how can one individual stop global warming?

Question

like one person

Answer 1

actually no one man can stop it unless he or she invents or discovers a good, energy resouceful, alternative energy. Otherwise i think everyone has to stick together.

Answer 2

Nothing. Not one or one billion.
There are a lot of long winded answers to your question, but collectively, they amount to nothing positive accomplished that will stop, change, or "fix" natures "global warming".
The ONLY thing we can do is adapt and adjust.
Less sensible people panicked about the "new ice age" back in the '70s. Reasonable people did nothing, and guess what. That wasn't true either. Earth was back to normal in no time and the quacks went looking for the next big paranoid delusion to squawk about. Nothing appeared until the sorry @ssed clinton regime started whining about some nonsense called "global warming", and that gave the quacks something to cluck up a fluster about. Again, reasonable people ignored the false uproar but the libtard media wouldn't let it die because the clintonists needed something to distract the people from more important things, like treason, the rise of closet communism, terrorists, and the invading hoard of las cucaraches over our borders..

Answer 3

have you ever hear of the little kids who collected pennies all they asked for was one penny per person?


The Penny Per Person Experiment?
News – There were 296,410,404 people who lived in the US. What does this have to do with anything? A man who is calling himself "Another Darn Millionaire" is trying to capitalize on each and every person. The Penny Per Person Experiment is a web site that is selling links for 3,141 "counties" at the rate of one penny per person.

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i couldnt find the one story about the kid but this is about the same info do you see the big picture?

Answer 4

Only God can stop global warming. We are arrogant if we think we have any control on global warming or global cooling.

Answer 5

One way I can show you how to:

SAVE Landfills 108 lbs of pkging and the hassle of containers around your house, yard, or trips to the recycle

ELIMINATE 248 lbs of greenhouse gas.

ACCOMPLISH the equivalent of planting 10 trees?

100% chemical free/"true" organic zone in your home.

GIVE you more than 1001 uses ALL around your house and yard for EACH of your family members!

SAVE untold amounts of trips to the store thus save you $ on gas/pollution/ etc.

SAVE you in the long run on trips to the doctor for you and your family?

AND MOST IMPORTANT being able to share this EASY concept /lifestyle with your friends and family's without having to leave your front door!!

IMAGINE "your personal" gain and results in one years time!

And those are just starters which would be guaranteed to give you more TIME AND MONEY to start going green right from your kitchen sink.

all in 2min of your time email me!

Answer 6

"global warming" is pop culture's newest fear medication

allthesame,
trade your car for a bike
trade your driveway for a garden
throw away only the idea of "waste"
trades your hates for loves

Answer 7

No environmental groups seem to be addressing this issue. Even conservationists don't want to talk about it. I guess they all want to do conservation at work but not change their habits enough at home to make a difference. The raising of cattle causes more global warming than all of the car emmissions on the planet.
Over 80% of the dry tropical forests from northern Costa Rica to Mexico have been cut down. Areas of this size and larger have been cut down throughout the world including the Amazon, Indonesia, the Congo and other rain forests. The temperature after removing the rain forest has risen dramatically in these large tracts of land. The weather pattern also changes from this deforestation in each locality and they become drier. When these huge areas have their trees removed, erosion dumps millions of tons of sediment into the rivers that flow into the oceans. This sediment slowly suffocates the polyps of the precious coral reefs in the tropics.
What is the main reason for cutting these rain forests down? The main reason is to make room to raise cattle, not logging as many people think. With logging they generally cut down large hardwoods. To raise cow meat they cut down everything. In Central America much of the beef is exported to the United States. What can the average person do? eat soy, legumes and nuts as a protein source. This is a better way to practice sustainability. If the beef is grown in the United States sorry that isn't sustainable either. A person who eats cow meat (beef) as their main protein source requires about 20 acres of land each year and over 2000 gallons of precious water to raise that steer for protein. That is not sustainability. A person eating soy for their main source of protein only requires one acre of land and about 40 gallons of water each year to grow it. Also, soy doesn't add millions of tons of methane gas each year to our atmosphere. it actually absorbs co2. cows do produce over 100 million tons of global warming methane gas in the U.S. alone. Cattle excrement also is adding to major pollution problems in our water systems today. Stop eating beef! Or if you absolutely can't stop eating beef, cut back to once a week or once a month. if you must eat a meat chicken is much less destructive to the environment than beef, here in the tropics. Besides, refraining from eating beef is healthier in the long run.
If you want to take responsibility in helping save our planet from global warming, deforestation of the rain forests, dying coral reefs there are many other eating alternatives. please, eat to live, don't live to eat.
For our children's sake and the sake of the rain forests, coral reefs and the entire planet we need to step up and do something other than practice over indulgence. Cavemen had to hunt to get their protein and that was ok. Then we started raising animals to get our protein and that was needed. Now we know how to get all of the protein we need from plants. So it is time to evolve another step and stop the senseless cruelty to raising animals for food and also help control global warming and its effects at the same time.
henry
rainforest guide in costa rica, co-founder of the birding club of costa rica and past curator of zoo ave, largest breeding and release center of endangered birds and animals in central and south america

Answer 8

Even if all the people on the planet got together and agreed to co operate in trying to stop global warming we could do little ,we as humanity ven collectively are insignificfant to the forces of Nature

but as an induvidual you can behave environmentally correct

and as a comunity you can take care of your area and keep it in a healthy and attractive condition
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The best we can do as individuals is be more responsible ,in our own neck of the woods

Organise well publicized clean up parties ,talk on the radio
Have citizan meetings
Get the shools involved to plant trees and listen to environmental awareness talks,

If you do any cleaning up leave signs behind saying who cleaned,why and ask people not to start dumping rubbish again ,leave a hole or bins ,in case people come with trash ,

We have done a lot of comunity cleaning and if you dont leave alternatives or try to work on peoples guilt feelings (some people actually have those ,but not many)
than your efforts are a waste of time.

That is what we do in Mexico

POSITIVE ACTIONS
Print Tshirts with slogans ,hang posters all over the place (with recycled paper if possible)

Classify trash take out all the organic waste and make compost with it ,the worst you can do is throw it with the trash

70% of contamination is due to organic waste that is mixed in with the garbage .
And it is just as bad in the sewer where it helps to breed rats and in the landfill it poisons the ground

And it is the easiest to take care of
o first of all we have to clasify trash at least keep the organic to one side ,like in a plasic bin with a lid

If you got a few meters of ground ,you only need 1 or 2 square meters in a shallow hole ,in the shade ,that you can wet now and again ,where you dump everything that is organic ,from toilet paper,bones vegetable cuttings ,eggshells,,dead bodies ,excrement ,and cover regularly with leaves to keep humid and to hide any smell
the worms will come and decompose the wastes truning it into beautifull blck soil for the garden of flower pots .

If you are in a apartment ,if you have a balcony get a big plastic bin drill some holes in the side and lid ,

Add a few buckets of sand now and again to put over the trash ,you should realt stir or move the stuff at times to airate it and ensure that the decomposition is overall ,keep moist

This rubbish does not get big very fast and the thing works for a long time with out getting full
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global warming cannot be stopped but we can stop helping it becoming faster,and being friendlier to out Environment cannot be bad

these are Al gores sites
http://events.stepitup2007.org/............
http://www.stepitup2007.org/

http://events.stepitup2007.org/............


If you want to help the planet ,plant a tree every week ,if everyone on the planet did we we would be able to slowdown the destructive processes

Reduce carbon emisions,and they are already working on that by alternative forms of energy and regulations on carbon producing materials,aerosol cans,burning rubbish,industrial chimneys,powerplants etc.

The capture of carbon and the production of water and assist the aquiferous manta.

The world bank pays large subsidies for reforrestation to capture carbon and the best tree for this is the Pawlonia

Waterharvesting projects ,such as millions of small dams.to redirect over ground waterflows from the rains into the ground to supply subteranian water supplies.

The protection of existing forrests.

Stop building more highways,urban planning to include vegetation stop building cities encourage people to return to the land to conduct their business from there which now has become possible thanks to the internet.

Education to motivate people to auto sufficiency by building more home food gardens.

Education on environmental awareness
education on family planning to curb over´population

Agricultural education and improvements to follow the principals or sustainability and soil management.

More environmental or land ,design to prevent bush fires,such as--fire breaks

More dams.regulations and control for public behaviour

Alternative effeciant public transport to discourage the use of the internal conbustion engine

Recicling wastes,limit water use

Here are a 100 more ways

http://www.eco-gaia.net/forum-pt/index.p...

Answer 9

Invent viable nuclear fusion.

Answer 10

One single person can't stop global warming, unfortunately it's not that simple.

Each individual can contribute to the overall effort to combat global warming and there are many ways that this can be acheived, prrimarily by conserving energy.

Here's a list of tips I compiled a little while ago, hope it helps...

ENERGY EFFICIENCY AT HOME AND WORK

> When replacing appliances buy energy efficient ones.

> Turn off electrical appliances when not in use, don’t use the standby option.

> Use energy efficient light bulbs and switch off lights when not in use.

> Similarly, turn down water heating by a few degrees.

> Fit individual thermostats to radiators and don't heat rooms that aren't used.

> Insulate walls, lofts, hot water tanks and pipes.

> Turn your heating and air conditioning down, a small difference will be barely noticeable.

> Sign up to a green energy supplier, one that produces energy from renewable sources.

> Turn off heating and air-conditioning when the house or office is unoccupied.

> Wash full loads of clothes at a lower temperature, modern machines and detergents are just as effective at lower temperatures.

> Dry your clothes outdoors instead of in a tumble drier.

> Wash full loads in the dish-washer.

> Insulate your home and block draughts around doors and windows. In Europe this is free to many people.

> Consider installing a renewable energy system such as solar panels or a home wind turbine.

> Use rechargeable batteries; don’t leave rechargers on for longer than is needed (including mobile / cell-phones).

> Boil only as much water in the kettle as you need.

> Buy locally produced organic food where possible, there's less transportation and the farming methods are more environmentally friendly.

> Look where goods were manufactured and avoid buying those that have been flown or shipped long distances.

> Recycle and reuse as much as possible. Sign up with mail preferential services to stop junk mail.

> Avoid buying products with excessive packaging.

> Don’t have your fridge or freezer set lower than need to be, regularly defrost freezers, don’t put hot food into your fridge or freezer.

> If your fridge or freezer is over 15 years old then consider replacing it (check with local authority regarding disposal of old one).

> Work from home where possible.

> Eat less meat and dairy produce, farming produces large quantities of greenhouse gases.


ENERGY EFFICIENT TRAVELLING

> For many people a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions can be achieved by driving a more fuel-efficient vehicle. Each gallon of gasoline burned produces 10kg (20 pounds) of carbon dioxide.

> Drive a fuel efficient vehicle, if you have more than one vehicle then use the most economical one more often.

> Consider walking or cycling when going to work or taking the kids to schools, if you have to drive then consider car sharing.

> Use public transport where possible and consider taking a coach or train instead of using domestic flights.

> When replacing your vehicle look at diesel and liquid petroleum gas models.

> Combine multiple journeys into one and do your weekly shopping in a single trip.

> Stagger journeys where possible to avoid rush hour traffic and hold ups.


FUEL SAVING TIPS FOR DRIVERS

> By driving carefully and keeping your vehicle in good condition you can save up to 30% on your fuel bills and cut greenhouse gas emissions at the same time. Below are some tips for increasing fuel efficiency, there's more information on the Eartheasy Website.

> Avoid harsh braking, accelerate gently and drive at a steady speed.

> Keep tyres inflated to the correct pressure.

> Remove bike and ski racks when not in use, also remove detachable roof racks, luggage boxes etc.

> Carrying unnecessary weight wastes fuel, declutter your vehicle.

> Use the correct gear and use cruise control if your vehicle has it.

> Keep your vehicle regularly services.

> Turn the engine off when stopped or waiting.


CARBON OFFSETTING

> Carbon Offsetting is one way to reduce or eliminate your carbon footprint, in most cases this involves calculating your greenhouse gas emissions and planting trees so as to absorb an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide. Some websites where you can calculate your carbon footprint and purchase offsetting are: The Woodland Trust, Carbon Footprint, The Carbon Neutral Company, My Climate and Atmosfair.


FURTHER INFORMATION

Natural Resource Defense Council - http://www.nrdc.org/air/energy/genergy.asp
Energy Saving Trust - http://www.est.org.uk/myhome/
Carbon Footprint - http://www.carbonfootprint.com/index.html
Carbon Trust - http://www.carbontrust.co.uk/energy
Energy Quest - http://www.energyquest.ca.gov/saving_energy/index.html
US Government - http://www.energy.gov/energyefficiency/index.htm
Alliance to Save Energy - http://www.ase.org/
UK Government - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Environmentandgreenerliving/Energyandwatersaving/DG_064371
Rough Guides - http://www.roughguides.com/savingenergy/
Salt River Project - http://www.srpnet.com/menu/energy.aspx
Eartheasy - http://eartheasy.com/live_fuel_efficient_driving.htm
Woodland Trust - http://www.carbonbalanced.org/
Carbon Footprint - http://www.carbonfootprint.com/USA/calculator.html
Carbon Neutral Company - http://www.carbonneutral.com/pinfo/carbonoffsetting.asp
My Climate - http://www.myclimate.org/index.php?lang=en
Atmosfair - http://www.atmosfair.de/index.php?id=9&L=3