Environment - August 2007

2007-08-15 01:16:39 · 2 answers · asked by ♥Anonymous♥ 2 in Green Living

Glasgow, UK. I am thinking of getting a solar powered water fountain. Any ideas in terms of price and aestethics? Also wondering whether I can cultivate frogs (to eat slugs) in a fountain?

2007-08-15 01:04:57 · 4 answers · asked by Gerry R 2 in Green Living

We are being taxed for everything else Co2 related, why not tax us on the air we breath?

In fact why don't we wipe out the human population in the southern-hemisphere to help reduce Co2 emisions?

Sound silly, well it's as silly as saying we should all go nuclear (except for the developing nations who we won't allow!)

Thus my point, if going Nuke is the way forward, why are we stopping developing nations from carrying out research and implimentation of this technology?

2007-08-15 00:43:57 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-08-15 00:42:39 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

No sympathy wanted just your opinion.
I recently lost my father and when it came to organising the funeral i was told that he could not wear anything to be cremated. All i wanted him to wear was his favourite suit. Instead the wrapped him in a shroud. They said that this was because the creamatoriums no longer thought that the burning of clothes or anything else in with the body was good for the enviroment. They are burning a body for goodness sake. Is that not worse for the environment than clothes which we burn on guy fawkes night anyway when we dress the guy.
What is the world coming to??

2007-08-15 00:37:11 · 14 answers · asked by leasul 1 in Global Warming

2007-08-14 23:09:54 · 6 answers · asked by paricric 1 in Global Warming

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2007-08-14 23:05:50 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-08-14 23:04:26 · 8 answers · asked by Krait 3 in Global Warming

I hate to say this,
But I think the world is doing nothing for global warming.
Drats!

2007-08-14 22:58:13 · 5 answers · asked by EYFEE-LOVESLOLLIPOPPERS 1 in Global Warming

I just used the yahoo green impact calculator and it gave me a 2.5 and later when i go check the plan tells me i have a 8.7

That its just simply imposible, i am a vegetarian along with a organic diet, all the bulbs in my house are flouresent, i strictly use biodegradable cleaning producs and i dont drive a car.
i grow as many beautifull plants as i can in my backyard with out making it look too crowded.
even my clothes are organic cotton and so on, when i do groceries i have my own tote bags and i do not use paper or plastic bags.

and no people i am not a spychopath i am just a concerned 24yo who trully cares.

2007-08-14 20:15:58 · 4 answers · asked by iday_iday 3 in Global Warming

glaciers melting, and seals vanishing. This whole man made global warming is a hoax, want to see this?

http://www.washingtontimes.com/article/20070814/NATION02/108140063

2007-08-14 20:09:44 · 7 answers · asked by Reality Has A Libertarian Bias 6 in Global Warming

2007-08-14 18:54:11 · 4 answers · asked by arenuianderson 1 in Green Living

I mean lets drive around in a circle for 500 miles and see what happens.

2007-08-14 18:53:51 · 11 answers · asked by Rocketman 6 in Global Warming

What actions would you take? Would you move somewhere else or would you try to stop Global Warming?

2007-08-14 18:42:32 · 14 answers · asked by Verves2 3 in Global Warming

I don't know what this is and would like to know what the tree or the fruit is.

2007-08-14 16:59:57 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

I would just like to know why it is that most of you believe that global warming is entirely the fault of mankind. Have anyone out there heard of the theory that global warming may in fact be driven by the sun?

Check out "The Great Global Warming Swindle" on google video.

2007-08-14 16:34:46 · 26 answers · asked by Got Questions? I've Got Answ 3 in Global Warming

If I came up with a working engine that uses pretty much any liquid to run how could I make it so that the car companies would use it. I know I would want to get enviromentalists involved, but what else. because i know some powerful people invest in oil and they would try to keep the engine from being marketed because it would cut into there money. What else would I have to do to have them use it
It would be cheaper to make
It is more enviromental freindley
it runs longer

2007-08-14 16:27:51 · 9 answers · asked by prnszcrtny 3 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

This has been on my mind for some time now. China, India, North Korea, and all these other 3rd world countries in Africa and Asia are so filthy, so wasteful, and release SO MANY CARBOn emissions, but you never hear any environmentalists complain about them. Why not??

All you hear about is America. But the fact is, compared to most of the world, America is as pristine as a bar of soap compared to many of these places. We recycle, preserve many natural resources, consistently and constantly find ways to reduce energy spending, have innovations that are "green" or environment friendly, and we ourselves generally do our part to keep things nice.

Hell, China can't even make toys without loading volatile toxins in them. So where are your objections about the other countries that are so wasteful and immensly releasing about 50times the carbon emissions that we do????

2007-08-14 15:58:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Better that living a boring life and boring daeth?

2007-08-14 15:51:38 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Where can I find a place in Pennsylvania, southern Ney York, or eastern Ohio that will pay cash for bulk amounts of recylables like carboard and plastic products?

2007-08-14 15:50:00 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

If you believe in global warming, let the world know why and support it with facts/opinions.
If you do not believe in global warming, let the world know why and support it with facts/opinions.

Best answer will be judged by length, details, facts, and pride.

2007-08-14 14:54:16 · 11 answers · asked by George 2 in Global Warming

I was reading this blog posting:

http://www.dumblittleman.com/2007/08/101-ways-to-save-money-on-home-energy.html

It says "Set the fan on your central air conditioner to "on" rather than "auto." This will circulate air continuously, keeping the temperature more even throughout the house and aiding in dehumidification. Will it really save energy? What about the energy used to run the fan continuously?

2007-08-14 14:31:57 · 8 answers · asked by creativehaze 1 in Green Living

Trees are a good way to remove CO2 from the atmosphere but when it is burned or rots the carbon is re-released into the environment.
Eventually there is little net gain.
Manufacturing steel and concrete for construction creates tremendous quantities of CO2.
Wood is far more durable than steel and concrete. It is not likely to fail as a result of repeated flexing. Steel gets brittle and fails. Concrete is very brittle and cracks readily.
Well preserved wood could be used to build tall buildings and bridges with longer life. The CO2 would be locked up and the atmosphere would be helped.
Trees absorb the most CO2 early in their life cycles. Once mature they should be harvested, utilized, and new trees planted.
Wood can be made to not rot, and not be affected by water, oil or salt. It is not structurally weakened by heat until it actually burns.
If fire occurs, once extinguished, a building can quickly be returned to useful service. Good construction material. It even LOOKS good.

2007-08-14 13:55:44 · 2 answers · asked by Philip H 7 in Other - Environment

pollution: it's what we do.

even if you subscribe to the IT'S TOO LATE TO CHANGE school of global warming, you must admit that there arrived a tipping point, when man continued to damage the environment while being aware of his effects on it. those who have seen and studied our effects on the environment first hand realize this too. ignorance is no longer an option: we all KNOW what happens when we pollute. yet it persists.

here's the PSYCHOLOGY part of the question: what beliefs and ideas allow us to continue to do so? how do we rationalize it? what motivates people to continue to take steps that they know are BAD for them, and for the earth... is it a sense of entitlement? a belief in man's right/ability to dominate his world? religion? money? what?

we know what we do. why do we continue?

2007-08-14 13:52:29 · 10 answers · asked by patzky99 6 in Global Warming

2007-08-14 13:37:02 · 10 answers · asked by Elie 3 in Green Living

In the summer I always hear a bug, maybe it's a type of cricket. It's very loud, it gives off a buzzing sound. It starts off at a certain volume and then gets louder and louder, untill it's very very loud, almost piercingly loud. I only hear it in the summer, and I was curious as to what can get this loud? If your spending the afternoon outside listening to it, it'll probably go off every 10 or so minutes I believe.

2007-08-14 13:31:54 · 3 answers · asked by Amadeus4 2 in Other - Environment

Both Mann's 'hockey stick' data and NASA GISS temperature anomalies were throughly checked out, reviewed, doubled checked for flaws, yet both these papers got by the rigorous gauntlet of "climatologist" filled with more errors than a Kennedy drivers test!

Both of these errors were detected by the mining executive, Stephen McIntyre.

So how can data like this easily pass the review of degreed climatologist? And what else has passed by "peer review" that we haven't found yet?

And isn't it time to dismiss "peer review" as a gold standard?

2007-08-14 13:21:21 · 9 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

If you believe that manmade pollution is causing global warming, then it only make logical sense that the single greatest source of man's carbon footpring comes from the heavilly populated urban areas. That's where pollution occurs at such high levels that the environment never gets a chance to recover.

After a hot day, temps drop in the suburbs and rural areas, but stay high in the cities. Concrete, blacktop, glass, metal, it all retains the heat. Smog is so thick it almost never disperses, and sewage output is huge. No wonder ocean water around cities is always brown and yellow.

Crude oil trickles from the ocean floor but nature can handle it and within hours, it's gone. A tanker bursts in Alaska and it takes years to clean up. It's just a volume thing.

The air is cleaner where there are less people together. So it stands to reason that if you care about the planet, you won't live in an urban city area. Otherwise, you are part of the problem. Sorry. It's true.

2007-08-14 13:19:25 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Global warming is a hoax so why believe in it?

here is proof

http://www.junkscience.com/news/robinson.htm

http://newsbusters.org/node/10604

http://sermons.trbc.org/20070225_11AM.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,192544,00.html

http://www.globalwarminghoax.com/e107_plugins/newsfeed/newsfeed.php?show.6

http://www.prisonplanet.com/archives/global_warming/index.htm

2007-08-14 12:36:27 · 20 answers · asked by Reality Has A Libertarian Bias 6 in Global Warming

In my book there are environmentalists, environmental activists, diehard environmentalists, environmental extremists, lip-service environmentalists, and roll-up-your-sleeves environmentalists, to name a few.

What does the term mean to you?

2007-08-14 12:36:04 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment