Linked by Howard Fosdick on Tue 2nd Aug 2011 22:18 UTC
Your computer is an important energy consumer in your home. Can you save
energy when using it? This article offers a few tips.
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Member since:2009-03-13
CO2 is healthy for the vegetation, all the plants rely on it so what the hell? I am all for saving the planet, not polluting environment, not using rivers for waste dumps, saving endangered species etc... but CO2 is just silly. Even if global warming was harmful (I don't know), CO2 is a very minor greenhouse effect gas, and human produced CO2 is even less significant.
Member since:2005-07-06
and human produced CO2 is even less significant.
well, thanks to humans the ammount of co2 in the air has increased by 20% over the last 50 years
and thats a hell of a lot of co2
and to quote wikipedia:
NOAA states in their May 2008 "State of the science fact sheet for ocean acidification" that:
"The oceans have absorbed about 50% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released from the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in chemical reactions that lower ocean pH. This has caused an increase in hydrogen ion (acidity) of about 30% since the start of the industrial age through a process known as “ocean acidification.” A growing number of studies have demonstrated adverse impacts on marine organisms, including:
The rate at which reef-building corals produce their skeletons decreases, while production of numerous varieties of jellyfish increases.
The ability of marine algae and free-swimming zooplankton to maintain protective shells is reduced.
The survival of larval marine species, including commercial fish and shellfish, is reduced."
"The oceans have absorbed about 50% of the carbon dioxide (CO2) released from the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in chemical reactions that lower ocean pH. This has caused an increase in hydrogen ion (acidity) of about 30% since the start of the industrial age through a process known as “ocean acidification.” A growing number of studies have demonstrated adverse impacts on marine organisms, including:
The rate at which reef-building corals produce their skeletons decreases, while production of numerous varieties of jellyfish increases.
The ability of marine algae and free-swimming zooplankton to maintain protective shells is reduced.
The survival of larval marine species, including commercial fish and shellfish, is reduced."
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2005-07-06
co2 is one to be avoided, but not the only one
but like with most big tasks:
you have to make the first step
and every little bit counts
so don't be lazy and turn off all devices you don't need
instead of a bigger airconditioner beef up the insulation of your hous
put some solar collectors on your roof because the sun shines for free
there is so much you can do today...