Green Living Q & A

Are Republicans smarter than a 7th grader?

The drill, drill, drill crowd complained that alternative energy would take too long to come on line. Read the attached: perhaps Republicans thought American know-how couldn’t solve problems because they were too buys kissing up to the oil industry. Are they smarter than a 7th grader?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/zd/232218;_ylt=AppgX5QohKbgUeT85f57ko4DW7oF

EAST COASTER: Thanks for answering my question. Are you aware that any drilling approved today will take decades to produce oil and, according to geological surveys, will likely produce heavy sour, not light sweet crude that our refineries use? You really don’t understand this, do you? Yet, you are going to vote for Republican, and perpetuate the problem? Perhaps you should re-read the original question.
I am Obamas Lack of Experience: Why would you answer a question without saying anything?
EVAN: High C leadership types are never leaders; I’ll send you a red pencil.
KEN: see response to East Coaster.
electraglyderydyr: Pompous, does that imply inaccurate? The truth is we cannot drill our way out of this problem. Republican obstruction of alternatives is real, for the purpose of creating an election wedge issue and eliciting the responses seen here. Lose 17 points in popularity for a YA answer. 99% of the folks on here are partisans. I participate because as a true Republican I am embarrassed and humiliated by the lack of leadership in the party I used to love. Wedge issues instead of leadership: pathetic.

HOW COME THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY HAS NOT ACTED IN VALIDATING WINSTON KAYANAN’S CLAIMS ON THE ENVIRONMENT?

UN Sec. Gen. Ban Ki-moon is incredibly committed to push his predecessor’s anti-life Kyoto Protocol and possibly, its mandate in October 2009 and amendment thereof come December in Danish capital of Copenhagen. However, he does not seem to understand that the carbon emission reduction as what the organization has been espousing is only a hypothesis which does not guarantee the right solution to world’s environmental woes. And the 12 long years of delay to finalize Kyoto Protocol is a proof of hidden force from God in giving a strong reluctance, i.e., posing threat to world’s economic survival and hence, how can the highest organization achieve a better world when its philosophy in the environment requires the expense of global economy? There is no wisdom, spirit & power in this philosophy. The mission could not give a brighter vision in beholding the light of day for a possible better & freer life in accordance with UN’s charter.

In an attempt, the author Winston Kayanan from the Philippines (claiming to possess the right answer in global warming & climate change) gave the most powerful argument ever voiced out & directed against a world organization, about his antithesis against carbon emission reduction last of which, was in May 2009 in the internet via yahoo’s question & answer. Contrary to world’s concern on economy, his attack was rather on undiscovered & undetected UN’s basis in science that gave carbon emission reduction as its mission. In spite of the author’s move in providing leads & clues as well as answers, he gave ample time of 3 months (from June to end of August 2009) for the scientific community to give second thought on one of the author’s objectives, i.e., O2 regeneration vs. UN’s carbon emission reduction but nothing seemed to be perceived when most could not picture or understand much as to how we can entirely meet sensibly & intelligibly to solve problems. Up to this time, there is no good news on science breakthroughs, particularly coming from them (the rest of the scientific community).

It is surprising to find that the scientific community had not conceived anything deeper. They missed the whole point because scientific studies should be analyzed & concluded in the beginning and then finally resolved in the same way, i.e., scientific than jumping into economic theory in the end. Like for instance, decay microorganisms vs. transportation & industries (regarding the issue on emission increment of greenhouse gases); laser-effect of solar radiation vs. arson (re: wildfires) or vs. mutation (re: drug dependence); biomass as organic matter vs. biomass as alternative energy (re: soil infertility); soil rehabilitation vs. plant forest (re: desertification); declining agriculture vs. sanitary landfill (re: land deterioration); carbon retrieval vs. carbon trading (re: lop-sided greenhouse gases); rice lands as source of methane vs. food production (re: food shortage or famine), among others. Some showed criticisms just for the sake of opposing & rebutting when these were merely contempt for knowledge & wisdom and hence, world’s brains are not working.

They also thought the author was some kind of disturbed person, dubbed as an alarmist, while others thought the questions & answers were some kind of entertainment. These passive notions do not serve world’s slogan “save man & save earth” and thus, the mission to purge the environment is unknowingly perverted and people are eventually deserted. In a matter of life & death situation, where is the humanity here? Is there no people power from the scientific community being cooked up to confront UN and its scientists, for giving the wrong direction & the wrong science to the world? Future generations may either judge the scientific community of treachery (in concealing the real science) or negligence (in not rendering the true science) – unfortunately at the expense of people and earth.

It took 3 months for the author to draw a natural but powerful technology (scientific evidence) in the year 2001 and took 2 minutes within 5 days to decode the 4-Beast vision of Daniel in the Bible (theological evidence or religious knowledge) in 2004. In this tandem, God made the author see the world’s faults in the environment. And the author who has already known the right answer to global warming & climate change 8 years ago, carries a timely revelation of the Word of God that was essentially made for the purpose of settling current outstanding global issues & problems in the environment as well as exposing characters responsible for the faults. These are not presumed or assumed but currently agreeing with facts & logic. They are clearly interrelated, a synthesis of two strong connecting sciences, intelligibly working & complementing not only for the physical world but metaphysically because there is a permanent structure to reality above & beyond what people are not aware of and hence, these would be the best of all possible worlds. God gave scienti

Is all of the work of global warming starting to unravel as people learn more about this hoax?

1. Australia’s Senate rejects Emissions Trading Scheme for a second time.

2. Danes caught fiddling their carbon credits. – Carbon trading is the Emperor’s New Clothes of international finance. It was invented by none other than Ken Lay, whose Enron would currently be one of the prime beneficiaries in the global alternative energy market, if it hadn’t been shown to be (nearly) as fraudulent as the current AGW scam

3. Hats off to The Daily Express – the first British newspaper to make the AGW scam its front page story

4. BBC finally gets round to reporting – sort of – that Climatic Research Unit at University of East Anglia may have been up to no good

5. Legal actions ahoy! – Two scientists, one British, one Canadian, who intend to pursue the CRU for criminal fraud. Their case, quite simply, is that the scientists implicated in Climategate have gained funding and career advancement by twisting data, hiding evidence, and shutting out dissenters by corrupting the peer-review process.

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/jamesdelingpole/100018556/climategate-its-all-unravelling-now/

Is the bloom off the Algore Global Warming rose?

Gore’s presentation on climate change draws 800 as 200 protestors gather outside

“Tickets for the event sold for $44 to $339, with proceeds going to the nonprofit Alliance for Climate Protection that Gore chairs.

“Gore began his remarks by calling climate change “the most dangerous problem we’ve ever faced. But it is also a tremendous opportunity for us to solve problems that have been neglected for a long time.”

“Organizers allowed the media to cover only the first few minutes of Gore’s presentation.

“In addition to his nonprofit advocacy, Gore is a partner in a venture capital firm that finances “sustainable” and alternative energy businesses, prompting some critics to accuse Gore of promoting environmental policies that will fatten his bank account.

“Cap & Tax — Don’t Be Fooled: Al Gore Will Make billions,” read a sign carried by Alan Tudor, who drove from Tampa to attend Saturday’s protest.

“Gore’s Favorite Green Product? Your money in his pocket,” said another sign.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/gore-s-presentation-on-climate-change-draws-800-59205.html

Brother Al is poised to be the first “green billionaire” because of his Powerpoint movie, bilking millions from the True Believers, and using his connections to generate the Global Warming crisis from which he will profit nicely due to his “green investments”.

Why don’t America just print money to pay off debt?

Can anyone give me some insight here? A am studying economy myself, but can’t come up with any arguments why not to do it (that are not ethical please)????

Printing more money to buy back their debt from especially China (a debt which is in american dollars) will both lower the real value of the debt and of course lower the debt in terms that they pay back.

Another effect is the export which will rise giving money to the industry, therefore creating jobs and taxes to the government. Of course it would be expensive to buy imports but say they waited to do this until they are independent of oil (using from their own sources and alternative energy) it wouldn’t be that bad with the import.

I know the dollar would devaluate, the rent would rise and the inflation would be great. But can’t see that it would matter. Especially the inflation as it would be expected.

Here’s why I had the thought: http://moneywatch.bnet.com/economic-news/blog/macro-view/qe2-600-billion-fed-move-targets-new-jobs-but-risks-inflation/2747/

Globalization Questions?

List three problems that stem from globalization.

What are some environmental issues related to globalization?

“you can’t run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely.” What does this suggest for the future of globalization?

said it is the government’s job to take care of us? Do you agree? Think about some of the serious issues that affect the future of the earth. What role, if any, should government have in finding solutions?

What changes are needed to make sure our economic system supports, rather than destroys, the planet’s biological systems on which we depend?

Should the Catholic Church lose its tax exempt status in the US?

“And while the church recognizes the importance of a wide range of issues — from war to immigration to poverty — fighting abortion should be a priority, the bishops said.”

“The bishops say helping the poor should be a top priority in government, providing health care, taking in refugees and protecting the rights of workers, and the bishops highlight the need for environmental protection.

However, they also oppose same-sex marriage, euthanasia and embryonic stem cell research, in addition to their staunch anti-abortion position.

The prelates say torture is “always wrong” and they express “serious moral concerns” about “preventive use of military force.’ But at the last minute Wednesday, they added a sentence acknowledging “the continuing threat of fanatical extremism and global terror.'”

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071114/ap_on_re_us/catholic_bishops

Environmental concerns!?

i have a scenario for people who are concerned about the environment.

if you live around the US-Canada border then u might know that the garbage from Toronto is shipped to Michigan to fill up the land. the trucks that carry the garbage from Toronto pass through mostly farmland and residential areas, and some industrial/commercial areas.
lets pretend that you are a transport company employee. now what concerns will you have regarding this issue. also try to consider environmental impacts in your answer.

Good Luck!

Conservatives do you agree with our Liberal agenda and if not why not?

The living standards of workers and the natural environment on which life depends are under constant attack due to the drive for maximum profits inherent in capitalism. Our party fights for jobs and economic security, a decent and rising standard of living, peace, justice, equality, a sustainable environment, gay rights, health care, education, affordable housing, the needs of seniors, democracy, and a fulfilling life for everyone, with socialism as our goal. Only through the abolition of the capitalist system and the socialist reorganization of society can exploitation of human beings by others, and the evils of oppression, war, racism, environmental degradation, and poverty be ended. We seek to build a socialist society which puts people and nature before profits.

Our country’s founding Revolution exalted the ideals of equality, justice, and democracy, of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Marxists have long hailed its progressive significance, while recognizing its historical limitations, chief of which was the failure to abolish slavery. The Communist Party today upholds the continuing struggle to realize these ideals. The revolutionary democratic traditions of the United States call for radical change when injustice, inequality, and exploitation become unbearably oppressive. This legacy gives us, the working class and its allies, the right and responsibility to build a new society. We advocate an expanded Bill of Rights to guarantee religious, political, and individual freedoms, but also freedom from poverty, hunger, joblessness, and racism

Racism plays a particularly destructive role in the life of our country, imposing severely impoverished living standards on tens of millions of the specially oppressed, and lowering the quality of life for all workers. Racism harms all workers, obstructing the development of working-class consciousness, driving wedges in class unity to divert attention from class exploitation, and creating extra profits for the capitalist class. The Communist Party is unalterably opposed to all manifestations of racism, national oppression, U.S. national chauvinism, male supremacy, homophobia, and anti-Semitism, which are used by the enemies of progress to divide the working class and people’s forces. The principles of democracy, equality, justice, and class self-interest require a joint fight against all expressions of racism and gender oppression. We fight for full equality for all who suffer from racial, national, and gender oppression as an essential aspect of the unity that is basic to all social progress.

Issues of war and peace, wealth and poverty, ecology and pollution, racial and national division, gender discrimination, and international conflict are all connected to class struggle, and have common features on which to build unity among peoples, organizations, and coalitions. The working class as the necessary leading force along with the other core forces—all racially and nationally oppressed groups, women, and youth—can build a movement that also includes the many streams of our working people—such as family farmers, small business owners, and the self-employed—who united together have the power to make fundamental progressive change.

What if your favorite environmental/animal rights book?

I am looking for more books about veganism, animal rights, the environment – which are packed with information.

I have already read (or am reading) the following:

Skinny B****h
Animal Factories
The Food Revolution
In Defense of Food

Are these any good?

The Long Emergency
A Spring Without Bees
Animal Liberation
This Borrowed Earth

Any suggestions, ideas, comments? I love to stay active and read a lot of the current issues. I’m not a huge fan of books that make us scared of everything (like “Slow Death by Rubber Duck”) – OR is that not one of those kind? Have you read it?
Any environmental options?

how can i be more eco friendly in the home?

i want to be more eco friendly ive already started getting eco friendly products for home cleaning. but i want to make a real effort how can i go about it any ideas?

Experience with eco friendly products?

Hi all I just seeked a number of these really neat bags (http://tuckerbags.com) and wondered what’s the preferred material for most of this stuff. Anyone know? I have a friend that bought a dress made out of recycled lace/denim/silk material.

Are you looking for environmentally friendly products? Or are you looking for an eco-friendly business?

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO IMPROVE IN YOUR LIFE?PERSONAL? FINANCIAL? PROFESSIONAL?

Build Your Home-Based Business

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changing to all eco friendly beauty products.?

i’d like to change to all eco friendly/natural beauty products! 🙂 that means makeup, hair, face, bodywash, etc. i already use origins face products and lush shampoo/bodywash, but i’d like to know, what are other good brands for eco friendly makeup, hair products (especially for wavy/curly hair!(:), and face things that aren’t ridiculously expensive like origins.?

thankss (:

Why do eco-friendly products cost more than normal product!?

I thought the whole reason for something being eco is that it’s recycled; they’re not buying material, but they put stupid prices on products! And then they talk about saving you money with a kettle…………..LOL FO! How the hell is making something cheap and selling it at stupid prices AND THEN preaching about “saving energy, money!” actually benefiting us, YOU!!??
On one of these eco companies websites, they have an identical kettle to the one I’ve got, but there’s costs a lot more than my! I’m struggling to understand all of this eco sh*t!

Can Obama & Democrats get away with more corruption because 80% of US Media will ignore it,is in bed with them?

If a Republican President exploited a federal program of providing money to alternative energy corporations by conpsiring to create phoney holding companies re-selling obsolete Chinese technologies at a loss so that executives could pad their wallets and launder money back to their re-election campaign, would ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, CNN, MSNBC, AP, NY Times, NPR let them get away with it????

But would they ever bother looking at Obama and Solyndra, Abound, Evergreen Solar since it might hurt their liberal agenda???

What about all the lies we heard about Obama raising taxes?

Here is what he is saying:

“cutting taxes for the middle class, raising taxes on the wealthy, pouring money into ‘green energy‘ and requiring employers to set up retirement saving plans for their workers.”

“Obama said he could pay for his programs by eliminating the Bush administration’s tax cuts for the wealthy, winding down the Iraq war and spending more on alternative energy programs that eventually will save money.”

So where is all the claims that he is going to do away with Bush’s tax cuts? He’s going to do away with them for the wealthy.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080614/ap_on_el_pr/obama_economy
He is real clear how he pays for everything. He is going to get the rich to pay for it with higher taxes. Them and the rich corporations. Health care and social security. They will pay what they were suppose to pay a long time ago.

Is This the Reason Obama Said ‘No’ to the Keystone Pipeline?

Comments (305)In rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline project this past week, the Obama administration did exactly what they told everyone they were going to do.

The question many are asking is, “Why?”

Why did the President kill the pipeline deal that so many Democrats, Republicans and labor union leaders support?

Was it done because:

A. – As the administration has said publicly, there is not enough time to do a proper environmental impact study?

B. – Thanks to alternative energy companies like Solyndra, we’re on the path to becoming an oil-free energy generating country?

C. – Billionaire Warren Buffett (and Obama advisor) has an investment in a Canadian railway that would benefit from killing Keystone?

D. – Is it because Brazil, the country whose deep-water oil fields we agreed to fund, is going to be selling us cheap and plentiful oil?

In the case of the environmental impact study argument, it has been noted that the project could begin moving forward and jobs be created as another study commenced. If the findings show that the pipeline’s route needed to be changed, or additional safety measures put in place, those could easily be added to the project.

The Solyndra question answers itself.

Concerning the Warren Buffett investment, Bloomberg News reports:

How Could Everyone Have Fallen For OPEC Trap?

I just was watching news ticker on bloomberg channel and it says ”that oil is expected to rally/go up to $75 or higher before mid-summer because of demand rebounding.What is all of this nonsense when we are in a global recession,people losing their jobs left and right,”supposed to be conserving energy”,”supposed to switch on to alternative energy & off-shore oil drilling”(what pres.obama promised in his campaign),auto makers possible bankruptcies and more possible lay-offs,people ”supposed to have been driving less”,and supposed to be buying small compact fuel efficient hybrid type vehicles.Were you’ll serious about carrying out these stuff or were these just empty threaths that played right into opec trap?
Will it be like 2007/2008 and wait until crude oil get back to over $125 a barrel then make more false threaths to OPEC with absolutely little to no action to back it up?

Laws of Sustainability – My Poetry any comments most welcome?

Laws of Sustainability

Close to the peak of world production
Worshippers of growth hit the headlines
They have proudly reached the top
The uphill climb that can only end in a drop
A decline another heartless head line
World war hurt population growth.

Read all about it below 3% Dip Recession
News reporters spread lies
To prevent depression
Ease the pain to sell papers for gain.
But to be intellectually honest
The arithmetic of steady growth attained
That growth of population
And growth of rates of consumption
Of rate of resources cannot be sustained

So our worshippers of growth
Turn to worship science and technology
A growing industry to solve the problems
Of population growth, food, energy and resources

We can buy it all with copper in our purse
It’s plentiful and if it runs out
Make it from other metals
Chemistry will figure it out someday so said
A trusty advisor “Julian Simon” sunny spells
Washington DC exalted his name

But what survives over population
Can democracy, human decency,
World population present growth rate at
Ten thousand people per hour
But everyone talks about Smart Growth
Surely that means we simply have such good taste
So much so we eat ourselves to death
Our taste for the environment too goes hand in hand
Threatened only by Global Warming ashes to ashes
You understand USA so please set an example to the world

Your manmade solutions have created more problems
Galileo! Galileo! Do the fan-dangled in a while crocodile
Leave nature alone
But by all means do look first at the problem
But look too how the solution could cause further problems
Remember the tears of the River Nile

The more the merrier so the saying goes
But is this really demonstrable
After all exponential function y=e^x
To simplify if we stop wars
Improve health, grow more food produce
Find alternative energy supplies
And we therefore increase in number mode
This would be utopia or just claustrophobia?
Left without a moral code

business studies: create eco-friendly product (mine is recycled clothing) creative way to present my plan?

basically we have to create a product that is eco–friendly and i decided that my product be recycled clothing! we have to make a business plan (which i already made) but i want to show examples of my store that sells recycled clothing. the atmosphere is cute and quirky and my target consumers are teenagers/young females. I can’t design an outfit but is there any other way to creatively present my idea (like create a business card to show that is one way of marketing my product)

Does anybody know a cool clothing line thats eco-friendly & cruelty-free?

im vegan & i was just wondering.
also is there any certain types of clothes or brands that aren’t cruelty-free? so i can Not buy them?
please help! all the information you have to give, i will take.
lol, 🙂

Washing clothes at 30 degrees, is it really more eco friendly?

I only ask because this morning I set a load of washing to wash at 30 degrees rather than the usual 40 or 60 and the washing machine told me it would take half an hour longer than a usual 40 degree wash to complete. I know here in the UK they say 30 degrees saves a lot of energy but if the washing machine is running for half an hour longer, doesn’t this use the energy that would have been saved? Any answers would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Are there any eco friendly ways of washing clothes?

Eco Related Clothing?

My friend has a bunch of really cool hoodies/t shirts that have something to do with the environment. Do you know of any companies that make these kind of clothing? (i don’t mean eco–friendly, i mean eco related)

What has Obama done to maKe Republicans (Conservatives) angry?

I live in Cape Town, South Africa, thousands of Kilometres away from the US – but franKly, I (along with millions outside America) Know a lot more about US politics than most Americans.

So now, I would just liKe to asK – what Obama has done to maKe republicans/conservatives so mad.

1) The US economy is in significantly better condition than if the republican policies were still in place from the days of Bush. Remember, he WAS the one who started all of this after all.

2) Obama is trying to pass a healthcare bill – which is already a fact of life in most modern countries – why is it only a controversial issue in the US?

3) It is WORLDWIDE Knowledge that Obama has struggled to pass bills to aid job creation, and improve healthcare situations, and clean-up the environment; but has failed to do so on almost every occasion due to Republican obstructionism. It is common-Knowledge all over the world, and in newspapers everywhere that the Republicans have agreed to do nothing till November. I find that almost treasonous – at yet people of the US still support such a party – why?

4) Republicans are continuously calling for more and more tax cuts and budget cuts – these austerity measures have worKed nowhere in the world (Apart from Germany – simply due to there low amount of external debt), an example of how a country can go due to austerity – Greece. Economically, it is critical to raise taxes to increase revenues. Republicans refuse to listen to reason on this issue – and it appears that they are demanding tax cuts so vigorously, due to the corporations funding them to advance these policies.

5) Why is the US one of only a few countries in the world (In fact, I can’t thinK of another country) that still struggles to accept Global Warming as a present and dangerous fact. Schools here and around the world are already teaching it to children, we have institutes in universities that investigate ways to solve the problem of global warming, and mitigate its effects; and yet the US hasn’t even accepted the fact yet, yet alone try to solve the problem. Why? What evidence do you have (and you only – in the entire world) – what maKes you so certain that global warming doesnt exist, and yet almost every single other country is now trying to find a solution.

6) Finally, many Republican supporters label BaracK Obama a Socialist. FranKly, this is laughable. This is certainly not a point that is up for debate – the straight answer is that he is not (Sadly for many uninformed Americans). The Dow Jones is higher than its been in over half a decade, corporate profits are higher than ever – there is simply no possible reasoning to justify calling him a socialist. That unfortunately is a Republican tactic – and worse, is that the people using the label, don’t Know what a socialist is – they just assume its bad. For those that don’t Know what socialism is – it is the future. Not capitalism. Capitalism and communism lead to the same inevitable sinKhole of the rich get rich, and everyone else dies poor. Socialism simply means that not EVERY single thing in a country should be privatised – for example, not every hospital or school should be privatised. Here, we would consider the privatisation of prisons to be utterly ridiculous, but in the US – this is a reality. Some things need to be controlled and regulated by the government – after all, they are there to protect people from whatever harm (Human, environmental, or corporate).

Please note, I am not a fundamental supporter of any politician, but the Republicans have become to closed-minded, fueled by uneducated thinKing, primitive ideas towards women, and international relations and science that it is impossible to taKe such a party seriously – for most of the outside world – Obama is the only choice. I’m unsure why so many Americans don’t see how disastrous a Republican electoral victory would be. Please explain your views…
lol — It’s strange how you have provided no facts – just opinions that you have been force-fed by the media – and not facts. It appears that facts seem to be troubling, because you maKe personal attacKs instead of justifying your views.

Also, “common Knowledge” is another phrase for non-American media. These are the views from news sites and newspapers from media houses around the world, that arent being paid by corporations (Usually to sway senators)

Finally, I’m a 3rd yr Engineering student – our education is fine 😉 Maybe it’s your education you should be concerned by.
@thomas f : Where O where did I say MY country has any of the things I want. Secondly, we arent in a major recession. Also, high taxes, particularly for the rich, are essential in a modern society. Finally, the the size of government is irrelevant. Its about the efficiency of government (And by the way, the massive chunK of US governemt is in the Defence Dept – the area of gov Republicans refuse to cut, but Keep asKing for cuts). Please explain…
@ thomas f : It’s clear that you have no idea what socialism is. This is the republican indoctrination. You only example (North Korea) is the most communist country on earth. Convenient how you glossed over countries liKe Finland, Sweden,, DenmarK, the Netherlands…all SOCIALIST countries. And their HDI’s are amongst the highest in the world – higher than the US‘s at any time in history.
@ McNamara – that was most definitely NOT the cause the housing bubble – that way completely due to Bush’s deregulations with the help of Geitner and Paulson…You cannot possibly blame Freddie Mac, for a worldwide recession. This is due to governmental policy. Failed REPUBLICAN governmental policy.

Also, why won’t you speaK of cutting the Defense Budget – Republicans consistantly avoid discussing that. Probably coz all Republicans are so afraid that the world is out to get them lol

Global Warming. I have never heard anyone say something liKe that. Explain how almost every country is moving towards greener energy, and has climate change and global warming in their schools’ curriculums. There is no longer any debate in the rest of the world – it’s a fact. Here’s at least ONE source that you wont manage to twist and politicise: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/…

Once again, Obama has never said the private sector is his enemy. There is nothing wrong with tho
FranKly – from what I’ve seen here. Republicans are racist & intolerant, and lacK facts in their arguments. Not a single person here can repudiate anything I have mentioned perviously.

Human Caused Global Warming- Fact or Fiction?

The Myth of Dangerous Human-Caused Climate Change

Author/s: R M Carter
Paper ID: 702012
Year of Publication: 2007
Volume Title
Conference Proceedings – New Leaders’ 2007

Abstract:

Human-caused global warming has become the environmental cause celebre of the early 21st century. The strong warming alarmist camp currently includes the United Nations, most Western governments, most of the free press, many large corporations (including Enron, before it failed), the major churches, most scientific organisations and a large portion of general public opinion. This phalanx of support notwithstanding there is no scientific consensus as to the danger of human-induced climate change. There is, therefore, a strong conflict between the level of public alarm and its scientific justification. How can this be?

In a democracy, the media serve to convey to the public the facts and hypotheses of climate change as provided by individual scientists, governmental and international research agencies, and NGO and other lobby groups. In general, the media have promulgated an alarmist cause for climate change; they have certainly failed to convey the degree of uncertainty that is characteristic of climate science, or a balanced summary of the many essential facts that are relevant to human causation.

Climate change is as much a geological as it is a meteorological issue. Natural climate changes, both warmings and coolings, are indeed a societal hazard. We usually deal with geological hazards by providing civil defence authorities and the public with accurate, evidence-based, general information about events like earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis and floods, and then by adapting to the effects when a damaging event occurs. As for other major natural disasters, the appropriate preparation for extreme climate events is to mitigate and manage the negative effects when they occur, and especially so for dangerous coolings. Attempting instead to ‘stop climate change’ by reducing human carbon dioxide emissions is a costly exercise of utter futility. Rational climate policies must be based on adaptation to dangerous change as and when it occurs, and irrespective of its sign or causation.

The issue now is no longer climate change as such, the reality of which will always be with us. Rather, the issues are, first, the failure of the free press to inform the public about the true facts of human-caused climate change and of the dangers posed by natural climate change. And, second, the vested interests held by many of the groups of warming alarmists. These interests include not only the obvious commercial ones, but also the many scientists and science managers who have discounted or remained silent about the huge uncertainties of the human-caused global warming hypothesis because it suited them to do so. Public opinion will soon demand an explanation as to why experienced editors and hardened investigative journalists, worldwide, have melted before the blowtorch of self-induced guilt, political correctness and special interest expediency that marks the sophisms of global warming alarmists.
Check this out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOLkze-9GcI

Can you think of what Bush else was for but then flip flopped on the issues?

# Bush claims to be in favor of the environment & then dismantles environmental protections.
# Bush was against campaign finance reform; then he was for it.
# Bush was against a Homeland Security Department; then he was for it.
# Bush was against a 9/11 commission; then he was for it.
# Bush was against Condi Rice testifying before the 9/11 commission; then he was for it.
# Bush was against testifying before the 9/11 commission himself; then he was for it. (Providing Cheney held his hand & if was OFF the record)
# Bush was against an Iraq WMD investigation; then he was for it.
# Bush was against deficits; then he was for them.
# Bush first says he’ll provide money for first responders (fire, police, emergency), then he doesn’t.
# Bush first says that ‘help is on the way’ to the military … then he cuts benefits.
# Bush was for fingerprinting and photographing Mexicans who enter the US, Then, after meeting with Pres. Fox, Bush was against it.

Can you think of any more?

Tar sands – Newly elected council by the Alberta gov’t?

Hi,

For my Environmental Science 104 class, my teacher has asked us to do some research and write a short paper on a newly elected council in Alberta. According to her, the council discusses environmental issues such as the tar sands. This is essentially all the (very vague) information she gave, and I’m finding it difficult to find anything even remotely related to this issue. It is a current event, does anyone know what the name of the council is or anything about it?

Links would be appreciated, but since it’s for a university paper, they need to be from reputable sources. Thanks! 🙂

Globalization Questions?

List three problems that stem from globalization.

What are some environmental issues related to globalization?

“you can’t run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely.” What does this suggest for the future of globalization?

said it is the government’s job to take care of us? Do you agree? Think about some of the serious issues that affect the future of the earth. What role, if any, should government have in finding solutions?

What changes are needed to make sure our economic system supports, rather than destroys, the planet’s biological systems on which we depend?

Is climate change a threat to humanity as the UN alleges ?

A United Nations study has concluded that a failure to address major environmental problems facing the planet could threaten the very survival of humanity.

The problems include global warming, the extinction of species and unsustainable development.

The study says persistent issues are not being dealt with.

But, the executive director of the UN Environment Programme, Achim Steiner, says the study does not want to paint a picture of doom:

“What we want citizens is not to become frustrated and despondant but rather to become to some extent upset at the inability or unwillingness of decision makers be it political or economic, to respond to what the big picture is now showing us, which is essentially 20 years after 15 years after the earth summit in Rio, all major indicators of sustainability is still pointing downwards,” he said.
http://www.climateark.org/shared/reader/welcome.aspx?linkid=86723

Why don’t we demand other nations meet or exceed our labor and environmental laws?

To bring back jobs we simply need to demand that all imports be made on par with our labor and environmental laws. This isn’t a tariff or another other unfair trade policy. It’s a matter of common sense because either we lift others up to our standards or we’ll be forced to go down to theirs in order to globally compete. And we all know which way the GOP would have us go.

To illustrate, in the early days of NAFTA, Mexican truckers were trying to come into the US in their unsafe tramp steamers. Because of the obvious safety issues they were made to bring their trucks on par with our safety laws. Mexican trucking companies were not given tariffs for any other stifling regulations. They simply had to come up to our standards.

The same should be true with our international trade on all imports. We are the biggest consumers in the world. Either do it our way or we’ll make that particular product here in America by Americans.
Come on people wake up. Either we fight to bring the world up to our standards or we’ll by default be forced down to their.
@Magick: Oh yes we can tell others just like we did with the Mexican truckers.
@ Rockit: Most already refuse our imports anyway. So what’s the difference. You do know that we are a big enough country that we don’t need to import anything. We can survive just fine.
@Lady: We’ll make it here or do without. We’ll survive just fine.
A habitual: No you do not care about environmental laws. Here in California toxic companies are moving to Texas in droves because they’re not allowed to pollute here. California is inadvertently poisoning Texas with Governor Perry’s blessing.

Btw, if we had strong unions we wouldn’t be having this discussion today would we?

Cap & Trade – Is Obama fooling us all?

Before you decide – you should really read this! Here is an excerpt:

Apparently the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is at the center of the world carbon trading markets – all currently voluntary. Here’s some history on CCX from its website:

Welcome to CCX: We are a financial institution whose objectives are to apply financial innovation and incentives to advance social, environmental and economic goals through the following platforms.

Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) is North America’s only cap and trade system for all six greenhouse gases, with global affiliates and projects worldwide.

Chicago Climate Futures Exchange (CCFE) is a landmark derivatives exchange that currently offers standardized and cleared futures and options contracts on emission allowances and other environmental products. CCFE is a wholly owned subsidiary of CCX.

And from its “History” page

The institution that is today the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) began with a grant in 2000 from the Joyce Foundation, a leading philanthropy based in Chicago known for its innovative approach to public policy issues, which supported the inception, creation, feasibility and design of CCX. The support was provided as part of a series of special Millennium grants made by the Foundation to catalyze, support and reinforce ideas, concepts or institutions of lasting intergenerational significance.

An initial grant of $347,000 was made to the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University to provide technical support to Dr. Richard Sandor and colleagues to examine whether a cap-and-trade market was feasible in the U.S. to facilitate significant greenhouse gas reductions, using a voluntary regional Midwest model from which national and international lessons might be drawn.

So CCX was established through a grant from the Joyce Foundation to explore the feasibility of market-based trading of carbon credits and since then, several other trading markets have bloomed from this core. Now, here’s where it begins to get interesting. Guess who was on the board of the Joyce Foundation when this grant was awarded? Do you need three guesses or should I just come right out and say it?

The answer? President Barack Obama.

Sandor launched the climate exchange in 2003 after getting two research grants from the Chicago-based Joyce Foundation. The money went to the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, in Evanston, Illinois, for Sandor’s pilot program to trade carbon credits.

Now, lest you say that a board appointment does not a strong connection make, Chairman Sandor made a point to mention in that article that:

“Obama was on the foundation that gave us the grant,” Sandor said. “We know him well.”

http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2009/07/12/cap-and-trade-the-answer-to-global-warming-or-another-wall-street-payday/

Does the current climate change issue follow the pattern of past environmental predictions?

I just read an older yet (in my opinion) still current essay on the robustness of past environmental predictions. Actually, it’s public testimony before the US House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources in 2004. The arguments in this testimony appear to be fairly convincing.

Here are two interesting passages:

“What are the lessons to be learned from this record of badly exaggerated predictions of environmental disaster? First, scientists, even well meaning ones, don’t know as much as they think they do. They generally go wrong because they ignore or misunderstand how human beings interact with the natural world and with other people, that is, they are largely ignorant of economics. ”

“Science can tell us what may be problems, but it can’t tell us what to do about them. Solutions depend on a deep understanding of human values, politics, and economics. Scientists are no more qualified to pronounce on those topics than their non-scientific confreres and fellow citizens.”

Could this apply to climate scientists of today? Do you think in 10 or 20 years, the current climate crisis will be regarded in this same manner?

http://reason.com/archives/2004/02/04/science-and-public-policy

(Note: And for those of you who are unfamiliar with the author and will no doubt be looking to declare him a kook, I’ll save you the time and point you to Exxon Secrets: http://www.exxonsecrets.org/html/personfactsheet.php?id=11

So now that you know he is with the CATO institute, perhaps you could spend more time focusing on what he is saying rather than who he is. Thanks.)
David b, I certainly agree about your comments on the media. The translation done from science to Joe Public terms can certainly be fumbled by the messenger (ie. the media). And the more complex the science, the greater the potential for fumbling. Joe Public who takes the MSM at face value must feel like a rag doll in a tornado.

question about globalization?

List three benefits of globalization

List three problems that stem from globalization.

What are some environmental issues related to globalization?

The movie’s narrator said, “you can’t run a linear system on a finite planet indefinitely.” What does this suggest for the future of globalization?

The narrator also said it is the government’s job to take care of us? Do you agree? Think about some of the serious issues that affect the future of the earth. What role, if any, should government have in finding solutions?

What changes are needed to make sure our economic system supports, rather than destroys, the planet’s biological systems on which we depend?

Why is Obama allowed to spend tax payer money based on cronyism?

and not solely on their economic merits?
He chooses which company to give our money to only if they are one of his top donors.

No less than 80% of the stimulus loans and grants given by the Department of Energy to alternative energy companies has gone to companies either run by or primarily owned by Obama’s financial backers — individuals who were bundlers, members of Obama’s National Finance Committee, or large donors to the Democratic Party.
That’s a large chunk: about $16.4 billion out of $20.5 billion in issued loans.
A CBS News report in January found that at least 12 companies that received billions in Federal assistance were now in financial trouble.
Five have already gone bankrupt: Beacon Power, Evergreen Solar, SpectraWatt, Eastern Energy, and Solyndra.
Last week, Abound Solar announced it was laying off 280 workers (70% of its staff) and delaying a new factory in Indiana. Abound got $400 million of your tax dollars.
That’s a far cry from July 2010, when Obama said Abound would use the money to “manufacture advanced solar panels at two new plants, creating more than 2,000 construction jobs and 1,500 permanent jobs” at plants in Indiana and Colorado.
But that’s what you get when you pick energy investments based on the Buddy System…
What is the problem with you libs. The President is NOT suppose to give money to his Friends in Business. Why does 16.5 Billion not bother you? Just pissed off, poof, gone, wasted! These companies had NO Merit, like NOT good companies to invest in!

Do you realize why the Congress wishes away wikileaks as undependable..?!?

Because more and more revelations of its ugly sides are appearing daily in the news. See the latest:

US Ambassador to India, had said that he believed that the cabinet reshuffle in 2006 when Iyer was replaced by Murli Deora as Petroleum Minister was done to enhance Indo-US relations…

Karat said: “… Mani sankar Aiyar was removed from the Petroleum Ministry “because of the energy policy he pursued and they brought a pro-American person (Murli Deora) into the ministry replacing Mani Shankar Iyer..”

“His efforts to bring the India-Pakistan-Iran pipeline to fruition…his efforts to bring an alternative energy grid…his talks with China…all this we knew that’s why he was being shifted out,” he said.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/digging-up-the-past-is-lefts-agenda/767966/#postComment

So whether it is the Pak policy or the petro policy, it is the US govt that decides Indian decisions under UPA rule! It is onething to be a friendly country and quite another to be a subservient one! Allowing PM’s plane to be inspected by US officials because it was supplied by their country or transfer of petro Ministers was done to please US etc are sure to be detrimental to national interests!

what are your thoughts?

Poll: Economy outweighs environment – Where do you stand on this issue?

Political climate for energy policies cools

Poll: Economy outweighs environment

By JENNIFER ROBISON
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

Monday’s National Clean Energy Summit 2.0 will bring a parade of celebrated public policy experts to Las Vegas to discuss greening the country’s economy.

But as leaders including former President Bill Clinton, former Vice President Al Gore and California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger encourage investments in alternative energy, their policy prescriptions could face serious headwinds from changing public opinions.

Recent surveys show Americans cooling to global warming, and they’re even less keen on environmental policies they believe might raise power bills or imperil jobs. Those sentiments could mean a tougher road ahead for elected officials looking to fund investments in renewable power or install a carbon cap-and-trade system.

“Right now, Americans are more concerned about the economy than the environment,” said Frank Newport, editor-in-chief of the Gallup Poll. “The politician who says, ‘I’m going to cripple jobs and shut down factories’ would be in trouble in this economy.”

http://www.lvrj.com/news/52828402.html

Study: Plenty of wind to power East Coast?

Liberals talk a good game when it comes to alternative energy sources. The following study basically states that the East Coast can be powered by the wind.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/upi/index.php?feed=Science&article=UPI-1-20070202-17315300-bc-us-windpower.xml

However one of the most powerful Democratic Senators, Edward Kennedy, is blocking the establishment of a wind farm on the east coast in the waters off Cape Cod. Reason being is that he can see if from his house.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2006/05/09/kennedy_stevens_take_aim_at_cape_cod_wind_farm/

Is this a not in my back yard issue or does Kennedy really support wind power?
People, this is not a personal attack against Kennedy. He does a lot of double speak about topics and this is one of them. Its great somewhere else, but not in the Cape where his family has a house.

Does financial gain from cap & trade explain why China suddenly stopped calling for a new reserve currency?

China has been calling loudly for a new world reserve currency for months and months. Many people don’t know because the mainstream media doesn’t report it on the front page or the evening news – you must go to the investment pages to read about it.

The last call was as recent as LAST WEEK”

“China’s Central Bank Renews Call for New World Reserve Currency”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=atQgG1C5Ielw

Google for more. you will find numerous reports (weekly) about it.

then two days later …

The original title of this article was “Treasuries Advance After China Says Reserve Policy Is ‘Stable’” and it has since been changed to “U.S. Treasuries Advance Amid Quarter-End Portfolio Rebalancing “. Hmm. The content changed somewhat as well but still covers it in brief
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=al9.Xmi7SwH4

“…Yields fell after Chinese central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said his country is sticking with its foreign-currency reserve policy for now…”

WHY THE SUDDEN REVERSAL? Is it possibly because China will be a major benefactor of cap & trade?

How many of our tax dollars will go to create new jobs and new industries in China?

Consider, for example, what cap & trade does in creating demand for RARE EARTH METALS which are essential for alternative energy technology. As it stands now, we will depend on China to meet the demand to be created by C&T.

“Crunch looms for green technology as China tightens grip on rare-earth metals (May 2009)”
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article6374603.ece

“China’s grip tightens on ‘green’ metals”
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/China_Business/KF30Cb01.html

“… The rare-earth metal neodymium, used in electric car motors and wind turbines, is at the epicenter of the race between wealthy and emerging nations to create green technologies, while poorer countries appear to be relegated to spectator status. … Neodymium is a lanthanoid, at position 60 on the periodic table of elements for the number of atoms in a single molecule. Its production and wide range of uses reflect the competition over raw materials in the area of green technologies. … Unless production of green technologies is supported outside of China by new mining in North America, Africa and Australia, the only place to manufacture them will be China, predicts Lifton, adding that if China decides not to export those rare metals, there won’t be any other place to obtain them. … ”

For those who jump in here and claim the new industries will be created in America, I ask you: what is the incentive for corporations to develop new industries in America when they can pay slave labor wages in Asia and avoid environmental regulation? Let’s be realistic.

And considering the potential for profit to China, does its unwillingness to cap its own emissions disturb you a little and/or even give you a little pause to question the motivation behind cap & trade?
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Hmmm. Maybe this explains it, in part. Hot off the press:

“IMF Board Authorizes Debut Bond Issuance to Fund Aid (Update1)”
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=ankFTAhAUk68

Read the article – China is purchasing $50 billion. It seems there is no need to call for end to the dollar as reserve. The IMF activating SDRs as currency marks the final nail in the coffin for the dollar. Its only a matter of time.

I Need a Name for an Eco-Friendly Clothing Line?

I’m starting an eco–friendly clothing line, that will use organic cotton etc. The problem is a name, I envision it in green text with several modifications like some letters etc.

Does anyone have any suggestions for an eco–friendly clothing line name? One worded- is perferred, and it can be in any language as long as it sounds nice and rolls of the tongue with ease 🙂

What is a good store that sells organic/eco-friendly clothing in Toronto?

I Need a Name for an Eco-Friendly Clothing Line?

I’m starting an eco–friendly clothing line, that will use organic cotton etc. I envision it in green text with several modifications like a leaf or so over a vowel etc.

Does anyone have any suggestions for an eco–friendly clothing line name? One or Two worded- is preferred, and it can be in any language as long as it sounds nice and rolls of the tongue with ease 🙂
It’s aimed at 16-25ish year old people like it’s going to begin with graphic tee’s you can say urban clothing but not baggy. It’ll be slim fit and it’s pretty hip. Thank You! 🙂

Another thing is maybe i don’t want something that sounds common, i want it to be unique so not stuff like “eco–clothing, ecowear, ecoshock, etc. lol something that sounds good to the ear is what i’m going for but not cheesy, a name teens would like from all backgrounds. thanks!!

I Need a Name for an Eco-Friendly Clothing Line?

I’m starting an eco–friendly clothing line, that will use organic cotton etc. I envision it in green text with several modifications like a leaf or so over a vowel etc.

Does anyone have any suggestions for an eco–friendly clothing line name? One worded- is preferred, and it can be in any language as long as it sounds nice and rolls of the tongue with ease 🙂
It’s aimed at 16-25ish year old people like it’s going to begin with graphic tee’s you can say urban clothing but not baggy. It’ll be slim fit and it’s pretty hip. Thank You! 🙂

Name for an eco-friendly clothing line?

Hey, after much researching i came across a name i do find good for a brand name of a clothing line. It is v-life™. I was wondering if you thing it would sell. Would you guys ever shop or buy stuff from a brand labeled as such, being eco friendly [organic cotton] and it’s aimed at 16-25 yr olds girls and guys. Im startng with graphic tees, slim-fit.

Here is the link of how I would have it look [the brand name].

http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn94/vicalexander91/Picture2-1.png

What do you guys think of the name? (The “v” can stand for “vic’s” like Vic’s-life)Thanks :

Advantages and disadvantages of windturbines?

what are some advantages and disadvantages of using windturbines as an energy source? Example: They ruin the landscape and they are renewable energy resources

Physcial science please help ?

Physical Science:
1. What is the difference between a chemical & physical change?
2. List 5 things that are evidence that chemical change has occurred?
3. List an example of mechanical energy turning into heat energy.
4. What is the difference between a chemical and physical change?
5. Define the following: renewable resource; nonrenewable resource.
6. List the 8 types of energy.
7. List 6 types of renewable energy resources.
8. List 5 types of nonrenewable energy resources.
9. List 10 ways to conserve energy in your own home.
10. Give an example of chemical energy being turned into radiant and heat energy.
11. What is an ecological concern with using plastics?
12. Where does all energy on the earth come from?
13. What is the meaning of the term “Fossil Fuel”?

Answer these 22 (Or as many as you want) Simple science questions.Ill put u as best answer?

1. What does a microphone convert sound energy into?
2. What kind of energy is stored in a battery? What kind of energy is found in food?
3. WHat does a wind turbine convert Kinetic energy into?
4. What are the units of energy?
5. WHat are the units of temperature? What temp. is absolute zero?
6. Heat energy can only be transformed if their is a difference is what?
7. WHat is conduction? Give an example of a conductor.
8.WHat is convection? Describe an experiment that shows convection currents.
9.WHat is radiation?
10.What is the difference between heat and temperature?
11.What are fossil Fuels? How does the suns energy get stored in fossil Fuels?
12.How does the suns energy
a)Create Wind?
b)get stored in food?
13.Describe in detail how electricity is generated and supplies your home.
14.Name 3 Fuels That are burnt in power stations to generate Electricity.
15.WHy is petrol definitely not burnt in power stations?
16.WHat are Non-Renewable Resources? What are renewable resources?
17.Why will renewable energy resources never run out?
18.WHat are the best 2 ways of reducing the amount of fossil fuels we burn?
19.Give 2 examples of the use of solar cells. Describe how waves generate electricity.
20.what is the principle of conservation of energy?
21.When is energy Most usefull?WHy are energy transfers not perfect?
22.WHat form of energy does wasted energy usually appear as?

PLEASE AND THANK YOU!!!!

Science Course Work !?

FOSSIL FUELS:
how are fossil fuels extracted?
how does this effect the environment?
give some examples of fossil fuels.
how does their use effect the environment? (think greenhouse gases, global warming, acid rain)
RENEWABLE RESOURCES:
name 3 types of renewable energy resources ?
how can they replace fossil fuels ?
do they have any negative effects on the environment themselves ?
EARTHQUAKES AND VOLCANOES:
how do they effect the environment?
EXTENSION FOR DISTINCTION:
compare and evaluate the effects of natural disaster and human use of fossil fuels on the environment

just answer at what u really know , and 10 points for the best, thank u ^_^
mmm ya i know

Geography Review!!!!!!!!!!!!! 10 points?

Can you please help me answer theses questions

Approximately how many people immigrate to Canada each year?
Does Canada have natural decrease or increase?
Why is it important for the government to know about the balance of different age groups in Canada’s population?
What happened to Canada’s population a) after WWI b) during the Depression c) after WWII?
Why are Canadian families today generally small in size?
Why were Canadian families much larger in the past?
What has helped Canada’s death rate to decrease?
Roughly what % of Canadians lives in cities?
Why has this % changed?
Why do people immigrate to Canada today?
Briefly describe the process they undergo.
What kind of immigrants is Canada looking for?
Which area currently supplies the most immigrants to Canada?
Why do people emigrate from Canada?
To which areas do they emigrate?
Why do new immigrants mostly settle in large cities?
What are a) low order b) middle order c) high order goods and services?
How is urban development having an impact on the fringes of the city?
Which sector of Canada’s economy employs the highest %?
What are the major factors affecting where an industry will locate?
Why are Canada’s energy resources so important?
What problems face Canada’s resource industries today?
Why are environmentalists protesting about the Athabasca tar sands extraction?
Why do relatively few Canadians work in agriculture?
What are renewable resources? Give examples.
Explain sustainability.
28. In which parts of Canada are most secondary industries located?
29.Why has there been a decline in rail transportation in Canada?
Why is it important to know (and show) the source of your data?
When writing an exam what are 3 important things to remember in terms of how you tackle the exam?
Canada’s largest immigration was just before WWI. What attracted people to settle here?
What is a refugee?
What are push and pull factors?
Currently, which category is larger, family or independent (economic) immigrants?
Which are the important factors for being accepted as an immigrantWhat is multiculturalism?
What is a) a baby bust b) a baby boom?
Why might each create problems for Canada?
Most Canadians work in primary industries. True or false?
What is the difference between coniferous and deciduous trees?
What is geocaching?
How can Google Earth be used by geographers?
How do satellite photos help meteorologists?
What are Canada’s major waste disposal problems?
What can be done to reduce these problems?
How are environmentalists trying to protect Canada’s resources?
Identify the ways water is returned to the atmosphere.
Where is the Greenwich or Prime Meridian?
How are lines of longitude numbered?
Lines of latitude run parallel. True or false?
Which is the longest line of latitude?
Where would you find a) the Tropic of Cancer b) the Tropic of Capricorn c) the Arctic Circle d) the Antarctic Circle?
What would you find at 90 N?
What happens at the International Date Line?
Why does it not exactly follow 180?