Green Living

once fossil fuels run out, whats the alternative to nuclear

2007-07-07 15:18:42 · 8 answers · asked by r_u_b_y_c 2

i mean people dont want to find ways to help our enviornment i know theres a better way of creating electricty besides burining coal or useing gas instead of electricty

2007-07-07 14:38:14 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here are the first of five questions taken from a Harris Poll on Energy. The best score (penalty graded) will get 10 points. These are mostly for U.S. residents, but if you think you know the answers feel free.

1. What percentage of the worlds 10 biggest oil and natural gas companies are owned and operated by national governments?
a. 5%
b. 50%
c. 75%
d. 100%

2) Where does ExxonMobil rank in size among the worlds larges holders of oil reserves?
a. Top 3
b. Between number 4 and number 6 (inclusive)
c. Between number 7 and number 10 (inclusive)
d. Not among the top 10.

3) What percentage of the worlds proven oil reserves are controlled by U.S. oil companies?
a. 0-10%
b. 10-25%
c. 20-30%
d. 30-40%

4) According to 2006 projections, what percentage of global energy demand in 2003 will be met by fossil fuels?
a. 21%
b. 41%
c. 61%
d. 81%

5) What percentage of U.S. domestic energy needs are currently met by imports?
a. 10-25%
b. 25-40%
c. 40-60%
d. 60-80%

2007-07-07 13:33:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

how much paper does one tree produce(a 100 year old tree)? if you know of a site that shows facts of deforestation and the paper made from them please put the site.

2007-07-07 12:29:04 · 4 answers · asked by arikashikari 2

I recycle nearly all my waste - paper, plastic bottles, glass, organic waste, foil etc., but there doesn't seem to be anything I can do with all those plastic tubs that fruit comes in (strawberries, blueberries etc) and microwave meals. It seems to make up most of my waste now I that recycle nearly everything else. I can't find a second use for them. Does your council collect them in the recycling?

2007-07-07 11:34:20 · 10 answers · asked by caldini 3

My daughter recently recieved an eco-bag grocery tote that says on it "My Answer to a Better Planet" "Yahoo! Answers" "answers.yahoo.com" Does anyone know how she registered for this and how I could possibly get one also? Please help!

2007-07-07 09:57:39 · 7 answers · asked by Sue 1

Recently I saw someone removing the flip tabs off of his aluminum cans. When I asked why he said he got a much higher return for these tabs at a local hospital. I did not think then to ask where. But he said it was well worth the extra drive.

2007-07-07 04:02:29 · 12 answers · asked by sean k 1

Live Earth has been publicised alot but is it realli worth it ?! the energy wasted just to get the acts to each concert let alone run it is ridiculous! or is it just to get money out of gullible people who want to go nd c 1 act who will probably play 1 track anyway! or is there actualli some motive nd they r really using "green" energy sources!?

2007-07-07 03:21:12 · 12 answers · asked by twitbond 1

And how much do they cost? I see them around everywhere but I don't know where to get them. Anyone help?

2007-07-07 03:05:57 · 5 answers · asked by Meamie 1

I mean geez, howabout instead everyone stay home and read a book by daylight and go to bed when it gets dark? How about that instead?

2007-07-06 12:34:55 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-06 11:56:27 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

do I have to throw water bottles with water bottles, & cans with cans or do I just throw them all in one bag?

2007-07-05 11:57:59 · 6 answers · asked by Neil 3

My entire city recycles except for apartment buildings. Every apartment I 've been to doesn't have a recycling trash can or anything.

2007-07-05 11:45:43 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I worry about food prices rising up and healthy foods being even less affordable to the poor and needy...

What is your opinion of fuels possibly being made out of the parts of crops that we can't eat (i.e. corn cobs, banana peels, orange peels, apple cores) or the sun-spoiled crops that nobody can end up eating?

Any other ideas?

2007-07-05 07:33:02 · 16 answers · asked by Lily Iris 7

2007-07-04 23:34:29 · 10 answers · asked by richardsonian49 1

I want to start recycling cans and water bottles for money, but i dont know how much i can get for each can and each bottle. and where i can take the recyclables. answers anyone?

2007-07-04 09:08:33 · 6 answers · asked by rainbowsprinkles411 2

We all know that driving a car generates CO2, but how much CO2 is generated during the manufacturing process of that car through the use of electricity, distribution etc etc?

2007-07-04 03:58:55 · 8 answers · asked by jjuerss 2

The burning of fossil fuels to generate electricity has gone on for years, similar for Nuclear energy. Windfarms seem to offer a great alternative, being a "green" way to produce energy, and are popular over Europe.

Why do people, especially the local population, object when a wind farm is proposed somewhere in the UK..? Would this not be a good thing...?

2007-07-04 02:20:54 · 6 answers · asked by Mark C 4

OK So I installed this enormous skylight (a pyramid about 1800 x 1800mm (6' square) into my bathroom and I noticed that there is a lot of heat there in summer and also in winter. It happens to be a great room for picking pimples in.. all our guests comment so. Anyway... I was thinking I could use the thermal mass of water to retain some of the heat gained during winter days and the water would re-readiate that heat into my house.. I was thinking of buying slabs of Fosters lager cans and sticking them together then lining the outside of the cans with some mini-orb powdercoted corrugated steel panels so that heat transfers readily. Because te room is small I can shut the door and not lose much thermal storage through the skylight at night... and in summer, I can shade the skylight so that the beer cans stay cooler.

Is this going to work? What do you think?

2007-07-03 15:29:12 · 7 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6

OK so I have to knuckle down and save some money because my son thinks he wants to be an Architect... And I have pulled out all the lawn and I have planted seasonal fruit trees, nut trees and assorted berries and a few cabbages, some spinach and onions, some herbs, five grape vines and some passionfruit vines and a mango tree... and I have a water harvesting system and I have installed solar panels that collect solar energy and I sell it back to the local power authority and buy power from them as I need it. I have also heavily insulated all my walls and roof, double glazed my windows, bricked up windows that interfere with my energy efficiency, I've installed draft stoppers and sealed windows and doors and made air locks. I have installed a solar heated swimming pool on my roof for additional thermal insulation.

I was just thinking that some hens and some ducks would be useful around the garden. Can you keep them in the city? What do you think? Can you kill em and eat em?

2007-07-03 15:19:12 · 8 answers · asked by Icy Gazpacho 6

What are some common prices that companies pay per pound (like aluminum cans) for cardboard boxes? I am in north texas, but prices from anywhere are good.

2007-07-03 13:14:58 · 7 answers · asked by fmdrumstix 1

2007-07-03 11:23:18 · 14 answers · asked by Amyy 1

2007-07-03 10:25:19 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-03 08:57:09 · 11 answers · asked by rkf0513 1

It is so hot and usually sunny in Florida. Why can't we use this to our advantage?

2007-07-03 07:27:08 · 16 answers · asked by pezzgurl100 1

Just curious how many people drink bottled water and why. Did you know that Dasani and Aquafina (bottled by Coke and Pepsi, respectively) are just re-filtered tap water? In other words, you could be getting the same water almost for free out of your tap at home.

Additionally, 70% of these water bottles don't get recycled. Plus the heavy water has to be transported around in trucks and planes, depending on where it comes from. All that energy used for water you could just be getting from the tap. Not to mention the fact that tests have shown that bottled water is no cleaner than tap water.

• 22% of the bottled water tested contained contaminants at levels that violated safe drinking water health standards for the state in which they were purchased.

• 33% of bottled water tested did not meet the state’s safety standard for bacterial contamination, chemical contamination, or both.

http://www.aquamd.com/water_health/bottled_water.cfm

So if you drink bottled water, why?

2007-07-03 05:02:05 · 29 answers · asked by Dana1981 7

2007-07-03 04:38:38 · 7 answers · asked by Huxton_Billbob 1

Look at those pictures of cities without skyscrapers, what do you think of it?
http://la-defense.miniville.fr/

2007-07-03 02:43:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 23:00:28 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I already replaced all my light bulbs, wash my clothes in cold water, insulated my water heater, hang my clothes out to dry, we recycle, and I try and buy as much local grown food as I can.
What else can I do?

2007-07-02 08:58:11 · 8 answers · asked by C-Ham 3