Environment - August 2007

that's just 1/3 of a mile per week. Just 18 miles per year if you drive 15,000 miles each year.

Some think this is all that needs to be done to save the world. Just cut back, sacrifice just 0.12% of your life and it will make all the difference in the world.

That's just 1800ft less per week,

Or if you income is $50,000 we're just saying that if you cut back $5 per month you can save the world.

Here's the link given - http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/0,1518,481085,00.html

Does anyone believe that it will stop there? I don't. First they'll ask for 0.12%, then it will be 1.2% and shortly after that they will be asking for 12%, and even that won't be enough.

2007-08-27 07:32:08 · 11 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

is there somewhere that 'eco-friendly' clothing is rated? I'm wondering what would be a total lower cost to the environment, thinks like t-shirts made from PET (recycled plastic) or organically grown materials like hemp and cotton? How do you take into account transportation costs? Thanks

2007-08-27 07:24:01 · 2 answers · asked by Frederick G 1 in Green Living

IE: hybrid cars, recycling, cutting energy use, etc...
French Fries were boycotted, Mexican restaurants...We're actually in a war with a country who's oil is something we use. We weren't in a war with either France or Mexico when we were asked to boycott those things. I know we're dependant on it but it seems if we were a little more conservative in our use and tried using other energy producing means, we could cut back how much we use.

2007-08-27 07:08:13 · 15 answers · asked by strpenta 7 in Global Warming

i want to help prevent it but i don't know where to start .
Thank you

2007-08-27 07:07:55 · 17 answers · asked by ♥♥♥ H☮TMAMA ♥♥♥ 3 in Global Warming

May I consider "be a better planet" campaign a flop if my Sylvania bubble (sent by Yahoo, made in China) died after only 1 month of service?
What should I do with "lasts 7 years" mark?

I'd better buy 4 GE bubbles (made in USA) just for 1 buck. They will serve 2 months each.

2007-08-27 07:02:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

I've browsed online, and failed to find out the right tips to caring for bamboo plants.

I want to take care of my bamboo plant, buying distilled water is costly, however looking at saving $$, can I use boiled water that is purified and later chilled, to change the water every what, 2 wks or a month?

Kind replies, my friend....THANKS!

2007-08-27 06:21:42 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

sorry if i didint make the question right i just want to know more about this product like the price and where to buy them i just hve not seen them in the store!!!
any info is apreciated

2007-08-27 06:09:51 · 9 answers · asked by *********** 4 in Green Living

Curious about whether or not I should allow my niece to throw goldfish crackers into our local pond, I googled my question about what ducks are supposed to eat, and was shocked at what I found!

The website below explains how by feeding ducks bread, nuts, and seeds is damaging to their systems and can shorten their lives ten-fold......so think about what all the popcorn and chips can do!

http://www.liveducks.com/wfeeding.html

The article also talks about the cruelty of people purposely tossing one small piece of bread in so that they can watch the ducks fight over it. I see people do that all the time here, and I could understand how that would make them more aggressive towards each other with time.

DID YOU KNOW THIS STUFF ALREADY???

2007-08-27 06:07:57 · 9 answers · asked by nawailohiloi 3 in Other - Environment

"The Michigan wolves are dying from tick infestation due to global warming".
Why did they omit the fact they were reintroduced because they died off there before?
More GW science perhaps?

2007-08-27 05:40:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-08-27 04:45:48 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Would you believe that it would make a difference?

2007-08-27 04:43:16 · 9 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

How nature would reclaim it and how long it would be before evidence of the place would be difficult to see. I am thinking about it in relation to British weather conditions and nature as in different climates it would happen differently.

2007-08-27 04:29:04 · 9 answers · asked by talkland72 4 in Other - Environment

George Bush now accepts it:

"“In recent years, science has deepened our understanding of change and opened new possibilities for confronting it,” Bush said in announcing his proposal. “The United States takes this issue seriously.”"

http://www.planetark.org/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/43467/story.htm

China now accepts it:

"Implementing a climate change containment policy may cost a fortune, but the cost will be even higher if we delay. Early action is imperative," Ma said. Not the leader, but he wouldn't be saying that in Xinhua without top level approval.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-06/04/content_6196302.htm

US and China plans to address it may still be weak. But deniers here are still claiming that global warming is not man made.

What world leader supports that position?

Is it claimed that they are all "liberals"?

Isn't denial now a fringe belief, like saying we didn't go to the moon?

See also:

http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=6688

2007-08-27 03:45:43 · 11 answers · asked by Bob 7 in Global Warming

2007-08-27 03:41:37 · 21 answers · asked by Mohsen 1 in Other - Environment

Every time, Gore or a regional individual says that Global Warming is harming the environment it seems that something strange happens: It either begins to snow, or drop in temperature radically or rain for ever. This happens all the time. It's like God knows what the radicals are saying and in spite changes the weather: FOR REAL this happens much too often for it to be a coincidence. Even the weathermen can’t get the hurricane season down: truly a fifth grader can predict the hurricane season better. What makes Gore's global warming idea so funny is that when ever they have some sort of convention on warming the weather will change the day of the event. Has anyone else noticed

2007-08-27 03:36:52 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I've been wanting to do this for a while now, I've heard that gray water is one of the biggest wastes we commit and that the average joe can set a a simple system on his own. Any sugestions?

2007-08-27 03:08:08 · 6 answers · asked by find_your_nirvana 2 in Conservation

I don't know too much about the topic except for what I've hear from TV and celebrity's. I'm not really that invested as probably should be. But is it a lost cause? Can we REALLY change over DECADES! of planet corruptions within the next few years?

Just goes to show you, huh? Whether it be by the hand of GOD or by MOTHER NATURES pay back. . . humanity won't always be here forever.

THOUGHTS?

2007-08-27 02:33:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-08-27 01:28:32 · 18 answers · asked by Ratnam S 2 in Global Warming

should international efforts to deal with global warming focus more on reducing greenhouse gases or mitigating its effects (damage caused by climatic hazards and sea level rise)?
pls help me.. explanation greatly appreciated =)

2007-08-27 01:13:50 · 10 answers · asked by banzx 1 in Global Warming

especially the consumptions of mineral and energy,thank you very much!

2007-08-27 00:16:52 · 6 answers · asked by qdyuelei 1 in Green Living

especially the consumption of mineral and energy,thank you very much!

2007-08-27 00:15:17 · 4 answers · asked by qdyuelei 1 in Green Living

2007-08-26 23:56:46 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-08-26 23:54:11 · 16 answers · asked by peter s 1 in Other - Environment

Please be specific and include specific justifications.

thanks. :)

2007-08-26 23:40:29 · 21 answers · asked by Bonj 1 in Conservation

im doing a project about global warming etc. i dont believe scientists can gauge he temperature from then. What do you think?

2007-08-26 22:45:17 · 10 answers · asked by Monie 2 in Global Warming

last day of submission is on last day of February 2008.(check again)
it's a move by holcim foundation, check it on the web for further informations
the total award for winners is U.S.$ 2 million.

2007-08-26 22:25:34 · 4 answers · asked by 36 6 in Other - Environment

There are a lot of animals that are becoming extinct some because of what we humans are doing, but isn’t that part of evolution? One animal becomes dominant and then those that cannot cope with the domination become extinct. Others evolve so that they can cope with the dominating species?

And why do we have to try and save some animals? Maybe nature is getting rid of them for a reason, such as the dinosaurs. What happens when we are interfering and trying to help animals, and plants for that matter, that genetically and evolutionarily are no longer needed?

People say we over fish, that’s because there is a large number of the human species. People protest and try and help fish numbers. What if, for example, lion populations expanded because the conditions were right, such as it is for Homo sapiens now, and that meant there were more of them, resulting in caribou numbers declining. Are we going to call it overcaribouing? No, probably not. Are we going to try and save caribou numbers? Why would we need to as it is just the path of nature. A group of the caribou might evolve to outrun them for example but if we interfere to try and ‘help’ them then we might actually be stuffing up that evolutionary process. Then some people would want to reduce the number of lions and start killing them. That would also not be good for the balance of nature.

2007-08-26 21:41:07 · 8 answers · asked by ASK A.S. 5 in Conservation

When I think of the world ending. Like global warming? It just doesn't seem fair that people of my/our generation will have to suffer from other's mistakes. I am so confused. :( I don't want to be scared but I am.

2007-08-26 21:10:03 · 13 answers · asked by Colline 3 in Global Warming

story -> http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070825.MELTING25/TPStory/Environment

The next 100 years melting ice could sink cities from the United States to Bangladesh according to the head of the climate science program at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York and a professor at Columbia University


-nachofoto
http://nachofoto.com

2007-08-26 18:57:07 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

You know how it is when you go camping and you don't want to carry anything heavy in your backpack, so you pack as lightly as possible? Well, I have a new product I want to market it is a powdered form of H2O you just have to add water to it and you have a gallon of fresh clean clear water and you don't have to lug it all over the place. Would you buy it from me for $2.00 a gallon size plastic bag of it? If so, e-mail me and I will tell you the particulars.

2007-08-26 18:55:44 · 10 answers · asked by Sgt Little Keefe 5 in Green Living