greenhouse gas

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Fleur @Fleura (35160) • United Kingdom 21 Sep 21

There is a lot of concern at the moment about climate change and the effects of increased carbon dioxide (CO2) from human activities contributing to global warming. So in an effort to reduce the UK’s emissions of CO2, the...

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If Scientist Figured Out a Way to Capture Our Farts....

TheGypsyDad @TheGypsyDad (391) • Canada 1 Sep 09

Flatulence is mostly Carbon Dioxide gas, also know as greenhouse gas. If we were able to capture our farts, we might be able to store gases used for energy. But just letting it out, maybe contributing to the Global Warming...

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Is Climate Change Partly Man-Made? What Should We/Can We Do About It?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 18 Apr 09

All the talk about greening the economy includes moves toward carbon taxes and fighting greenhouse gasses. That is a lot of political change in a short time on the assumption man-made pollutants cause greenhouse gases and global...

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Can Individual Decisions Make A Difference?

EvrWonder @EvrWonder (3571) • Canada 30 Jan 09

To reduce our global footprint, doing our part, individually to help reduce what is known as greenhouse gas make a real difference? In my own opinion I think, well of course! Every little bit helps. I would love to see more...

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It is not the HEAT. It is the HUMIDITY!

redyellowblackdog @redyellowblackdog (10629) • United States 23 Nov 08

Yes, it is true. Sometimes folk wisdom is the best. Here's a link to a government report at a .gov web site, no less, confirming what we have should have known already as to what is the most powerful GREENHOUSE GAS that warms...

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Arctic soil may contain more greenhouse-gas material

blueinha @blueinha (18) • South Korea 9 Oct 08

Arctic soil may contain nearly twice greenhouse-gas producing orgainic material than previously estimated. A team of scientists dug down more tha one meter into the permafraost to take soil sample from more than 100 sites...

scientists and politicians ,do you believe them?

amomun @amomun (2) • China 8 Jul 08

we knew that G-8 summit is holding in Toyako.Japan endorsed the idea of cuting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2050,but refused to set a short-term target for reducing the gases. In my view,the declaration by the so-called...

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Personal danger associated with greenhouse gas emissions

djbtol @djbtol (5493) • United States 14 May 07

We have a tendency to think of greenhouse gas emissions as some huge, huge problem that is 'way out there'. Did you know that we all face the risk of having immediate and devestating consequences? Check the following link and...

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The Great Carbon Con

Eskimo @Eskimo (2315) 25 Mar 07

Carbon Dioxide has been on this earth since just after it came into being (whether by 'Big Bang' or Created) around 4.5 billion years ago. It is a gas and is heavier than air, it also dissolves in water forming a liquid acid -...

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Global Warming, Greenhouse Gas: Cattles produce 18% CO2

moreinfo @moreinfo (3865) • China 25 Dec 06

Surprised, just read a report that cattles yielded 18% of global CO2 emmission! How could that be? Any more inputs?

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Global Warming

bakaldude @bakaldude (37) • Philippines 22 Dec 06

No...I am not asking for your opinion on this matter, I already know for a fact that it is real. There is already an alarming increase of greenhouse gases. These are gases that trap heat in the atmoshpere. Methane, Nitrous...

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How much effect does Greenhouse gases have on our planet

assamese @assamese (35) • India 20 Dec 06

The Earth receives energy from the Sun,which warms the Earth's surface.Some pars of this energy gets scattered in the atmosphere.Some parts of this energy is reflected back into the atmosphere from the land and ocean surface.The...

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Do you believe in global warming?

MooChicken @MooChicken (91) • Australia 9 Oct 06

Al Gore is one person who believes passionately that the Earth is gradually getting hotter because of greenhouse gases trapping the Earth's heat. Do you believe in the Greenhouse effect, and do you think the Earth's governments...

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