Environment - October 2007

(wheter you believe its from human activities or a natural cycle, the Earth is heating), how many more years do we have until the planet is not inhabitable by human? I asked my Technologies teacher and all he says is, "In your lifetime, not mine."

2007-10-09 13:35:05 · 10 answers · asked by ~JennyBunny~ 7 in Global Warming

Tell me what you guys think! It says here that the engine uses compressed air and it shows some other stuff.
Enviormentalists and non Enviormentalists: opinions please!
www.theaircar.com

2007-10-09 13:23:50 · 6 answers · asked by Never_Say_Never 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

2007-10-09 13:15:14 · 11 answers · asked by candicelightbody 1 in Global Warming

nostradomus is thinking that our earth is going to shift its going to turn and florida will be the new new york like our earth is going to move around kind of like shift in different direction take a turn and lots of problems will occure this is what notradomas is perdicting to happen in december 2012 what do you think you belive it

2007-10-09 12:37:42 · 10 answers · asked by christina b 1 in Other - Environment

2007-10-09 11:00:26 · 11 answers · asked by PD 6 in Global Warming

2007-10-09 10:51:39 · 16 answers · asked by Renee P 1 in Green Living

Last week, I bought a new digital tv and was charged a $8 recycle fee? what is that exactly??

2007-10-09 10:49:54 · 3 answers · asked by hopeless and curious 2 in Green Living

a plastic or a paper bag ?

2007-10-09 10:38:10 · 5 answers · asked by gabuzo 2 in Other - Environment

Earlier I asked a question which refered to an article stating that we're 10 years ahead of schedule in regards to increased atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations.

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjY4Q.RQ.wh1LBn_S.aTY34Fxgt.;_ylv=3?qid=20071009122328AATWIrH

In a prior question, I also discussed the finding that arctic sea ice is melting 3 times faster than climate models predicted.

These scientific findings indicate that we have even less time to address climate change than we initially thought, yet global warming skeptics claim we need 10-20 years more research and data to determine if we need to take action. In the meantime, they're helping delay greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

In both my questions, doubters simply dismissed the data. They failed to even consider the possibility that they might be wrong - that we're accelerating global warming faster than expected.

In refusing to consider they might be wrong, are doubters dooming us to failure?

2007-10-09 10:26:44 · 23 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

2007-10-09 10:18:35 · 7 answers · asked by Alena 5 in Green Living

I wanted to know if the leaves on the trees fall off in automn in Florida. I was there last year and i dont think so but my friend thinks that they did. I always thought it is due to the changing weather aswell.

2007-10-09 10:16:08 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

More specifically, what is your favorite experience in nature that enabled you to connect with it?

2007-10-09 10:14:55 · 6 answers · asked by kermmit_de_frog 2 in Conservation

Whatever happened to reducing and reusing?

2007-10-09 10:08:46 · 15 answers · asked by John Sol 4 in Green Living

The western, or any other, civilisation never was going to get through GW in one piece.

How does the revised ppm level effect the timescale for GW causing significant problems for western economies? or to put it another way, If someone in a western society wanted to get off the planet or tuck themselves out of the way before the western economies crumble under the weight of global warming, how long would they have?

Back of an envelope calculations only please.

2007-10-09 10:03:18 · 5 answers · asked by John Sol 4 in Global Warming

2007-10-09 09:32:21 · 6 answers · asked by chicago girl 1 in Green Living

Do you agree with the statement that the key problems that our society needs to address are world-wide poverty, terrorism, and climate change?
It is often said that there are three problems that affect all people. In other words, that make people anxious, worried, and concerned about life. One is the issue of world-wide poverty, the other is security (terrorism), and the third issue is climate change. I am more focused on the third one,, climate changes!
Is there any difference between global warming and greenhouse effect??

2007-10-09 09:05:08 · 5 answers · asked by Indy :-) 2 in Global Warming

According to Tim Flannery, the upcoming version of the IPCC report will contain new data showing that the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere has already reached critical levels.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071009/ap_on_sc/climate_change

He said the data showed that the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas concentrations had reached about 455 parts per million by mid-2005, well ahead of scientists' previous calculations.

"We thought we'd be at that threshold within about a decade, that we had that much time," Flannery said. "I mean, that's beyond the limits of projection, beyond the worst-case scenario as we thought of it in 2001," when the last major IPCC report was issued.

If Flannery is correct, this is yet another sign that global warming is exceeding the worst IPCC projections. That's very worrying, to say the least.

2007-10-09 08:23:28 · 23 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

2007-10-09 07:50:45 · 12 answers · asked by Stranger 1 in Global Warming

They talk about cutting down emmissions, but even then the levels are so high that supposedly the ice caps are going to melt within the next hundred years. What then...is there going to be no cold anymore? No winters? Total heat and the world all dried up, most living organisms dying?

Or is this a cyclical thing, something that has happened before and we've survived through it? Would the greenhouse gases then be erased, like starting from scratch?

Do you think we may be able to find a solution that will remove some of the carbon/greenhouse gases from the air?

2007-10-09 07:33:31 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

In my previous question I revealed my primary objection to the various IPCC reports. It is their “PROCEDURES FOR THE PREPARATION, REVIEW, ACCEPTANCE, ADOPTION, APPROVAL AND PUBLICATION OF IPCC REPORTS” and in particular the statement, “Changes … made after acceptance by the Working Group or the Panel shall be those necessary to ensure consistency with the Summary for Policymakers or the Overview Chapter.”

I cannot get past the place where the authors reserve the right to CHANGE THE DATA to match their conclusions.

2nd Question:
How can they, in good faith, arrive at a Summary and an Overview that do not match (i.e. require changes to) the data?

The IPCC procedure is available from:
http://www.ipcc.ch/about/app-a.pdf

It is also available from:
http://www.climatescience.gov/Library/ipcc/app-a.pdf

2007-10-09 07:27:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Gore is an exhibitionist who managed to get his share of the pie by writing a sensationalist book on global warming - something scientists have debated for decades. The debate continues. No one knows for certain that humans have any appreciable effect on global warming. Trying to find a scientist who isn't making money from their position is like finding lips on a chicken. If humans do have an effect, what are we going to do about it. Can we expect the Chinese or Indians to cut their gas? Forget it. Check out http://earthsci.org/education/teacher/basicgeol/change/change.html and come to your own conclusions. Then grab a cool one and wait it out.

2007-10-09 07:19:30 · 10 answers · asked by californiainfidel 3 in Global Warming

2007-10-09 05:22:24 · 22 answers · asked by scrabs11 1 in Global Warming

plastics are useful or not

2007-10-09 03:53:36 · 12 answers · asked by SANA 2 in Green Living

from an environmental perspective...

2007-10-09 03:41:40 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

I think a lot more people are trying to do their part than the general public is lead to believe. However, I think the little people are being attacked when opportunities to get the big hitters are being ignored.
For instance, why do I hear nothing about global warming enthusiasts putting pressure on companies who outsource to 3rd world countries to shape up? If they're American based, surely we can require that they mandate the same standards in China as we have here. If Chinese companies don't comply, we don't buy. I think pretty soon companies across the world would do as we ask.
It makes me wonder when people tell me to get rid of my dogs because they're contributors, that I can't eat beef, and that I can't use my grill or my toaster any longer because all are contributing to global warming. At the same time, I near nobody complaining about places like China who have been instructing people to stay inside because the air isn't safe to breathe. Is our focus off?

2007-10-09 02:25:01 · 9 answers · asked by Roland'sMommy 6 in Global Warming

I am having a dispute with my husband about putting plastic bags from the grocery store in our recycle trash can along with cans and bottles. Does anyone know exactly what you can and cannot put in the blue trash can in San Francisco?

2007-10-09 02:24:14 · 10 answers · asked by luckygrlllll 1 in Green Living

http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1004/p17s01-stgn.html

North America separated from Pangea 65 million years ago. Is the Arctic ice pack at is lowest level in 65 million years?? Or maybe they are at their lowest level in 10, 000 years since that is when the earth was created according to the bible? The article states that satellite imagery has been available since 1979; what are they using to measure ice pack levels prior to that??

2007-10-08 22:48:51 · 10 answers · asked by Deckard2020 5 in Global Warming

I saw an article about them on the BBC and I can't remember what it's called, but I know they have a special name.

2007-10-08 21:45:56 · 8 answers · asked by Lala 2 in Green Living

Climate change, the environment, alternative energy, deforestation, industrial pollution, air quality, construction, transportation, mental health, fast foods, drugs, blah blah

2007-10-08 21:15:20 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Why does something serious has to happen for humans to do something about the matter and when it's kind of too late?

2007-10-08 19:44:13 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming