Environment - October 2007

If climate change turns out to be as big a deal as emerging evidence suggests, then GWB's legacy in history may focus on the 5 years delay caused by his opposition to green policy changes. He perhaps risks being seen as big a historical bogy man as Adolf Hitler if many cities are flooded. Or perhaps we don't think his influence is that great?

2007-10-16 05:28:50 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

k so this applies in canada but because of america.
BC fuels most of Calafornias energy consumptions and because of the rise in deman another dam is being propsed.
This dam will be built on the Peace River which already has the Bennet Dam on it. This damn will of course flood many many acres of land, losing wildlife and agriculture.
My question is.... what can be done?
Protest have been done, and rallies, but the need for energy is still there. until this is gone the need for a dam will be present.
Can you think of a way to lower energy needs, or for building something that will be less harmful to environment??
What do you think??

2007-10-16 05:19:38 · 4 answers · asked by im1canadain 3 in Green Living

What specific evidence do you accept as causing global warming - or if you believe more than one factor is at work - what combination and why?

2007-10-16 05:06:42 · 13 answers · asked by CountTheDays 6 in Global Warming

2007-10-16 04:45:54 · 8 answers · asked by GossipGirl 1 in Conservation

CO2 + H20 -------> C2H5COOH
Carbon Dioxide + water ------> Ethanol.

The oil companies own the patent on this.

2007-10-16 04:40:25 · 8 answers · asked by davidosterberg1 6 in Global Warming

Hybrids, hydrogen fuel cells, ethanol cars, and biodiesel are all being pretty well covered in the media. What do you think about these (or any other) alternatives?

2007-10-16 04:17:44 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

which deodorant company stock should I invest in? I mean if we are all going to be sweating a lot more, I should capitalize on it the way Al Gore is doing, right?

2007-10-16 04:17:18 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

is there really a technology more efficient and cheaper than solar cells? if yes, what is it? can you explain or give websites to me? thanks

2007-10-16 03:51:30 · 9 answers · asked by mark 2 in Green Living

give yr suggestions to stop i t
and give an acc of how it affects u
thank u'

2007-10-16 03:40:57 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

http://news.yahoo.com/s/pew/20071016/ts_pew/37americansseeenvironmentasmajorglobalproblem;_ylt=Ak9YujlLEfexevTOOlrZjOBpl88F

Isn't this refreshing?

2007-10-16 03:12:44 · 13 answers · asked by Dr.T 4 in Global Warming

won't all the carbon dioxide eventually go away and the environment will return to normal? It could work, and it looks like countries might start working together and is looking good.

2007-10-16 03:04:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Does anyone know of any good sites for those who know little or nothing of the science behind GW. I have been duped by a sceptic wanting just such information, I answered with the basics, as did others, only to get laughed at. I have found from a question of my own that there is a need, or at least a percieved need, for such a basic website.

Democratise GW knowledge, or suffer the consequences of the next 'dark age'.

2007-10-16 03:01:16 · 9 answers · asked by John Sol 4 in Global Warming

Increasingly I feel - they don't believe, it doesn't matter.

Not one jot, not one tiny iota. They are the last vestige of a disinformation campaign which has left them behind, in much the same way as the last stragglers of McCarthy's propaganda still look for communist conspiracies and check for reds under the beds.

What matters is that the centre ground of public opinion has shifted enough, and while the world is warming up, the ever shrinking number of die hard deniers...is simply in the cold.

Is it even remotely important to expend any effort at all convincing them?

2007-10-16 02:37:00 · 21 answers · asked by Twilight 6 in Global Warming

Shouldn't we be taking advantage of still having Oil. Using it wisely. Not wasting it?


Why are we wasting a rapidly deminishing resource; crude oil, that could make preparations for life without it easier/possible?

For example: When you have flown to Barbados, and are sitting on the beach, look at your children and imagine that their children might well be working the fields by hand, just in order to feed themselves.

How do we intend to grow food without diesal oil?

What kind of landscape could we produce food in without diesal?

Whatever solution you come up with will it require diesal to set it up?

Let's not leave it too late. How do we start acting now?

2007-10-16 02:34:21 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Please use the same unit each time so convert to Kws.

How much energy does it take to plow, harrow, drill, seed, fertilize, combine?

How much energy does it require to get it from the field to the factory?

How much energy does the factory consume?

How much energy is used transporting it to refueling stations?.

Would there be any of it left?

2007-10-16 02:32:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

You need the tractor approx 500 horse power, to plow the field to grow the crop. So if you run the tractor on biodeisal to plant biodeisal crops or food then the fuel it takes to produce the crops will be largely used up to run the tractor?

So how much biodiesal crop would be actually left to make into further fuel or food?

What are other solutions?

2007-10-16 02:29:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

Taking GW out of the issue completely and looking at sustainability the oil will run out at some time. What are we going to do?

Transport - Are we going to have nuclear power producing electricity for trucks?
Food production - A big tractor is 500 horse power approx. What would we run combine harvesters, tractors, balers ect on?
Defence - airplanes, tanks, moving troops around?
Rail/Canal etc.

2007-10-16 02:28:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

What effects does depleted uranium have on the environment? Is it safe? Also, if possible, please provide sources.

2007-10-16 01:44:58 · 5 answers · asked by Yahoo Sucks 5 in Other - Environment

why are all these species are endangered?
the siberian tiger--the polar bear--the panda bear--the dolphin--the wolf--the sea otter--the river otter--the whales--some type of sharks--the beaver--the salmon--the corals--the king crab-- the buffolo--the white head eagle- many kind of birds--many kind of fish--then i can say the rain forest--many rivers and lakes--and there are many, many more. well, with all these species endangered i have the tendency to believe that we are probably also in danger. and still many of you will not believe the danger we`re in. and you think that we`re smart and intelligent. are we still when we destroy? instead of keeping this earth the way it should be for our next generations!? so that they can have an healthy life too!!! when will you the peoples understand that by creating things that are not from mother earth, that can`t return back to earth- dust to dust- it`s not good for you. you create garbage,and pollute while you do so. face your truth now.

2007-10-16 01:32:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Conservation

If scientists determine that a 40% reduction in the human population is necessary to avoid ecological destruction, what do you think is the fairest way to determine who lives and who dies?

2007-10-16 01:32:00 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Conservation

2007-10-16 01:27:12 · 18 answers · asked by Jim C 5 in Global Warming

The Solar Influences Data Center in Belgium just issued an all quite alert.

http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2007/10/15/all-quiet-alert/

"One thing is certain, based on past climate history and solar history, if in fact the suns magnetic activity slows, or collapses and we enter a prolonged period of little or no sunspot activity, we’ll see a global cooling trend. There are a number of theories about and a couple of dozen predictions about solar cycle 24 which has yet to start. One paper by Penn & Livingston in 2006 concludes:
"

2007-10-16 01:21:18 · 14 answers · asked by Tomcat 5 in Global Warming

With all the news about global warming and it now being public knowlege that the polar ice caps are crucial to the well being of our planet, it boggles my brain to see on the news that countries are racing to see who can be the first to exploit the melting of the ice to establish a new shipping route through the arctic!
I just don't understand it, aren't we supposed to be preserving this important habitat rather than adding to it's distruction?

Surely the best thing would be to leave the place alone rather than adding to the pollution by taking ships and tankers through it?

This is just my laymans opinion, if anyone can explain how this makes sense i would appreciate it because I'm starting to think that the human race is greedy beyond sense.

It seems as if we are hell bent on our own destruction!

2007-10-16 00:14:49 · 17 answers · asked by Chutch 3 in Global Warming

Anyone know what the background climate of the East of England is?

2007-10-15 23:59:53 · 5 answers · asked by Harry 2 in Global Warming

I ask this because I had to go through slight hell in order to be able to do it. The assistant manager made me get permission from corporate headquarters before he let me recycle the health spa’s discarded aluminum and plastic beverage containers.

He also told me he didn’t want me recycling because it doesn’t look good. Notice how he did not say he didn’t want me doing it because I’m not an employee of the health spa. Look good?? Over capacitated landfills, polluted beaches, and litter in the streets don’t look good either. I don’t understand why someone would have a problem with recycling.

Whores look wonderful but many of them are riddled with disease. So what’s his point?

2007-10-15 23:21:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

Should this menu contribute also to longer /and eventually happier/ life of the animal?.

2007-10-15 23:08:51 · 5 answers · asked by IndrisOK 2 in Green Living

2007-10-15 22:25:16 · 16 answers · asked by tee_michael_m 1 in Global Warming

did it really provoked people to act ?

2007-10-15 22:20:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

If we are the 'most intelligent' species on the planet how come we are destroying it - its not like we have anywhere else to go either.
Its like watching your house on fire and not doing anything - are we all going to wait for someone else to solve the problem?
I think the main problem is cars - i mean you can walk or cycle for short distances, take a bus or tram for medium and trains for large - im not saying they don't pollute but they are better - also whats wrong with lift sharing in cars?

2007-10-15 21:50:20 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

Most people can't afford hybrid cars. Most people can't afford to have solar panals installed in their homes. Even if you want to buy an enviromental friendly item at the store they are way more expensive than the other products.

2007-10-15 21:39:52 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living