Environment - December 2007

I want to recycle, because I am a total tree-hugger (and I take that literally, I got a litttle too emotianal last night, and I actually hugged a tree. lol!!) Anyway, I would be the complete tree-hugging package if I was a vegetarian and I recycled, but I am a really busy person, and recycling seems like a lot of work. IE:

Sorting Paper, plastics, glass, etc.

Any Advice?

2007-12-13 09:14:05 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

A frequent argument by global warming skeptics is that the climate has historically changed naturally without human influence. For example, they'll show a graph illustrating the close correlation between climate and Sun over long periods of time in the Earth's history, but won't show the modern data such as this:

http://solar-center.stanford.edu/sun-on-earth/600px-Temp-sunspot-co2.svg.png

or this (TSI since 1978):

http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2007/07/pmodacr.jpg

vs. this (global temp since 1975):

http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/t1975.jpg

Of course the climate changed without human influence in the past, because humans didn't have the capability of influencing the climate in the past!

Now we do, and lo and behold, the climate is no longer following changes in the sun, and it's warming at a rate 20 times faster than when the planet naturally comes out of an ice age.

Is it possible to be a global warming skeptic without ignoring modern data?

2007-12-13 08:52:19 · 11 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

Do you find it hypocritical that 10000 global warming scare mongers flew on private jest to Bali to hold a global warming seminar?

Do you also find it hypocritical that Al gore spends $5000 a month on electricity?

Do you find it silly that Al Gore flew to Bali on a Private Jet and then “shunned a limo for a hybrid?”

Do you find It hypocritical that the elites that promote reduction in carbon exempt themselves?

Do you find it Ironic that we and all living animals and insects living on our planet are made of carbon? And three breathe carbon, yet theses wako’s want to eliminate carbon?

2007-12-13 08:42:38 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Isn't this a good thing?

The money that is proposed by Al Gore & his constituents to use for his "Global Warming" agenda is just a foolish waste of resources. The U.N. is the worlds largest criminal organization and is rife with corruption.

The globe is going to warm, then it will cool, then it will warm again as it has done for many, many, many years. Don't fool yourselves into thinking humans are the cause or that we can do anything to change it.

2007-12-13 08:25:59 · 16 answers · asked by Eric R 6 in Global Warming

Why or why not?

2007-12-13 08:16:38 · 7 answers · asked by Eric R 6 in Global Warming

2007-12-13 07:38:26 · 35 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

This is a quote from an article discussing a new proposal at the current UN Climate Summit. ---

The scheme outlined in "The Right to Development in a Climate Constrained World" reiterates what climate scientists have been stating - emergency action must be taken to halt the rise in CO2 emissions.

However, the report emphasises that the global response, "must take care that it does not threaten to lock in today's vast disparities of wealth and income. Just the contrary: It must drive down emissions globally, even while the lives of the poor are improving and ambitious development goals are being met and surpassed.

"To this end, it must slash the emissions of the already wealthy and, at the same time, prevent the unbounded emissions growth of those rising out of poverty. And it must do so without stifling their development aspirations."

---

Sounds like a socialist conspiracy to me. I hope America doesn't agree to this.

2007-12-13 07:33:44 · 16 answers · asked by BillsGold 1 in Global Warming

Origin's question to this effect keeps getting deleted, so I thought I would ask it in a more balanced manner.

Here is an analysis of Hansen's 1988 global warming predictions on Climate Audit by someone named "Willis E"

http://www.climateaudit.org/?p=796

He claims the model has been way off since 1998.

Here is an analysis by NASA climate modeller Gavin Schmidt.

"Given the scenario that came closest to the real world [Scenario B], the temperatures predicted by the model are well within the observational uncertainty. That is, even if you had a perfect model, you wouldn’t be able to say it was better than [Hansen's model predictions].

http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2007/05/hansens-1988-projections/

Willis E also wrongly claims the planet has not warmed since 1998.

http://tamino.files.wordpress.com/2007/08/t1998.jpg

Anyone know who this "Willis E" is, and have any perspective on whose analysis is more accurate?

2007-12-13 07:12:07 · 4 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

2007-12-13 07:02:51 · 12 answers · asked by h-d1 1 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

The USA is the largest per capita greenhouse gas emitter among developed countires.

The USA is the only developed country not to sign the Kyoto Protocol.

The Bush Administration has undermined worldwide efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout his entire presidency.

The US has been blocking progress at the Bali climate conference.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bali_climate_conference

Considering all that, what do you make of this statement by one of the US representatives at Bali this week?

"James Connaughton, one of the US negotiators, remained defiant. "The US will lead, and we will continue to lead, but leadership also requires others to fall in line and follow," he told reporters."

http://green.yahoo.com/news/afp/20071213/ts_alt_afp/unclimatewarmingus.html

Do you think it's the correct policy for the USA to expect other countries to "fall in line and follow" us with regards to climate policy?

2007-12-13 06:52:02 · 8 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

Curious to know. I know advances in technology say that we had no way to measure previous periods of global temp rise. But what else?

2007-12-13 06:29:11 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

our evil greenhouse gases, carbon footprint, and other emissions that have been proven to contribute to the warming of precious planet Earth? This is human-caused global warming at it's most elemental and literal sense, and we really need to filter this out, just like the fossil fuel power plants. It's only fair.
Point source polution control is humanity's only chance of survival. Only you can prevent our doom.
Boycott beans, and put a high tech cork in your a s s now !

2007-12-13 06:11:52 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

There are various opinions being bounded about by several countries and populations. It would be easy to swipe at your Government's opinion but I would welcome your own...

My standpoint:
I am English, I try to be good in terms of the Environment but i'm not as perfect as i'd like to be. I like the fact that our Government and economic industries at least make an effort to try and make amends.

2007-12-13 05:22:18 · 16 answers · asked by Icarus 6 in Global Warming

I'm in Essex in England, and in recent years the trees have taken a long time to lose their leaves. I remember a few years ago noticing how a lot of the trees still had a lot of their leaves by this time of year. But this year I have noticed that they were pretty much mostly gone by the end of November. And today there was frost and ice about and the wind has been quite bitter. Has anyone else noticed things being more normal and does anyone know of any articles on the the weather this winter, supporting or opposing my observation?

2007-12-13 04:57:34 · 3 answers · asked by elizabeth_author 2 in Global Warming

why do other countries think they need to get involved in figuring out how to remedy the problem? In other words, why shouldn't these biggest polluters figure out how to fix it, on their own, without being pigeonholed into UN and EU mandates?

(I do understand that ALL world countries reap the consequences of global warming. However, this does not mean that ALL countries have a legitimate argument about the costs that will be paid by these biggest polluters.)

2007-12-13 04:57:17 · 9 answers · asked by barchanon 3 in Global Warming

"Nobel laureate Al Gore accused the United States on Thursday of blocking progress at the U.N. climate conference, and European nations threatened to boycott U.S.-led climate talks next month unless Washington compromises on emissions reductions."

"The United States, Japan and several other governments are refusing to accept language in a draft document suggesting that industrialized nations consider cutting emissions by 25 percent to 40 percent by 2020, saying specific targets would limit the scope of future talks.

European nations said they may boycott a U.S.-led climate meeting next month unless Washington compromises."

"Gore urged delegates to reach agreement even without the backing of the United States, saying President Bush's successor, who will take office in January 2009, would likely be more supportive of binding cuts."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/bali_climate_conference

Why does the US continue to undermine worldwide efforts to decrease GHG emissions?

2007-12-13 04:27:11 · 10 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

Has anyone documented that a "vast majority of scientists" think CO2 emissions cause global warming to accelerate?

2007-12-13 04:16:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

this is for a science class im in right now please hurry up and tell me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i'd love you if you could hurry.

2007-12-13 03:31:37 · 5 answers · asked by Becca 1 in Green Living

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20071213/sc_livescience/magmamaybemeltinggreenlandice

2007-12-13 03:13:44 · 5 answers · asked by Menehune 7 in Global Warming

2007-12-13 03:13:06 · 15 answers · asked by Gnotknormal 3 in Green Living

2007-12-13 02:55:09 · 6 answers · asked by Dastardly 6 in Global Warming

eye catching slogans

2007-12-13 02:45:09 · 7 answers · asked by nabila 2 in Global Warming

"Ominous Artic melting worries experts" A.P.News on Yahoo today.

2007-12-13 01:56:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

Why hasn’t it been realized before now and what can we do to halt the ever so intense and well publicized, effects of it?

http://info-on-global-warming.com/the-real-cause-of-global-warming

2007-12-13 01:42:58 · 21 answers · asked by M B 1 in Global Warming

they are very near to them they are just on the north pole, i suggest that the US ought to rescue them before it's too late... there's no need to depend on other countries but since they are so close to them they might as well do their part to safe these animals...and those in Alaska too.....sometimes we just have to give in to help others, there's a miracle behind all this.....

2007-12-13 00:51:18 · 7 answers · asked by Layla 2 in Other - Environment

http://www.great-lakes.net/teach/geog/lakeform/lf_1.html

I also thought I read somewhere that the Ice Cap on Greenland is causing the land to depress from the weight of the ice, but I can't find it this morning.

2007-12-13 00:34:35 · 3 answers · asked by Mikira 5 in Global Warming

I'm getting worried about the climate change, every morning on my way to work, i saw birds digging up unwanted plastic bags near the rubbish-chute searching for food, i guess there's no longer foods around for them from the trees, it's so so sad, so what i did was every morning, i brought some food for them and feed them and that makes me happy already...but then deep inside of me i'm so sad with the climate change i'm still worried thinking about the future...(sigh)..

2007-12-13 00:30:23 · 3 answers · asked by Layla 2 in Global Warming

so many discussions, so many negotiations, so many forums, so many reports and reporters, so many presidents and people around the world, why is it US refused to do it? to handle the climate change like the others? their country is so big, and yet so scrooge and yet they make other poor countries and animals suffer with the climate change, they talk only but no action.... i think i'm going to hate them already...

2007-12-13 00:20:09 · 16 answers · asked by Layla 2 in Global Warming

http://www.athropolis.com/arctic-facts/fact-nwpassage.htm

(Don't worry it's a very quick little blurb, about the Northwest Passage)

2007-12-12 23:59:34 · 5 answers · asked by Mikira 5 in Global Warming

We know that climate change has occurred in the past, we also know that climate has been relatively stable over the past 10000 years.

I believe that this relatively stable climate has allowed human civilisations to flourish over this time. Climate change, hotter or colder, by more than a few degrees would have disasterous effects on our society.

Should we be focussing on how we can manipululate the earths climate to maintain (as close as possible) temperatures and sea levels or is this beyond our capabilities and therefore we must learn to adapt ?.

2007-12-12 23:40:53 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming