Environment - June 2007

i care a lot about this world. i've read and heard so much about it. but i don't know exactly how to help. what things can i do fer this issue?

2007-06-11 15:45:49 · 13 answers · asked by Avina 2 in Other - Environment

I receive a lot of computer and electronic equipment packed in Styrofoam peanuts and I hate to just throw it away if I do not reuse it in shipping. Is it recyclable? Is there someplace to take it? Is it worth selling? Is Styrofoam in general recyclable, or does it break down in 300 years or so? I am not a complete tree hugger by any means but I hate to throw stuff out that can be legitimately reused. Thanks for any help.

2007-06-11 15:44:36 · 13 answers · asked by Ray Scott 1 in Green Living

I have to know for an art project....

2007-06-11 14:13:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

I assume that over time, having a freezer jam-packed with frozen food would leave less physical area inside the freezer to be chilled. The freezer would have less space to chill, thus conserving more energy than a freezer that is virtually empty.
In the short term, a freshly packed freezer filled with warm foods would obviously require more energy to chill this new food, but long term - is your electric bill going to be cheaper with a packed freezer?

2007-06-11 13:19:58 · 9 answers · asked by Mike R 2 in Green Living

SO many people in my science class think it is real...and I disagree. I want to know if it IS real...and if you have any proof. (I mean, don't just say "look at the glaciers", 'cause I already heard that.)

2007-06-11 13:14:17 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

How fragile are regular solar panels? I'm wondering how well they withstand extreme weather, such as high winds and sandstorms.

2007-06-11 12:18:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

2007-06-11 12:12:34 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

What can I do or take that may be laying around my house in order to deal with allergies? I dont even have five dollars to pay for benadryl

2007-06-11 11:58:19 · 7 answers · asked by maguathehearteater 1 in Green Living

I'm looking for a center in the Roseville/Rocklin/Sacramento area.

2007-06-11 11:57:41 · 4 answers · asked by Eric Y 1 in Green Living

our new (under half a century old) concern for the environment?

Think big, like cars with nano paint to convert electromagnetic radiation to electricity.
-or-
homes that act like cells, creating their own energy and filtering and conserving their own water.

please impress me!!

2007-06-11 11:49:12 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

I live just outside Chicago, IL. Work from 11am-7pm. What is the most efficient temp to set the A/C to stay cool, yet not waste energy?

2007-06-11 11:09:50 · 10 answers · asked by Steve L 2 in Green Living

I don't think they will give you that much

2007-06-11 10:50:09 · 10 answers · asked by Karla M 2 in Green Living

I want to run my car on water, where can I buy the kit for this? Please let me know where, a link will help.

2007-06-11 10:45:37 · 7 answers · asked by simply_made 4 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

2007-06-11 10:13:34 · 13 answers · asked by Manesh 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

like, turning off lights as much as possible and simple things like that. Things that i have never even thought of. thank you.

2007-06-11 10:06:21 · 13 answers · asked by Keayr 3 in Conservation

If so how and what are you doing?

2007-06-11 09:58:33 · 28 answers · asked by vanessa m 2 in Global Warming

i'm hoping to bring biodiesel to my town within a few years. it's a small town though, with a lot of trucks that run on diesel. my environmental club at school is really pushing for it, and i'd really like to bring it. any tips?

2007-06-11 09:46:02 · 6 answers · asked by piccilo hiccups 3 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

do you think we are not looking into as we should or is it a waste of time? will oil companies buy the patents to avoid accessibility and distribution?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=QJu39UIqefo
(sorry it's in portuguese, but u can get the jist of it)

2007-06-11 09:45:32 · 7 answers · asked by N 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

2007-06-11 09:22:42 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Just because you question it, it doesn't make you an idiot. It makes you an idiot to follow something blindly without looking into it. We don't know enough about the issue yet, and to say that everyone should accept it as gospel truth is stupid. Form your own thoughts, people.

2007-06-11 09:10:53 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-06-11 09:03:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

i ask because i went there and i want to find some one who went there to and if you went do u remember mr.walther.

2007-06-11 08:55:52 · 4 answers · asked by BRANDY T 2 in Conservation

2007-06-11 08:10:02 · 11 answers · asked by KJ 4 in Other - Environment

So, I used to live in a congested area. I can kind of understand people who speed up to brake at the light, or else they feel they may never get anywhere (I always did, though I would coast along, and use less brake pad!)
Are there any other ways we can cut down on emissions and maybe save a little on gas? Of course, if everyone starts using less, the price may vary with that, and go up, because enough isn't sold... but at least we could cut back on environmental dangers.

2007-06-11 08:07:19 · 8 answers · asked by starryeyed 6 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

when you answer this question can you please star my question too as well thank you

2007-06-11 08:06:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

He preaches about global warming but just look at him. His electric bill aside, one of the biggest polluters is factory farming and Gore looks like he enjoys his McDonald's. How can he say he cares about the environment and overconsume like that?

Why can't people see that they're just being used as political pawns with this global warming issue? Gore has incited a panic over this issue in the same way the Bush and the right wing republicans incited a moral panic over the gay marriage issue in 2000.

2007-06-11 08:01:02 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-06-11 07:51:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-06-11 07:11:11 · 3 answers · asked by Lord Wisdom Jr 1 in Other - Environment

Ok im trying to run a swamp cooler to keep my shed cool I have 3 12 volt deep cycle marine batteries and my solar array totals 108 watts as for now I can almost run the cooler all day but the charge controller starts warning me that the batteries are low with about 1 hour left to run . If I add more batteries will the cooler run longer without the low battery warning coming on .

2007-06-11 06:49:31 · 4 answers · asked by J R 1 in Green Living

The claim is that Global Warming is melting the Antarctic glaciers and when 2 of the largest break off, it could easily raise the ocean level 20 feet. If that happens, the coasts flood, and MILLIONS across the globe move inland. Is this going to happen?

2007-06-11 06:42:34 · 20 answers · asked by RichR 1 in Global Warming