Your Questions About Green Living

Helen asks…

What will happen to all the cars when we completely switch to alternative energy?

Billions of cars run on gas. There’s a big push towards hydrogen powered, biofuels & electric cars. When the switch to alternative energy is complete, what will we do with all the cars that werent built to only work on gas. This worries me b/c i just bought a new car and plan to use it at least for another 15-20 years

The Expert answers:

The government will tax and regulate the alternative fuel to cost as much as gasoline is costing us today.

It is a game they play. The US alone has 1.4 trillion barrels of oil ready to be used. That is more than 200 years supply. Gasoline should only cost about $1.80 per gallon. The moretoreum on drilling is what is causing prices to be so high. Literally.

Now that natural gas has been found in abundence, Obama is trying to regulate it and limit production to drive prices up. Operating coal mines have been shut down on technicalities, and about 12 to 18% of all electric generation will be lost in the next few years. Get ready for electricity to skyrocket like gasoline did.

Hydrogen will not be a fuel unless someone finds a cheap way to produce it, and the equipment needed is very expensive because the hydrogen can not be use conventional metals to transport and store.
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William asks…

What is the name of the show about the 2 guys that build alternative energy projects?

I saw a show about 2 European guys who travel around in a bio-diesel truck and build alternative energy projects. On one episode they made a tidal-electric generator for some surfers. I think they are British but I can’t remember, one of them has crazy facial hair. If you know the name of this show please help me find it 🙂

The Expert answers:

I think it may be ‘ Time Wrap ‘ or ‘ I Don’t Know That ‘

Donald asks…

Are you for or against a law that would mandate the usage of alternative energy in newly consturcted buildings?

Are you for or against a law that would mandate the usage of alternative energy in newly consturcted buildings in NYC?

Yes?
No?
Why?
Why not?
Why do you think this?
How do you feel about it?

The Expert answers:

Totally for. If they have the money to build a new building, they can afford to retrofit it for alternative energy. Plus they will save money over the buildings lifetime to more than pay for the retro fit.

Thomas asks…

Why not invest more heavily in alternative energy sources if?

our oil dollars simply go to Saudi Arabia, which then funds groups that commit terrorism?

If China is one of the sole investors in alternative energy, who do you think the world will turn to once oil reserves are tapped out?

The Expert answers:

Hey Wordy, you are on to something here. Fortunately, so are about 100,000 other people. We have been powering our home with the wind and sun for 11 years now. No, the cells do not degrade in 5 to 10 years. If they did, the manufacturers would not warranty them for 25 years as they do. I did have one quit working after 8 years, they replaced it free of charge. Our wind turbine probably makes power more economically than the solar array, but you need a tower to use one, which makes them less than desireable for some people. One of your answers here complains about paying $500 monthly to the power company. In most cases here, the problem is not rates, but usage. Our home used to use about $45 per month in power, now with our solar array and turbine, it uses less than $5. Will we get our $9600 dollar investment back one day? Probably not in real dollars. But then our home has not lost power in 11 years now for even a minute, how much is that worth to you?

There are lots of factors here, but my point is that you can do something about it. Like I said, there are well over 100,000 homes and businesses using some level of solar power today, those are the documented ones. Many remote homes are not included in that tally because the researchers are not aware of them. As far as oil goes, you’re correct, it doesn’t make sense to purchase a commodity from a mideaster country, pay to ship it here, then light it on fire, but that is exactly what we do each day. Then the pollution lands here as well, what good is that? Want to get involved? I’ll list some sources below. It will take a bit of reading to get up to speed, but don’t get weighed down by all of it. I was in the same place as you 12 years ago, now I’m here. I’m not a rocket scientist, anyone can get here if they want. The next place we’re going is into a plug in hybrid car, which will be recharged by our solar array,and we are already making arrangements to expand the array to carry the extra load. Then our vehicle will be completely solar powered for trips we make in town. Join us, we’d love the company. Rudydoo

Lizzie asks…

What has President Obama done to reduce fuel cost or create alternative ENERGY?

What has president obama done for alternative energy fuels, ways to reduce fuel useage, solar energy cars, ext, or what has he done to produce more oil or drilling permits?

The Expert answers:

Everything to spend more of our $ for nothing.
Seriously all he does is spend spend spend.
I c no progress with anything in this country

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Your Questions About Green Living

Sandy asks…

what is the best way to start up an eco friendly business?

Starting an accounting business, but a green one, obviously there is things like using recycled paper, using solar energy, things like that, but what about on a bigger scale? Is there companies out there that create ‘green buildings’? and what would be the best way for a business to reserve water and be more eco friendly. Also does anyone have any links or information on eco friendy office equipment? Any helpful hints on helping the business be as ‘green’ as possible would be greatly appreciated.

The Expert answers:

Buy your electricity from a green-electricity provider. You don’t need to install solar panels on-site, really. Also, you can buy products from Amazon’s Green Store: http://www.amazon.com/Amazon-Green/b/?_encoding=UTF8&node=394379011&redirect=true&tag=gree046-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957

Laura asks…

Does anyone know of a good eco-friendly laundry detergent?

I’ve been using Tide for years and it has always worked really well. However, I know that it’s not biodegradable (okay the packaging says it is BUT in reality it takes 5 years for Tide to completly biodegrade) and I really don’t feel good about polluting the water so I can have clean clothes. Any suggestions on ecofriendly laundry detergents that work well? Thanks!

The Expert answers:

I have used Seventh Generation Laundry Detergent for about 15 years and highly recommend it. If every household in the U.S. Replaced just one bottle of 18 load petroleum based powder laundry detergent with our vegetable based product, we could save 93,200 barrels of oil, enough to heat and cool, 5,300 U.S. Homes for a year! See – oil in many more things than our gas tanks!

* Non-toxic.
* Biodegradable
* No petroleum based cleaners
* No optical brighteners
* No phosphates
* No dyes or artificial fragrances
* No chlorine bleach
* No NTA or EDTA
* Safe for septic and greywater systems

The seventh generation laundry detergent works well on general cleaning. The whites do get a bit dingy after awhile but you can use OxyClean or hydrogen perioxide bleach to whiten them up again.

Buy from drugstore.com, gaiam.com or some grocery stores (Krogers in eastern US). Drugstore.com has a sale right now.
With free shipping! I’m gonna stock up right now.

PS….Please don’t use Tide!

Mark asks…

What are some good eco-friendly or “green” companies to invest in, and why?

I was wondering what some good “green” (ecofriendly) stocks, or anything like that, to invest in. Also, why? Thank you in advanced.

The Expert answers:

I own three:

Zoltek (ZOLT) a manufacturer of carbon fiber. Currently used in the blades of super large wind turbines. Soon to be used in cars to make them stronger, lighter and more fuel efficient. With dozens of other energy saving uses in the future.

Composite Technologies (CPTC) a manufacturer of the largest wind turbines (the D8.2) and of very high efficient electric transmission cable to save energy.

Plug Power (PLUG) a manufacturer of fuel cells which in the near future will be used to power cars with hydrogen and will only emit water vapor. They also will will be producing natural gas home energy units which will heat homes and produce hydrogen used to fuel your fuel cell car.

Zoltek is profitable, the other two are not. All three have potential for explosive growth. Good luck!

David asks…

What’s the best eco-friendly or biodegradable disposable plates, etc. for a party?

I am looking for ecofriendly disposable plates, utensils, cups & napkins for an 18th birthday party. I may want maybe Square plates or something a little different, as it is a Luau. Thanks!

The Expert answers:

Here’s an interesting site where they have everything you’re looking for…and even organically-grown bamboo….(fits right in with your Luau theme)

http://www.branchhome.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=36&gclid=CMy9_-uGu6ACFQZg2godN2xUJA

Linda asks…

How can I turn my automotive business into an eco-friendly company?

What steps can I take? What other ideas do you have to help me save our environment from a business standpoint? What possible set backs can I expect to encounter? What other automotive companies have paved the way for an ecofriendly automotive industry? Thank you all!

The Expert answers:

Recycle everything you can. Some stuff you can get $ for.
Old tires can be converted into plantert or swings. Scrap metal doesn’t pay well But it’s free$ and keeping stuff out of land fill. Sometimes coolant can be strained and reused.
Recycling takes up some of your time.

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Your Questions About Green Living

Richard asks…

In terms of Non-Renewable Resources, what is the difference between minerals and fossil fuels?

Fossil Fuels –
Coal
Oil & Petroleum Products – Gasoline, Diesel Fuel & Propane
Natural Gas
Uranium (Nuclear Energy)

Minerals –
Copper

What are some more examples of minerals?

The Expert answers:

Minerals are inorganic substances that naturally occur in rocks.They occur in pure state and in combinations ,and include metals and gems as well as non-metallic minerals. Asbestos.graphite,gypsum, phosphorus,sulphur quartz etc are minerals only
Fossil fuels are derived from the organic remains of plants and animals.The principal fossil fuels are coal,oil,and gas.

Laura asks…

is anyone good at science that could walk me through this?

1. Nonrenewable energy resources such as oil
A. can be reused and redeveloped.
B. cannot be reused and redeveloped.
C. will never be depleted, because they can be reused.
D. None of the above

2. Renewable energy resources
A. can be reused and redeveloped.
B. cannot be reused and redeveloped.
C. will eventually be depleted because they cannot be reused.
D. do not originate from the sun.

3. Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy resource?
A. Hydroelectric power
B. Coal
C. Natural gas
D. Uranium

4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable energy resource?
A. Hydroelectric power
B. Biomass
C. Solar power
D. Oil

5. What is the main reason renewable energy resources currently make up a small amount of the energy used in the world?
A. They cost too little.
B. They cost too much.
C. They are ineffective.
D. They are not helpful to the user.

The Expert answers:

1) a nonrenewable resources is a source that cannot be remade and is used up in the future so the answer would be B

2) renewable resources are things that can be made again or can keep making energy so the answer is A

3) hydroelectric power is the use of water turing a turbine so the answer is A beause it cannot run out

4) look up at question one and you see that oil is a nonrenewable resource so the answer is D

5)i don’t know but my guess would be B

Jenny asks…

please help with this short science quiz need to finnish?

1.
Nonrenewable energy resources such as oil
A) can be reused and redeveloped.
B) cannot be reused and redeveloped.
C) will never be depleted, because they can be reused.
D) None of the above
2.
Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable energy resource?
A) Hydroelectric power
B) Biomass
C) Solar power
D) Oil
3.
Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy resource?
A) Hydroelectric power
B) Coal
C) Natural gas
D) Uranium
4.
What is the main reason renewable energy resources currently make up a small amount of the energy used in the world?
A) They cost too little.
B) They cost too much.
C) They are ineffective.
D) They are not helpful to the user.
5.
Renewable energy resources
A) can be reused and redeveloped.
B) cannot be reused and redeveloped.
C) will eventually be depleted because they cannot be reused.
D) do not originate from the sun.

The Expert answers:

1-B
2-D
3-A
4-B
5-A
that was a piece of cake

Steven asks…

science help please thank you so much i promise to rate you best?

1. Nonrenewable energy resources such as oil
A) can be reused and redeveloped.
B) cannot be reused and redeveloped.
C) will never be depleted, because they can be reused.
D) None of the above
2. Renewable energy resources
A) can be reused and redeveloped.
B) cannot be reused and redeveloped.
C) will eventually be depleted because they cannot be reused.
D) do not originate from the sun.
3. Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy resource?
A) Hydroelectric power
B) Coal
C) Natural gas
D) Uranium
4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable energy resource?
A) Hydroelectric power
B) Biomass
C) Solar power
D) Oil
5. What is the main reason renewable energy resources currently make up a small amount of the energy used in the world?
A) They cost too little.
B) They cost too much.
C) They are ineffective.
D) They are not helpful to the user

The Expert answers:

1. B it’s called non-renewable because it cannot be renewed and will eventually be used up.
2. A which is why they’re called renewable.
3. A Hydroelectric power is renewable since it is powered by the action of the sun and moon on water or by gravity.
4. D. Oill is non-renewable since it will eventually run out (although technically oil can still be made but not nearly as fast as it is used up.) It takes millions of years to create an oil well and it is used up in a few short decades.
5. A. The economic advantages of non-renewable energy is primary reason for the dependence on non-renewable resources but as those resources run out it becomes more and more economically viable to switch to renewable energy forms.

Mary asks…

I need help on Physical science!?

Nonrenewable energy resources such as oil
~ can be reused and redeveloped
~ can not be reused and redeveloped
~ will be depleted, because they can be reused
~ none of the above

Renewable energy resources
~ can be reused and redeveloped
~ can not be reused and redeveloped.
~ will eventually be depleted because they cannot be reused.
~ do not originate from the sun.

Which of the following is an example of a renewable energy resource?
~ Hydroelectric power
~ coal
~ natural gas
~ uranium

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable energy resource?
~ Hydroelectric power
~ Biomass
~ Solar power
~ Oil

What is the main reason renewable energy resources currently make up a small amount of the energy used in the world?
~ they cost too little
~ they cost too much
~ They are ineffective.
~ They are not helpful to the user.

The Expert answers:

Can not be reused and redeveloped
can be reused and redeveloped
Hydroelectric power
Oil
they cost too much

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Your Questions About Green Living

Carol asks…

Why the govn’t does not invest 700B$ in education, heath care, alternate energy but bailout the banks instead?

I mean the role of the banking system and the capital market is supposed to funnel capital sectors that are good investment. The recent banking crisis can be attributed to the failure of this system to allocate money to where is needed, but rather over allocated to an excess sector like housing. Bailout will violate the principle of free market but saving a system that made serious mistake. Why not the government take control with direct investment in education, health care, alternative energy to create jobs and economic activities instead of saving a failed banking system? Many countries after the WWII such as Japan has government controlled strategic investment and produce good economic results. Is bailout of the banks really a solution that make sense or just because the politics? can someone explain to me?

The Expert answers:

The roll of the banking system to really to provide credit, not provide capital to fund sectors in the economy.

“An important part of the Federal Reserve’s statutory mandate is promoting the availability of credit throughout the banking system.”
http://www.federalreserve.gov/newsevents/testimony/Kroszner20070613a.htm

Banks loan money based on risk models. Clearly their models failed miserably. They over lent in the real estate market and assumed two things.

1. Real estate prices can never go down.
2. Interest rates can never go up.

The FED Funds rate went from 1.00% on 06-25-2003 to 5.25% 06-29-2006 – a 425% rate increase. This killed the real estate market.
Http://www.federalreserve.gov/fomc/fundsrate.htm

Anyone with adjustable rates were severely impacted. And millions got signature loans, leveraged phantom equity in their house and bought more real estate.

Thus I have to respectfully disagree with the statement that, “The recent banking crisis can be attributed to the failure of this system to allocate money to where is needed.” That would not be the role of banks.

Banks PRIMARY business is lending in the area of home and commercial real estate. The stock market provides capital to new and expanding business that banks do not want to take such risk.

Yes, a bailout would violate the principles of a free market.

However, the risk to the US banking system and hence the US economy are a far greater risk. We, as consumers cannot afford to allow massive banks failures. The result could be huge unemployment 30%+, soaring inflation/ interest rates (25-30%+), and a plunge in the US Dollar, further escalating inflation (everything will get expensive fast). This would make The Depression look like an e-Ticket at Disneyland.

Taking government control over the entire economy would be called Socialism. We would be looking at income taxes like most socialist countries who pay ~50% on income taxes with no deductions no matter how much you make. Socialists’ counties also pay 40-50% in sales tax. That is why people don’t drive luxury cars in mass in Europe, have big screen TV’s, as they do in the USA. Europe also pays double what we pay for gas. It’s the high EU socialistic taxes that everyone has to pay to live in socialists countries.

They also live what we would call apartments or very small housing in comparison. There are exceptions, but they are not common place like they are in the US.

Sure you get health care and education free, but it really isn’t free, because Europeans pay for those social programs via higher taxes. That is why we left Great Britain 232 years ago. Why would we go back to that program?

The USA spends more on education than any country in the world. We have more government sponsored universities, state schools, junior colleges, and K-12 than any anyone.

The USA spends about $ 1.25 Trillion (2007) on entitlement programs (welfare, social security, Medicare, and other related social programs). This amount will increase rapidly every year as more baby boomer retire and collect social security and need medicine.
Http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/78xx/doc7851/03-08-Long-Term%20Spending.pdf

The government should allow tax breaks and other incentives to get PRIVATE money into alternative energy.

The US should use and develop our own energy which we have and could develop, but no one wants a nuclear power plant in their home town.

As a result of that “Toxic Substances Control Act” (Clean Air Act), [15 U.S.C. §2601 et seq]. We have not had a single new oil refinery built in the USA (for our own domestic oil benefit) since 1976.

Toxic Substances Control Act
http://www.epa.gov/lawsregs/laws/tsca.html

“There hasn’t been a new refinery built in the U.S. Since 1976, the result of extremely tight environmental restrictions, not-in-my-back-yard community opposition, and the high cost of new construction.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6019739/

The government’s role is not to create jobs. That thinking would be shared by socialists. The gov can lay the foundation and set up the rules for the private sector to create jobs.

Japan obviously went through a bit of restricting since WWI, but so did the rest of the world. Japan is the #2 economy after the USA.
Http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Japan

Japan has not recovered in 19 years from the housing bust of 1989. The Nikkei-225 Index (Japan’s major market index) is still down about 50% from their 1989 high.

“The (Nikkei-225) average peaked at 38,915.87 points on December 29, 1989.”
http://www.nni.nikkei.co.jp/FR/SERV/nikkei_indexes/nifaqs.html

Chart
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikkei_225

“Bailout”
So is a bailout of US banks a solution? Yes, it is a solution. Is it the only solution, no.

Keep in mind that despite incorrect belief, the US tax payer is not just handing out a $700 billion check to banks.

We would be buying up real estate ASSETS with that money, but not all at once. Homeowners would pay the gov for their mortgage. After 25-30 years, hopefully real estate price would be higher then, verses now. Then the US gov could and would sell those properties at current market prices. Any gain would go to the Treasury (the tax payers).

If structured correctly, the amount of money the tax payer could make could pay for a lot in the future.

If housing grows at just 3% a year for the next 30 years (assume 30 year mortgage) on average, that $700 Billion would grow to $1.699 Trillion.
Http://www.moneychimp.com/calculator/compound_interest_calculator.htm

This does not include the interest earned by tax payers on the mortgages.

In addition, I think it would be wise if the government REQUIRES all banks who participate in this “bailout” to GIVE the Treasury (the tax payers) rights or warrants and or Senior Preferred Stock (legal term is “Senior Liquidation Preference”) to own part of the bank’s stock. So if the bank makes money in the future, the Treasury (the tax payers) make a profit off their stock.

Senior Liquidation Preference
“A series of preferred stock has a “senior” liquidation preference when it is entitled to receive its liquidation preference before another series of preferred stock. ”
http://www.fenwick.com/vctrends/VC_Terms.htm

Preferred Stock
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/preferredstock.asp

I think this is a fair risk exchange for the Treasury (the tax payers) to take on all the bad banking decisions. So now we have several ways for tax payers to make money on their investment.

1. Rights, warrants, and or Senior Preferred Stock of ownership in such banks we bail out. Preferred stocks often pay quarterly dividends. We make money while we wait for a return on our $700 Billion investment. We profit on the banks growth in their stock price, when banks earn money in the future. We lose nothing if they don’t.

Banks can pay the Treasury a PREMIUM now, for the right to buy back the stock, warrants, etc, issued to the US Gov at a profit say 50%. I figure as long as the bank doesn’t fail in the future, the stock should easily have grown by 50% over 30 years.

Wachovia is up 87% (interday trading, 09-30-08 ) one day after they were taken over by the FDIC and handed to Citigroup.

2. We make interest on existing mortgages we bought with that $700 Billion. Some will default, yes, but tax payers get the house to hold or sell it for cash.

3. Mortgages that are held to maturity, (25-30 years from now) tax payers get fair market value of home prices in the future. That alone should pay off the investment. But I still think we should penalize the banks for making bad decisions, and say if you want tax payers to take on this investment, we want part ownership with the opportunity to share in the profits of your good assets too.

This is exactly how the Citibank – Wachovia deal was structured with the FDIC.

Video
http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=871751416

Summary:
“Citigroup has granted the FDIC $12 billion in preferred stock and warrants to compensate the FDIC for bearing this risk.”
http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2008/09/29/daily11.html?ana=from_rss

So, how the proposed bailout is structured will answer this question. And how the markets react to it, will be the “final answer.”

It would be nice if we could get all the billions of unnecessary pork barrel spending OUT of any bailout bill. This is Congress taking advantage of taxpayers in order to save the banking system. This is not a time to fund billions in “pet projects” during an election year.

Congress and the media need to sell this idea to taxpayers in these more realistic financial terms and not just (incorrectly) paint it as a “tax payer bailout of Wall Street.”

Donald asks…

Why is there such a heavy support for frac jobs (“fracking”) (see details below before answering)?

So I know what fracking is and that it gets natural gas out of the ground. But after doing some research, it’s clear that hundreds of chemicals are used during frac jobs in the extraction process. After looking into these chemicals, you’ll find that many are carcinogenic (that means they can cause cancer). So carcinogenic and toxic materials are being pumped into the soil and running off into waterways, some of which is leads to drinking water. I’ve firsthand seen this destroy whole ecosystems along streams and be so heavily concentrated in peoples’ drinking water that they can literally light it on fire. To say that this is clean energy is obviously propaganda. It hurts the environment and water supplies a lot, so why do so many people support it more so than other options such as alternative energy (wind, solar, etc.)? Oh and don’t say because of jobs. It’s been shown that switching to alternative energy entirely would actually triple energy related jobs.
Hey people I’m not saying our water isn’t imperfect in other ways too. This is not something for the market to decide though. When there’s 2 options and both help the economy, the logical option is to go with the one that doesn’t pollute the environment as opposed to the ones that puts carcinogens into the water.
@Olli if even half the money we spend on war went to developing alternative energy instead, there wouldn’t be an issue with money. Problems existed before but fracking has made things drastically worse. You gotta put the environment first. I mean do you fail to see that YOU live in the environment?

The Expert answers:

Because half of our country is obsessed with oil. No matter how many jobs alternative energy will create, no matter how much less we’d spend at the pump, no matter how much less we’d spend on oil subsidies, it all comes down to the money they THINK that they would have to spend to see alternative energy come to fruition on a national scale. They falsely believe that big oil is just an example of the free market at work, and that if alternative energy were viable it, too, would just go national privately, and not through subsidies.

Charles asks…

What do sustainable energy technicians do?

I ask because I can’t get a clear answer from the college near me thats offering the sustainable energy technician program which leads to an A.A.S.

I know what the course if for and what I will learn, but when I actually search for a sustainable energy technician JOB I can’t find anything whatsoever! I see other “green jobs” but all require a bachelors degree. So, is there anyone out there who can help me get a clearer picture of what exactly I can do with this degree? I see there are a few things listed that I can do, I’m not interested in installing and repairing in just one field though, I’d rather be more involved then that, in a job that pays more money then what some of these listed pay. If I have the knowledge in ALL of it then I want to use all of it, know what I mean?

Thanks in advance.

PS here is a part of the description.

In the SET courses’ labs, students will gain practical hands-on
experience in a variety of sustainable energy technologies. Students
will be qualified for entry-level positions in sustainable energy fields
such as wind, photovoltaic solar, biofuels and gasification.
These jobs include, but are not limited to:
• wind turbine installation and repair;
• solar panel installation and repair;
energy efficient building, construction and remodeling;
• repair of energy-efficient vehicles;
• biofuels production;
energy-efficiency assessment;
alternative energy research; and
• geothermal installation and repair

The Expert answers:

Entry level positions and the schooling that it takes to get these just opens the door to a job. Most of these kinds of jobs either require experience, which you will get in an entry level job, or higher education AND experience.
Unfortunately, no one ever uses all the things they learned in school. It would be shortsighted to think that if you learn all that, that you would use it. You would have to work for several different companies because none of them is going to do everything listed.

Joseph asks…

Will the world be able to survive the last 8 year’s with the Bush Administration?

Al Gore would have created jobs by creating alternative energy. Too bad George Bush stole the presidency.

The Expert answers:

Simple. No.

William asks…

You know why I am for Natural Gas as an alternative energy?

There are so many reasons that I can write a book on it. Well let me summarize it like this. It will create so many jobs that we so desperately need. In every corner of our society since we are using technology that is so different to what we currently have.

Remember that everything we have now is outsourced. So we need something that no one else is using to pull ahead. We can also export Natural Gas to so many countries that we can pay off our debt so much faster.

Just think about it. We can end all of the wars since oil is not that important anymore. We can keep working on solar and wind technology at our own pace rather than rushing through it.

It just makes so much sense but Government bureaucracy is fracking it all up.

For those who believe in the lies of the New York Times take a look at this.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yh7wTbJMBq0/Tagz9BAu7iI/AAAAAAAABaU/SQu5XRN-Lkw/s1600/Shale+gas+map+US.jpg

The Expert answers:

Except lots of other countries have this resource. So many, in fact, that we actually import natgas, because it is cheaper than producing in domestically.

Oil isn’t important anymore? You may be prescient in that remark, but I think oil is, and will unfortunately continue to be economically dominant for at least 20 more years. Likely much longer.

Government bureaucracy is fracking it up (pun fully appreciated!)? Because the land that private companies want to f*** up is government owned (remember, the government bought the Louisiana Purchase, annexed through was the Mexican Cession, and bought Alaska). If the companies want to exploit natgas, then they need to invest in the cleanup of the land at the closure of contracts, something the oil and gas folks have made sure the “bureaucracy” will forever more watch closely. It is the industry that f***ed up for itself, having no respect, like a bad renter at a rental agency turning in a house uncleaned, and wondering why they have a hard time renting the next time.

I didn’t bother reading the article. I generally agree with the sentiment of what you are saying, just not the specifics.

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Ruth asks…

If a zombie apocalypse occurred what would be the best course of action living in a suburban area?

I’m talking realistic answers which have regard for food, shelter, sustainable life and possibly friends/family. Assume power is out and zombies will be attracted by light or loud noises and are speedy. People are infected quickly through biting obviously.

The Expert answers:

Leave. That’s the best course of action. Leave.
Given that you’re a great driver, can think on the go, and doesn’t care if you break every traffic rule on the books to get away. Even if that means running over a few people. And shooting others who attempted to car jack you, and hitting other vehicles that tried to blockade you. And yes, running from the cops.
Go out to woods, the forest, or wherever else that’s not full of people.

I live in the Los Angeles Metro, home to 13 million people. My plan is to leave. After stocking up on some goodies and picking up a few more people.

–Locally–
food-
freeze-dried, (military) MREs, canned goods, and fresh if possible
water-
those 2.5 gallon plastic tanks at stores, plus a few 55 gallon drums. Don’t need much, there’s water where we’re going
shelter-
first 3-5 days staying locally- IKEA or a local high school.
Plan-
the first couple days we get everyone groups together, acquire weapons, pool resources, and obtain supplies. Food, water, shelter, guns/ammo, munitions, vehicles, etc. Prepare for he big move out.

–Move Out–
get my group several large trucks, SUVs, 4x4s, and some nice fast cars.
Need a tanker of gas & propane too
some RVs (temporary shelter),
there are 14 known routes to safety, I make a few more once all the lead vehicles have been retrofitted for smashing things.
The route to safety averages 60 miles to the foothills, 30 more to the place in the mountains.
We’d mostly go by freeway if possible, concrete lined drainage canals, greenbelts, sidewalks, and shopping places an alternative driving surface. Worst comes to worst, we can always make it thru parks, people’s backyards/front yards, or sparely built up areas, smashing thru buildings if needed.
We’d go heavily armed, more so than regular civilians because me & my friends have contacts with the underground to provide any weapons we need.

The safe place has been checked out thoroughly, defensive plans made, local resources evaluated, basically we go out there and set up fort. There’s only one road thru it, its 2 lanes, very windy, its very defensible.
Its more than 30 miles to the nearest house or community, very remote. In the days following we’ll be bringing up solar cells and lights, and all amenities of modern life up there. Its also 5200 feet in elevation, good vantage point for the whole city below, and the road is mostly uphill, both zombies & regular people just can’t make it up there in a day or two. Without vehicles at the very least its a 3 day trip!

Up there we can farm for food, manufacture what we need with raw materials trucked up, there’s plenty of raw materials existing- stone, rocks, trees for shelter, wood for burning, big lake for water, it does snow & rain regularly so there’s water to replenish water we use.

Thomas asks…

an urban plan for a sustainable future?

Can someone create an outline for the plan to create a sustainable community within the next 30 years? the outline should include housing, food, water, transportation, energy—-what occurs when electrical grid goes down?

The Expert answers:

Urban planning must be done by thinking about the future . Helps people to live a confortable life

John asks…

Use of a natural resource based on sustainable yield applies to?

A. potentially renewable resources
B. nonrenewable resources
C. perpetual resources
D. amenity resources
E. all of these answers

Which of the following best describes the concept of environmental degradation?
A. using solar power at a rapid rate
B. using oil
C. cutting trees for wood products
D. letting agriculture runoff cause oxygen depletion and fish kills downstream
E. growing crops for food

Nonpoint sources of pollution
A. enter ecosystems from single identifiable sources
B. are more difficult to control than point sources
C. include smokestacks and automobile exhaust pipes
D. are cheaper and easier to identify than point sources
E. are always found in rural areas

The Expert answers:

C

A

E

Daniel asks…

Do you think countries like U.S and Canada should help poverty in their own countries before helping?

3rd world countries? I live in Canada and here there is tons of poverty. In my city alone there are tons of homeless people not to mention – 40 below Celsius winters. Even if you have homes here there is still lots of families in poverty here without food and sustainable places to live. Our literacy rate is horribly low for being considered 1st world a country. Does anybody agree with me?

The Expert answers:

I know. It’s absolutely retarded that we’re helping people in Africa yet we have a TON of poverty here in the united states .

Joseph asks…

Like reusable shopping bags, if restaurants sell sustainable take-away package, would you buy it?

My previous question was if restaurant decide to stop using disposable take-away package for our environment, would you support it and bring your own food or beverage containers?
As my thesis project, I’m going to create a sustainable take-away package and make “no disposable take-out package” campaign. Do you think it works?

The Expert answers:

Ya. If its environmental friendly

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Lisa asks…

what are environmental issues with injection moulding?

just wondering about the environmental issues with injection moulding, doing a project in college, if you could help thanks a lot.

The Expert answers:

You know those gallon jugs that milk comes in at the supermarket? Those are injection molded.

IM is super-popular with plastics. So, basically every environmental issue with plastics, especially bottles, is applicable to injection molding.

Hell, some clever folks figured out how to injection mold glass a couple decades back, and now beer bottles are mega-cheap. The cost incentive to reuse them totally went away, so now they’re basically disposable; time was you paid a deposit on a beer bottle, and the company bought it back, steamed it sterile, and put more beer in it.

Donald asks…

Do men and women view environmental issues differently?

Do men and women act in different ways in the natural environment? Do men and women view environmental issues differently?

Why do you think this is?

Are there any Ecofeminists in the Environment Section?
This is not homework Lol, it is years since I left school, I am interested in your views.
Brief Definition

Ecofeminism is the social movement that regards the oppression of women and nature as interconnected. It is one of the few movements and analyses that actually connects two movements. More recently, ecofeminist theorists have extended their analyses to consider the interconnections between sexism, the domination of nature (including animals), and also racism and social inequalities. Consequently it is now better understood as a movement working against the interconnected oppressions of gender, race, class and nature.

http://www.lancs.ac.uk/staff/twine/ecofem/whatisecofeminism.html

The Expert answers:

I don’t think the difference is any more distinct then the way that men and women think differently in general because of the way our brains are desinged…

THAT is a great topic to do research on…

The gender differences in how the brain works.

Mark asks…

When voting for a candidate, how much importance do you place on his/her stances on environmental issues?

Do you consider their stance (or lack of stance) on the environment to be:

A) Very important
B) Of some importance
C) Not that important
D) Not at all important
E) Other (please explain)

Also, what is your stance on environmental issues? Important or not so much? Why?

The Expert answers:

A.

My stance is that environmental is just as important as any other issue – economy, civil rights, abortion, etc. Why? – because the environment is the foundation of who we are and our ability to survive as a species.

Nancy asks…

Conclusion of a project on environmental issues of Brazil?

I made a powerpoint presentation on the environmental issues of Brazil ( deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest). I am not able to make a conclusion ( only 1 slide for conclusion). Can someone please help.

I included

causes
consequences
government steps
what government should do to resolve the issue

and then i need a conclusion

The Expert answers:

A nice, strong conclusion is a great way to end a presentation — it leaves a strong imprint in the minds of your audience. I would talk about the importance of preserving forests (particularly in the Amazon), and make some predictions about the future; what the future might be like if the Amazon ceased to exist.

You could probably use 1-3 lines to write a brief sentence to summarize the Amazon’s importance, and another line or two to state your belief on what should be done about it (depending on your font size).

Hope this helped!

David asks…

what are some social, economical, and environmental issues of global warming?

basically i have to write something for science the question is ‘Is human activity responsible for global warming’ i need to write about socia, economical and environmental issues. help anyone?

The Expert answers:

Economic: Our generation gets the benefit of cheap energy from burning a huge fraction of the world’s fossil fuel capital. The next 50 generations pay the costs of lower crop yields, increased disease, flooding of coastal cities, more extreme weather, etc. Due to the climate change caused by burning that fossil fuel. Not because our generation consciously and explicitly decided to take for ourselves and let future generations fend for themselves, but for still less respectable reasons, not the least of which being because an entire political party within the country of the world’s greatest economy has made a conscious and colossally amoral decision to incessantly and blatantly lie about basic science.

U.S. National Academy of Sciences, 2010:
http://books.nap.edu/openbook.php?record_id=12782&page=1
“Climate change is occurring, is caused largely by human activities, and poses significant risks for a broad range of human and natural systems.”
http://nationalacademies.org/morenews/20100716.html
“Choices made now about carbon dioxide emissions reductions will affect climate change impacts experienced not just over the next few decades but also in coming centuries and millennia…Because CO2 in the atmosphere is long lived, it can effectively lock the Earth and future generations into a range of impacts, some of which could become very severe.”
http://www.nasonline.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ABOUT_main_page
“The Academy membership is composed of approximately 2,100 members and 380 foreign associates, of whom nearly 200 have won Nobel Prizes. Members and foreign associates of the Academy are elected in recognition of their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research; election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors that can be accorded a scientist or engineer.”

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Susan asks…

Going green with the DH and kids?

Living in a house with 4 young kids, my husband and I always try and set the right example for our young ones. This year, our kids being aged 8, down to 3, we decided to make some family resolutions, or goals if you will. We decided this weekend, since it will be bad weather to go anywhere, to take a few hours out of Saturday or Sunday and sort through everyones clothes, shoes and toys. Everything that is in good shape but will not be used in our house anymore for whatever reason will be given to the Salvation Army. We also decided to support a child from World Vision for $35.00 a month. And finally, we have decided to GO GREEN! I would like to start using ecofriendly cleaning products, and buying more organic foods. Of course we can’t be sure that anything these days is 100% organic but I figure I’m better off buying what they claim to be as ‘organic’ then what is sprayed with preservatives and various other chemicals. My question to you is, what kind of ecofriendly cleaning products should I use. Also, are their any other ideas/tips to share regarding the whole ‘going green’ theme with young children?

Much appreciated, happy new year!

The Expert answers:

Sounds like you are on the right track.
Rather than focusing on organic foods, I suggest you start with as many local foods as possible.
As for cleaning products, I think that would be a great thing for you and your kids to search online – there are lots of sites devoted to this.

Http://www.google.ca/search?q=how+to+make+green+cleaning+products&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&hs=xwl&q=old+fashioned+cleaning+products&btnG=Search&meta=

You could have great family time making up some of the recipes.

And tons of other resources (Google is our friend….)
http://www.google.ca/search?q=how+to+help+kids+go+green&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

Lisa asks…

Earth Day’s Tomorrow, Need Some Help :/?

Okay, Tomorrow’s Earth Day & I neeeedd some help!
I have a shirt picked out “Earth Day Every Day” (white & Green), Pair of Blue Jeans, Brown Shoes, how should I wear my hair? I want it to look Mother-Nature-y? & How can I make some ecofriendly stuff to wear? Maybe a bracelet er something like that ; out of stuff that’s probably already at my house though…Whoever comes the most ecofriendly to school gets extra credit on a Science Test, & considering I’m failing, I need all the help I could get.
Please? 😀

The Expert answers:

Well, the first thing I believe you should do is the work and homework in the class 🙂 Also, you can model your hair like Whitney Port,where you take a clump of hair near your temples and can either braid them back and tie them with an elastic or twist them back. As far as braclets go, your best bet is braiding Earth tone colored yarn.

Michael asks…

Girls: What types of clothing do ya’ll like?

I make clothes all the time, and lately, we’ve been needing extra money. Everybody always compliments me on everything I make, so I wanted to know how to run a business. It will be out of my home, and I will get a website instead of a store, but I need every possible tip I can get from anybody on how to run a business. Like, how do I get it known without spend like $7million for advertising; What kind of software can I get for it, that inexpensive; where to buy cheap fabrics, sewing machines, beads, ribbon, lace, etc.; What type of things I need to run the business; & anything else that would help. Remember, I’m fourteen, so I can’t get a store, unless someone paid for it (not gonna happen) and I’m pretty sure the government wont lend me money at my age.
Things in the store: Dresses, shirts, shots/pants, purses, shoes, jewelry, hair accessories, misc, & notebooks and other things similar to it.

Also say what shapes you like, dresses, colors, textures, anything that will help me improve my designs!
I would also like to know a place to buy cheap forms and possibly mannequins.
Also, places where I can get a cheap website that looks professional and easy to maintain that has only my website name then .com (not places like my website.bluevoda.com oe whatever).

Once again, ANY help is needed.
Thank you to everyone who helps!

Oh, and I want to stay eco friendly!
So, could ya’ll maybe list things for advertising that include online too?
& if anybody can find cheap places online to buy eco friendly supplies also?

The Expert answers:

My library has a bulletin board were people put up fliers and such, I don’t know if that would really count as GOOD advertising, but, it’s a start, right? Hehe.

I can’t really tell you were to get all that stuff, but my grandma could probably tell you! XD. I do know that I like fun prints, hearts, colors, and cute animals. I would also suggest bows. ‘Cause are well…cute. ;D

Good luck and I hope I helped!

Nancy asks…

Where can I buy Eco friendly/ natural shoe out-soles?

I’m making a pair of canvas shoes and I need a bottom for them. I just want either a natural rubber, recycled rubber or eco friendly shoe out-sole.

The Expert answers:

Http://www.planetshoes.com/eco
Here there is an eco friendly shoe web
but if you want soles, you should go to a ecoflirndly shop and ask there.
Good luck

Charles asks…

What are the most eco-friendly businesses in Cincinnati?

So I’ve made the decision to buy more sustainable items/products all-around. So I’m now looking for the most ecofriendly businesses in the city.

This also includes food products, clothes, shoes, whatever.

The Expert answers:

Yellow pages.

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Linda asks…

Where can I find an online source for building a cabin and powering it with alternative energy?

Looking to build a cabin in the middle of nowhere in the ozarks. Wish to do this with my family and friends and ultimately power it with alternative energy.

The Expert answers:

Try this site for most of the alternate power sources you can use.

Http://www.backwoodshome.com/energy.html

This is just a fun site, I threw in for decor and more 🙂
http://www.offgridappliances.com/misc/cabin-rv-resources-2.htm

Joseph asks…

Which Engineering degree should I major in for alternative energy?

I have always been interested in alternative energy, so I am wondering which discipline of engineering I should major in. I am thinking nuclear engineering, but that is only one type. Which type deals with solar, wind, hydroelectric, etc. power?

The Expert answers:

Besides nuclear engineering, any energy form will benefit from a degree in electrical or mechanical engineering. The specialization of aeronautical engineering might be specifically applicable to wind power where materials engineering might be helpful to find that new solar cell technology or that nifty new way to store hydrogen in bulk form without ridiculously high pressures or cryogenic temperatures. However, don’t be fooled, solar and wind power will never be anything other than niche technologies. They simply cannot be relied upon for full time power when they only work on average 25% of the time. Anytime you make your career such a tiny niche like that, you risk becoming obsolete and unemployed.

Lizzie asks…

Idea for my school project on alternative energy?

I need to come up with a plan using alternative energy to reduce the emission of CO2, NO and SO2. Anyone have any ideas? Solar, geothermal, biomass, and wind are some ideas…. Thanks!

The Expert answers:

I would lean toward solar energy, because there are so many uses for it.

It’s clean and cheap (or free) and in some places, if you produce more solar power than you need, you can sell the excess back to the power company!

Passive solar heating
Solar panels (photovoltaic) – “Active” solar heating
Solar Hot Water Heaters
Solar cookers
Solar lighting

The solar idea is already gaining popularity in 3rd world countries where people cannot access electricity the “standard” way.

Hope this helps!

Charles asks…

what alternative energy sources can i use to power my house?

2) do you think the general american public cares about finding alternative energy sources?

The Expert answers:

Solar power

Mandy asks…

What is a simple alternative energy source idea that has not yet been invented?

I have to come up with some sort of alternative energy source that has not yet been invented. It can be ridiculous and unrealistic. My classmate did a water powered hair straightener.. she said there is a dam running inside of it. We basically just have to come up with the idea and explain how it would work. Ideas please?

The Expert answers:

Zombie power

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Donna asks…

Would it not be more effective to eliminate carbon tax and cap trades and use the capital for innovation?

The carbon trade doesn’t make a dramatic impact on cutting carbon emissions in my opinion. I think we need to slowly drive up the cost of using fossil fuels through taxes. Then instead of letting a company sell of carbon credit to another company, essentially causing the same aggregate quantity of pollution companies should use that capital to make their business and surrounding environment more green. I feel that amount of capital use to buy products and invested in green energy companies can be utilized to foster innovation to assist in gravitating our nation and economy to a more green, carbon free, and less pollution direction. I understand the initials cost would be extremely high but innovation and investments now would slowly cripple the costs. Portugal produces 45% of their energy from renewable energy provided the Portugese paid twice as much for electricity for the last 5 years.

The Expert answers:

In a perfect world, here is how cap and trade should work:
1) The cap limits the amount of GHGs an entity can emit.
2) Entities that can’t meet the cap will need to buy carbon credits to make up the difference.
3) Entities that come in under their cap receive credits and can sell them on the market.
4) The market sets the price for the credits based on supply and demand.
5) Entities can be awarded credits for various things, like planting quantities of trees.
6) Entities research ways to cut emissions and combat climate change because they can earn carbon credits or negate the need to purchase carbon credits.
7) Prices for energy stay in check because the producers that come in under the cap can undersell those that can’t come in under the cap.

The problem that I have with cap and trade is that the commodities market (where carbon credits would be bought and sold) is broken. Supply and demand doesn’t function well and prices of commodities can be influenced not by the commodities themselves, but by the trading of futures and the whims of the traders.

Fixing the commodities and futures trading markets would eliminate any misgivings I have towards the cap and trade solution…

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Joseph asks…

If my political party were real, would you support it?

Pretend I am running for president, would you vote for me? Why or why not? I’d peg myself as a social liberal and a right leaning economic moderate. I just want to get a feel for people’s positions on things and how my own views compare to others. Questions/Comments welcome.

Social positions:
-Take government out of marriage entirely, treat all legal unions as civil unions. If you want to go to a church and get married, do it and leave government out of it.
-Allow law-abiding citizens to bear arms, but reinstate the federal assault weapons ban
-Support a women’s right to choose and have easy access to birth control
-Legalization of all soft drugs; treat drug addiction as a medical problem, not a criminal one
-Outlaw the death penalty (not because of a moral opposition to it, but because the current system is broken and discriminatory)
-Increase border security and crack down on companies hiring illegal immigrants, but allow a path to citizenship
-Have a minimum social safety net (universal healthcare and social security)
-(Unsure) Mandate some type of volunteer, military, or foreign service after completion of high school for all citizens to promote civic involvement and national pride, using Germany, Switzerland, or Israel as a model.

Economic positions:
-Allow the government to go into debt during times of recession, but require a balanced budget otherwise.
-Strive to remove all trade tariffs and promote free trade
-Increase the capital gains tax and make income taxes more progressive to decrease the wealth gap (the largest since right before the great depression) and stop the increasing concentration of wealth at the very top
-Decrease corporate taxes to bring them in line with other developed countries and eliminate tax loopholes
-End all corporate subsidies (oil, farm, etc)
-End all alternative energy subsidies and enact a cap and trade or carbon tax to decrease carbon dioxide emissions. The market will decide what technology to adopt rather than the government pushing certain ones, like ethanol.

Foreign Policy:
-Remove all troops from Saudi Arabia immediately, and from the middle east entirely as soon as possible (Extremist Muslims probably would not hate us as much if we removed our troops from their holy land and stopped propping up a repressive dictatorship).
-Suspend all military aid to foreign countries (Yes, this includes Israel, they can take care of themselves).
-Strive for a two state solution for the Arab-Israeli conflict, with Jerusalem as a shared capital.
-Decrease or maintain current funding levels for the US Military. It should not be immune from the current cost-cutting measures and debates.

Current Events/Misc:
-Increase the debt ceiling as soon as possible to avoid default and maintain our credit rating. Decrease social security and medicare benefits and possibly increase the retirement age to deal with the deficit in the future. Leave discretionary spending near current levels for the foreseeable future.
-Increase funding for manned NASA missions to the Moon and Mars (The return on the space program far outweighs the cost).
-Increase investment in high speed rail for intercity travel over medium/short distances, not the whole country
-Fund/allow embryonic stem-cell research
-Increase NSF/scientific funding
-Promote nuclear power as a interim power source while moving from fossil fuels to renewable energy
-Make election day a national holiday

The Expert answers:

90% supportive

The capital gains taxes, NASA, high speed rail nobody will ride (we aren’t Europe or Japan) we have vast stretches between the places people want to travel between, require examination.

James asks…

Will you support Barack Obama for he is for environment?

Barack Obama is all for renewable energy.
http://obama.senate.gov/press/070319-obama_works_to/

Legislation proposed by U.S. Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., to provide a federal tax credit to build E85 ethanol fueling stations across the country passed out of conference committee Wednesday.
http://obama.senate.gov/news/050728-tax_credit_for_e85_fuel_in_ene/

I am high school physics teacher I a make only $33,275 a year. I cannot afford to pay $4.12 for gas and I want cheaper gas. The gas used to be 1.29 five years ago,

and corn was was only $2 per bushel one year ago, and now corn is $7 and prices of chicken and beef and bread soared. My students underperfom in the class because their parents cannot affrod to by them breakfast.

The Expert answers:

Surely Barack would be the best for reducing our dependence on foreign oil. Since gas is way out of hand and the oil execs are pocketing billions with a B, personally, I’d say something has to change.

Richard asks…

Will Obama’s stimulus proposal help the economy or make it worse?

Business break for losses: Obama is considering a tax break for businesses that book losses in 2008 and 2009.

Job creation: Obama would establish a new credit for businesses that either create jobs in the United States or or avoid layoffs.

Middle-class tax cut: Obama would offer a tax cut equal to $500 a year for individuals and $1,000 for couples.

Small business write-off: Obama would increase the amount of expenses small businesses can write off to $250,000 in 2009 and 2010, up from $125,000 currently.

Additionally: double renewable energy production and make public buildings more energy efficient; rebuild crumbling roads, bridges and schools; computerize the health care system; and modernize classrooms, labs and libraries.

Will this help soften the recession, eliminate it, or make it worse

The Expert answers:

It will probably reduce the timespan of the recession, and it will help to lay a foundation for a stronger recovery.

David asks…

option on my plan to save America?

all poiticians do is debate and try to stab each other in the back without getting anything done. here is a list i assemled that i think covers what this country needs to do to get back on the right track. please take a little time to comment on how it could be changed and what party it (or pieces of it) are most like.

•Cut down on the deficit; create a budget with no more than 100bil in debt in 25 years. oDo not increase taxes but decrease loopholes
oCut spending on wasteful projects
•Cut back on government agencies either by consolidation or elimination.
•Create laws or a separate agency/entity that removes pork from bills
oCreate government “watchdog” campaign composed of members from all parties
•Stop all tax breaks for US companies that have ½ or more of either personnel or assets overseas.
•Invest in America’s future by providing subsidies to clean and renewable energy, this decreases our spending on foreign oil
•Legalize hemp. The production will have many uses commercially and all products can be taxed to further reduce the deficit
•Create more jobs by repairing roads and revamping transportation systems.
•Create more positions to monitor energy such as well inspectors to keep environmental tragedies to a minimum
•Limit our stake in international wars.
oStop promoting dictators that are “US friendly”
•Create more regulation on “big companies” such as large banks and multibillion dollar corporations to keep them honest
•Restrict credit card companies from high interest rates.
•Reworking or replacement of No Child Left Behind
•Rework the immigration laws to more forcibly enforce no illegal immigrants but make the process of becoming a legal immigrant easier.
•Raise the retirement age to 68 or 70 and repay the “borrowed” money from the fund with some budget < 50 years.
•Decrease (not elimination!) spending on low yield science applications such as NASA
•Decrease imports from countries such as china
•Increase exports and create beneficial trade agreements such as with South Korea
these are kinda like "planks" that i think should be goals for the govenment, not all are easy but i think that they will be the easiest in the long run. the tax system we have now would work and even decrease the deficit if it were all enforced. many companies are able to get outrageous governemt subsidies to offset taxes or hire lawyers to find loopholes. if we made them pay the full rate of thier taxes it would make a considerable dent.

to my knowledge no company taxes exports, just imports. and because of our trade agreements, (such as Nafta) we cant even impose those. china, our main importer (and our main loan source) would not be too keen if we were to put a tarif on thier goods so just decreasing what we buy from them is the only solution.

The Expert answers:

Not bad a lot of good points

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Paul asks…

Sustainable Development?

Where can I find out more on the Past agreements for example Kyoto, Rio, Johannesburg..?

The Expert answers:

I listed links to the UN web pages and related articles.
Good luck.

Sharon asks…

sustainable development?

what is it ? thanks 10 easy points xx

The Expert answers:

Hey me again haha…..

Sustainable developement is quite self-explanitory. It literally means any sort of developement that is sustainable. Sustainable means it wont run it. For example if a paper company replants two trees for each one they destroy then it is sustainable development because they are giving back what they have taken.

Hope this helps x

Steven asks…

Sustainable Development??

What is it?? Why is it important?? What would happen to the forest if it’s not allowed to recover after it has been used??
PLEASE HELP I HAVE A TEST ON THIS TOMORROW! ;(
x

The Expert answers:

Sounds to me like you either did not go to class, or did not pay attention in class, or did not read your materials, or possibly all three.

Sustainable development means, very basically, wise use of resources for human benefit while preserving the environment and even the resources themselves for the future.

Here are some links
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=sustainable+development

do some reading! Good luck.

Sandra asks…

Sustainable development…?

a) will require making difficult decisions regarding travel to other planets.
b) will require many people to contribute financially.
c) will speed up evolution.
d) will require global, multinational cooperation.
e) cannot be achieved.

d?

The Expert answers:

D is correct.

Lizzie asks…

Can any body help me about Sustainable Development in Information Technology?

I am working on Sustainable development in computers and Information Technology (Thesis work), plz suggest me some useful links or books if you know.

The Expert answers:

You can try to read and look for something at wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org

You can also explain what is a sustained development, what is information technology and how these two things are related to each other.

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