Environment - June 2007

Electric rates just went up by 70%. What are some things that I and my family can do to significantly reduce our electricity usage?

2007-06-29 04:37:48 · 9 answers · asked by Lenny 3 in Green Living

2007-06-29 04:16:32 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Do you like them? What other tricks are there to cut back on energy usage?

2007-06-29 03:06:06 · 10 answers · asked by Tom S 7 in Green Living

We have been toying with the idea of buying an electric car. There are two we have become interested in, the Gem and the Zap. They both run around $10,000 new and have about a 40MPH top speed with 25 mile charging life. Have you ever driven/rode in one? Are they worth it? Would we be better off looking into getting a hybrid?

2007-06-29 02:30:24 · 6 answers · asked by Gaia 3 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Check out this time line:

1895 - NY Times ran stories about "Global Cooling"
1907 - NY Times warning of "Temperatures Rising Globally"
1924 - NY Times ran stories about "A New Ice Age"
1933 - NY Times reported "The Longest Warming Spell Since 1776"
1975 - NY Times "A major Cooling Widely Considered to Be Inevitable"
Today - Back to warming

1923 - Time Magazine wrote about "Advancing Glaciers...new ice age"
1939 - Time..."No Doubt That the World is Warming"
1974 - Time..."Another Ice Age"
2001 - Time..."Scientists No Longer Doubt That Global Warming is Happening"

So I guess my question is: How long is it before the scientists, or at least the media, is convinced that we are headed for an ice age? I need to know if I should put away my thermals that I bought in the 70s or keep them out...I could need them soon.

2007-06-29 01:34:05 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I hope for evidence proving that:

1) The reverse is happening (global cooling) OR
2) There is no downward or upward trend in global temperatures
3) Current evidence for global warming is insufficient
4) The current temperature trend is natural, not man-made
5) Global warming is self-reversible.

Links will be good!

2007-06-29 01:19:03 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-06-28 23:27:46 · 14 answers · asked by Bapoorow p 1 in Global Warming

This device claims to reduce pollution by 15% & fuel consumption by 5 to 15% by ensuring ionization & complete burning of fuel with +vely charged oxygen. If this really the case than why don't the Car manufactures provide it with the car ?

2007-06-28 21:30:59 · 4 answers · asked by Stoic 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

2007-06-28 20:51:43 · 14 answers · asked by rudiv 2 in Global Warming

32F or 0C is melting point of natural ice.
The current trend is average increase of .72F or .4C from early 80s to present time.
http://solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/glob-warm.html
Vermont farmers have already harvested Maple syrup two weeks earlier than years ago.

2007-06-28 19:31:29 · 3 answers · asked by toodd 4 in Global Warming

One of the things icebergs do is help reflect UV radiation back into space, without them the oceans absorb the heat and thus melt more icebergs which further accelerates the melting.
I don't pretend to know how big all the icebergs are in square miles, but what if we positioned giant mirrors on floating barges? Does this make sense and would it even be doable?
Please don't answer if you disagree with global warming, you dinosaurs are vastly outnumbered, the science is sound, global warming is real, get used to it.
I'm not interested in debating that FACT, just want to know if what I'm proposing would work. Thanks!

2007-06-28 17:19:53 · 16 answers · asked by ? 2 in Global Warming

2007-06-28 15:57:50 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Small farms are an endangered species due to competition from big factory farms.

2007-06-28 15:56:44 · 16 answers · asked by ashcass0306 2 in Conservation

I love polar bears very much and I hate the fact that global warming is decreasing their numbers...it really concernes me!
Does anyone else care about them as much as I do?

2007-06-28 14:28:10 · 21 answers · asked by Ilovepb 1 in Global Warming

Do you get irritated when people say global warming is a so called 'myth' or 'hoax'??? becuase some people on Yahoo! answers are sooooooooo arrggg!!! ><

2007-06-28 13:55:47 · 14 answers · asked by Pineapples aren't quiet Strawberries!! 7 in Global Warming

I have been trying to start up an eco-group to help our world, and anyone who can give me any (Explained step by step) tips/info on how I can best improve my group so that we can all reach as many people as possible, would be greatly appreciated, thanks!!

http://360.yahoo.com/blorm_multaeen... (Group is found at the "Solutions For Our Planet/Environment" section of the blog)

Any helpful tips would be appreciated, since we can all do our part in helping to set a solid foundation for future generations to build upon!!

Thanks again for all your help :-)

2007-06-28 13:51:52 · 4 answers · asked by Qweemawva Anzorla Qwartoon (Male) 3 in Global Warming

2007-06-28 13:39:09 · 25 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

it's possible only to know, and if is, how we can help to stop it?

2007-06-28 13:14:09 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-06-28 12:54:14 · 3 answers · asked by jim m 5 in Global Warming

Does anyone think that it doesnt exist?

maybe that hole has always been there...

2007-06-28 12:25:21 · 12 answers · asked by ♥...........♥ 5 in Global Warming

can i shoot em? i see dozens everyday and sometimes they really piss me off... i mean, have you ever seen how big an eagle crap is? on a shiny clean hood... not to mention they hazard to puppies... and adult small breed dogs.

2007-06-28 11:39:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Conservation

We all know oil can be made from almost anything as is clear in the studies of nature so why not use good processes rather than poor processes? There are very few examples of good processes now in use by humans for disposing of trash or the making of new energy supplies.

2007-06-28 10:42:29 · 5 answers · asked by jim m 5 in Global Warming

2007-06-28 08:31:54 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

i bought one of those used electric ride-on-pallet jacks at an auction to move my merchandise. I have no instructions can some one who knows help?

2007-06-28 07:49:47 · 4 answers · asked by Oakland Stunna 1 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

With all the tension around the world on this topic, I wonder who will be the first to make a Global Warming comedy?

2007-06-28 07:20:52 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-06-28 06:17:26 · 7 answers · asked by namsaev 6 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

on tv theyre saying around 2050 the normal temps will be around 125F!! when do u think its gonna be like this?

2007-06-28 05:57:54 · 18 answers · asked by yo-ran 1 in Global Warming

Should Farmers be backed away from rivers by a public byout.The levy's could be torn down helping fish and wetlands along with relieving flooding problems elseware.The land would be public owned but returning it to its natural state.It would create a runway for large animals so there genes are more dipersed.The chemicals seaping onto the rivers would be backed away creating a "Buffer".What do ya all think.

2007-06-28 05:31:45 · 7 answers · asked by muddyriverdogz 3 in Conservation

2007-06-28 05:27:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

It seems that many here have come to conclusions about the subject. Why then do they continue to ask questions about it?

2007-06-28 05:18:50 · 7 answers · asked by Ken M 2 in Global Warming