how many bulbs have you changed,are you cycling to work,is your tv still on standby,are you eating more salad(to save energy) and is it working,are the energy companies producing less
2007-09-28 02:14:57 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Environment ➔ Global Warming
One person isn't going to make any difference. So why do anything that has no impact?
Other changes just trade one type of pollution for another. Switching to CF light bulbs trade co2 for mercury pollution.
2007-09-28 03:41:33 · answer #1 · answered by Dr Jello 7 · 1⤊ 5⤋
Yea its going well. I changed the lightbulb in my bedroom to an energy efficient one and now the air seems so much cleaner and cooler. The trees are growing back and everyone is happy.
But seriously, it is going ok at the moment as long as all these tree huggers move onto another thing to moan about that wont affect anyone else and we can stop worrying about how much money we will be wasting on tax.
2007-09-28 16:15:19 · answer #2 · answered by pj890 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good news!
The environmental movement is making headway. Have we made a dent? Maybe, but its hard to measure since consumption as a whole continues to grow globally.
As for my own personal triumphs...
Every light in my apartment is a compact fluorescent, all of my appliances are either unplugged or in stand by mode when not in use. My thermostat is a few degrees plus in the summer and a few degrees less in the winter. We recycle, buy green tags to offset our household energy consumption, and terrapasses to offset our automobile carbon. We have given up beef totally and have limited our other meat consumption, we by organics where ever we can.
How is the battle going? For us, quite well, but as far as our community, our country and the world? Well... It's a work in progress.
Have a great weekend!
2007-09-28 10:27:27 · answer #3 · answered by JL 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yeah, that one pound of CO2 I saved by using energy efficient light bulbs really offsets the 2 or 3 tons of CO2 I emit running the air conditioner in summer and driving to work, and taking the kids to school (6 miles with no bus service) and so on.
NOT!
2007-09-28 11:22:34 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Has any one looked at the size of our country (GB) on the globe lately. If we all stopped everything right now it would not make the slightest bit of difference. No cooling effect what soever. Yea we should all do our bit but lets not kid ourselves our grand children are doomed!!
2007-09-28 13:38:31 · answer #5 · answered by jo :) 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm trying, lots, yes, no, yes and as for is it working, it's barely making a dent, but everyone needs to do their little bit, it's no effort really, it's the change aspect that people don't like.
2007-09-28 09:18:02 · answer #6 · answered by pirate_princess 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you have to ask it probably doesn't matter to you anyway.
2007-09-28 09:56:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i haven't done anything.
i live my life normally.
i am not afraid of the GW boogeyman or the lies created to scare me.
2007-09-28 10:37:50 · answer #8 · answered by afratta437 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋
still as imaginary as ever
2007-09-28 09:17:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Good point. Being complacent works so much better. Thanks for that.
2007-09-28 09:46:54 · answer #10 · answered by amancalledj 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋