what are some things that can be done to reduce global warming?
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lower to percentage of green house gas in the atmosphere... biking instead of driving a car
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A simple answer is avoid polluting the air, if go into details avoid releasing gases like CO, CO2, HFC contents (scuh as halon, freon) in to air, avoid cutting trees, the most important is to reduce pollution did u heard about Kyoto protocol in that almost all the countries signed a pact to reduce industrial emissions but lated USA quit from it saying that it affects their industry.
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Global Warming.....glaciers melting and too much water for the land.
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In America, we've stabalized the polution.  The problem is that we can only control our own nation.  We can't stop nations like China and Mexico from polluting.\n\nThe other thing to look at is history.  The earth goes through natural warm and cool stages (you have the ice ages, then you have periods of warm weather, then you go back to the ice ages).  We are in a warm period now, and eventually (probably within 5,000 years) will go back to another ice age.
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Fossil fuels: Reduce your car-miles.  Carpool, take public transportation, walk, or ride a bike.  Support the use of clean-burning fuels, like compressed natural gas.\n\nRefuse: Recycle plastics, paper, and metals.  Anything which can be used in any fashion should go to a resale shop.  Try to only use Type 1 and Type 2 plastics, which are easily recyclable.\n\nDon't flush anything besides rain water down storm drains.  \n\nWhen swimming or boating or camping or spending time in the wild, gather your trash and pack it out with you.
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I dont know the seriousness in your question but for one, I hate the cold so plz dont suggest puttin the sun off and two, green house gases that TRAP HEAT causes global warming. Not the sun (and yeah yeah, the sun gives off heat, but so does machinary, body heat, lab exothermic reactions, weapons of mass destruction, fires etc)
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theoretically - you may cause pollution by using a car (car fumes), destroy the ozone layer and thus cause the global warming (by using old refridgerators or sprays with freon in them).
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That depends a lot on what you mean by saving the world.  If you mean stopping pollution and such, you could join an environmental agency, or start recycling programs.  If you mean ending hunger, you could join a group like World Vision.  If you mean all of these things, well, good luck.
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There are a few aspects to be addressed when discussing global warming...\n\nGlobal warming is the term used to describe how the average temperature of the planet is going up. No one denies that the temperature is, in fact, going up. Therefore, no one denies that global warming is a fact.\n\nHowever, according to studies of Antarctic ice, the average temperature of the planet has been rising for 6,000 years, which is well before the Industrial Revolution of 150 years ago. This proves that global warming is not caused by man. In that time, however, the rate of temperature rise has increased, which means that the actions of humanity probably has worsened the situation.  What has been the degree to which we have?\n\nThe critical questions to be answered about global warming are these:\n\nWhat are the effects of global warming going to be, and how can we prepare for them? Currently, no model of global atmospheric projection has shown itself to accurately predict to any degree the general weather patterns of the Earth (such as the number and ferocity of hurricanes). Until we come up with an accurate way of predicting the effects of global warming, preparing for them will be difficult and based upon conjectures, which are a difficult sell to taxpayers.\n\nWhat can be done to limit the effect of humanity on global warming in the future WITHOUT putting a major damper on economic growth and development, especially in developing nations? For example, all nations could agree to stop driving vehicles that use internal combustion engines, but to do so at once would devastate the economies of many nations. However, other options, such as diverting tax funds to subsidize the development of alternative-energy propulsion for vehicles, would accelerate the advent of such earth-friendly technology.\n\nAll in all, because of the massive stakes involved when discussing global warming (and the subsequent misinformation flying around about it), many people are confused as to the facts about it. I was hoping to be as informative and unbiased as possible.\n\nAnd yes, I am Republican.\n\nPlease let me know what you think!
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Science explains Global warming. More storms, bigger storms, carbin dioxide levels, soon crops may burn up before they grow, rain forest desease may spread, Gulf stream may stop, In Our Lifetime.\nIs a good read, go see... Times ARE changing.
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Many possible solutions have been proposed to stave off global warming, should it actually be occurring. Some are very practical, while others are grandiose, to say the least. What is certain is that as the world's population continues to grow and developing nations develop, the world's need for space and energy will continue to grow. The need for space will accelerate deforestation. The need for energy will almost certainly increase the rate of fossil fuel burning. Listed below are a number of proposed "solutions" to combat global warming.\n\nThe simplest solution is an old one: conservation. Each gallon of gasoline releases 8.64 kg of CO2 into the atmosphere (source USEPA). Each kilowatt of electricity generated by a coal-fired plant produces about 1.4 kg of CO2 (source USEPA). Use less = emit less. The USEPA estimates that energy-saving appliance standards in the U.S. will have reduced national electricity consumption by 3% by the year 2000. This reduction will offset the need for 31 large power plants. A 625 MW coal-fired plant (serves about 425,000 homes) emits 1 million tons of carbon each year. The best part about conservation is it also saves you money. Again, the USEPA estimates that consumers will save more than $140 billion by the year 2030 with energy-saving appliances.\n\nPlant a tree. Forests cover 10 billion acres worldwide and sequester 1 trillion tons of carbon. The IPCC estimates that 850 million acres could be made available for planting trees. These trees would take up 60 to 90 billion tons of carbon by the year 2050. Unfortunately, this is only 12 to 15% of projected emissions during this period. Moreover, trees mature and stop rapidly consuming carbon. They are cut down, burned, or decay, which releases their stored CO2. So trees are a temporary partial solution at best. However, if these trees were used for lumber or paper products, their carbon would be stored for much longer periods of time. This might give the next solution time to work.\n\nThe oceans. The oceans already hold 36 trillion tons of carbon and absorb an additional 10 GtC from the ocean surface components each year (see Carbon Cycle). The ocean surface currently absorbs 2.5 GtC from the atmosphere, or roughly 40% of anthropogenic emissions. Given time, the oceans will probably absorb human-induced emissions, just not as fast as we are currently producing them. Proposals have been made to pump power plant emissions directly into the deep ocean. It would probably work, but would be extremely expensive
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- Sign the Kyoto Protocol on global warming, or at least take the lead in replacing it with something more than a pro-polluter smoke screen (no pun intended). \n\n - Cease the practice of unilateral "first strike" wars. You can be defensive-minded about security and be just as safe, if not moreso. But hitting first makes you look like an a-----e, especially if the information you're using to justify the war is shoddy at best. \n\n - Remove the Evangelical Christian influence on our foreign policy, especially in regards to health services and the environment. People who don't believe in the rapture/apocalypse don't appreciate it when countries go around trying to provoke it. \n\n - Cease all development of "new classes" of nuclear weapons. It makes our country look positively idiotic when we threaten Iran while developing "battlefield nukes" which are oft touted as "nukes you can actually USE!". \n\n - Finally, as the previous answer so aptly stated kick Bush the f--k out of office.
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One might suggest reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere, but this is only one aspect of the problem.  \n\nWhen carbon dioxide is released, usually from sources of combustion, other chemicals and particulates are also released.  So, curbing the release of carbon dioxide from these sources would also curb the release of these otehr chemicals and particulates.   A recent study has concluded that since we have worked at cleaning up emissions and reducing particulate releases, more sunlight is reaching the surface of the earth and actually _accelerates_ the process of global warming.\n\nHonestly, the best all of us could reasonably do is to be mindful of our energy consumption habits and try to not be wasteful in what we consume and dispose of.  In conjuction with this, look at adding foliage in areas that have been stripped of plant life.  More plants will effectively remove more carbon dioxide from the lower atmosphere.
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Conservation: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. \n\nStart yourself. Use your recycling bin, turn off the light after you leave a room, if you can walk or bike there don't use the car, donate to and/or shop at thrift stores...\n\nlook at the second link for more tips
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Just pretend there's global warming and here's what you would do\nWe would start to look for alternative energy sources Clean burn fuels to replace fossil fuels \n1. There would be research and development that would create dozens of new business"s in this search. It could dwarf the technology boom of the 90's\n2. These business's would create or boost other business's to partner with, supply parts and services\n3. All these new business's could create thousands upon thousands of new jobs1,2 and 3 would all be good for the economy\n4. We could stop shoving money into the pockets of mega rich Arab Sheiks and oil companies and their CEO's. every time you pull up to the pump you know one of these SO B's gets a cut. It might even scare them into dropping the price of gas\n5. It would take the power outta the hands of rogue country's in the middle east and make them a non factor by making us energy independent\n6.And ............OH YEA we might clean up the environment so we don't leave our kids a filthy sewer of a planet!!!!\n\nSo what would be the drawback about doin this?
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make more ozone. jk the best way to prevent it is to not cut down as many trees, not use cfc's (clorofloracarbons), and cut down on major pollution, such as factories and cars like hummers
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Problem: global warming  Solution:cut carbon emmissions by finding an alternative energy source, cutting down electricty use, riding a bike, buying more fuel efficient cars, planting trees, supporting laws and bills that put tougher restrictions on factories' waste.  \nProblem: poverty   Solution:redistribution of wealth, encouraging people to donate time/money/clothes/food (making it beneficial somehow, like offering 1 dollar tax refund for every hour of community service)  \nProblem: Apathy  Solution: spread the word, bring awareness about issues to your local community\nProblem: Lack of healthcare  Solution: reach out to lawmakers to encourage them to make bills and laws that provide more comprehensive healthcare coverage.