How is the U.S government taking action against global warming?
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It's not. The Bush administration refuses to admit that global warming exists.
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Global warming caused by humans is a myth.  It has been debunked by scientist after scientist.  The reason the earth is in a "warming cycle" (the temp on earth has risen 1 degree in the last 100 years..1 DEGREE) is because the sun is hotter.  \n\nThe environment is the new "religion" of the left, both in America and abroad. They don't believe in God and hate America.
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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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Before it can threaten us, global warming must first be proved as a FACT.  Then it must be proven to be something that it's actually something in our power to fix.
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Global warming is the latest trend by Governments of the world to try to convince the population that we are at fault for warming the world.  The world's weather and climate has been changing regularly over the last 15,000 years - before cars and planes were invented.  Carbon dioxide is one of the most prolific gasses in our atmosphere because it is needed for plants to survive.  Without CO2, the plants would die and we would have no oxygen which is a by product of a plant and we would all die!  Remember all the other scare stories over the years - in the 60s it was nuclear bombs from Russia, then we had SARS and bird flu, then terrorists and don't forget the hole in the ozone layer.  Every couple of years, we get a major scare story to keep the world's population under control.  The effect of global warming is that we are all paying out so called green taxes that actually do nothing to stop the problem but it sure makes the Governments rich!  What is the point of worrying about future global warming when now you have people freezing to death in the winter because they cannot afford to heat their homes because the price of gas and electric has risen so much because of green taxes?  Or we are getting plagues of rats and other vermin because Councils only collect our rubbish every two weeks because recycling is top priority?  We really should solve todays problems first before we start worrying about something that will most likely never happen.
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Because the U.S. is looking out for their own self-interest.  Screw the planet!  I also suspect that a lot of the people running the country are scientifically illiterate and/or morally bankrupt.
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Reducing greenhouse gasses is the primary goal in reversing the effects of global warming\n\nThe introduction of hydrogen fuel cells into cars may help reduce green house gas emissions. much research is going into this.\n\nUtilisation of coal seam methane for energy as opposed to burning it is reducing emissions.\n\nusing nuclear, solar, wind, hydroelectric power sources as opposed to fossil fuels.\n\nResearch is also being undertaken to further understand the problem of global warming and possible solutions - the problem cannot be treated successfully if it is not understood.
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IT IS NOT GOVERNMENT! IT IS THE PEOPLE IN OFFICE, BUSH AND HIS BAND OF IDIOTS!!!  We have a President that does not care to much for the enviorment and his record proves that!          Instead of fighting pollution, the Bush Administration has undermined critical environmental protections by:\n\n    * Weakening clean air and clean water standards;\n    * Slowing the clean up of toxic waste dumps;\n    * Ignoring global warming;\n    * Breaking its promise to repair and maintain our national parks; and\n    * Undermining protection for public lands. The only people who will benefit from the war on Iraq are the elite wealthy oil men who finance Bush's election campaigns, and people like Bush who have huge personal investments in the oil industry. Oil company profits have already increased by fifty percent this year because of the war, and the invasion hasn't even started yet!   His family made there wealth with oil and continues to stay in bed with them!
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Well, I wouldn't say that we aren't getting cared for, but I see your point. The U.S. government gets into other countries' business a lot. They throw millions of bucks into these causes without asking. They think they are doing good, which they could be doing. But what if they MADE SURE we were O.K. first, and THEN got OUR support on the project? Easier and better solution.
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The defense is to ignore it as a problem that they can do anything about. The most common argument that you will hear is: "The global climate has been changing throughout its history." We do have more than 100 years worth of data, and yes, there has been major climatic changes in the past.\n\nThere is some disbelief that human actions can affect anything as big as the global climate, too. Arguments that take science into consideration are the best ones, but they're the least often used. Usually, it's just this general statement of disbelief that is given.\n\nLet's take the previous poster's example of the Mars ice caps melting, and how we haven't been studying the Earth's climate for long enough. First of all, there is no statement about how this is beyond the normal seasonal fluctuations of Mars. After all, the ice caps wax and wane according to the seasons. Now, consider how long we have been studying Mars too. Have we studied Mars sufficiently long enough to be able to decide what is or is not normal seasonal changes for Mars?\n\nAnother claim to helplessness is to say, "This is the only choice that we have - without a fuel source, economies would collapse." This argument relies on the fact that there are no viable alternative fuels. However, I would like to see a little less helplessness, too. If we don't have another source of fuel for getting to work, why doesn't the government fund research into alternative fuels? Before you say there is no money, think about how much money we spent on Iraq. Wouldn't it have been better spent on research & development of alternative fuels? If we are no longer dependent on foreign oil, then we are not funding terrorists.\n\nAnother tactic is to attack people on a personal level, to distract attention away from the problem. In truth, it's difficult for the individual to make big changes in the world, and that is why for things like that, the government has to step up to the plate.\n\nHowever, I do not want to be mistaken for towing a party line. I do not limit this rule for Republicans or Democrats. While the Democrats have been slightly more environmentally friendly, I would like to see somebody more radical from either party come into office - you know, somebody who is willing to try to fix the problems that the government is presented with, both on a national and an international level.
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The key to preventing global warming is to ensure that all our best ideas are implemented globally and immediately.\n\n1. We need a set of building codes that requires all new construction, everywhere, be erected with enough solar arrays to power three or four homes. In 25 years the world's homes would all have their own solar-generated power supplies. In addition, all homes could be built with either masonry (in very warm areas not subject to earthquakes) or with structural insulated panels (styrofoam sandwiched between two chipboard sides). Either provide excellent climate-control properties and dramatically-reduce the need for artificial heat or cooling.\n2. Cars can be built out of carbon-fibre, with flex-fuel engines, large batteries with plug-in adapters and solar arrays across their horizontal surfaces that together would enable commuters to travel 100 miles a day or more without emitting any greenhouse gasses.\n3. Cities should be planned with a view towards shortening everyone's commutes, thereby not only reducing the amount of pollutants in the air but also allowing people more leisure time and a better quality-of-life as a result.\n4. Taxes: If our society levied "sin" taxes and applied them to polluters to such an extent that it made their lives uncomfortable, people and industries would naturally gravitate towards more eco-friendly solutions on their own.\n\nWhat's really necessary is that there be a powerful economic incentive (or set of incentives) before anything will happen. \n\nObjects in-motion tend to stay in-motion, objects at rest tend to remain at rest, and people who've become accustomed to having their cake and eating it, too, are going to continue to be unthinking, uncaring gluttons until there's no cake left.\n\nIt's government's role to be proactive, to see what's coming and to act to ensure that life continues. It's for government to engineer things in a way that makes life better - or that at least provides a framework within which we can do it for ourselves.\n\nGovernment isn't doing its job ... and sooner-or-later we're all going to suffer terribly for it.
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I do not get Popular Science, but I have heard proposals to put a sunshade in space to reduce the solar energy reaching Earth and so solve the global warming problem. This would definitely work, but I think it is too soon to proceed. What if we cool the Earth too much? Who would be to blame? If NASA put up the shade and Finland or some other country had a bad winter, would the US have to pay damages? It would be a political nightmare. With great power comes great responsibility. If we can really control the weather, then if somebody doesn't like the weather is our fault. Do we want to take that responsibility? Yes we do if massive bad stuff has already happened that can be 100% blamed on global warming, but when was the last time the world agreed 100% on anything? Even if sea levels rise 100 feet and we put the shade in place, somebody in the world would sue us anyway, but if we put it up now, before sea levels rise at all, EVERYBODY will sue us!
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It is Global Warming.  Geologically speaking we are still coming out of the last ice age.  We are on in a natural cycle which has been accerated by pollution.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_warming
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Yar----the people are taking action. And there is more of us than Government..\n\nRelax and remember what truly makes a change. Americans have a good history of what they can do. They come from a strong line of all different nationalities and they have a good goal.
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For a start, get rid of all the politicians that are taking money from the special interests that are in favor of global warming: GM, Ford, Exxon, the utility companies, and the list goes on and on.\n\nSince that is not going to happen, I agree with the first responder. There is nothing we can do to stop it so if you live in a hurricane zone move out. If you live were there is not at least 40 inches of parcipitation a year move out. \n\nThere is one sign of hope. We may run out of oil sooner than everyone immagines. That would do a lot to stop global warming.
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The U. S. Government.