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Date Posted: 06:20:10 11/25/06 Sat
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sci guy
's message, "While I have sung the praises of certain projects" on 10:43:22 11/24/06 Fri
You tend to buy what you can afford.
>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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