feed them?

2007-05-29 04:47:34 · 15 answers · asked by tammyluv86 1 in Green Living

Every time we skeptics point out that certain parts of the world have actually gotten colder or that there are extended cold periods or new record cold temperatures in certain locations, your uniform response is "it's a global average temperature increase, that produces fluctuations rather than uniformly warmer temperatures everywhere at every time."

But whenever we bring up the Medieval Warm Period, you make the opposite argument - that the sum of the parts does not make the whole. We point out that the broader trend when you take into consideration the whole earth was warmer temperatures. But because there was one area in the Pacific where it cooled and because there were a few cool years, it wasn't uniformly warm, therefore the MWP wasn't a true period of global warming.

How do you reconcile these two contradictory arguments?

2007-05-29 04:31:41 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Using a small steam engine, which is more efficient, cleaner and simpler than an IC engine, to run an alternator to keep the batteries charged to power the electric motors, solves the problem of short ranges for EV's. It also solves the drawbacks of straight steam power. Water tube boilers do not explode. Thermoelectrics could also generate electricity from the waste heat making it more efficient. It could also use any liquid or gaseous fuel made, reducing dependence on oil.

The steam engine people feel steam is perfect as is, it's not, and refuse to consider a hybrid. The electric vehicle people feel EV's are perfect, they are not, and refuse to consider a hybrid. The Internal Combustion people are married to Big Oil and their hybdrids are so complex to hold down the normal IC pollution that they break down regularly. Can't afford to build one myself. Anyone interested out there?

2007-05-29 04:30:55 · 14 answers · asked by Taganan 3 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

as opposed to, like, a big corporate farm where they raise a lot of stuff? Why?

2007-05-29 04:29:39 · 6 answers · asked by Kevin K 1 in Other - Environment

2007-05-29 04:19:07 · 10 answers · asked by Joey B 2 in Green Living

2007-05-29 04:17:53 · 7 answers · asked by Joey B 2 in Green Living

with global warming added that the equator could become the next North/South Pole?

FYI: Magnetic North has already being proven to be in the process of shifting from Canada to Siberia. (See link below).

http://www.livescience.com/environment/ap_051209_pole_shift.html

2007-05-29 03:33:55 · 11 answers · asked by bottleblondemama 7 in Global Warming

mine would be a mosquito's buzzing.

2007-05-29 03:20:29 · 22 answers · asked by jujuma2 3 in Other - Environment

So I've tried
- talking
- watching the documentary "Inconvenient truth"
- Setting rules ( like turning off the lights, buying a hybrid etc)
- Volunteering
- I've shown pictures

I've completely run out of ideas as to how to get them concerned about this...its pretty difficult when they are so caught up with other stuff.

Thanks in advance.

2007-05-29 02:42:23 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I don't want typical images, i.e cracked ground..but don't mind using this if there is something in the background that we see everyday in our lives.. for example a rugby post or football goal...
I'm looking for causes or effects of climate change..
anything quirky..
they shud be able to persuade people to cut down on crabon, or make people aware of the problems.. please help.. im so stuck!

2007-05-29 02:12:55 · 15 answers · asked by Gina S 1 in Global Warming