| Subject: So what's your point? |
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Date Posted: 00:06:11 11/26/06 Sun
In reply to:
Duncan7
's message, "Re: While I have sung the praises of certain projects" on 06:20:10 11/25/06 Sat
>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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