Al Gore

[DuneAHH]

WASHINGTON (AP) ​

It's shaping up to be one of the warmest years on record.​

Scientists take 2007's temperature - CNN.com​

It will be interesting to see how it ACTUALLY shakes out.
Personally, I've NEVER seen such an enormous acorn drop as we're experiencing this year. Old time wisdoms say that's a good indicator of a harsh winter ahead.

 

[LightWorker]

I'm sure that is comforting to our friends in the midwest and northeast.

It is DEC. 15th....​

 

[LightWorker]

Los Angeles Times - December 15, 2007 - Alan Zarembo and Thomas H. Maugh


NUSA DUA, INDONESIA -- After two weeks of often rancorous negotiations and a last-minute effort by the United States to turn back a compromise from developing countries, the United Nations climate talks here ended today with the unanimous adoption of an agreement charting the course for negotiations on a new global warming treaty.

The treaty, which will be hammered out over the next two years, will succeed the 1997 Kyoto Protocol, set to expire in 2012.

Despite the document's adoption, however, it was clear that the most contentious issue of the talks -- setting hard emissions caps for individual countries -- would simply be pushed into the future in anticipation of the election of a new U.S. president who might be more amenable to restrictions.

The Bush administration has steadfastly refused to accept any mandatory restrictions on emissions, saying that they would stifle the U.S. economy.

 

[30A Skunkape]

So what does the peanut gallery think of Bush signing the energy bill?

Anyway, more good news for those of us who love the Earth!

Over 400 prominent scientists from more than two dozen countries recently voiced significant objections to major aspects of the so-called "consensus" on man-made global warming. These scientists, many of whom are current and former participants in the UN IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), criticized the climate claims made by the UN IPCC and former Vice President Al Gore.

http://epw.senate.gov/public/index....ecord_id=f80a6386-802a-23ad-40c8-3c63dc2d02cb

 

[hnooe]

Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming (Causes and Solutions)​

Thanks Lightworker! It occurs to me as I read each of the top 50 things to do to Stop Global Warming, that, regardless of "the global warming issue," and what company Al Gore is or isn't investing in, that these 50 ideas also contain within them ways to be physically and mentally healthier, better educated; they teach people to be more generous in nature, they get people to interact with each other as human beings, they help loosens the grip of foreign oil producers, and on and on....

"Conservation" (i.e., the act of being physically "conservative," as opposed to politically) holds many heretofore unseen merits and benefits for all of us. Thanks for the additional insights that are beyond CO2 emissions.

 

[LightWorker]

Thanks Lightworker! It occurs to me as I read each of the top 50 things to do to Stop Global Warming, that, regardless of "the global warming issue," and what company Al Gore is or isn't investing in, that these 50 ideas also contain within them ways to be physically and mentally healthier, better educated; they teach people to be more generous in nature, they get people to interact with each other as human beings, they help loosens the grip of foreign oil producers, and on and on....

"Conservation" (i.e., the act of being physically "conservative," as opposed to politically) holds many heretofore unseen merits and benefits for all of us. Thanks for the additional insights that are beyond CO2 emissions.

Thank you hnooe!​

I just got this and wanted to share.​

Thank you. You demonstrated to every single person at the UN Climate Conference and beyond, that even if the current US Administration won't support a visionary global treaty, the American people will.
So how do we take the energy we built up over the past few weeks and convert it into real change? We need to get our message out and build our movement.
In the coming weeks, the Alliance for Climate Protection will be launching an unprecedented campaign that uses mass communications and grassroots action to mobilize people to solve the climate crisis.
Tipper and Al Gore donated the $750,000 prize money they received from the Nobel Committee to this important effort. And because it is crucial that the Alliance have the resources for this ground-breaking campaign, they also decided to personally contribute an additional $750,000 this month.

 

[JustaLocal]

We?ve switched almost all of our bulbs to cfl. They do contain mercury so when one burns out (hasn?t happened at my house yet) I am unsure what to do with it.

LightWorker, I like your new ?tar so much better.

 

[LightWorker]

We’ve switched almost all of our bulbs to cfl. They do contain mercury so when one burns out (hasn’t happened at my house yet) I am unsure what to do with it.

LightWorker, I like your new ‘tar so much better.

I haven't had one burn out yet and looked it up thanks to your post.
Hope this helps.

Mercury and CFLs

Mercury is a toxic metal associated with contamination of water, fish, and food supplies, and can lead to adverse health affects. A CFL bulb generally contains an average of 5 mg of mercury (about one-fifth of that found in the average watch battery, and less than 1/100th of the mercury found in an amalgam dental filling). A power plant will emit 10mg of mercury to produce the electricity to run an incandescent bulb compared to only 2.4mg of mercury to run a CFL for the same time. The net benefit of using the more energy efficient lamp is positive, and this is especially true if the mercury in the fluorescent lamp is kept out of the waste stream when the lamp expires.

All fluorescent lamps do not contain the same amount of mercury. Philips lamps with Alto Lamp Technology, for instance, contain less mercury than conventional fluorescent lamps. Philips claims the bulbs have the lowest amount of mercury of any bulb on the market at less than 3.8 mg per bulb. To achieve this, Philips uses a specially developed mercury capsule which ensures the exact amount of mercury is placed in a tiny glass capsule which is attached to the lamp cathode. To purchase the new 'Alto' CFLs, click here.
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Important Note:[/FONT][FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif] Handling and Disposal of CFLs[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The mercury in compact fluorescent bulbs poses no threat while in the bulb, but if you break one:[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- open a window and leave the room for 15 minutes or more[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- immediately use a wet rag to clean it up and put all of the pieces, and the rag, into a plastic bag[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- place all materials in a second sealed plastic bag[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]- call your local recycling center to see if they accept this material, otherwise put it in your local trash. Wash your hands afterward.[/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Although household CFL bulbs may legally be disposed of with regular trash (in most US states), they are categorized as household hazardous waste. As long as the waste is sent to a modern municipal landfill, the hazard to the environment is limited. However, CFLs should not be sent to an incinerator, which would disperse the mercury into the atmosphere. [/FONT]

[FONT=Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]The best solution is to save spent CFLs for a community household hazardous waste collection, which would then send the bulbs to facilities capable of treating, recovering or recycling them. For more information on CFL disposal or recycling, you can contact your local municipality.[/FONT]

 

[30A Skunkape]

We?ve switched almost all of our bulbs to cfl. They do contain mercury so when one burns out (hasn?t happened at my house yet) I am unsure what to do with it.

LightWorker, I like your new ?tar so much better.

Me too, that old one was creepy.

 

[Miss Kitty]

Me too, that old one was creepy.

...I am loving all these tar true confessions!