Environment - December 2007

Hi Guys!
It's that "wonderful" time of year again when the Christmas gods decide to bless us with bitter cold temperatures and to make sure we are completely cranky flakes,flakes and more flakes of pretty,pain in the butt snow! I was just wondering is it snowing where you live? I live in Nova Scotia and the weather just keeps on snowing and snowing...The weather changes every 5 minutes. For some reason whenever I wake up in the morning the sun goes back under the clouds. Ugg! So is it snowing where you are and if so is it a bad storm or little flurries?

2007-12-14 02:40:28 · 18 answers · asked by Deactivated Account 5 in Other - Environment

Ok, so from what I understand, these companies, people, and even gov't entities can buy up these so called carbon credits and somehow offset their carbon emissions and therefore become "green" or "carbon-neutral". It sounds like each credit is equivalent to so-many cubic tons of gas, and you just buy up your share. I frankly dont see how this process could ever hope to work. What body or entity is controlling these credits? There amount and availability? Is there a strict limit to how many the world (or a country) has? And who creates these credits? Anybody that wants to, or that gets "licensed"?

It basically sounds like different companies sell them off and then people, who think they are actually doing something productive, buy them up without actually doing anything at all. Everyone is STILL producing the same amount of carbon and NO ONE, at all, is greener in the process. Am I missing something here?

2007-12-14 02:39:40 · 6 answers · asked by Toledo Engineer 6 in Green Living

2007-12-14 01:52:15 · 6 answers · asked by Bharat P 1 in Other - Environment

ok, i contacted the council to remove some of our big furnitures like sofas etc..

then we found out that we are going to remove more, such as another sofa and a cabinet..

do i have to contact them again about more stuff to be removed, or shall i just take it outside along with my other items so that they can collect it?

2007-12-14 01:52:04 · 2 answers · asked by Kevlar 3 in Other - Environment

By law my new landlady is required to provide bins for recycling in our building and she does not, even though the city picks up everything recyclable and it could not be simpler to do. I've emailed her to ask her several times what the situation is with recycling in the building and she never got back to me; finally another tenant told me that she just doesn't bother. This tenant said she was actually told to go out to a neighboring building and put her recycling in with their stuff! In this day and age I think this is just ridiculous and I'm kind of pissed about it, but if I complain to the city won't she know it was me since I've been asking about it? I don't want to get on her bad side because we like the apartment but I really feel strongly that this is just criminally lazy and I want it to change. Thanks!

2007-12-14 01:50:38 · 17 answers · asked by jd 2 in Green Living

How many celebrities flew private jets in to address the conference? Wouldn't it be better to do all that sort of thing via satellite feed from localized spots? Or did the royalty just want a nice holiday in a tropical paradise?

I think I already know the answer.

2007-12-14 01:42:09 · 4 answers · asked by thegubmint 7 in Global Warming

I asked a question about global warming, and if people think the media is making it out to be worse than it is. I got some great answers on both side of the debate. But then, someone has to stick their comments in, saying that I was being naive to think that humans have nothing to do with it. I will reiterate my position again. And this time, PLEASE READ!

I believe global warming exists, but I believe it to be a naturally occuring process. PLEASE! Do not hit the 'Answer' button yet! Now, because I believe that, does not mean I believe humans have nothing to do with it. With our nasty-assed polluting ways, I believe we ARE causing the process to happen FASTER than it should, and by making better choices as a species, we can SLOW the rate of warming down.

Now, for those who want to bash me, go right ahead, but before you do, read the darned question, and also my opinion, BEFORE telling me that I'm "naive if I think humans have nothing to do with it"! Thank you!

2007-12-14 00:38:10 · 15 answers · asked by Shayna 5 in Global Warming

We have built mighty dams (Hoover Dam) creating a large lake where a lake shouldn't be (Lake Mead). If the Colorado river wasn't damed all that water would have ended up in the Gulf of Mexico. Don't we also control how much water leaves the Great Lakes, with all the locks along the St Lawerence Seaway?

There are also lots of controls along the Mississippi river which would slow down the flow of water to the Gulf of Mexico.

I know there are other major rivers in the world and I'm sure we have put controling mechenisms on them too.

So how much water have we diverted from flowing to our oceans and seas?

2007-12-14 00:05:40 · 14 answers · asked by Mikira 5 in Global Warming

In terms of efficiency and cost, what is the best solar panel.

I am limited in the number of panels I can put up (probably 6-8) so they must be efficient, but cost is important also.

What about these panels that can collect a wider range of light frequency?

2007-12-13 23:59:29 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

Is "global warming" just a cover-up to weather modification being done by HAARP?

2007-12-13 23:45:53 · 11 answers · asked by PAUL 4 in Global Warming

our beloved great barrier reef in australia is predicted to be doomed and too late to be saved by marine experts because of global warming. im shattered to hear this because it is one of the most beautiful landmarks in the world but human interference has caused this wonder to diminish. what have u done to help global warming? it is truly sad to hear this

2007-12-13 22:44:43 · 14 answers · asked by My Name Is Trip 4 in Global Warming

a)By using more & more renewable energy.
b)By controling our consumption of fuel.
b)Do not bother now.

2007-12-13 21:00:22 · 13 answers · asked by deb s 1 in Green Living

2007-12-13 20:23:38 · 8 answers · asked by I represent possibility- Shawn 3 in Global Warming

CFL (Compact Fluorescent Lights) can reduce a home owners electric bill by 30%. Should they be mandatory or outlaw incandescent light bulbs?

2007-12-13 19:48:37 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Conservation

2007-12-13 18:18:42 · 7 answers · asked by James P 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

Wrong! About The Wars in Iraq & Afghanistan Terrorism is on the rise, Wrong or Lying to us about Iran, Wrong about 9-11 Intelligence & still wont or cannot find Osama Bin Laden, Wrong About Vietnam 3m dead for a war they had no business starting, Cluster Bombs, Land Mines, Slavery, Wrong about China, About their Economy now in recession, Katrina, Now Wrong about Climate Change, Bush Delegation Blocking any targets to reduce carbon emissions. the world have had enough of American Stupidity, arrogance &Ignorance?

2007-12-13 17:50:33 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I just saw a classroom video that said water pollution means anything that is in the water that doesn't naturally belong there. By that definition, isn't fluoride a pollutant?

2007-12-13 16:12:03 · 8 answers · asked by Who Knew? 2 in Other - Environment

What would be the strongest hold with the most eco-friendly product?

2007-12-13 15:27:23 · 5 answers · asked by Matthew H 1 in Green Living

2007-12-13 15:26:57 · 15 answers · asked by answers 2 in Other - Environment

can somebody make a movies about what its going to be like in the future with global warming already?

2007-12-13 14:46:10 · 8 answers · asked by cody c 1 in Global Warming

2007-12-13 14:42:10 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

Their arguments that humans aren't causing global warming could work for Barry Bonds and all the other baseball players accused of using steroids.

Historically baseball players didn't use steroids; therefore, they can't be using them now.

Past baseball players have been just as strong as today's baseball players.

The baseball players' muscles clearly grew naturally.

The baseball players could just as easily have gotten so much stronger by spending every hour of every day in the weight room.

There's nothing remarkable about the rate that their muscles grew.

What do you think? Maybe one of the global warming deniers with a pretend doctorate could defend the steroid baseball players?

2007-12-13 14:17:56 · 9 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

I've been following hybrids and ethanol cars for a while, but just recently I stumbled upon the Tesla Roadster sports car. It's100% electric and can go 245 miles without a recharge. It gets .12 on the gallon. And you can generate electricity through a large amount of sources, such as solar or wind power. My question is, is the future of alternate fuels actually not a fuel but electricity?

2007-12-13 13:16:55 · 14 answers · asked by rob y 2 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

I've actually been a big supporter of nuclear energy because of it's low carbon emissions when used in a reactor. I know that spent nuclear waste takes some effort to store, but I was always on the side it could play a major role in our reduction of fossil fuels. However, this article says nuclear power has a bigger carbon footprint than most realize, from all the effort it takes to mine uranium:

http://www.planetark.com/dailynewsstory.cfm/newsid/45989/story.htm

Mr. Jello, what do you make of this??

2007-12-13 12:48:11 · 3 answers · asked by qu1ck80 5 in Global Warming

Hi, are they the same thing? can anyone tell me the difference? thanks

2007-12-13 11:49:01 · 8 answers · asked by Cybertron 1 in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

For 1 month

Don't buy:-

i) Mcdonalds
ii) watch a movie
iii) Drink Coke
iv) buy a computer
v) Log onto yahoo, face book or ebay
vi) Buy a pair of trainers

Add your own please.

I Know you'll say nothings made in america so what the profits go back to the big companies who are the villains not the people. the only language they understandd ends with kerching!!

You'll also say china well lets deal with one at a time people america is the world leader who everybody follows, lets srike with our cash!!

Nobody else is going to do anything but talk!

2007-12-13 11:43:48 · 18 answers · asked by JOHN M 3 in Global Warming

To be fair, in all likelihood 1998 is going to be a tiny bit warmer than 2007. However, 1998 was an unusually warm El Niño-Southern Oscillation year

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Ni%C3%B1o-Southern_Oscillation

On the other hand, in 2007 the southern oscillation was in a cool phase.

"The natural variations of the Southern Oscillation and the solar cycle thus have minor but not entirely insignificant effects on year-to-year temperature change. Given that both of these natural effects were in their cool phases in 2007, it makes the unusual warmth this year all the more notable. It also suggests that, barring the unlikely event of a large volcanic eruption, a record global temperature exceeding that of 2005 can be expected within the next 2-3 years."

http://www.columbia.edu/~jeh1/mailings/20071210_GISTEMP.pdf

If global warming has "stalled" as some skeptics claim, then why wasn't 2007 much colder than 1998, considering these variations in the El Niño-Southern Oscillation?

2007-12-13 11:14:34 · 8 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

I think so what about you?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=501316&in_page_id=1811&ito=1490

2007-12-13 11:03:23 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

I thought I read an answer from someone that said they lived near the North Pole and that they are getting more hours of daylight. I can't find it now, but I remember thinking how odd it was that a person who is a believer in AGW would say something like that.

Here's a link to a website listing sunrise and sunset times. The copyright at the bottom says 1999.

http://www.athropolis.com/sun-fr.htm

2007-12-13 10:15:02 · 8 answers · asked by Mikira 5 in Global Warming

Please if you do not believe tell me why you think its not true!

2007-12-13 09:54:42 · 11 answers · asked by ~FliZo~ 2 in Other - Environment