greenhouse effect?

Question

What can everyone of us do to reduce the greenhouse effect? Like do without a car or anything

@brian I don't want to stop the greenhouse effect but reduce it...

Well I'm aware of the fact that switching off the light is good for the environment but does it really influence the greenhouse effect?

Answer 1

1) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Do your part to reduce waste by choosing reusable products instead of disposables. Buying products with minimal packaging (including the economy size when that makes sense for you) will help to reduce waste. And whenever you can, recycle paper, plastic, newspaper, glass and aluminum cans. If there isn’t a recycling program at your workplace, school, or in your community, ask about starting one. By recycling half of your household waste, you can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.
2) Use Less Heat and Air Conditioning
Adding insulation to your walls and attic, and installing weather stripping or caulking around doors and windows can lower your heating costs more than 25 percent, by reducing the amount of energy you need to heat and cool your home.
Turn down the heat while you’re sleeping at night or away during the day, and keep temperatures moderate at all times. Setting your thermostat just 2 degrees lower in winter and higher in summer could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide each year.

3) Change a Light Bulb
Wherever practical, replace regular light bulbs with compact florescent light (CFL) bulbs. Replacing just one 60-watt incandescent light bulb with a CFL will save you $30 over the life of the bulb. CFLs also last 10 times longer than incandescent bulbs, use two-thirds less energy, and give off 70 percent less heat.
If every U.S. family replaced one regular light bulb with a CFL, it would eliminate 90 billion pounds of greenhouse gases, the same as taking 7.5 million cars off the road.

4) Drive Less and Drive Smart
Less driving means fewer emissions. Besides saving gasoline, walking and biking are great forms of exercise. Explore your community’s mass transit system, and check out options for carpooling to work or school.
When you do drive, make sure your car is running efficiently. For example, keeping your tires properly inflated can improve your gas mileage by more than 3 percent. Every gallon of gas you save not only helps your budget, it also keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.

5) Buy Energy-Efficient Products
When it’s time to buy a new car, choose one that offers good gas mileage. Home appliances now come in a range of energy-efficient models, and compact florescent bulbs are designed to provide more natural-looking light while using far less energy than standard light bulbs.
Avoid products that come with excess packaging, especially molded plastic and other packaging that can't be recycled. If you reduce your household garbage by 10 percent, you can save 1,200 pounds of carbon dioxide annually.

6) Use Less Hot Water
Set your water heater at 120 degrees to save energy, and wrap it in an insulating blanket if it is more than 5 years old. Buy low-flow showerheads to save hot water and about 350 pounds of carbon dioxide yearly. Wash your clothes in warm or cold water to reduce your use of hot water and the energy required to produce it. That change alone can save at least 500 pounds of carbon dioxide annually in most households. Use the energy-saving settings on your dishwasher and let the dishes air-dry.
7) Use the "Off" Switch
Save electricity and reduce global warming by turning off lights when you leave a room, and using only as much light as you need. And remember to turn off your television, video player, stereo and computer when you're not using them.
It’s also a good idea to turn off the water when you’re not using it. While brushing your teeth, shampooing the dog or washing your car, turn off the water until you actually need it for rinsing. You’ll reduce your water bill and help to conserve a vital resource.

8) Plant a Tree
If you have the means to plant a tree, start digging. Trees absorb carbon dioxide and give off oxygen. They are an integral part of the natural atmospheric exchange cycle here on Earth, but there are too few of them to fully counter the increases in carbon dioxide caused by automobile traffic, manufacturing and other human activities. A single tree will absorb approximately one ton of carbon dioxide during its lifetime.
9) Get a Report Card from Your Utility Company
Many utility companies provide home energy audits to help consumers identify areas in their homes that may not be energy efficient. In addition, many utility companies offer rebate programs to help pay for the cost of energy-efficient upgrades.
10) Encourage Others to Conserve
Share information about recycling and energy conservation with your friends, neighbors and co-workers, and take opportunities to encourage public officials to establish programs and policies that are good for the environment.
These 10 steps will take you a long way toward reducing your energy use and your monthly budget. And less energy use means less dependence on the fossil fuels that create greenhouse gases and contribute to global warming.

Answer 2

Do without a car would be great, also don't turn the heater on this year and just bundle up with a blanket or sweater, don't take long showers which causes the water heater to use energy, turn out lights that you don't use, turn off the tv when not in the room. There are a ton of things to do to cut down. I'm just glad that you're interested!!

Answer 3

There are lots of things we can do. Finding cleaner sources of energy and conserving on the energy we use are two great ways to do it. Let me urge you to learn more from your local environmental organizations. Many communities are working to set new levels for their greenhouse gas emissions and I am sure you could help. Thank you for your interest!! We need more intelligent and dedicated folks like you in this movement! And please watch "An Inconvenient Truth" with Al Gore.

Answer 4

There is no greenhouse effect. The media is manipulating us to get viewers. People should try to live as respectful of others as they can and the earth will take care of itself.

Answer 5

we're all responsible for generating greenhouse gases.. deciding to sever some of our living routine just to manage these gases means the death for us all....there is nothing else we can do but to stay and die...thats the only way to diminish gas emissions to the atmosphere. And even if we sever other of our activities, or doing some strategies, you'll find out the next minute youre doing another activity that contributes to the situation...who knows this is one of God's idea to punish the world.......we have heard about the story of Noah and the Flood, and they say global warming leads to bursting sealevels, well lets just see what will happen, or perhaps our future generation will see it for us..i mean lets just not pretend we can manage it, the truth is we cannot....how many money world nations have spent for the issue....even if they come up with possible ways to manage it, they never last..i mean, things happen for a reason, global warming has its reasons of existence....just a thought

Answer 6

Give it up.. The greenhouse effect is completer bupkiss.
Start thinking for yourself and stop listening to the libs

Answer 7

Get a car with much lower emissions. Get electric heater etc. Hopefully the energy department can harness from alternative sources that are much cleaner to use.

Answer 8

Hi. Honestly? Plant some trees.

Answer 9

you cant stop it beacouse some people dont care about this planet