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celticeagle @celticeagle (189906) • Boise, Idaho 3 Dec 22

Sure it would be nice to have an electric car, or put solar panels on our homes, even use wind turbines for electricity, and know we are helping our environment. But, these things aren't enough. We need to change our way of...

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Alternative Sources of Electricity

Mohammed Karjatwala @karjatwala (1120) • Pune, India 19 Mar 16

Electricity produced by traditional means using fossil fuels is warming up the earth at a tremendously high rate. It is high time that Governments the world over, start looking for other means of producing Electricity like the...

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The elephant, er cow, in the room

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 15 Aug 15

Back in the 1980's, I read an article by Isaac Asimov in one of the science fiction magazines about our burning of non-renewable resources such as oil, coal and natural gas for energy. It was titled "Is Anybody Listening, Does...

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My little environmentalist

dorannmwin @dorannmwin (36392) • United States 28 Dec 12

I know that a lot of families have the issue of having one person in their family that is always turning the thermostat up because they get cold during the winter. In fact, I know that I was the one that was guilty of this when I...

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Global warming and mankind.

DoctorDidi @DoctorDidi (7018) • India 15 Jan 11

Everybody is now well familiar with the term ‘Global Warming’. Global warming is defined as the observed temperature increase over the last 50 years. It is due to the increase in the concentrations of greenhouse gases like water...

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Hydrogen as a source of energy

cambiste @cambiste (1244) • India 26 Jan 09

What is your opinion on the future of hydrogen as a energy source? I think it has a good chance to become the potential fossil fuel as well as energy source in the future. As fossil fuel, it can be doubted because of its a...

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Solar, Electric or Wind for Energy Needs?

dvmurphy @dvmurphy (326) • United States 19 Jan 09

The issue right now to get away from fossil fuels is creating new interest in solar, electric, wind and biofuels. Which energy source do you feel the United States is going to lean to in the future? I want to build a home in...

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what if the world finally runs out of oil?

mazdakid @mazdakid (347) • Philippines 16 Jan 09

hi all! oil is a form of fossil fuel from which almost all fossil fuel-based stuff such as petrol (gasoline), kerosene, diesoline and the likes come from. being a fossil fuel, this means that it's a non-renewable form of...

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In just a few years every destination may be out of reach

cambiste @cambiste (1244) • India 10 Jan 09

Have you ever thought about the future of fossil fuels? I had. But i never really realized the extent it may effect us until i read this ad in a magazine. Our present society depends upon fossilfuels for every kinds of...

Cannot afford solar panels on your home? I found a way.

nanajanet @nanajanet (4436) • United States 3 Jan 09

This company is great. I actually found it through Ed Begley, Jr. (Living With Ed). He is a film/tv star who is really GREEN and trying to get us all to be, too. I registered to have solar power put on my home by a company...

The Future of Petroleum and Peak Oil

jess368 @jess368 (3368) • United States 4 Dec 08

The Hubbert peak theory, also known as peak oil, is a theory concerning the long-term rate of production of conventional oil and other fossil fuels. It assumes that oil reserves are not replenishable, and predicts that future...

what do you know about biofuels?

millardos @millardos (408) • France 4 Dec 08

biofuels is defined as solid, liquid or gas fuel derived from relatively recently dead biological material and is distinguished from fossil fuels, which are derived from long dead biological material...

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Economics - the Mongrel discipline

grandpa_lash @grandpa_lash (5225) • Australia 21 Nov 08

I mean mongrel, of course, in the sense that it is a hybrid. The classical British economists whose ideas form the basis of modern capitalism were interested in economics as an aspect of the whole of social life. Its...

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Earth's capability to sustain life within the next millenium...

gelogames @gelogames (92) • Philippines 3 Nov 08

The world is changing. Changes are brought by earth itself and by man's actions. With great effects of man's actions to the environment, may it be good or bad, I am always thinking if after I die, how many more years can earth be...

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India set to become 3rd largest emitter of CO2 this year!

coolmailraj @coolmailraj (2459) • India 25 Sep 08

I saw this news on the net and couldn't believe it to begin with, but when I searched all the related links it looks like very much true to me. I am a bit disappointed to know this. Here are some of the extracts from the lead...

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Encouraging the use of eco friendly fuels

Chandrani12 @Chandrani12 (52) • India 10 Sep 08

As the planet is gradually getting harmed by global warming .Still also various countries are still using fossil fuels.As fossil fuels are very hazardous and is increasing global warming.Nonetheless there are various programs and...

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is burning fossil fuels and coal makes us sick?

arnoldream @arnoldream (1332) • Philippines 9 Sep 08

i am a motorist myself and lately i become much prone in having these runny nose and watery eyes due to allergy and cold. this is not my health condition before. i also notice the rising cases of respiratory problems like asthma...

What renewable energy really needs

ersmommy1 @ersmommy1 (12587) • United States 5 Sep 08

Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle want the nation to move away from fossil fuels and become more energy independent.tax credits for renewable energy projects - currently hung up in partisan fighting over how to pay for them...

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Hybrid Vehicles

crazypanth @crazypanth (5) • India 27 Aug 08

As all of us are aware of the environmental crisis we are facing, The global warming. If we are still careless about this issue then by the time we realize we would be beyond hope. We all know that the pollution caused by the...

What is the biggest obstacle we face in the 21st century?

danrunsfast614 @danrunsfast614 (1396) • United States 23 Aug 08

I think our dependence on fossil fuels will be a serious problem(if it isn't already) and something we need to seriously consider alternatives for. This to me is the biggest issue we will face this century. What is the biggest...

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