Environment - June 2007

2007-06-24 14:22:19 · 4 answers · asked by sandyleesand 1 in Other - Environment

2007-06-24 13:31:32 · 13 answers · asked by Canadian Metis 3 in Conservation

I live near the beach, but along the coast its foggy and cold, so i need to find things to do at home or inside to keep my summer F U N ! ! ! ! !

2007-06-24 13:26:39 · 11 answers · asked by Nicole 3 in Green Living

it is here in SC....thundering too

2007-06-24 11:58:01 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Considering the amount of money Exxon-Mobile dumps into creating the perception of scientific dispute about man-made global warming, such as

JunkScience.com, where peer-reviewed papers are deemed "junk science" and corporate-sponsored studies are deemed "sound science".

The Oregon Petition which was circulated to tens of thousands of people with any degree, along with a "review" of climate science written by a Christian fundamentalist with no climate science background, and signed by 17,000 people based on that "review", most signees having no background in climate science. Yet it is cited as a petition signed by 17,000 climate scientists.

People like Rush Limbaugh who flunked out of college and has no science background whatsoever and yet has a rapt audience who treat his opinions as fact.

All the BS on the internet claiming that soda pop, water vapor, solar variations, volcanoes, etc. are the primary cause.

When people want to believe this misinformation, how do you combat it?

2007-06-24 11:16:18 · 27 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

Make a website about the environment, I mean to keep people informed and stuff?

2007-06-24 11:04:33 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Is paper with ink writing on it recycable? are plastic toddler toys recycable?? are chip bags recycable??

i want to try to recycle as much as i could but i dont kno wat is recycable and wat isn't....

i kno the ovbious things that are recycable like bottles and paper bags..and stuff like that...

but do they have to be cleean to be recycled??? like i have papers from my freshmen year with pencil and ink all over them are those recycable?

and i remember a teacher telling me that chip bags (like a dorito aluminum bag) isnt recycable because there is plastic mixed with it can someone help me out please...

and please dont give me sarcastic answers

2007-06-24 10:43:26 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

A 'coalition' (TASCC) was the first corporate-funded group to claim that global clmiate change wasn't happening. They were funded by Phillip Morris.

JunkScience.com was started to depict peer-reviewed scientific papers which connected secondhand smoke to lung cancer as "junk science" and corporate-sponsored "findings" that they weren't linked as "sound science". JunkScience.com does the same for global warming peer-reviewed and corporate-sponsored papers. It also equates environmentalists to Nazis, fascists, and communists, and is one of the main sources used by global warming skeptics.

The same strategies of misinformation are used by both Phillip Morris and Exxon-Mobile-funded groups.

So do GW skeptics know or care that they're on the side of the tobacco companies?

2007-06-24 10:42:19 · 12 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

Drifting icebergs are "ecological hotspots" that enable the surrounding waters to absorb an increased volume of carbon dioxide, a study suggests.

US scientists found that minerals released from the melting ice triggered blooms of CO2-absorbing phytoplankton.

These microscopic plants were then eaten by krill (shrimp-like organisms), whose waste material containing the carbon sank to the ocean floor.

The findings are published in the online journal Science Express.

The study, carried out in the Southern Ocean's Weddell Sea in December 2005, has helped researchers understand the impact of free-floating icebergs on the marine environment.

Read Article here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6227724.stm

The earth couldn't possibly take care of itself...it would of never made it this far without save the world freaks. Oh, EcoFreak Wonder Twins - what would we do without you?!?!? Oh, I know, live in peace and adapt to the earth instead of trying to make the earth adapt to us

2007-06-24 10:23:43 · 16 answers · asked by karadansu 3 in Global Warming

What's so great about NATURE. It probably pre-dates Aristotle to worship at the shrine of Nature, but "in a state of nature" we are basically brutal apes without shelter, manners, indoor plumbing, or food production. Mother Nature is a "harsh Mistress." What's so great about nature?

2007-06-24 09:55:00 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

2007-06-24 08:31:20 · 19 answers · asked by skateboardboi 5 in Global Warming

im am really sensitive when it comes to death and the world is gonna end. Is the world really gonna end in 2012 cause the mayan calander says it will !? WHAT DO U THINK WILL HAPPEN?

2007-06-24 08:28:16 · 20 answers · asked by ~♥*DAnCA*♥*FOreVa*♥~ 2 in Global Warming

My sister think Global warming is going to ahppen, will it or wont it?

2007-06-24 08:01:38 · 11 answers · asked by Seckledust 2 in Global Warming

A machine that sucks polluted air in and filters it and blows it back out as clean O2. If we could build machines like this and place them all over the world. They need to be very very huge big machine that has to filter thousands of tons of air a day. This will not only slow down the global warming but it will also reverse it at the same time. Giving us a whole new world clean of all polluted air. So, if we build them, will they work?

2007-06-24 07:49:12 · 15 answers · asked by roaldliang 1 in Global Warming

many people use their cars to work. this is despite the distance from home to work is walkable, bikeable, or less than an hour by train?

they complain on the smoke and pollution. yet it is the cars emmissions that contribute to that pollution they avoid.

btw, NMT is Non Motorized Tranportation

2007-06-24 07:30:59 · 16 answers · asked by Inspector Gadget 2 in Green Living

The speed limit for a school zone is 15 mph and can be as high as 45 mph in rural areas. In Florida we have no wake zones where a boat must idle (about 5 mph) because Manatees may be present. A manatee can hear a boat coming (10 to 15 mph) and get out of the way. A child can not hear as well, does not pay attention to traffic, or distracted by other kids. I think the no wake zones are to protect the rich homeowners and their seawalls along the intercoastal waterway. There seems to be no logic or reason for the locations of the no wake zones.

If 15 mph is good enough for our children, then 15 mph should be good enough for the Manatees.

2007-06-24 07:23:00 · 6 answers · asked by Trader 2 in Other - Environment

will the council send a rat catcher around ?
Is it an enviromental health issue?
I have two small chilred, shall I let them play in the garden ?
yes put some rat poison down today

2007-06-24 06:20:40 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

This is for a debate, my opposition says global warming isn't that big of a deal...But is it? Who is contributing to it? Why is it happening? Where is the evidence? What happens if we do nothing? Why have humans in general waited so long to actually see the problems? When did global warming become such a big deal? WHAT CAN WE DO?

2007-06-24 06:01:23 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

i afried of global warming! if what im watchin is true than we will all die in 2012. i'l almost be 19. i need some major comforting!

2007-06-24 05:58:41 · 19 answers · asked by monkkeytheblue 1 in Global Warming

2007-06-24 05:02:01 · 19 answers · asked by itsnot4girls 2 in Global Warming

how do i throw away old prescription pills in the tolilet or cruchs them or just in the garbage can??

2007-06-24 04:52:13 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

how do i throw away old prescription pills in the tolilet or cruchs them or just in the garbage can??

2007-06-24 04:44:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

I heard that the polar icecaps will melt and increase the rise in sea levels, putting london underwater.

2007-06-24 04:30:39 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

do NOT give me anything from payscale or salary.com please.

also, how much do self employed workers charge?

2007-06-24 04:26:07 · 5 answers · asked by T F 2 in Other - Environment

Any herbs that are good for smoking that are common. Oregano, Chives, Ect.

2007-06-24 03:13:08 · 6 answers · asked by poopyhead 2 in Green Living

Aren't humans a sort of "planet parasites"?

Completely dependent on the planet we live on, yet taking much much more than giving back.

What can we do to become more like "good bacteria" than "bad parasites"?

2007-06-24 02:58:14 · 17 answers · asked by M 6 in Other - Environment

As far as I can tell, curbside recycling only takes newspaper ( no cardboard ) and only # 1and # 2 plastics.
Thanks for any help folks !

2007-06-24 02:32:30 · 2 answers · asked by yahwhatever 2 in Green Living

If yes how big was the person, refferences plz....

2007-06-24 00:48:55 · 4 answers · asked by My pic looks good 2 in Other - Environment

How are you going to spend your day?

2007-06-23 19:48:56 · 10 answers · asked by Carol B 5 in Other - Environment

something like driving less or switching to energy efficient lightbulbs or start recycling more or switch to green power? I am interested to know what people think - are we apathetic?

2007-06-23 16:27:21 · 17 answers · asked by robot love 2 in Global Warming