[p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 28.3pt;"]I n the last 8-10 years the weather around the globe has got really bad. 1998 [st1:country-region w:st="on"]Canada[/st1:country-region] had huge ice storms that hit [st1:State w:st="on"]Ontario[/st1:State] & [st1:State w:st="on"][st1:place w:st="on"]Quebec[/st1:place][/st1:State] killing at least 25 people. In August 2005 [st1:place w:st="on"][st1:country-region w:st="on"]India[/st1:country-region][/st1:place] had massive floods killing over 14000 people.
[o:p][/o:p][/p][p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 28.3pt;"][o:p][/o:p]In the last month over this side of the pond we have had very high temperatures & bad thunderstorms. 2005 Kings Heath; [st1:City w:st="on"]Birmingham[/st1:City], [st1:country-region w:st="on"]England[/st1:country-region] a tornado injures 19 people, also in 2005 [st1:place w:st="on"]Asia[/st1:place] had a massive Tsunami killing over 275,000 people[/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 28.3pt;"][o:p][/o:p][st1:country-region w:st="on"][st1:place w:st="on"]United States[/st1:place][/st1:country-region], 2005 [span style=""]Hurricane Katrina[/span] kills over 1,000 people. This year in the [st1:country-region w:st="on"]United States[/st1:country-region] the temperatures have reached 46C (115F) also causing blackouts in [st1:place w:st="on"][st1:State w:st="on"]New York[/st1:State][/st1:place]. [/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 28.3pt;"][o:p][/o:p]There are so many other kinds of Energy- Solar Power, Hydro power & Wind Farms. So why do governments not invest more in these cleaner sources of energy?[/p] [p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right: 28.3pt;"][o:p][/o:p]Is this a sign of things to come? If so, what more can we do to stop it from getting any worse? [span style=""] [/span]
Do all these unusual weather patterns concern you? Also, why are the rainforests still being cut down?[/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p]
[/o:p][a href="vny!://canadaonline.about.com/cs/weather/p/icestorm.htm"]Canadian Ice Storms[/a][/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p][/o:p][a href="vny!://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/4725279.stm"]Birmingham Tornado[/a][/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p][/o:p][a href="vny!://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/21/katrina.impact/"]Hurricane Katrina[/a][/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p][/o:p][a href="vny!://www.srl.caltech.edu/personnel/krubal/rainforest/Edit560s6/www/preserve.html"]Rainforests[/a] & [a href="vny!://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm"]vny!://www.rain-tree.com/facts.htm[/a][/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p]
[/o:p]Sorry if this thread has been covered before.[/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p] [/o:p][/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p][/o:p]Ps please tell me you do not get many trolls on this forum.[/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][o:p] [/o:p][/p]
Geez, aren't we a ray of sunshine today, Brit_Guy? (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/6.gif)
BTW, nice to see you.
Sorry i don't mean to be down in the dumps(//forums/richedit/smileys/12.gif) this globalwarming does worry me a bit.
Also a few trolls on DV have got on my nerves. (//forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/3.gif)
Well, global warming is imminent. It's sad but we can do our bits to help the environment like cutting back on cars, taking public transit, recycle.... all the little things will help in the end.
There's still hope, don't get give up. I'm hoping that the next generation, our children and their children will find a solution to end global warming.
The trolls on DV are idiots. There's no point in arguing with them. You could say, they're as bad as global warming. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Teasing/22.gif)
Over this side of the pond (England) we are reclycling a lot more rubbish, so i guess we are learning lessons.
Well, individual awareness has definitely increased, now to see if the concerns of the 'little people' be proportionately echoed by big business.
And, Brit Guy: Any chance of recyling Mr Blair?
Gopher wrote:
Well, individual awareness has definitely increased, now to see if the concerns of the 'little people' be proportionately echoed by big business.
And, Brit Guy: Any chance of recyling Mr Blair?
Lol...Wish there was a way of recyling Blair.
Is it safe to give your email address to DS?
Yes, definitely! Just ask TehBorken to hide it on your resume.
Kitten
Thanks
Look forward to having you with us. You've made a good impression so far.
Brit_Guy wrote:
Kitten
Thanks[/DIV]
You're very welcome. And welcome to DS. I think you'll like it here.
yes,global warming is well under way.
there are things we can do,reduce your carbon footprint by acting alone (considering our political leaders have showed no leadership on the issue) in your daily life.
there will a tipping point soon where the earth will not be able to self correct or it will correct in an increasingly harsher and harsher way (as we see with larger and wetter storms) becoming the norm.
[p class="MsoNormal"]I agree that global worming is definitely happening! [/p] [p class="MsoNormal"]There should be recycling designed after San Francisco's in every city. They even power houses off of the wasted food!!![/p] [p class="MsoNormal"]Take a look at this article: [a href="I%20agree%20that%20global%20worming%20is%20definitely%20happening%21%20"]vny!://grouptopic.com/index.php?topic=98.0[/a][/p] [p class="MsoNormal"][!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--] [!--[endif]--][o:p][/o:p][/p] [span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";"]Just out of curiosity are you riding a bus?[/span]
[span style="" times="" new="" roman="" ;=""]"Just out of curiosity are you riding a bus?"
I walk a lot , i also ride a bike.
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bus and walking.
I just saw the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car" and it made me livid. They had a car that could go atleast 90 miles (145 KM) on a single charge and they killed it because the oil companies told them to. This one guy created an electric car that can go zero to 60 in 3 seconds and can go 300 miles (483 KM) on a single charge. Instead of improving these electric cars the car companies took them from there customers and crushed them in the desert. They didn't want anyone to know that they built an electric car. And in the movie a Toyota guy said Hydrogen is really a pipe dream thats 30 years away and you can't run it in the cold because Hydrogen freezes and they don't know if its truely safe or not. (you know hydrogen bomb).
soapbox wrote:
bus and walking.
........
Same here - bus maybe twice a week, on foot the rest of the time.
Re: GlobalWarming
well, GlobalWarming or not, this planet is screwed anyway.
What do you say we both go off of the grid (map) to another planet Brit_guy? (//forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/2.gif)
Sportsdude wrote:
I just saw the movie "Who Killed The Electric Car" and it made me livid. They had a car that could go atleast 90 miles (145 KM) on a single charge and they killed it because the oil companies told them to. This one guy created an electric car that can go zero to 60 in 3 seconds and can go 300 miles (483 KM) on a single charge. Instead of improving these electric cars the car companies took them from there customers and crushed them in the desert. They didn't want anyone to know that they built an electric car. And in the movie a Toyota guy said Hydrogen is really a pipe dream thats 30 years away and you can't run it in the cold because Hydrogen freezes and they don't know if its truely safe or not. (you know hydrogen bomb).[/DIV]
Arent they running hydrogen buses in Cali? I thought they were using retro fitted diesel engines with attachments manufactured by Ballard Fuel Cells?
Also I thought they were looking into these things for Van as well?
I stand corrected, I just visited google.
It DOES use Hydrogen, but doesnt burn it, just breaks it down into electrons(power), heat, air and water.
Ballard Fuel Cell:
[img class=image-inline title="Ballard Fuel Cell" alt="Ballard Fuel Cell" src="vny!://www.ballard.com/images/image_gallery/technology/pem_fuelcell.gif" border=0]
Heres the write-up:
[A href="vny!://www.ballard.com/be_informed/fuel_cell_technology/how_the_technology_works"]vny!://www.ballard.com/be_informed/fuel_cell_technology/how_the_technology_works[/A]
Heres an animated thingy showing how the fuel cell works:
[A href="vny!://www.ballard.com/resources/animations/animations/FuelCellLong/index.html"]vny!://www.ballard.com/resources/animations/animations/FuelCellLong/index.html[/A]