Global Warming: Solutions

[Slycne]

IT's been said that humans provide only 3% of the CO2 in the atmosphere. (7% is caused naturally by forest fires and other causes...) But switching energy sources is definitely a good idea. I say we go nuclear!

Where are we going to put the waste?

Nuclear reactors have become vastly more efficient through the years. There are also a number of methods for re-using and storing nuclear waste. Surprisingly nuclear reactor High level waste (HLW) accounts for only 5% of waste produced. The economic impact of a hardened storage shelter is likely to be less then a massive field of windmills or solar panels.

40% of the oil we use is spent for electricity. Just eliminating that use would put us in a much better situation.

If you buy in to global warming as being man made. The best solutions are not to buy overly expensive solar panels, hybrid cars or windmills. You have a more positive impact eating peanut butter instead of meat on your sandwich, then you do with any of those things( go look that up it's actually pretty interesting).

 

[DC_Josh]

Two words.

Barack Obama.

 

[Apocalypse Tank]

Global warming is nothing more than a heat blip in our earth's history, and like nmmoore13 said, is not man made, no scientific evidence supports global warming....its like saying that man caused all the ice ages as well.

Exactly
think before following the masses, does it sound suspicious and/or be used by the media and corporations as a source of profit?

Personally, I think we can fix Global Warming by exposing everyone to A) Zergs B) Headcrabs C) The Flood D)All of the above

 

[werepossum]

IT's been said that humans provide only 3% of the CO2 in the atmosphere. (7% is caused naturally by forest fires and other causes...) But switching energy sources is definitely a good idea. I say we go nuclear!

Where are we going to put the waste?

Nuclear reactors have become vastly more efficient through the years. There are also a number of methods for re-using and storing nuclear waste. Surprisingly nuclear reactor High level waste (HLW) accounts for only 5% of waste produced. The economic impact of a hardened storage shelter is likely to be less then a massive field of windmills or solar panels.

40% of the oil we use is spent for electricity. Just eliminating that use would put us in a much better situation.

If you buy in to global warming as being man made. The best solutions are not to buy overly expensive solar panels, hybrid cars or windmills. You have a more positive impact eating peanut butter instead of meat on your sandwich, then you do with any of those things( go look that up it's actually pretty interesting).

The environmental impact of nuclear plants should also be much less provided that they don't melt down or blow radioactive steam and that the demands for cooling water can be met without drastically altering the environment. Still, point of use solar can be quite helpful, as the need to increase the expensive infrastructure can be reduced.

As to cattle, I think a better thing would be to build giant indoor cow parks, so that the methane can be captured and burned to produce electricity. Actually scientists are working on genetically engineering gut bacteria to convert the methane into harmless substances before its expulsion.

 

[TomNook]

Two words.

Barack Obama.

My sarcastometer is broken, are you serious?

 

[DC_Josh]

Two words.

Barack Obama.

My sarcastometer is broken, are you serious?

Not fully. I recognise his potential to do good for the subject but he is far from the Jesus of modern times.

 

[werepossum]

Two words.

Barack Obama.

My sarcastometer is broken, are you serious?

Not fully. I recognise his potential to do good for the subject but he is far from the Jesus of modern times.

Did you just doubt the divinity of The Messiah?

I shun thee, disbeliever! Shun! Shun!

 

[Sayvara]

BUT: We can also buy totally air-powered cars, which are $3,000 less than conventional cars, and only costs 3 cents to fill up.

Eh? Joke, right? How are you going to power the compressor for the air?

No. No. No. No. Hybrids, no. Not only from the viewpoint that they suck all the fun out of driving, but environmentally. Yes they are efficient while in use, but the energy cost of creating the batteries and electronics, etc. that goes into a hybrid, and then into recycling when it outlives its usefulness is astronomical. Your average Jeep is actually friendlier to the environment in the long run, so no. No hybrids.

Uhm... reference to that Life-Cycle Analysis? I don't believe ya.

I say we go nuclear!

Where are we going to put the waste?

Ocean floor storage or deep geological storage. Both methods proven since long to be perfectly safe. Or better yet: fast breeder reactors.

/S

 

[COR 2000]

Global warming is nothing more than a heat blip in our earth's history, and like nmmoore13 said, is not man made, no scientific evidence supports global warming....its like saying that man caused all the ice ages as well.

I actually saw a chart in Social studies showing the increase in the Global Temperature from 1950 to 2000. The change? From 57 degrees to 58 degrees. Seriously-If global warming was such a big problem, then there would've been a bigger increase in 50 years rather than 1 degree!

 

[Jamanticus]

Global warming is nothing more than a heat blip in our earth's history, and like nmmoore13 said, is not man made, no scientific evidence supports global warming....its like saying that man caused all the ice ages as well.

I actually saw a chart in Social studies showing the increase in the Global Temperature from 1950 to 2000. The change? From 57 degrees to 58 degrees. Seriously-If global warming was such a big problem, then there would've been a bigger increase in 50 years rather than 1 degree!

That's true, I suppose. The main thing is that the temperature has risen at all in 50 years.

 

[COR 2000]

Global warming is nothing more than a heat blip in our earth's history, and like nmmoore13 said, is not man made, no scientific evidence supports global warming....its like saying that man caused all the ice ages as well.

I actually saw a chart in Social studies showing the increase in the Global Temperature from 1950 to 2000. The change? From 57 degrees to 58 degrees. Seriously-If global warming was such a big problem, then there would've been a bigger increase in 50 years rather than 1 degree!

That's true, I suppose. The main thing is that the temperature has risen at all in 50 years.

Yeah, but just one (Explicit) Degree ain't that big of a (Explicit) deal in 50 (Explicit) Years.

(Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit)!

 

[Bored Tomatoe]

Global warming is nothing more than a heat blip in our earth's history, and like nmmoore13 said, is not man made, no scientific evidence supports global warming....its like saying that man caused all the ice ages as well.

I actually saw a chart in Social studies showing the increase in the Global Temperature from 1950 to 2000. The change? From 57 degrees to 58 degrees. Seriously-If global warming was such a big problem, then there would've been a bigger increase in 50 years rather than 1 degree!

That's true, I suppose. The main thing is that the temperature has risen at all in 50 years.

Yeah, but just one (Explicit) Degree ain't that big of a (Explicit) deal in 50 (Explicit) Years.

(Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit)!

(Explicit) Yeah!

 

[COR 2000]

Global warming is nothing more than a heat blip in our earth's history, and like nmmoore13 said, is not man made, no scientific evidence supports global warming....its like saying that man caused all the ice ages as well.

I actually saw a chart in Social studies showing the increase in the Global Temperature from 1950 to 2000. The change? From 57 degrees to 58 degrees. Seriously-If global warming was such a big problem, then there would've been a bigger increase in 50 years rather than 1 degree!

That's true, I suppose. The main thing is that the temperature has risen at all in 50 years.

Yeah, but just one (Explicit) Degree ain't that big of a (Explicit) deal in 50 (Explicit) Years.

(Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit)!

(Explicit) Yeah!

You (Explicit) Sack of (Explicit)!

 

[Samurai Goomba]

Global warming is nothing more than a heat blip in our earth's history, and like nmmoore13 said, is not man made, no scientific evidence supports global warming....its like saying that man caused all the ice ages as well.

I actually saw a chart in Social studies showing the increase in the Global Temperature from 1950 to 2000. The change? From 57 degrees to 58 degrees. Seriously-If global warming was such a big problem, then there would've been a bigger increase in 50 years rather than 1 degree!

That's true, I suppose. The main thing is that the temperature has risen at all in 50 years.

Yeah, but just one (Explicit) Degree ain't that big of a (Explicit) deal in 50 (Explicit) Years.

(Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit) (Explicit)!

(Explicit) Yeah!

Quoted for awesome. Now if we could just send this to all the Al Gores of the world...

 

[Eipok Kruden]

I vote for an Alien Invasion. Seriously, I think it's the only way we can survive. Let's face it, we humans are f***ed big time. We can't even agree on the big issues! How the hell are we supposed to fix the really big end of the world issues?!?! EXACTLY! But if we were invaded by aliens and the Earth got taken over or assimilated (don't mention the borg, i'm not making a star trek reference) into a larger galactic civilization, we'll suddenly have access to so many resources and so much technology, So yea, I think the only way to survive is to be invaded by aliens and taken over (but not annihilated or destroyed or killed or anything like that).

 

[PsykoDragon]

Global warming isn't as big an issue as people think it is. It's only brought to our attention through the media, & that's how it spreads like wildfire.

However, even if it DID start to cause severe problems, then the fact is that as people, we will start looking for solutions. Sure, prevention is a solution, but it's kinda too late for that, considering how much we depend on using items that cause so much pollution. Things will balance out.

 

[DC_Josh]

I vote for an Alien Invasion. Seriously, I think it's the only way we can survive. Let's face it, we humans are f***ed big time. We can't even agree on the big issues! How the hell are we supposed to fix the really big end of the world issues?!?! EXACTLY! But if we were invaded by aliens and the Earth got taken over or assimilated (don't mention the borg, i'm not making a star trek reference) into a larger galactic civilization, we'll suddenly have access to so many resources and so much technology, So yea, I think the only way to survive is to be invaded by aliens and taken over (but not annihilated or destroyed or killed or anything like that).

I have a theory that if humans were to ever inact an event which would place the entire planet in immediate peril, watching Aliens would intervene. For example, if CERN would have indeed sucked europe into a black hole, Watchers from above would cause the device to break, leaking or burning out some circuts...

Wait didn't that happen?

 

[Trace2010]

What's so flawed about wanting to keep the world approximately the way it is, so we can interact with it in ways we understand? Not caring whether the world changes in a way we can't accurately predict seems pretty reckless.

1) Nature is in a continuous stage of change in and of itself that we do not (and will not) ever completely understand. It regulates itself by NEVER being completely rigid and unchanging.

2)Last time I checked, Global Warming Theory was changed because of the observations that several parts of the world were actually getting colder (now I believe it is called "Global Climate Change"). Anybody confirm/deny this?

3) Though I do believe that it is mankind's responsibility for the care and upkeep of this planet, I do not know of (m)any success(es) that mankind has had in forcibly regulating nature (through the passage of law). Has any other country besides the U.S. had success in doing this. note: I am NOT talking about national parks legislation or generalized rules/regulations- I am talking about specific laws enacted to solve ONE particular problem in nature (overpopulation of a species, etc.) that didn't need refreshing every two years

 

[HuCast]

"Although ice sheet disintegration and the subsequent sea level rise lags behind rising temperatures, the process will become irreversible sometime in the second half of the 21st century, Overpeck said, ?unless something is done to dramatically reduce human emissions of greenhouse gas pollution.

"We need to start serious measures to reduce greenhouse gases within the next decade. If we don't do something soon, we're committed to four-to-six meters (13 to 20 feet) of sea level rise in the future."

http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/518803/

 

[Zeke109]

The industrial revolution really produced most of the tech we have today, but we had no idea what effect it would have on the environment.