Environment - November 2007

We are thinking of moving to a house which is about 50 foot from an electricity sub-station (inside a smallish brick built building - approximately garage sized) owned by a national electricity company. You sometimes see on housing estates or fenced off close to houses with signs that say things such as "danger - risk of electricution" etc.

Are there health risks with living so close to such a substation - particularly for children e.g. leukemia/cancers? Is this the same risk as living near electricity pylons?

I have found it difficult to find information on this - are there any Yahoo groups re this topic? Thanks

2007-11-05 15:18:58 · 13 answers · asked by Mel B 1 in Other - Environment

(and an explanation to tariff more personel activity and property)

Away from the media/ government hype, is there any REAL proof to say it is the result of ‘mans’ interfering?
Or
Is it simply natural divergence?
OR
Is it the equivalent to the way the weather (with its natural cycles) has always been?

2007-11-05 14:52:33 · 23 answers · asked by insert_ nickname_ here! 5 in Global Warming

go hydronic

2007-11-05 14:36:23 · 2 answers · asked by gohydronic 1 in Global Warming

I love trees, my favorite kind is coniferous ones, more specifically the balsam fir. Whats everyone elses?

2007-11-05 13:02:16 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Conservation

2007-11-05 12:30:52 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

What are you willing to give up to stop it? What do you do now? What do you think that the rest of the world needs to do and to you think the effects of that are worth it?

2007-11-05 12:17:22 · 16 answers · asked by Sam B 5 in Global Warming

2007-11-05 12:13:42 · 3 answers · asked by jim m 5 in Global Warming

It's all just made up isn't it?

2007-11-05 11:56:01 · 19 answers · asked by USAman 6 in Global Warming

My goal is to get 1st place in the science fair, for the most part lol. I'm going to prove/disprove the effects of greenhouse hases on the atmosphere and if it causes Global Warming, and also, if humans are the culprits. I plan to record the greenhouse emissions of my house all together, by gauging each electronic device in my house for a certain period of time, and making a x her hour or day, or week or month, and x per hour or day, or week or month per device or item, also. If I wanted to test how much C02 is being emitted by my air conditioner, how would I? How about a single breath, an exaust pipe? What device can I buy, where can I buy it, and how much?
-Andrew

2007-11-05 11:35:34 · 2 answers · asked by College guy 2 in Global Warming

Dr. John Christy...also a Nobel awardee, wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal in which he criticized Gore's dire predictions about the impact of global warming. The Nobel committee thought Christy was worthy of an award for his works on global climatology...and he is credentialed in this field, I might add. Why should we dismiss his opinions in favor of Gore's who has not had any formal training in this area?

2007-11-05 10:51:42 · 8 answers · asked by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 in Global Warming

2007-11-05 09:16:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

how i miss those long summer days......^^
this suckssssssssssss......
anyone else have any feelings on this? share your summer experiences if you want. =)

2007-11-05 08:54:49 · 10 answers · asked by cc 2 in Other - Environment

I am in the UK, I just don't understand where the US is at culturally. If I wanted to know about a scientific subject then I would go to a science based arena. Perhaps I am misunderstaning the internet culture?

There are a few people who seem to think it is no more than a subject to be debated as some kind of game. A bit like David Cameron, the Conservative leader, but he's after the premiership.

2007-11-05 08:00:20 · 18 answers · asked by John Sol 4 in Global Warming

I know what "common sense " is does anyone else here on yahoo?

2007-11-05 07:52:22 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

I live in the Pacific Northwest. Usually by this time of year the snow has started falling. I was mowing the lawn yesterday and the Leopard Frogs that live in my yard are still active, they usually hibernate in late september.

This isn't a debate about global warming (FYI its very real).

I was just wondering what things you have noticed that have changed. Nothing big like polar ice caps melting, just stuff that you notice in your everyday life.

2007-11-05 07:33:23 · 15 answers · asked by Paul B 4 in Global Warming

AGW in this question will be for man-made climate change. Climate change will be for a natural cycle. I would like for everyone with interest to give the reasons they feel our current warming is AGW or a natural cycle. Don't just say I think it's natural or AGW. I want to know good scientific justifications for both. I always here for people to disprove AGW so now I want to know exactly why it is those people believe it is AGW.

2007-11-05 07:27:02 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Just wondering anout your opinion..Thanks

2007-11-05 07:16:19 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-11-05 06:48:11 · 4 answers · asked by giskard 2 in Global Warming

OK so I was looking in to buying a mobile home but after the recent 5.6 earthquake we just had here in San Jose, and apparently another one coming from the Hayward fault. Is it really safe to live on houses that have almost no foundation under neath? .

2007-11-05 06:33:08 · 4 answers · asked by fenrillx 1 in Other - Environment

2007-11-05 06:31:28 · 4 answers · asked by Dennis C 1 in Global Warming

2007-11-05 06:28:24 · 5 answers · asked by Dennis C 1 in Global Warming

Do you believe that the climate should be static? If it was 80degs last year at noon, it should be the same this year?

If you don't believe that the climate can be static, then it's either warming or cooling.

Why do you think warming is so bad?

Would you be happier if the world was cooling off at the rate that it's warming now? Could you live with the problems that global cooling would bring?

Don't you think warming is far, far, better than global cooling? After all, thousands are killed every year because of the cold. Far more than are killed by so called "global warming".

2007-11-05 06:00:28 · 15 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

Reducing green house gasses is a multibillion dollar business in the USA. From government subsidizes to power corporations to build more wind towers, to venture capitalist investing billions into new technology, to corporations upgrading old equipment to newer technology that reduces power consumption while making a better and more consistent product, the USA is taking the lead in reducing co2 emissions.

The effects are evident. Not long ago, the USA dropped off the list of top polluters. Now China is the leader of green house gas production. This was done from using new technology that was developed over the years.

So why do people insist that the USA is "doing nothing" to reduce ghg's? Is it because we as Americans put more faith in individuals to take action while true believers demand that the government use it's full force to make people do what they think is best?

2007-11-05 05:52:16 · 7 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

2007-11-05 05:46:28 · 13 answers · asked by Corey Adcock 3 in Green Living

If you believe that man is causing global warming, how much of your investment portfolio is invested in corporations whose goal is to reduce pollution and green house gasses?

Or do you believe that it isn't the job of the individual to act on so called global warming, that only the government should force people to comply with what they think is best for us?

There are so many corporations that are developing technology to reduce pollution and green house gasses that this is now a multibillion dollar business. Not only is this business very profitable, but it is now providing excellent returns for their investors.

So tell us how much do you have invested in corporations that are focused on green technology?

I'm in for about 10%-15% at any given time. Like I said, this is a very profitable enterprise to be in.

2007-11-05 05:42:37 · 3 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

I've read that its been proposed that carbon dioxide be collected and stored underground to keep it from acting like a greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.

It seems like making tons of stuff from non-biodegradable plastics, (like we do now), would actually be equally effective for sequestrating carbon.

The only problem I can see with the plastics is that they are made out of organic compounds that we pump out of the ground, meaning that the process via which we produce the plastics does not reduce the net carbon in circulation on the surface, (ie the plastics are made with carbon that would have originally been buried and thus originally sequestered).

It seems like this point may be able to be remedied by finding ways to produce plastics using organic elements that come from the surface and don't have to be dug up. In other words, it seems like we would want to figure out how to make plastics from trees and plants.

Does anyone see a problem with this line of reasoning?

2007-11-05 05:42:28 · 3 answers · asked by Azure Z 6 in Global Warming

by GW i mean global warming

2007-11-05 04:56:27 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I had heard that the trees are dying.

2007-11-05 04:50:05 · 8 answers · asked by KAT 3 in Other - Environment

I am writing about climate change keeping Albert Camus' "The Plague" in mind. How would Camus react to this modern crisis? Any other thoughts? This is a strange pairing, but very relevent if you think about the issues "The Plague" deals with.

2007-11-05 04:22:39 · 2 answers · asked by spenserstl 2 in Global Warming

2007-11-05 04:22:10 · 10 answers · asked by PHOYT 1 in Other - Environment