Environment - July 2007

Is global warming , carbon offsetting and energy saving the new Y2K business and money making scheme for the government and other business'

2007-07-25 00:09:22 · 17 answers · asked by devonmonky 2 in Other - Environment

Recently learned that approximately 120 million Americans drive to work daily and 102 million of those drive alone. Wouldn't adopting a 4 day workweek nationwide help in the fight against global warming and assist in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels? Or would we use that day off to drive somewhere else?

2007-07-24 23:20:12 · 10 answers · asked by Jeffrey B 2 in Global Warming

For the last so many years we are hearing that global warming will cause rise in sea water level as a result of which many seafacing low lying areas or coastal areas will be under water.It has also been predicted by many that the southern part of Bengal( Undivided) and the island like hatia, Sandeep, Bhola etc and Sundarban may go under water. There are at least fourteen thousand islands in the State of Indonesia. None of the islands has so far been submerged by rising sea water. What then is the basis of such apprehension or prediction? If at all these low lying areas will go under water how many years it may take. Is there is any yardstck to predict such a happening

2007-07-24 23:15:48 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-07-24 23:11:16 · 11 answers · asked by Joshua 3 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Or a star?

2007-07-24 22:56:27 · 12 answers · asked by Yana U 3 in Other - Environment

I can go somewhere & there be 50 people outside with me & I will get bit repeatedly while no one else is touched. Why is that?

2007-07-24 22:52:55 · 8 answers · asked by Cheshire Princess 5 in Other - Environment

2007-07-24 15:27:12 · 23 answers · asked by Jennifer 3 in Other - Environment

Although I do not totally believe in this global warming "conspiracy", and that it is just the way the world changes over time, however I may be wrong and if so, is it possible artificial heating from central heating etc all over the world may be a large factor in the increasing world temperatures?

2007-07-24 15:17:38 · 6 answers · asked by David G 2 in Global Warming

2007-07-24 14:58:03 · 5 answers · asked by wwjdminel 1 in Other - Environment

seems like one of the only real positives to styrofoam since it lasts forever practically

2007-07-24 12:59:40 · 3 answers · asked by Antonio Montana Jr. 4 in Green Living

They in up in dumps and oceansides and birds and small animals get their heads through the rings and in time can strangle.

2007-07-24 12:36:40 · 17 answers · asked by ? 7 in Other - Environment

global warming sucks. its like we cause it so y cant we stop it? and what is the president doing? cause all i know is the prsident is ignoring the promblem and we may die this year. its true i heard it.

2007-07-24 11:46:36 · 8 answers · asked by ♥Liz♥ 4 in Global Warming

here in england, we've suffered the coldest summer since records began. i think we need to start to produce more carbon, and chop down some more trees, to warm up our summer a little bit.

2007-07-24 11:44:23 · 10 answers · asked by nakatablue 2 in Global Warming

look at the facts. as soon as iran got hold of a radioactive nuclear reactor, the climate has become odd. it doesnt take a genius to work out whats going..

2007-07-24 11:26:15 · 10 answers · asked by nakatablue 2 in Global Warming

Before corn can produce the sugar that powers ethanol it's starch must be converted into a sugar. This process will no doubt be expensive and complicated. Why not utilize other crops, such as sugarcane, that don't need to be converted. With the sugarcane's sugar allready in place an expensive and unnecessary step could be skipped and ethanol produced.

2007-07-24 10:50:18 · 11 answers · asked by lalakers 2 in Other - Environment

100 % reliable and selfsufficiant And how can I invest money in the future of this car. where Is the future

2007-07-24 10:15:28 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

My professor says that different environments require many different types of mixtures to be made depending on the area. How can I find this information?

2007-07-24 09:58:19 · 2 answers · asked by BL 5 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

I don't really know much about global warming and am trying to find out more...
Since global warming is being caused by an increase in temperature which melt glaciers and causes other problems...how is it connected? A rise in sea level is bad right? Couldn't we send excess water to other uninhabited planets? Taking it further could be send garbage to other planets? What would be the advantages, disadvantages?

2007-07-24 07:51:35 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

It's AMAZING to me.The Polar Icecaps MELT and people still say "Oh it's called weather it's just normal" are these the same type of people who would stand still while a Grizzy Bear was gnawing off thier left arm???Please help me to understand this total insanity.

2007-07-24 07:48:40 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-07-24 06:43:01 · 15 answers · asked by Gromit Head 2 in Other - Environment

http://www.conservative.org/pressroom/2007/070630jt.htm
http://www.nationalcenter.org/NPA206.html

2007-07-24 06:40:59 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-07-24 05:56:16 · 16 answers · asked by Agent 007 4 in Conservation

I already:

1. Drive a car with a V8 engine
2. Have my thermostat set on a comfy 78 degrees 24/7.
3. Use all the TP I need to get it done down there.
4. Eat nonorganic foods.
5. Consume paper and/or plastic bags after trips to grocery and other stores.
6. Wear clothes made in far away lands by "exploited" workers who are grateful for the work.

Any other ideas for me? Thanks in advance.

2007-07-24 05:22:58 · 13 answers · asked by RP McMurphy 4 in Green Living

The more I read, the more evident it is that there really is no justifiable position for disputing it - the gainsayers seem to have obvious ulterior motives, every new argument gets quickly disproved (for example the whole cyclic theory disproved by a recent report showing the planet should be in a cooling period right now), and even the loudest and biggest dissenters (eg Exxon Mobil) are revising their positions from denying it to adaptive standpoints. So why do folks still treat it as a debate or deny it altogether? Each time I post a question on it folks - apparently intelligent, well-read folks - give references disputing the theory, and it takes about a second to find a huge number of seemingly impartial sources that shoot down each one. Anecdotally, the current floods, the drought in my native Australia, all this stuff seems a bit obvious to me.

So. Why do folks still dispute it?

2007-07-24 05:21:52 · 26 answers · asked by johninmelb 4 in Global Warming

2007-07-24 05:14:39 · 6 answers · asked by RP McMurphy 4 in Global Warming

Senator Chris Dodd has been suggesting to implement a national carbon tax. This is what the whole scheme of 'Global Warming' is about. Taxes. The government does not give a crap about the environment. They care about money and power. Dodd also is suggesting a tax on the fuel companies. This will only raise gas levels more then they are already. We are becoming a socialist country with people like Hilary Clinton nationalizing healthcare, and Barak Obama wanting to give our five year-olds 'sex education' and nationalizing preschools. Tell me, what is wrong with a five year-old remaining innocent about sex? There is no point to it except to promote gay relationships at the youngest age possible. They are indoctrinating our children's minds, just like Hitler and Stalin did, only under the pretense of their safety. It makes me sick to my stomach. I hope the American people will come to their senses because I seriously fear that soon, we will have no country left.

-Original Me

2007-07-24 05:11:40 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

if you have then you are lucky because Michigan (i live in Michigan) has gotton barely any the last few weeks.

2007-07-24 04:20:31 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

The Great Global Warming Swindle is a controversial documentary film by British television producer Martin Durkin, which argues against the scientific theory that human activity is the main cause of global warming.
I was impressed by the filmmakers ability to misrepresent data and make it appear accurate. I had been wanting to see what how the otherside thinks.
Has any one else seen this film? What are your thoughts?

2007-07-24 04:02:00 · 8 answers · asked by Gwenilynd 4 in Global Warming

Out back we have a large track of land couple hundred acres, we intend to sell the standing timber to the sawmill, but then you have all the scrub left. Is it more efficient to just burn the whole mess, or use a petroleum based herbicide to get rid of the underbrush first before we burn, so we can plant the grass with the best results.?

2007-07-24 03:47:59 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

I just read this story on yahoo news http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070724/ap_on_re_us/ice_cooling

It's about a new and revolutionary way of cooling buildings without using A/C. This isn't new, they were doing this a hundred years ago, everyone knows if you have a block of ice and blow a fan over it into a ducting system you have a cooling system. I did some work on the Cuban Club in Tampa 10 years ago and they still had a system very similar to this.

What other ideas of yesteryear can we use to help the environment and save money?

2007-07-24 03:43:41 · 8 answers · asked by LimeyinAmerica 3 in Other - Environment