Environment - October 2007

I am doing a debate and my team is the affirmative team. We know that biofuel is a better alternative than petrol and that biodiesel can be replaced but only for diesel cars. However we are not sure what alternatives of biofuels are there that dosent require modifying your gasoline car.

Is there anyone out there who would know some alternative biofuel that can replace petrol and still be used in your exsisting gasoline engine?

The debate will be on the 22nd of November so i was just wondering if i could get some answers quick!!

Thanks!!

2007-10-31 23:31:20 · 6 answers · asked by ME 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Is rubber dead (used to be living), alive (doubt it) or was never alive? I NEED TO KNOW!

2007-10-31 21:59:49 · 4 answers · asked by Annie P 1 in Green Living

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071101/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires;_ylt=AlQVIC12I4.gX6109j6jksKs0NUE

2007-10-31 19:46:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Im just not tired at the moment.

2007-10-31 17:05:28 · 21 answers · asked by D 7 in Other - Environment

Lets do some math. This would only PROVE that cell phones are the reason are bees are dying which in sense is giving us 0.5-3 decades left of humanity!

Yes, bees are the last animal (including humans) that is needed for all of living species on land to exist. So, if it is infact cellphones, by the rate of technology we could be killing them at an excessive rate.

Think of the amount of cell phone rate increases there are from '95-02 - '03-05 and 06-present. Yes it is increasing fast. The districts that have the radiation fields moving is moving so fast.

We prove its technology by the rate they have been dying since the 90s and the geographical areas is the dead giveaways.

Places with less cell energy should be better than the ones that have more

I.E. Populated USA, southern ontario, bc canada, europe, austrillia, japan, china. How about the other continents not as technogically advanced.

We have to find an answer. We have to work together to fix this. FAST!!!!

2007-10-31 16:35:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I agree that we need to do something regarding global warming, but I think that banning light bulbs is a typical cheap politicians excuse to do nothing that affects the road and energy lobbies. As an artist I value the light of halogen lamps for working under and wouldn't mind paying double to use them. Where I can I've fitted CFL bulbs and am currently trying out some expensive LED lamps, but they're not really good enough. I'd get pretty mad if I have to work in dim diffuse light while public buildings are still lit at night, my neighbour still runs an SUV and we don't have high speed trains instead of planes.

2007-10-31 14:52:48 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

2007-10-31 14:43:29 · 7 answers · asked by Bad Fairy 1 in Other - Environment

stop wasting the natural resources of the Earth or find another planet to live when the natural resources of this planet run out?

2007-10-31 14:29:46 · 7 answers · asked by Io sono... 4 in Green Living

2007-10-31 14:09:18 · 6 answers · asked by Count vampula 1 in Other - Environment

2007-10-31 14:02:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I have hidden a number as an answer to a question, on the yahoo answers section that is all about halloween. The first person to retrieve that number gets 10 points.

Clues Blond girl, Spanish Halloween.

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2007-10-31 13:56:46 · 5 answers · asked by Tomcat 5 in Global Warming

basically i am given an invasive species (african giant snails..they were imported to hawaii)
can any one please give me a ROUGH idea of how the following experiment could possibly be cairried out please?
how can you tEST a hypothesis (not in real life though..only for school...) that this species truly is invasive ? any CREATIVE, original brilliant ideas would be so greatly appreciated, you have no clue!!
thanks!!

2007-10-31 13:47:06 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Conservation

2007-10-31 12:37:35 · 9 answers · asked by Count vampula 1 in Other - Environment

I live in SE Ok., every time I go out side these red wasp's chase me they get so close sometimes that I have to dodge them so we dont calide. And they only do it to me. No one else. what is the deal.?

2007-10-31 10:34:42 · 11 answers · asked by hilo 2 in Other - Environment

I am currently developing several avenues of harnessing the energy of the oceans and tides. I currently know of at least 8 different developed methodes. Two of my methodes are, as far as I know, unique and the 3rd is an improvement in OWC generator propulsion.
I, of course would be intereted in Government grants and such, but I am sure that private industry is far more likely to actually invest in this area, as they will be able to turn free in into a product that they sell, the best business in the world get something for (basically) nothing.
If you know of any funding sources, please respond

2007-10-31 09:13:26 · 5 answers · asked by athorgarak 4 in Other - Environment

From early 1980's until about 2002, it was all about energy. Now it's about global warming - switch things off - saving energy! anyone else thinking my way out there?

2007-10-31 09:13:24 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

We have about a hundred bats living in my buildings roof and today the landloard is blocking all the holes so the cant get out out!!! He said they will die in there!!! This is so cruel and i believe illegal....
I live in New York state. Who can I contact for help with the bats.?????????

2007-10-31 08:08:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Until recently the polar bears had managed to escape the worst effects of global warming and their numbers were relatively steady.

Last year the Arctic ice melted to record low levels and new observations show the ice is melting faster than previously thought. As it melts it threatens the polar bears habitat.

Nine new studies make grim reading for the bears. The USGS concludes that by 2040 their numbers will have been reduced to just one third of present levels.

Recently the bears have been finding it increasingly difficult to hunt food, many have drowned, others have been crushed as their dens have collapsed due to melting accelerated by warmer temperatures. These things happen anyway but it's now happening more than ever.

Do we leave the bears to their fate or do we intervene to try to help them. What do you think we should do to assist?

http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/special/polar_bears/docs/executive_summary.pdf
http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/special/polar_bears/

2007-10-31 06:28:07 · 27 answers · asked by Trevor 7 in Global Warming

Ron C has been proposing the synchronization of various climate indices (pacific decadal oscillation, north atlantic oscillation, el nino, etc.) could be responsible for the major climate changes over the past century. He references this paper:

http://www.uwm.edu/~kravtsov/downloads/GRL-Tsonis.pdf

I recall reading a bit about this theory, but I can't find much information about it. There doesn't seem to be much discussion about it on RealClimate as far as I can find.

Anyone have any input on the quality of this theory?

2007-10-31 05:28:49 · 6 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

I would like to install an electric motor inplace of the current 1L petrol engine into to my V W Polo for city use. Lithium ion batteries are referred to in the media suggestioning they could now provide the rechargeable energy souce.Advise would be appreciated.

2007-10-31 04:39:44 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Prove it...

2007-10-31 04:36:32 · 10 answers · asked by Richard the Physicist 4 in Global Warming

to NOT use a living Christmas Tree? I have used artificial trees for years. Besides, real trees cost too much and I would be taking more from the environment.

2007-10-31 04:07:01 · 16 answers · asked by bandaidgirl 3 in Green Living

http://clubs.ccsu.edu/recorder/editorial/print_item.asp?NewsID=188

2007-10-31 03:46:57 · 8 answers · asked by Slappy McStretchNuts 5 in Other - Environment

When a boy admits to starting one and they already have an person in custody for starting atleast on other? The trees did not spontaneously combust.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071031/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires

Before you tell me the fires were made worse by the climate changes, please tell me how extreme emviromental policies and activisim preventing the controlled burns, clearing underbrush and other activites designed to keep the forrest healthy was not a larger contributing factor.

2007-10-31 03:34:59 · 16 answers · asked by SNCK 3 in Global Warming

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/sunspot_record_041027.html

http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.coyoteblog.com/photos/uncategorized/irradiance.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2007/02/index.html&h=393&w=640&sz=50&hl=en&start=75&um=1&tbnid=2dFLlwAYIQqyVM:&tbnh=84&tbnw=137&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsunspot%2Bcycle%2Btemperature%2B2007%26start%3D72%26ndsp%3D18%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rls%3Dcom.microsoft:en-us%26sa%3DN

http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/news/18692

2007-10-31 01:31:24 · 11 answers · asked by Larry 4 in Global Warming

Al Gore is a retard.

2007-10-31 01:02:13 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

The Earth is millions of years old and has always gone hot , cold and hot.... part of it's natural cycle. The 'environmentalist' argument is that it's only been over the last 30 years or so that it all started. I'd look towards the 'Industrial Revolution' away back... which spewed out 10,000 times than we ever could today.

2007-10-30 23:46:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

In population , it has the second place in the world.Do you know the place?

2007-10-30 20:42:58 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-10-30 20:30:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

People seem to want to replace everything - instead of trying to repair things. Does it bug you?

2007-10-30 19:13:42 · 8 answers · asked by freshbliss 6 in Green Living