Environment - December 2007

'A rising tide of divorce is taking a huge toll on the planet, warns a groundbreaking analysis of the environmental impact of divorce.

The environmental cost of a marriage splitting occurs because couples and their families move into separate properties after divorce – meaning they collectively occupy more space, burn more energy, and consume more water than they did as a family unit...."
http://environment.newscientist.com/article/dn12990-for-the-environments-sake-dont-get-divorced.html


Are the environmentalists keeping silent about this waste of planetary resources because many of them are guilty of doing it too?

Or are they keeping silent about it because they have been corrupted by leftist political correctness?

2007-12-04 03:50:02 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

I asked this question yesterday, but Y!A deleted it claiming that it was not a real question. Go figure.

So again I will ask, do you think the current global warming is part of a natural cycle?

Either way, please provide evidence to support your conclusion.

IMPORTANT NOTE: saying that the climate changed in the past naturally is not evidence that the current climate change is natural. We all know that the climate changed in the past without human intervention. That is a given, and does not say anything about the current warming.

The answer with the best supporting scientific evidence gets 'best answer'.

2007-12-04 03:35:03 · 15 answers · asked by Dana1981 7 in Global Warming

A large number of the "skeptics" are older meteorologists. They have no good explanation for the rise in temperature (which they admit to be true). They simply say it's impossible to predict climate.

They range from the very distinguished hurricane expert, William Gray, to a former TV weatherman. Since they know the weather cannot be predicted years in advance, they think climate is the same deal.

Arthur C. Clarke understands this situation well. Clarke's first law is:

"When a distinguished but elderly scientist states that something is possible, he is almost certainly right. When he states that something is impossible, he is very probably wrong."

The meteorologists just don't grasp that science could be different than their experience.

The all time classic example of Clarke's first law is a military expert, who famously said in 1945:

""The atomic bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives."

2007-12-04 03:30:27 · 10 answers · asked by Bob 7 in Global Warming

Now scientist have tied divorce to global warming. Is there anything that DOESN'T cause global warming?

Watch the little leftist now try to get more gvmt regulations into marriage and divorce. After all, it's good for the planet, right?

Anything passes as science these days.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/news/nation/stories/120307dnnatdivorce.1819f4a.html

2007-12-04 03:07:39 · 15 answers · asked by Dr Jello 7 in Global Warming

Please rank in order of significance:

A. Carbon dioxide
B. Clouds
C. Water vapor

2007-12-04 02:51:20 · 9 answers · asked by Larry 4 in Global Warming

Does anyone know the reason why the United Nations chose to hold an International conference in a small island like Bali, Indonesia? Is there any special reason?
You can give any opinion. I will really appreciate that.
Thanks in Advance!!

2007-12-04 02:29:56 · 8 answers · asked by Nitangi 2 in Global Warming

2007-12-04 02:24:56 · 9 answers · asked by ? 3 in Global Warming

global warming is melting the ice bergs up north.....they float around on these to find food without them they can not hunt...what is your thoughts about this

2007-12-04 02:19:09 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

(this question is not intended as a political "statement" in any way)

Does Al Gore's movie "An Inconvenient Truth" include any sort of bibliography?

Global climate change seems to be an issue that a lot of people are content to say "studies have shown" without telling us who did the studies, and where they are published, etc. I'm hoping that Gore's movie didn't fall victim to this, but I really don't remember.

2007-12-04 01:57:00 · 4 answers · asked by Edik 5 in Global Warming

Would leaving all my lights on when I'm not home help? Let my car run in the driveway, though I'm not going anywhere.

2007-12-04 01:44:20 · 11 answers · asked by somanyquestions 4 in Global Warming

*Would you ever kill an animal for its skin, fur, meat with out ever thinking the could go endangered, or even extinct? How would you feel if you killed an animal on PURPOSE?
*Even if you at meat, wouldn't it be worse to kill them yourself than eating the meat you bought at the store?
*Would you kill an animal for $100, $100,000?
*Even if you killed an animal for the cost of your life, it can't bring back the life of the animal. : (

2007-12-04 01:22:15 · 9 answers · asked by foreverfaded 2 in Other - Environment

plz answer my q this is 4 a very critacal report, answer truthfully

2007-12-04 01:08:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-12-04 01:05:36 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

2007-12-04 01:01:50 · 10 answers · asked by erikgormley 1 in Global Warming

I am doing this for my Social Studies class. He said we could dress up like something that contributes to global warming.

2007-12-04 00:33:35 · 9 answers · asked by SDM 1 in Global Warming

I still have school and its stinkin 40 miles per hour!!! so who has no school and how fast is your wind

2007-12-03 23:44:46 · 2 answers · asked by ♥mandii♥paigey&&addy♥ 1 in Other - Environment

Please include your sources... Thank you...

2007-12-03 23:42:42 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

are the chinese, americans, japs etc.... being taxed for the emmisions they produce or are our tax payers paying for them too

2007-12-03 23:21:47 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

This is not just an idea, a possible idea of what is happenning in the world, in our cities in our backyard. Let's do the right thing! Let's care about what is ours and what will be for our children. Some of us, yes, I know, I was one of them, think that, you know: I don't care about the Earth. Why should I care? I'm going to live my life as good as I can, because I got one life and I'm going to live it without a care in the world!... Well! And you should live in the way in which you want to live! But... There is one big BUT, because you know good, that it is not very hard thing to do, if you:
- Turn off the light in the room where you are not in it
- Do not leave the water flowing from the pipe while you are washing your teeth or not using it
- do not leave the garbage in the streets! Oh, come on people, it is not a big deal if you go to the container and leave it there
these are just the main things that you can do,little things that can change BIG things!I believe in you!Cheers!

2007-12-03 22:24:48 · 10 answers · asked by Ane 1 in Global Warming

How does global warming affect our natural resources? State your sources. :)

2007-12-03 22:21:27 · 6 answers · asked by Smith 1 in Global Warming

Indonesia could lose 2,000 of its islands by 2030 if sea levels continue to rise. That's an alarming rate. Environment Minister Rachmat Witoelar said recently, "Tens of millions of people would have to move out of their homes. There is no way this will happen without conflict"

Just last week, tides burst through sea walls, cutting a key road to Jakarta's international airport until officials were able to reinforce coastal barricades. What can be done?

** Full Story, Yahoo home page **

2007-12-03 21:42:03 · 8 answers · asked by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 in Global Warming

Look to Atlanta Ga . For 4.5 million people may have to face this problem soon. Or they may have to move. An then to where ?

2007-12-03 21:03:52 · 12 answers · asked by Mogollon Dude 7 in Other - Environment

2007-12-03 18:54:31 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Environment

finally get its act together and sign on`? The only industrialized country to deny global warming despite the facts, and the only the only industrialized country not to sign, and before anyone says the targets have not been met please read the facts before you comment

http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_13/items/4049.php

2007-12-03 18:48:35 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Global Warming

The following info kills the global warming theoy.
"So, British wine-making thrived during the Medieval Warming, failed during the Little Ice Age (1300 to 1850), and began to make a comeback in the 1950s, after major world temperature surges between 1850–70 and 1920–40. The uncertain quality of today’s British wine grapes indicates that Britain still isn’t as warm now as during the Roman and Medieval Warmings. "
-Taken From http://www.cgfi.org/cgficommentary/can-british-wine-grapes-resolve-a-global-warming-question

2007-12-03 18:00:54 · 7 answers · asked by keithr2003 3 in Global Warming

Has anyone ever has a windgenerator fitted to their house ? In the UK the DIY store B & Q are selling 1kW wind generators, has anyone had one fitted and if so was it worth it? What did you run on it or was it simply a waste of time ?

2007-12-03 17:37:15 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Green Living

Mars has also is experiencing rapid change in climate, its polar ice caps are melting at alarming rate (sound familiar?). NASA scientist say that Mars is heating up with the same degree as Earth is. On Earth we blame the CO2 levels for our global warm, what can Mars blame when is has no man made pollution?

2007-12-03 17:11:46 · 12 answers · asked by DSV 3 in Global Warming

2007-12-03 16:49:34 · 27 answers · asked by Julie 5 in Other - Environment

This speech needs to be persuasive and 7-9 minutes long. Also, after my speech is done the class will ask me questions regarding my topic(hybrid cars) so I really need some credible research.

Also, if anyone feels strongly about hybrids, tell me why they are so important and people should be concerned....besides the whole global warming/high gas prices thing. I want solid information. Thanks!

2007-12-03 15:15:22 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Alternative Fuel Vehicles

i need the anual precipitation, snow, light snow, sunny, and windy weather in per days

2007-12-03 14:41:44 · 2 answers · asked by rice_boi966 1 in Global Warming