VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION!!!!!!! (this is probably the most important question ever asked.) .

Question

Global warming could destroy the earth. Any ideas on how to end it? Or slow it down? Email this page to all of your friends (and everyone you know).

The person with the best answer will get 10 points!

PLEASE only serious answers.

Answer 1

Hundreds of scientists have developed a plan.  It's likely better than anything one person could come up with.

http://www.spiegel.de/international/worl...

http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/ar4-wg3.h...

Answer 2

Simple steps that every person can take:

1. Ride your bike if you're going somewhere alone. (reduce emissions from your car)

2. Stop eating meat, maybe even go vegan. (reduce methane emissions from ruminants)

3. Reduce the temperature you keep your house at in the winter. (reduce the natural gas burned in your heater)

4. Take shorter showers. (reduce natural gas burned)

5. Don't wash your jeans every time you wear them. (reduce natural gas used to heat water and electricity used to dry)

6. Hang dry your clothes.

7. Pay your energy company more to offset your electricity usage with wind power. (This is an option in Minnesota, and in most states experimenting with wind)

8. Enjoy hobbies that don't need electricity. (Biking, conversation, walking, woodworking, board games)

Answer 3

Pay me ten dollars. I will then solve the problem for you.

Answer 4

Let me start off by saying we (my family and I) live 100% off of the grid and are completely self-sufficient with a 0% Carbon footprint. I believe this is the first step anyone can make “help the environment”. Once you convert your own life style to a greener more eco friendly route, you can start helping others.

if your interested feel free to contact me personally at www agua-luna com

We definitely didn't start global warming, but we definitely do contribute to it now.

Natural gas (or Methane along with other thanes) for example, is completely a natural contributer to global warming and is derived pretty much the same way as oil. ie. Matter (animal, plant etc) decomposes over time resulting in a anaerobic (hope I spelled that right) decay of non-fossil organic material / gas (natural gas or methane).

One problem with global warming is that the concept is so vague in the minds of the people. The critical interpretation is basically how it’s explained in school and the news. However most of the public see global warming connected with the ozone and pollutants which cause harmful greenhouse gasses, etc. therefore investigating and fighting for things like alternative energy (ie. Solar, wind, hydrogen, ethanol, biodiesel, etc)

Greenhouse gases are real and do contribute to global warming. Think of the different gas layers like ozone (o3) that circumference the globe as the clear plastic on a greenhouse. Longer rays of light from the Sun go in and reflect off different thermal masses bouncing back and creating shorter lengths of energy that cannot exist the plastic barrier. These beams then just continue to bounce around inside the green house until they’re finally absorbed completely (some do escape but very few), thereby warming the greenhouse greatly even in cold temperatures.

Basically there are 2 ways that this reaction (or lack of) affects the planet. Global warming and global cooling.

1. as we add to the gases in the stratosphere, where the ozone layer is (Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, etc), we add to the plastic of the greenhouse, trapping more short wave length energy and heating the earth more.

2. as we deplete the ozone (with chlorofluorocarbons or CFCs), we allow more long wave length energy, which bounces back out to space without heating any thermal masses on earth, thereby cooling the planet.

It’s pretty easy to see the results..

Melting ice sheets & glaciers

Floods & droughts

Great hurricanes & cyclones

Seasonal extremes

Seasonal phenomena’s

Species extinction

New & resurgent diseases

There are many ways to stop both global warming and cooling from accruing or at least slow them down until we can discover a way to reverse it, but Stop burning fossil fuels is the biggest.

I currently own 2 converted h2 vehicles which run on 100% hydrogen and 1 EV (electric vehicle), not to mention our home is completely off the grid, using alternative energy (solar, wind, etc)

If you interested I offer several DIY alternative guides to walk you step by step threw Greener living, how to run your car on alternative fuels and being self-sufficient, at agua-luna com or

www agua-luna com

Hope this helped, feel free to contact me personally if you have any questions if you’d like assistance in making your first self sufficient steps, I’m willing to walk you step by step threw the process. I’ve written several how-to DIY guides available at  www agua-luna com on the subject. I also offer online and on-site workshops, seminars and internships to help others help the environment.

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Stop Global Warming!!!

Answer 5

the earth is just going through another cycle like it has for millions of years we go to one extreme to the next--we need to recycle of course but as far as green house warming look up the change in the last Million years less than 1 degree

spending money on health care is better spent--

we will have a perfect earth--just nobody left to enjoy it

--it seems weird to me that is the Most important when someone is running for office...

it health care people

Answer 6

What Can We Do About Global Warming?

Humans currently emit too much C02 into the atmosphere.  The carbon dioxide emissions have increased by 40% since the Industrial Revolution and are higher than they have been in 650,000 years.  If we don’t take drastic action, nothing will be able to live on Earth.

Many ideas can be used on a personal, community, and governmental basis to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.  

Personal

People can make many lifestyle choices to reduce CO2 emissions.   They can change their eating and driving habits.  They can also adjust the way they run their homes.

Eating Habits

Eating organically grown foods helps keep the atmosphere cleaner.  Certain pesticides can give off toxic vapors up to one year after application.  None of these pesticides are used to grow organic fruits and vegetables.  

Buying organic foods also helps protect the water supply.  Organically grown foods don’t contain any pesticides so no harmful pollutants can seep into the ground and contaminate the water supply.

If each person ate one less pound of beef each week, the annual amount of CO2 emissions would decrease by 546 pounds per person.  Eating less meat reduces food-related land use and water pollution problems.  If we gave up meat in general, that would be even better for the environment.  

Driving Habits

Cars powered by gasoline are a major contributor to global warming.  There are more than 500 million vehicles in use around the world.  Americans use 226 million gallons of gasoline each day.  We need to scale back on gasoline consumption in order to cut our CO2 emissions.  

By carpooling, walking, biking, driving energy efficient cars, and using public transportation, people can save energy in transportation every day.  Also, by driving more smoothly and slowly and keeping automobile tires fully inflated, we reduce the amount of gas wasted.



Managing The Home  

The way people run their home affects how much energy they use.  

Solar energy is a natural alternative to gas and electricity.   Solar panels capture energy from the sun and distribute it throughout a home.  The more we use solar energy, the less we need gas and electricity.  The less gas and electricity we use, the less C02 is emitted into the air by burning fossil  fuels.  Solar panels are an efficient, easy way to conserve energy.  

By proper insulation, homes stay warm in the winter, so people don’t need to turn up the heat.  Proper insulation can also help keep homes cool in the summer, therefore reducing the need for air conditioning.  

Some windows are being designed to reflect and attract light and heat.  People can flip a switch and have their windows tint or become clear based on how warm or cool they choose the room to be.  Leaky windows can let in drafts so people turn up the heat.  Getting windows properly sealed helps keeps a house warm without wasting energy.

We should use energy-efficient appliances like Energy Star clothes washers and driers and dishwashers.  People can also use fluorescent lighting to cut down on electricity levels.  

All of these solutions may cost more in the beginning, but cut down on gas and electricity bills so much that it saves money in the long run.

A Green Wedding

Some people take saving energy one step further.  In the Sunday Styles section of a recent New York Times, there was an article about bride-to-be, Kate Harrison who is planning a green wedding.  She and her groom will make their wedding environment-friendly.  They will gather friends and family at an organic farm to take environmental tours and hikes the day before the wedding.  The couple will calculate the mileage that guests will use to get to the wedding and offset their Co2 emissions by donating to organizations that help the environment by planting trees and preserving rainforests.  They are planning a seasonal menu from local organic farms so they won’t use gas and electricity for shipping and preserving food from other places.  The bride and groom will use local flowers and berries for Kate’s bouquet and other wedding decorations.  They will even use potato-based biodegradable forks.   Kate, a 28-year-old Yale graduate student said, “It’s well worth it to start your life together in a way that’s in line with your values and beliefs.”

Community

Every community can make changes which protect people from global warming.  Communities can take three key steps towards reducing greenhouse gas emissions.  They can make it easier for people to recycle.  They can exchange information on energy saving.  Businesses can make decisions that positively affect their workers and the community.

Recycling

Communities can make recycling easier for people by setting up recycling centers and providing curbside pick-up service.  The recycling centers can give people a cash incentive to recycle.

Exchanging Information

If people share information about global warming, they’ll be more educated about how to solve this problem.  People can share energy-saving tips by posting their ideas on a bulletin board, doing speeches in a public meeting, and creating environmental clubs.

Business Decisions

Another component of community action is business decisions that reduce CO2 concentration levels.  Telecommuting saves energy in many ways.  When workers have a home office, they do not waste gasoline driving to work.  There’s no need for a big office building which consumes more resources than a small office.  It is also said that people with home offices work more hours and are more productive because less of their day is spent on social conversation with other people.

Legislative Action and Public Policy  

Some individuals and communities are willing to reduce their CO2 emissions voluntarily, but some have to be forced by the law.  State governments can make laws about speed limits.  The United States government can explore alternative fuel sources and adopt the Kyoto protocol.  

The United States Federal Government has a Department of Energy (DOE) that is responsible for writing public policies that help the environment.  President George Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005 which increases funding for energy technology.  Many people say that the DOE isn’t doing enough to reduce global warming.  They feel that this is because the Bush Administration has friends in the oil industry, and the president doesn’t want to hurt their business.

Global Warming Solutions Act

Assembly Bill 32, the Global Warming Solutions Act was passed by the California Legislature on August 31, 2006 and signed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on September 27, 2006.  AB 32 sets guidelines for capping global warming emissions in California. This law requires that California reduces greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by the year 2020.  By January 1, 2008, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) must choose regulations to make a statewide global warming tracking and monitoring system.  By that same date, CARB must determine what the greenhouse gas emissions were in 1990.  By 2012, CARB must have regulations in effect to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.  

Speed Limits                

The state government can enforce slower speed limits.  This saves gasoline because every car’s fuel efficiency begins to decline after 60 miles per hour.  By driving 55 mph instead of 60 mph, people can get to their destination in a reasonable amount of time, and save energy.  

Alternative Energy Sources

The U.S. Government can take action by enforcing stricter rules about using alternative energy sources.  We can use wind power, solar energy and biomass energy. Wind power is an affordable clean technique of generating electricity.  The wind turns the blades of a windmill which activates an electric generator inside.  This way of generating energy does not emit any greenhouse gasses, and scientists are working on ways to eliminate the risk to birds.  The use of this efficient energy source is rapidly increasing.  



Another pollution-free source of energy is solar power.  Solar cells, also called photovoltaic cells, convert sunlight into electricity.  They are primarily made of silicon, which is also used in computer semiconductor chips.  When sunlight hits the solar cells, the electrons break away from the atom, creating a direct current of electricity.  The sun is an inexhaustible source of energy that works constantly, even on cloudy days and at night.  

Biomass energy uses natural materials such as wood or plants to generate electricity create heat and produce fuel which is much cleaner than oil.  Biomass recycles rice husks, wood waste, pressed sugar cane, willow and switch grass to create environmentally friendly fuel.  Biomass can be burned like coal in power plants, fermented to produce fuels like ethanol, digested by bacteria to create methane gas, and heated or “gasified” to break down into a clean-burning gas.

Using wind, solar and biomass energy are three key steps towards solving the problem of global warming.

Kyoto Protocol

The Kyoto Protocol is a key step towards solving the problem of global warming. It is a treaty created on December 11, 1997 by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.  It requires rich nations to reduce CO2 emissions by 5.2% below 1990 levels by 2008-12.  

One of the ways the Protocol can cap global warming emissions is by providing a limited number of “emissions credits.”  These are vouchers for emitting greenhouse gases.  (It is not clear if businesses are given a certain amount of credits or have to buy them up front.)  The Protocol allows businesses to buy and sell emission credits from each other.  This forces businesses to be more energy efficient.  If they use all their credits and no one is willing to sell any, their business has to shut down.  Businesses might also be

Answer 7

Pay your $4,500 a Year Climate change TAX

  Grassfire Launches Aggressive Petition Opposing Climate Alarmist Agenda

We are about to get hit with a $1.2 trillion tax increase all in the name of Al Gore's raxical Climate Alarmist agenda. Grassfire opposes any such tax increase, and what would be the largest expansion of government power in our nation's history through the Lieberman-Warner bill. Grassfire is urging citizens to take immediate action to stop this mad dash that will cost us all dearly.

Answer 8

Fly to mars and bring gas with us.

Answer 9

Top 10 Ideas to Stop Global Warming

10. Collectively pee on the sun all at once.

9. Stop Al Gore from exhaling more CO2

8. Invent a giant umbrella to shield us from the evil sun.

7. Hook cows up to power plants (you know what I mean)

6. Maybe we could feed Helios' fire breathing horses a strong laxative for a month or so. (if you do not understand, study mythology more).

5. Invent clouds, then mass produce.

4. Everyone open up your refrigerator for a day

3. Turn your ac down really cold and open all your doors and windows

2. Force the IPCC to give up all their private airplanes, and require them to have conferences in populated hub areas, not Bali.

1. Paint Al Gore white, fill him with helium, then let him float away. Of course, a poor fish may try to eat him, once he comes down, and get violently ill, so this idea may need to be moved to #9.