Environment - September 2007

OK let's break this down for all of the psuedo-scientists.
What is responsible for most of the heat on the earth? If you said the sun, good for you.
Does the temperature on the sun vary? If you said yes, goog for you.
Are there solar flares that produce massive amounts of heat? If you said yes, good for you.
Is it possible and likely that a gradual increase in temperature of the sun could creat a gradual increase on earth? Once again good for you if you said yes.
Have scientists admitted that they do not fully understand solar flares and their effects? Once again....yes.

Should we send ALGORE to the sun to do his power point presentation and convince all of the residents of the sun that they are responsible for heating up the earth? Of course the answer is yes.

2007-09-13 15:55:27 · 20 answers · asked by songndance1999 4 in Global Warming

Are the lids made from unrecyclable plastic or is it something to do with the fact that they can be squashed down to a smaller size when transported with out them on? I never know whetether I can stick them in the recycling bin seperately or if they have to go in the trash.

2007-09-13 15:49:23 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

Is it true the world is ending I hear alot of stories about it and some of it has to do with global warming. Also each year things keep changing, kids having sex at a young age, alot of killing, drugs, and alot of other stuff as well keeps occuring.

2007-09-13 15:46:01 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

The latest addition to their scheme is how quickly Humberto went from a tropical storm to a hurricane. In 16 hours. Big deal. They had 85 mile an hour winds and 100,000 people lost power. In the midwest, we call that a thunderstorm and they pop up in a matter of minutes, not hours.

Last year was supposed to be a horrible year for Hurricanes and there were few. This year they are already behind on their predictions and many scientists are back peddling.

Yet were supposed to believe their predictions that 50 years from now a bunch of polar bears will have died.

These scientists have no idea what will happen next week let alone 50 years. If the globe is warming it is probably from all the hot air coming out of ALGORE.

2007-09-13 15:33:08 · 13 answers · asked by songndance1999 4 in Global Warming

where you are?

2007-09-13 15:26:38 · 10 answers · asked by nickson faction 7 in Other - Environment

Since record keeping began in 1979, Antarctica shows the largest surface area of sea ice. It is currently at 16.2 million square kilometers of sea ice, and it's winter is now 0.6 C. cooler than in 1957. Don't tell me that's because of global warming.

http://arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu/cryosphere/IMAGES/current.area.south.jpg

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2007-09-13 14:59:35 · 7 answers · asked by Tomcat 5 in Global Warming

I know it's probaly a really dumb question, but I was just thinking about it while I'm working on my homework.

2007-09-13 14:47:31 · 20 answers · asked by maddyk97006 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

how to trick a fly to sit still, I've killed four, one more to go and the office will be rid of them (for now) but any who, I swear this one know's its stuff, it won't land, when it does its like oooh try it try to get me, im going crazy and this damn fly knows it!

2007-09-13 14:26:53 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

who's happy that summer is almost over??? i couldnt be more happy....thanks God fall is coming...

2007-09-13 12:43:05 · 9 answers · asked by lucely171 4 in Other - Environment

I'm doing a project for my science class. We have to make a prestentation about the rainforest, but we each are assigned to be a different type of perspective on the rainforest. Long story short I have to confince my class to cut down the rainforest for logging. I have to find information on good things about cutting down the rainforest. Are there any? Could you help me? Any ideas?

2007-09-13 12:41:39 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

I love nature and I know a little about it, but I'd love to know a whole lot more. Where do I begin? I'm mostly interested in forests. I'm currently finishing up my biology major, but I don't feel like I have enough practical, working knowledge of what's going on in the nature around me.

2007-09-13 12:39:17 · 12 answers · asked by AllieSono 2 in Conservation

http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/news_press_release,176495.shtml

2007-09-13 12:30:27 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Happens at least 2 times a day, at different times during the day.

2007-09-13 12:22:24 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

I just finished watching this show on national georaphic and Im confused. Some people say its real some say that its a big hoax. What do you think?

2007-09-13 11:56:00 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I have joined the student senate at my community college (way out in Tucumcari, NM) and one of the concerns is that the school uses way too much paper, hence the recycling. But I can't find any place near by that would recycle paper, what should I do? PLEASE HELP

2007-09-13 11:04:40 · 78 answers · asked by Caseylu 2 in Green Living

Are all those cows contributing to global warming? This is what Al Gore says as he boards his luxurious-oversized private jet. What about poultry?

Soon it will be shown (unscientifically of course) that eating plants causes global warming as well.

2007-09-13 10:56:20 · 13 answers · asked by Tom S 7 in Global Warming

can some one get me some trustable sights about global warming that thinks human kind is actually causing it to cool in the distant* future?

*-not sure how long into the future

2007-09-13 10:31:29 · 7 answers · asked by kaMEron™ 3 in Global Warming

Im in Oklahoma and its humid an hot Id say its about 85, where are you and hows the weather???
signed~ a board house mom of a 2 month old

2007-09-13 09:33:22 · 7 answers · asked by cami b 1 in Other - Environment

So if we are to believe the latest fear mongering, Polar Bears will be extinct in 50 years do to global warming.

So are we to believe that Polar bears as a species only came into existence since the last ice age?

If they evolved into "Polar" bears, won't they evolve back into regular bears that can withstand the temperature increase?

Or does "evolution" only work once for a species?

2007-09-13 09:21:36 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

During this time of human extinction, will small animals survive the upcoming ice age/global warming, but we won't? What are the exact probabilities of survival for humans? Will there be humans that survive the next ice age when the entire globe is encircled with ice at least 1 mile deep? Where will they live? What will they eat? How will human survival take place?

2007-09-13 09:02:26 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

They say that many temperature measurement stations are too close to urban development. It seems "logical" but has no data to back it up.

Study after study has shown that this is not contaminating the data.

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php?p=43
http://www.logicalscience.com/skeptic_arguments/urban-heat-islands.html
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v432/n7015/abs/432290a.html
http://ams.confex.com/ams/pdfpapers/102322.pdf
http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/research/faqs/heatisland.html

Deniers cite websites that have examined the stations. Some make pseudoscientific claims, like "rating" the stations from 1 to 5. But the scientific studies show they're wrong.

This graph is considered authoritative even by "skeptical" scientists like Richard Lindzen. Note the size of the green error bars, about one tenth of one degree.

http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/new_Fig.A.lrg.gif

Another silly argument that requires thousands of Ph.D. climatologists to be idiots.

2007-09-13 08:37:34 · 14 answers · asked by Bob 7 in Global Warming

This will be the first in a series I'm sure.

A friend and I are converting a car to electric. We're thinking of using a single 9" 120V DC motor for the drive.

Question: Is it possible to attach two motors in series (say two 60V or a 94V and a 36V), to get the same power output of the 120V? The idea is to shut off one motor while cruising on the highway to increase range. If it is possible, any Ideas where I can find info about how to control the motors?

Thanks in advance.

2007-09-13 07:27:19 · 7 answers · asked by jeepnuk 4 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

All the Earths problems are caused by overpopulation. Nature has always solved this problem by disease, or disaster. Should we just ignore it and wait. Or do something before it's too late. And keep in mind that it will never be too late for the Earth, it will survive. The question is survival of the Human race.

2007-09-13 06:50:55 · 11 answers · asked by phil8656 7 in Other - Environment

I don't see how not having as much meat and therefore not killing as much livestock reduces the livestock population ... can someone explain this to me please?

2007-09-13 06:48:01 · 22 answers · asked by Capt. Kiith-Sa Soban 3 in Global Warming

This is a serious question not meant to be discriminating, but I have seriously thought about it. I live in canada, in a somewhat large city, and I have noticed that wthin the last 10 or so years, as caucasian person, I have become a minority. Everywhere I go, there are fewer than 10 percent caucasian people. At the malls, at resturants, at parks... everywhere. And it seems like it's the Asian population in general that is taking over. Please do not think I am racist. I love living in this time where we can meet so many different people. But when it boils down to it, this is Canada, and it seems like anyone can get in, and that every asian person that come here, brings 10 more behind them. And then they each have 4 or 5 kids each. Seriously, like when I walked through Superstore one day, every Philippino/Chinese/Japanese couple I passed had a couple kids, one in a stroller and the Mother was pregnant. Am I the only one who thinks this way?

2007-09-13 06:33:00 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

....and cause earthquakes.

2007-09-13 06:26:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

if i decline it, i'll be thirsty, and it will still go to the dump anyway.
if i accept it, that would be like promoting styrofoam.

so what do i do to not be a bad person?

2007-09-13 06:23:46 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

if you guys could give me the link that would be great

2007-09-13 06:22:59 · 6 answers · asked by 1popayanco 2 in Global Warming

I understand that water can be gotten from the tap while other drinks aren't as readily available...therefore drinking a bottle of water isn't necessary.

But...if I'm out or at a concert and I decide not to get water, but I buy another bottled drink...isn't it the same thing? Aren't I using the same amount of energy (possibly more) by drinking the other product?

So...why is only bottled water getting bashed lately and not all bottled drinks?

2007-09-13 05:56:12 · 9 answers · asked by xoxox 2 in Green Living

LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas) is a clean and convenient source of energy in the UK that helps reduce emissions. Should the government make it compulsory for car manufacturers to only produce LPG run vehicles in the UK and phase out the supply of unleaded petrol and diesel over a period of say 3-5 years in much the same way they did with the old 4* Petrol.

2007-09-13 04:47:32 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Fuel Vehicles