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Date Posted: 10:43:22 11/24/06 Fri
In reply to:
Duncan7
's message, "Re: DE is such a liar..." on 08:22:09 11/24/06 Fri
or certain aspects of Canada, I have ALWAYS said our energy sector is a huge problem, with the exception that my province has enough hydro-electric dams to provide most of our power.
We tend to buy more fuel efficient cars, too.
>Sorry sci, but you have sung the praises of canada to
>many times with posts to me for this to ring true.
>Fact is you live like most americans and your
>consumption is about the same.
>
>>When did I EVER say that Canada was "the
>>leader" of the eco field?
>>
>>But I love your enthusiasm, even if you are a blatent
>>liar, and unable to understand that the US is
>>responsible for the highest rate of CO2 production of
>>any country. Qatar??? Big deal with their per capita
>>amounts.... They are a third world country, with a
>>mono-economy, oil. (OK, they ARE trying to promote
>>tourism, but it's a tiny proportion of their economy)
>>
>>The US as the largest per country producer of
>>greenhouse gases should be ashamed, especially as
>>there are technologies to reduce those available right
>>now.
>>
>>Am I proud of my country's record on GH gases? Nope.
>>Never said I was. Ralph Klein of Alberta kept
>>throwing roadblocks to Kyoto because of his province's
>>oil industry. Stephen Harper is pandering to the US
>>as well, but his government's latest legislation may
>>get modified satisfactoraly in order for it to pass.
>>
>>Am I hopeful? You bet. with luck, we can start
>>making appropriate changes and reverse this trend.
>>
>>
>>>From the ENN web page itself....
>>>
>>>"Qatar, with 14 tons of carbon emitted per person,
>>>leads the world in per capita emissions. The United
>>>States, Australia, and Canada each emit roughly 5
>tons
>>>of carbon per person each year. "
>>>
>>>LO AND BEHOLD, Canada is of the BIG 4 CO2
>people.!!!!!
>>> Sci is such a pathetic liar always portreying his
>>>country as the "LEADER" of the eco field. But then
>>>again having his philosophy he is entirely a a lie
>>>that should never ever be considered as other than.
>>>
>>>
>>>2005 Another Record Year for Global Carbon Emissions
>>>
>>>November 22, 2006 — By Earth Policy Institute
>>>WASHINGTON, D.C. — "In 2005, carbon emissions from
>the
>>>burning of fossil fuels climbed to a record high of
>>>7.9 billion tons, an increase of some 3 percent from
>>>the previous year. Annual global emissions have been
>>>increasing since the beginning of the Industrial
>>>Revolution in the late eighteenth century, when
>humans
>>>first began burning fossil fuels on a large scale to
>>>produce energy. Since the early 1900s, emissions have
>>>been rising at an increasingly rapid pace. Annual
>>>emissions have grown by a factor of fifteen since
>>>1900, advancing nearly 3 percent a year over that
>>>time," says Joseph Florence of the Earth Policy
>>>Institute.
>>>
>>>Half of all energy-related carbon emissions come from
>>>only four countries. The United States, with less
>than
>>>5 percent of the world's population, accounts for 21
>>>percent of carbon emissions. It is followed by China,
>>>which emits 18 percent. Other major contributors to
>>>global carbon emissions are Russia, Japan, India,
>>>Germany, and Canada. See data.
>>>
>>>Qatar, with 14 tons of carbon emitted per person,
>>>leads the world in per capita emissions. The United
>>>States, Australia, and Canada each emit roughly 5
>tons
>>>of carbon per person each year. This is five times
>the
>>>figure in China and 17 times that in India.
>>>
>>>Some 40 percent of energy-related emissions come from
>>>the burning of fossil fuels, such as oil, coal, and
>>>natural gas, to generate electrical power. The
>>>transportation sector is the second-largest source
>>>worldwide, responsible for 20 percent of all carbon
>>>emitted. Residential and commercial buildings,
>>>industry, and a variety of minor uses account for the
>>>rest.
>>>
>>>As global emissions of carbon increase, they raise
>the
>>>levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. The
>>>average atmospheric concentration of CO2 reached 380
>>>parts per million by volume in 2005, up 2.2 parts per
>>>million from 2004 levels and up 103 parts per million
>>>from pre-industrial times. The Intergovernmental
>Panel
>>>on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that the current
>>>atmospheric CO2 concentration has not been exceeded
>>>over the last 420,000 years and probably not during
>>>the past 20 million years.
>>>
>>>There is a scientific consensus that the increasing
>>>concentration of CO2 and other greenhouse gases in
>the
>>>atmosphere has caused global temperatures to rise.
>>>Over the past 30 years, global temperatures increased
>>>by 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.08 degrees Fahrenheit). The
>>>IPCC projects that this warming trend will continue
>>>and that global temperatures will rise by 1.4 to 5.8
>>>degrees Celsius by 2100.
>>>
>>>There are already numerous documented effects of
>>>global warming. The World Health Organization
>>>attributes 150,000 deaths each year to the effects of
>>>climate change. Sea level has risen by roughly 15
>>>centimeters (6 inches) over the past century, while
>>>hurricanes have become more severe in the Atlantic
>and
>>>North Pacific. Experts predict that the effects of
>>>global warming will be far more dramatic if carbon
>>>emissions force atmospheric CO2 levels above 550
>parts
>>>per million. To prevent this from happening,
>>>scientists estimate that carbon emissions must be cut
>>>by some 70 percent.
>>>
>>>We can help to avoid the dangerous effects of global
>>>warming by enacting strong and mandatory policies to
>>>shift to renewable sources of energy and improve
>>>energy efficiency. With wind turbines, solar cells,
>>>energy-efficient household appliances, mass transit,
>>>and gas-electric hybrid vehicles, we now have the
>>>tools required to shift to a low-carbon economy.
>Also,
>>>there are policies that have been proven to reduce
>>>carbon emissions effectively, such as carbon taxes.
>>>Since human activities are now responsible for
>>>unprecedented changes in the global climate system,
>we
>>>each have the responsibility to work to decrease
>>>carbon emissions. The question is, will we act soon
>>>enough?
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