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LMurray asked in EnvironmentGlobal Warming · 1 decade ago

Does anyone have any answers to global warming outside the normal stuff?

I understand we need to build atmospheric clean up machines, solar power turbins, small hydro-electric plants, electric cars, air powered cars, clean up our forrests, electric conservation and effeciency, recycle and use ethane for fuel. For more information on these topics go to CooliEarth.org.

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    Global warming basically has been caused by the Industry of America and pollutants that destroy the ozone layer. There are several solutions to solve this, but it will cause a major change in the way society depends on the industry.

    Keep in mind that this earth has been here for millions of years and you would think in that time if the ozone was destroyed we would burn up by now, but it was not discovered until the glaciers were changing in form and melting down. This discovery eventually led to the common man and his industry all over the world is too blame and if we are to combat this problem we need 100% from every Corner of the earth and every country to this nation to fight this problem or were just doomed in the future and I probably won't be alive to see it, but our children's children needs future on this earth so yes it's a major catastrophic issue that will eventually explode this earth.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Want something really different?(I enjoy a challenge)

    How about a house powered by rainwater? Solar isn't going to work, too much cloud cover, so it isn't economical for most areas in the Northern hemisphere. Wind is cheaper but not reliable. Building a structure around a central conical water tower would provide enough head to drive a small turbine.

    How about the device I'm trying to market which automates hypermiling.

    Let's mine the excess energy in the oceans due to Global Warming. (browse Norske Hydro) While at the same time protecting sensitive coastlines and using the power for desalination plants and irrigation of arid lands.

    What about using Silicon and Carbon fiber as energy conduits that are passive, no need for pumps or generators.

    And the most money will go into developing better batteries, perhaps even organic batteries that don't need to be recycled, they can be disposed of in the garden.

    There are lots of ideas that are still in the development stages.

    Source(s): various
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    The answer could be quite simple. Develop a method of combining hydrogen with the CO2 then you'll get water (H2O) and if the right hydrogen derivitive is used hydrocarbon atoms which could be used as a fuel source.

    Problem solved.

    To reduce ice melt at the poles, float giant white rafts on the water to reflect the sunlight and heat.

  • 1 decade ago

    allow the natural process of warming and cooling to occur. they were growing grapes in iceland during eric the reds time. the sun is going through a solar cycle right now, dont you think that might have a LOT more of an impact on the planet than us humans with our silly little cars?

    one other question for all these global warming advocates. how can it be that mars is experiencing the same polar cap melt as the planet? could all the martians be driving suburbans and expeditions?

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  • 1 decade ago

    well is it just me or are we all being asked to turn off our lights when we leave a room to help battle this problem? and yet if you pass through your local high street any time it's closed you will see hundreds of sighs and shop windows all lit up like christmas trees! surely these neon signs and lights don't need to be on at midnight who are they meant to be enticing into the shop if the shop is closed? i say make them turn them all off and we can save a shed load of electricity and natural resources thus helping fight the global warming problem!

  • 1 decade ago

    NOW HERE is the big question: Is global warming ACTUALLY REAL?

    http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmlHF...

    is a link to one of my answers to this hotly debated topic. Cheerio!

  • 1 decade ago

    Dont watch T.V. news, ecpesially FOX , CBS, NBC,CNN,ABC.MSNBC - and your brain won't be so corrupted to the point of now fixing it. Imagine your brain, GONE...

    Source(s): FOX , CBS, NBC,CNN,ABC.MSNBC
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    I know of a big one, that a lot of people do not know about, but every person can do very easily. That is shopping for safer products for your home. Everybody shops for them, everyday, and do not realize that normal household cleaners bought at your local stores have millions of toxic chemicals in them. Most people do not realize that there is very little if any regulation on household cleaners, laundry, and cosmetics. They have formaldehyde a known chemical that is not only hazardous to the environment, but also a known cancer causing chemical. Due to the lack of regulations, formaldehyde is allowed to be put in everything from our tooth paste, cosmetics, cleaners, laundry, bath & body products, and just about anything that calls for a cheap preservative. Phosphates are also very hazardous to the environment, yet are allowed to be put into cleaners like dishwasher detergent. Once your dishes are washed with this, a film stays on your dishes, allowing you to absorb phosphates as you eat your meals. Phosphates cause mutations in our rivers and streams, could it be doing the same in humans. As for products containing ammonia, chlorine bleach, abrasives, aerosol propellants, and other harsh ingredients, everyone of them are chemicals that harm the environment, yet we buy them in our household products everyday. Why because we think they are safe, they surely would not sell them if they were not safe.....would they? They are filling up our water streams, causing many hazards to the environment. They cause many health hazards by just having these products in your home, they out gas toxic chemicals just setting there under your cabinet. Those toxic chemicals stay in your home air for you to breath, if you touch where you have cleaned with it, you soak it up into your skin, blood stream, and cells. Some of these chemicals have what they call a live chemical, that can soak into your body from two weeks up to three months, by just touching the counter or surface that it was used on. According to the Material Safety Data Sheets and National Poison Control Centers some of the diseases associated with these chemicals are cancer, asthma, bronchitis, heart attacks and disease, kidney and liver problems, headaches, tumors, central nervous system depression, coma, reproductive disorders, bone marrow damage, skin irritation, muscle spasms, and even death. Dishwashing detergent alone is the most common reported poisoning among children. All they have to do is stick their little fingers in it, and it goes directly to the mouth. Many young children have died from this, others have had to have several operations to reopen scarred esophagus. How about something simple like bleach, if a child was to crawl through a spilled puddle of it what would happen? Well, it is pretty ugly, it will give him third degree burns to his skin, burn his lungs from the fumes, and he could very easily die. How about something as safe as store bought hair conditioner, that surely wouldn't hurt anybody. Wrong, if a child was to drink just 3 ounces, he would probably live for a couple of weeks, followed by a lingering and horrible death. This is crazy, that we not only allow these toxic chemicals into our water supply, but allow it to affect so many health problems and deaths. It is obvious to me that our government is not able to protect us from this, there are too many toxic chemicals, and too many big lobbyist for the manufactures of these products. These same manufactures are in charge of making sure their products are safe for humans, and the environment. Humm let me think about that for a moment. Ok if you fall for that, I have a huge chunk of land out in AZ, all prime beach front, I would love to sell it to you. Ha! But, seriously it is time for us to take charge of what we buy for our homes, and personal use. Knowledge is power, take the knowledge use the power, and help your selfs to live healthier lives, and prevent disease. There are places to shop for natural products, that are safer for you, your home, and the environment. Do your family and the environment a favor, and check into them today.

    Source(s): www.smartlivingsense.com http://cuttingedge.healthyhometour.com/ Healthy Living in a Toxic World (Cynthia Fincher, PHD
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