Do you do anything to stop Global Warming?

Question

Do you do anything to stop Global Warming?

Answer 1

Yes! I recycle, turn off lights, conserve water, etc. Plus, I also deliver flyers to make others aware of Global Warming and urge them to help protect our planet!

Answer 2

I turn lights off I don't need and I use the new lower energy bulbs. I don't think this has much of an effect but it's not hard to do and I feel like a jackass if I don't.

Answer 3

Global warming is when the amount of carbon dioxide(co2) and the amount of methane(cow gas) increases.

I think using air-con produces alot of carbon dioxide.I think the temperature of the air-con should be around 25 degree.If lesser than that,the amount of co2 will increases alot.

Planting helps too.By planting more plants,the plants will use the co2 for photosynthesis.hence,the amount of co2 will decrease and the amount of oxygen will increase!

Hope that helps :) good luck

Answer 4

I pick trash up, but that's littering, h**l, I don't even do that.

Answer 5

Open windows to take fresh air in stead of using air conditioner all day.

Answer 6

I try to but I don't think it will make a difference.

Answer 7

Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming

Global Warming is a dramatically urgent and serious problem. We don't need to wait for governments to find a solution for this problem: each individual can bring an important help adopting a more responsible lifestyle: starting from little, everyday things. It's the only reasonable way to save our planet, before it is too late.

Here is a list of 50 simple things that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon: some of these ideas are at no cost, some other require a little effort or investment but can help you save a lot of money, in the middle-long term!

Replace a regular incandescent light bulb with a compact fluorescent light bulb (cfl)

CFLs use 60% less energy than a regular bulb. This simple switch will save about 300 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Install a programmable thermostat

Programmable thermostats will automatically lower the heat or air conditioning at night and raise them again in the morning. They can save you $100 a year on your energy bill.

Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer

Almost half of the energy we use in our homes goes to heating and cooling. You could save about 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple adjustment.

Clean or replace filters on your furnace and air conditioner

Cleaning a dirty air filter can save 350 pounds of carbon dioxide a year.

Choose energy efficient appliances when making new purchases

Look for the Energy Star label on new appliances to choose the most energy efficient products available.

Do not leave appliances on standby

Use the "on/off" function on the machine itself. A TV set that's switched on for 3 hours a day (the average time Europeans spend watching TV) and in standby mode during the remaining 21 hours uses about 40% of its energy in standby mode.

Wrap your water heater in an insulation blanket

You’ll save 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year with this simple action. You can save another 550 pounds per year by setting the thermostat no higher than 50°C.

Move your fridge and freezer

Placing them next to the cooker or boiler consumes much more energy than if they were standing on their own. For example, if you put them in a hot cellar room where the room temperature is 30-35ºC, energy use is almost double and causes an extra 160kg of CO2 emissions for fridges per year and 320kg for freezers.

Defrost old fridges and freezers regularly

Even better is to replace them with newer models, which all have automatic defrost cycles and are generally up to two times more energy-efficient than their predecessors.

Don't let heat escape from your house over a long period

When airing your house, open the windows for only a few minutes. If you leave a small opening all day long, the energy needed to keep it warm inside during six cold months (10ºC or less outside temperature) would result in almost 1 ton of CO2 emissions.

Replace your old single-glazed windows with double-glazing

This requires a bit of upfront investment, but will halve the energy lost through windows and pay off in the long term. If you go for the best the market has to offer (wooden-framed double-glazed units with low-emission glass and filled with argon gas), you can even save more than 70% of the energy lost.

Get a home energy audit

Many utilities offer free home energy audits to find where your home is poorly insulated or energy inefficient. You can save up to 30% off your energy bill and 1,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Energy Star can help you find an energy specialist.

Cover your pots while cooking

Doing so can save a lot of the energy needed for preparing the dish. Even better are pressure cookers and steamers: they can save around 70%!

Use the washing machine or dishwasher only when they are full

If you need to use it when it is half full, then use the half-load or economy setting. There is also no need to set the temperatures high. Nowadays detergents are so efficient that they get your clothes and dishes clean at low temperatures.

Take a shower instead of a bath

A shower takes up to four times less energy than a bath. To maximise the energy saving, avoid power showers and use low-flow showerheads, which are cheap and provide the same comfort.

Use less hot water

It takes a lot of energy to heat water. You can use less hot water by installing a low flow showerhead (350 pounds of carbon dioxide saved per year) and washing your clothes in cold or warm water (500 pounds saved per year) instead of hot.

Use a clothesline instead of a dryer whenever possible

You can save 700 pounds of carbon dioxide when you air dry your clothes for 6 months out of the year.

Insulate and weatherize your home

Properly insulating your walls and ceilings can save 25% of your home heating bill and 2,000 pounds of carbon dioxide a year. Caulking and weather-stripping can save another 1,700 pounds per year. Energy Efficient has more information on how to better insulate your home.

Be sure you’re recycling at home

You can save 2,400 pounds of carbon dioxide a year by recycling half of the waste your household generates.

Recycle your organic waste

Around 3% of the greenhouse gas emissions through the methane is released by decomposing bio-degradable waste. By recycling organic waste or composting it if you have a garden, you can help eliminate this problem! Just make sure that you compost it properly, so it decomposes with sufficient oxygen, otherwise your compost will cause methane emissions and smell foul.

Buy intelligently

One bottle of 1.5l requires less energy and produces less waste than three bottles of 0.5l. As well, buy recycled paper products: it takes less 70 to 90% less energy to make recycled paper and it prevents the loss of forests worldwide.

Choose products that come with little packaging and buy refills when you can

You will also cut down on waste production and energy use... another help against global warming.

Reuse your shopping bag

When shopping, it saves energy and waste to use a reusable bag instead of accepting a disposable one in each shop. Waste not only discharges CO2 and methane into the atmosphere, it can also pollute the air, groundwater and soil.

Reduce waste

Most products we buy cause greenhouse gas emissions in one or another way, e.g. during production and distribution. By taking your lunch in a reusable lunch box instead of a disposable one, you save the energy needed to produce new lunch boxes.

Plant a tree

A single tree will absorb one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Shade provided by trees can also reduce your air conditioning bill by 10 to 15%. The Arbor Day Foundation has information on planting and provides trees you can plant with membership.

Switch to green power

In many areas, you can switch to energy generated by clean, renewable sources such as wind and solar. In some of these, you can even get refunds by government if you choose to switch to a clean energy producer, and you can also earn money by selling the energy you produce and don't use for yourself.

Buy locally grown and produced foods

The average meal in the United States travels 1,200 miles from the farm to your plate. Buying locally will save fuel and keep money in your community.

Buy fresh foods instead of frozen

Frozen food uses 10 times more energy to produce.

Seek out and support local farmers markets

They reduce the amount of energy required to grow and transport the food to you by one fifth. Seek farmer’s markets in your area, and go for them.

Buy organic foods as much as possible

Organic soils capture and store carbon dioxide at much higher levels than soils from conventional farms. If we grew all of our corn and soybeans organically, we’d remove 580 billion pounds of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere!

Eat less meat

Methane is the second most significant greenhouse gas and cows are one of the greatest methane emitters. Their grassy diet and multiple stomachs cause them to produce methane, which they exhale with every breath.

Reduce the number of miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible

Avoiding just 10 miles of driving every week would eliminate about 500 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year! Look for transit options in your area.

Start a carpool with your coworkers or classmates

Sharing a ride with someone just 2 days a week will reduce your carbon dioxide emissions by 1,590 pounds a year. eRideShare.com runs a free service connecting north american commuters and travelers.

Don't leave an empty roof rack on your car

This can increase fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 10% due to wind resistance and the extra weight - removing it is a better idea.

Keep your car tuned up

Regular maintenance helps improve fuel efficiency and reduces emissions. When just 1% of car owners properly maintain their cars, nearly a billion pounds of carbon dioxide are kept out of the atmosphere.

Drive carefully and do not waste fuel

You can reduce CO2 emissions by readjusting your driving style. Choose proper gears, do not abuse the gas pedal, use the engine brake instead of the pedal brake when possible and turn off your engine when your vehicle is motionless for more than one minute. By readjusting your driving style you can save money on both fuel and car mantainance.

Check your tires weekly to make sure they’re properly inflated

Proper tire inflation can improve gas mileage by more than 3%. Since every gallon of gasoline saved keeps 20 pounds of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, every increase in fuel efficiency makes a difference!

When it is time for a new car, choose a more fuel efficient vehicle

You can save 3,000 pounds of carbon dioxide every year if your new car gets only 3 miles per gallon more than your current one. You can  

Answer 8

Not that much, But i do do a few things like recycling, walking and using public transport.

Answer 9

I do lots of little things to help stop global warming and I do think that the more little things we do the more it will all add up although the reality is that major change won't occur until big business and the government gets on board.

Personally I started a blog to document the changes I have made and it has encouraged others to make simple changes as well.

We usually leave the heat and AC off but if it is on we keep the heat at 60 during the day and 50 at night. I the AC stays at 75.

I unplug every appliance unplugged unless I am actually using it.

Instead of using chemicals in plastic packaging to keep my house smelling nice I open the windows to air it out and use baking soda when I vacumn

I use a dutch oven and iron skillet to cook with as much as possible.

I only run the washing machine and dishwasher when full. I wash my clothes on cold and I turn the heated dry option off on my dishwasher.

I use drying racks and lines to dry my laundry.

I've shortened my showers and lowered the water temperature.

I use cold water to wash my hands.

I recycle everything that I can which includes resuing glass bottles etc from condiments.

I buy used as much as possible from Goodwill, Craigslist, Ebay, Thrift stores etc.

I own a hybrid.

I bike to and from work.

I use a resuasable non-BPA water bottle.

I use recycled toilet paper, napkins, and paper towels.

I choose products with as little packaging as possible. I usually buy from the bulk bins using my own containers.

I bought organic cotton produce bags.

I have reusable shopping bags

I rarely eat out especially fast food.

I planted a vegetable garden for my apartment.

I have houseplants to improve the indoor air quality.

I make my own soap and shaving cream.

I use non-toxic cleaning products.

I use a safety razor.

I buy local and organic from the Farmer's Market.

I've started eating less meat.

N.

http://badhuman.wordpress.com

Answer 10

nope

but I do believe we need to keep our planet clean and take a few changes

but I wouldn't burn peoples houses to "save the rainforest"!

Answer 11

Yeah, my family and I do.

We recycle as many materials as we can because it just makes sense.

We try to limit the amount of recources we use because it saves our pocketbooks and it also just makes sense.

We also just let the Earth do what it has done for as long as it has been here.  Work through these cylces on it's own.  My ego is not so big, nor should all of mankinds to think that we have any significant effect on what the Earth's climate cycles are.  The latest data shows that Mankind contributes less than a meager 4% to any possible climate change.  It scares me to think that our government is allowing itself to be bullied by other governments and certain agencies into writing up legislation that would throw away so many of our tax dollars into something we could never hope to control or regulate to the levels necessary for meaningful change.

So while my first 2 points are found to be valid by many Global Warming Alarmists, my family and I choose to do it not because it curbs Global Warming in any way, we do it because it helps keep out neighborhood free of trash and it allows for reuse of many resources that it just makes sense to reuse.

Answer 12

Death of humanity seems like the only solution.  (of course we could stop deforesting and recycle more and stop emitting tuck loads of greenhouse gases, but I doubt people will)

Answer 13

I recycle everything that is available, and have been complaining to the council to give my area green and blue bins (not just he brown ones) so we can put it our used glass and plastic. It doesn't seem to work, though.

I switch off all of the plugs and only turn them on when I need to use something.

As soon as one of my light bulbs blow I fit in an energy saving one and so on...

And you can also make a big difference by going into a supermarket and buying one of the stronger re-usable plastic bags to use. For example, if you were shopping for a family of five like I do, I only need to use two or three re-usable bags when buying about a week or two's worth of shopping. When I used the normal plastic ones the shops provide, I ended up using five or six as they are smaller. Everything makes a difference!

And recently I got a smaller car as well, though it was a tough decision as I need enough room for all my family to fit in comfortably.

xx Jam

Answer 14

To be honest, no.

Answer 15

Yes, I try to be more green and save energy.

Answer 16

Doing things like recycle is great.  Stop wasting gasoline by going out every time you want are all going to lower gas prices and help keep the earth clean but.....

  THERE IS NO GLOBAL WARMING.  Just a big scam by the Gory Gore types to get money.  The earth is to big for a little money to do anything, daaa

Answer 17

I don't actually believe in global warming. It's more of a myth than a fact.

Answer 18

No.  You can't stop man made global because it doesn't scientifically exist.

You can't stop the natural cycle of the Earth either because man is not more powerful than nature.

Answer 19

I joined earth hour. On march 29 from 8 to 9 p.m., more than 200,000 people and companies will unplug everything. Join at earthhour.org.

Answer 20

nothing to say

Answer 21

I am following Al Gore's lead.  I vow to limit my living space to that of Al Gore.  If you want to know what kind of sacrifice that is, google "Al Gore's House".  Not only that, I am trying to figure out how to get our sun from going through cycles of hot and not so hot.  That is a tall order as our sun is 93 million miles away.  Just a few hundred years ago they were farming in Greenland.  That is why the place was named Greenland.  Now it is a frozen wasteland.

Answer 22

i try recycling.

Answer 23

turn off the lights when your done and recycle

Answer 24

No one can stop global warming.  The Earth has warmed and cooled in natural cycles for millenia....... WITHOUT man, and will continue to do so with or without man!

Answer 25

i recycle things thats all i can do at the moment. i wish i could do more but im already really busy in my life i take a buss to school .