Environment - August 2007

2007-08-24 10:34:41 · 3 answers · asked by BBHunter 5 in Other - Environment

The Vostok Ice Core Samples show that our current temperature is nothing new. In fact it's been warmer several times in the last 450,000 years.

We are just at a high point, a normal position that occurs cyclically. And we can see that just as the temps go up, they come down again quite rapidly. Then after many years, the temps once again go up very rapidly, gaining as much as 10DegC or 18DegF in a short period of time without mans interaction.

Why sweat it now that it's a little warm out? It could be a lot colder, much colder than it is now. Relax, grab a brew, soak in the rays and live life. Nothing is constant, even the climate will cool off again.

http://cdiac.esd.ornl.gov/trends/temp/vostok/graphics/tempplot5.gif

2007-08-24 10:34:39 · 14 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

I see that since he has blocked most of the top answerers in this section, Mr. Jello has only received 5 answers so far to his question about what's wrong with skeptics. I figure we should let everyone answer this question.

My answer is that of course there's nothing wrong with healthy skepticism. On the contrary - everyone should be skeptical of all information and independently verify it. Skepticism is crucial in science.

However, people like Mr. Jello are not skeptics. They distort the facts, lie by omission, ignore when they're corrected, censor people who correct them, and only seek out information which verifies what they want to hear. The correct term for that is denial. What's wrong with denial is that it allows people to ignore the reality of a situation, no matter how evident it might be.

Anyone else want to provide their opinions about global warming skepticism and denial?

2007-08-24 09:43:19 · 9 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

How accurate were the ways that we gathered tempurature 100 years ago.
I dont believe that global warming even exists and even if it does, WHO CARES.
Scientists still cant say why it is happening and still people tell us that we should go green to save the environment.
There is no proof that the car I drive makes our earth warmer yet everyone takes it as fact.

Please comment no matter what your view is.

2007-08-24 09:13:24 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Apparently nuclear power plants can have trouble operating on hot days because they need a cold water system in order to run.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13818689
http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/nuclear/nuclear.html#NuclearEnergy

Nuclear energy is often touted as a major component of the solution to global warming, but if global warming can cause both hotter water and water shortages - particularly on hot days when energy is at very high demand - can we really afford to rely heavily on nuclear power?

2007-08-24 08:46:34 · 15 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

2007-08-24 08:38:51 · 3 answers · asked by PAMELA H 1 in Conservation

I have worked in the mechanical field all my life, I have the Idea that will totally eliminate oil imports into this country, my problem, no finance's to develop it, and too afraid to tell anyone what it is. Any ideas?

2007-08-24 07:44:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

We depend on oil for so much besides just fuel for transportation.Things like plastic,fertilizer and a lot of other things too.Could we end up going back to the stone age, technologically speaking?

2007-08-24 07:41:11 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

Many today think that global warming (climate change) is the most pressing issue for humanity. What about the methane burp?
250 million years ago, a humungous amount of methane trapped on the ocean floor erupted into gaseous form. The oxygen levels around the world dropped from 30% to 16 % in a matter of weeks. 95% of the species on the planet died. The methane is building up below the ocean floor. It could be used for fuel but it is very volatile. Don't you think that 10% oxygen could be more devastating than 42 degree winters?

2007-08-24 07:39:33 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

foyer which has been an established seating area for 30 years. She removed the seats using health and safety as the excuse,No risk assessments were made. Most of us are old and infirm and can not stand for long periods while waiting for ambulances, taxis etc. Is she entitled to do this or should she have put the matter to the association she is employed by...What say you??? English answers only please, USA laws are different to ours....Cheers Frederick.

2007-08-24 07:30:54 · 1 answers · asked by Fred Lloyd 1 in Other - Environment

What's wrong with being a science skeptic? Do scientist expect us just to believe them without question?

Is it because skeptics demand the higher standards than their peers? Does the extra work just annoy them?

If it weren't for skeptics questioning the majority, we would still believe that the Earth was the center of the universe.

If I am a skeptic like Galileo Galilei, then I believe that I am in good company.

2007-08-24 07:22:13 · 9 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

It's 2507, and a small group of civilized, attractive, ethnically-diverse people are holed up over a coal mine in Antarctica, the very last fossil fuels on the Earth. They're holding off barbarian hordes, and when their stronghold falls, it will be the end of civilization.
"Oh what will we do?" they ask their supercomputer. "Oh why didn't mankind begin developing renewable energy resources back in the 21st century?"
The supercomputer suggests a plan: they will build a time machine, and use it to send a robot back in time. Being old movie buffs, they make the robot look exactly like Arnold Schwartznegger. The robot is built and sent back to 1990, and arrives in the high-security area of a government lab. At first, the guards think it's an attack, but they hit the robot with everything they've got (lots of attractive explosions, etc.) and nothing can touch it. Eventually the robot convinces some scientists that it's from the future.

2007-08-24 07:15:00 · 7 answers · asked by cosmo 7 in Global Warming

We have no clue if "global warming" is caused by man or if it's causing any problems with the environment. Any time you hear an expert address environmental issues they always use qualifiers like 'could', 'likely', 'probably', 'may', etc....

But there are REAL environmental problems happening today, problems that can be measured, quantified, and resolved.

6 BILLION American Chestnut Trees are now gone, fell to a foreign blight. The American Chestnut was so plentiful, a squirrel could travel from Georgia to Maine without touching the ground. The Chestnut also provided hard mast, a staple for most of the wildlife.

This isn't the only example. Many of our native species are threatened by invasive non native species of plants, incest, and animals.

Why not spend the time and resources in correcting what we know is true, what we can see and measure to repair damage that we or nature has caused the environment?

2007-08-24 06:58:10 · 11 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

If you do, I would like to know how it influences your life today. It might just be my environment and where I was raised, but I happen to love the earth in which we live. I love the outdoors, I love the fresh air and I love being spiritual. This defines who I am. I see the earth as connected and all living things part of the same thing. Part of the same energy. I am my happiest when I am on the top of some mountain or by some forest stream. I love it under the stars and I relish in all of the creatures on earth..;.which saddens me at the same time with the way that our earth is getting destroyed by man's footprint. Man will lose his dominion though in time.
Anyway, what are your beliefs and please keep rude and unrelated answers to yourself.... Reply if you have something to say that relates to what I have said.

2007-08-24 06:49:57 · 11 answers · asked by HiketheWild09 3 in Green Living

do you believe this? Would you start using DDT again? Why was DDT deemed unsafe in the first place?

2007-08-24 06:21:17 · 10 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Other - Environment

from overseas?

2007-08-24 06:17:01 · 4 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Other - Environment

2007-08-24 06:15:32 · 3 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Other - Environment

I mean where did it all go?

2007-08-24 05:50:30 · 8 answers · asked by n8boi02 3 in Global Warming

Once the Icecap melts away because of global warming...

As the Arctic icecap thins due to global warming, a race is looming to claim ownership of the rich energy resources under the North Pole.

At present, no country is deemed by the International Seabed Authority to have geological structure beneath the pole - so no country owns it. While Russia has yet to restake its claim, news that it might has already provoked protests from Canada, the US, Norway and Denmark.

My take on this is that if we (Global community) allow this type of claim to be ratified, then what are we saying about the importance of the icecap and environment...what insentive would there be to preserving it, if the prospects of gaining Trillions of dollars for the country that can extract it.. at the cost of expaditing the melt and possibility of submerging huge swaths of low-lying regions from Florida to Bangladesh.

2007-08-24 05:13:21 · 7 answers · asked by Cesar G 3 in Conservation

I was working on my car and about 30+ flies came in from the doors and I cant seem to get them to fly out.
Whats the best way to kill them all?

2007-08-24 04:51:43 · 15 answers · asked by -jr- 2 in Other - Environment

are you in favor of this, and why or why not.
Does anyone know "why" they are doing this? I mean, what are they planning to do with the money? And will workers have to pay the same amount as visitors do?

Can you imagine yourself on a trip (like maybe north to south) and trying to save time by driving thru the big city only to get hit with this "use" fee.

2007-08-24 04:46:35 · 8 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Conservation

i am a 2nd year student in 4 year B.E. degree course in electrical engg.....
i have a deep interest in nature and i want to become a naturalist......
can u please sujjest me how to do it................
i had biology as one of my subjects in 12th grade........
iam from india.....
can you all help me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2007-08-24 04:46:25 · 4 answers · asked by kaustubh_thejosh 2 in Other - Environment

Is there anything left of it to burn? What is that doing to our ecosystem?

2007-08-24 04:03:45 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Al6Ha-fvOBw

2007-08-24 03:57:45 · 10 answers · asked by Paul C 1 in Other - Environment

Is hunting animals cruel.I had a answer to an unrelated question from some d*ick head.Can we clarify it for this poor depraved individual.

2007-08-24 03:28:07 · 11 answers · asked by nickson faction 7 in Other - Environment

and give us ways to solve that......for instance, people use a lot of gasoline to get to and from work, so maybe they could work from the internet instead, or maybe they could sell other ways, etc

2007-08-24 03:15:30 · 13 answers · asked by sophieb 7 in Conservation

2007-08-24 02:55:42 · 14 answers · asked by nikhil s 1 in Global Warming

2007-08-24 02:46:12 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

imapcts of global warming?

2007-08-24 02:24:32 · 15 answers · asked by navya g 1 in Global Warming

I have an old Bedford CA campervan, the engine is good and works, however I was wondering what alternatives that I might be able to install, in order to save money and to reduce the emissions as it is 40 years old, so not exactly the cleanest thing!

Are there certain pros and cons to the different types available, such as natural gas, electric or using vegetable oil?

Any information on the subject would be a great help.

Thanks,

2007-08-24 00:45:04 · 11 answers · asked by mouse_spinach 1 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles