zetecr
Member Since: 11 Aug 2006
Location: Sydney
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dlm3, I guess the only thing we'll agree on is that we'd better stop! 
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Bodsy
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Member Since: 06 Nov 2006
Location: In the Clubhouse
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Back to the beginning of the topic, I've just worked out my calculator for the year..........7.3 tonnes driving, 70-80 tonnes flying....!  House 15.4 tonnes
As I said in another post, an eco-footprint the size of Wales!
Jeez I don't fancy planting trees to offset that each year! Bodsys Brake Bible
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| 7th Feb 2007 10:47 am |
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boldlygone
Member Since: 25 Sep 2006
Location: Surrey
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Just to add to the discussion:
Interesting geologists viewpoint:-
http://www.mtexpress.com/index2.php?issue_...2005114101
Worth reading it all, he thinks the models used for prediction are too simple.
Since 1977, both manmade atmospheric CO2 and global temperatures have risen, but during the previous 30 years (1945 to 1977), when atmospheric CO2 was increasing rapidly, global climates actually cooled, raising the question, if increasing CO2 is the cause of global warming, why did global climates cool during the most dramatic rise in CO2? If rising CO2 causes global warming, temperatures should have increased rather than decreased during this period (1945 to 1977).
Although atmospheric CO2 is now at an all time high, 80 percent of manmade CO2 emissions occurred after 1945. However, more than half of the global warming of the past century occurred before 1945, mostly between 1890 and 1940, when it could not have been caused by increased atmospheric CO2.
To be sure, global CO2 needs to be reduced, but if we assume we can fix the problem, rather than planning on how to cope with continued global warming, dire results can be expected.
And some other interesting stuff about Plankton:-
http://www.prweb.com/releases/2007/2/prweb502183.htm
Often called the lifeblood of the planet, phytoplankton are the tiny marine plants that generate half the planet's oxygen, remove half its CO2, and feed every larger creature in the sea. Their growth and photosynthesis are highly dependent on micronutrient iron historically delivered to the open sea by dust storms from arid lands. That crucial supply has recently dwindled by nearly 35% thanks to modern agricultural practices and the soil-stabilizing greening effect of increasing CO2. Plankton populations have consequently declined more than 25% in many parts of the Pacific and over 10% globally. Plankton are therefore metabolizing 3-4 billion fewer tons of CO2 each year than they were just a generation ago, an amount equivalent to half of all our manmade emissions today..
Biggest revelation is that it takes 220g of CO2 to make a packet of ginger nuts !!
Do like the idea of a LR Forest....... 2006 RRSport 2.7 SE, Tints, Supercharger Grill & Vents, Tow Pack, Roof Rack, Buckingham Blue, Alpacca.
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| 8th Feb 2007 9:40 am |
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