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Friday, March 13, 2009
Is going green the right thing to do?
“Going Green” is the wave of the future for most major companies. Helping to cut down on the use of fossil fuels and reduce pollution are the major goals of going green. Many of these big companies use a lot on energy, but now they’re changing the way they operate to help prevent the risk of global warming for our future generations. Hewlard Packard, Toyota and many more major companies are changing their operating procedures to help the environment.
Will this actually benefit our world for future generations?
Charles-
One company that stands out for going green is Toyota. Their new Prius hybrid is very fuel efficient -- it gets about 48 miles per gallon, a 40% increase in fuel efficiency over average vehicles. Another benefit is lowered emissions. Emissions can be reduced from 25% to 90%, when comparing hybrid cars to conventional gas-powered vehicles. The good thing about it is that it reduces gas emissions and slows down global warming. This is a great way to help save the environment and improve our overall quality of life.
Johnny-
Who doesn’t like saving money these days? Hewlard Packard, the second largest company based on sales, is going green on almost all of their computers. What does this mean for you? The biggest benefit would be having a computer that would consume about 40% less energy than a non “green” computer, which, in return, would make your electric bill a lot cheaper. If you’re on your computer as much as I am, that would be a big savings for you. The other great reason for buying a green PC would be, it will be manufactured with almost all recycled parts. The more we recycle, the less waste we will use and the better it will be for our environment for not only us, but our future generations as well.
David-
I do not have enough time to explain all the facts that make global warming a giant hoax perpetrated to tax United States companies and individuals through the insidious "Cap and Trade" or carbon tax legislation proposed by Congress. The rest of the world, that represents 77% of the energy consumption, will not participate. Hitler once said "The bigger the lie, and the more often you tell the lie, the more people will believe it". Approximately 3% of the carbon dioxide, 8% of methane, and 5% of nitrous oxide emissions are man made. Carbon dioxide is only a minor greenhouse gas—95% of the greenhouse effect is from water vapor and clouds. The rest occur naturally because they are vital to life on earth. Increased CO2 levels actually benefits nature by increasing photosynthesis in plants, which, in turn, causes more forestation and increased oxygen output.
As any geologist would know, 450 million years ago, when carbon dioxide levels were ten times higher than today, the earth went into an ice age. We have only warmed .6 of one degree C. in the last 100 years, and that was during the industrial revolution. Temperatures in 1938 were the warmest in recorded history. Temperatures all over the planet have been cooling since 1998, and the polar ice caps are growing at a rapid pace.
Don’t forget the same goofballs in the 1970’s were predicting an ice age in 10 years. Global warming is a giant boondoggle perpetrated by the Marxist/Leninist far left Democratic Party, along with biased, sycophantic and complicit media. This is simply a power grab by socialists, and a vehicle for the redistribution of wealth. When all is said and done, it boils down to this: for the bargain price of just $300 trillion of your money, we could theoretically lower global mean temperature by about 1 degree C., and even that 1 degree C is debatable.
Sources-
“Climate and Energy.” Hewlett-Packard Development Company 2009. 11 Mar. 2009.
Will this actually benefit our world for future generations?
Charles-
One company that stands out for going green is Toyota. Their new Prius hybrid is very fuel efficient -- it gets about 48 miles per gallon, a 40% increase in fuel efficiency over average vehicles. Another benefit is lowered emissions. Emissions can be reduced from 25% to 90%, when comparing hybrid cars to conventional gas-powered vehicles. The good thing about it is that it reduces gas emissions and slows down global warming. This is a great way to help save the environment and improve our overall quality of life.
Johnny-
Who doesn’t like saving money these days? Hewlard Packard, the second largest company based on sales, is going green on almost all of their computers. What does this mean for you? The biggest benefit would be having a computer that would consume about 40% less energy than a non “green” computer, which, in return, would make your electric bill a lot cheaper. If you’re on your computer as much as I am, that would be a big savings for you. The other great reason for buying a green PC would be, it will be manufactured with almost all recycled parts. The more we recycle, the less waste we will use and the better it will be for our environment for not only us, but our future generations as well.
David-
I do not have enough time to explain all the facts that make global warming a giant hoax perpetrated to tax United States companies and individuals through the insidious "Cap and Trade" or carbon tax legislation proposed by Congress. The rest of the world, that represents 77% of the energy consumption, will not participate. Hitler once said "The bigger the lie, and the more often you tell the lie, the more people will believe it". Approximately 3% of the carbon dioxide, 8% of methane, and 5% of nitrous oxide emissions are man made. Carbon dioxide is only a minor greenhouse gas—95% of the greenhouse effect is from water vapor and clouds. The rest occur naturally because they are vital to life on earth. Increased CO2 levels actually benefits nature by increasing photosynthesis in plants, which, in turn, causes more forestation and increased oxygen output.
As any geologist would know, 450 million years ago, when carbon dioxide levels were ten times higher than today, the earth went into an ice age. We have only warmed .6 of one degree C. in the last 100 years, and that was during the industrial revolution. Temperatures in 1938 were the warmest in recorded history. Temperatures all over the planet have been cooling since 1998, and the polar ice caps are growing at a rapid pace.
Don’t forget the same goofballs in the 1970’s were predicting an ice age in 10 years. Global warming is a giant boondoggle perpetrated by the Marxist/Leninist far left Democratic Party, along with biased, sycophantic and complicit media. This is simply a power grab by socialists, and a vehicle for the redistribution of wealth. When all is said and done, it boils down to this: for the bargain price of just $300 trillion of your money, we could theoretically lower global mean temperature by about 1 degree C., and even that 1 degree C is debatable.
Sources-
“Climate and Energy.” Hewlett-Packard Development Company 2009. 11 Mar. 2009
Friday, March 6, 2009
Raising the driving age?
Annual crashes from car accidents are often caused by reckless young drivers, especially between the ages of 16 and 25. The main reason comes from a lack of experience on the road. Recently, there has been a discussion about raising the licensure age from 16 to 17. Many teenagers have given strong feedback on the issue because of a need for their own transportation other than asking parents for rides. On the other hand, parents are in extreme agreement with this idea because they believe it's better that way for the safety of their children.
What is your opinion about whether we should enforce this idea to become a law?
Check out this article:
http://www3.fertilethoughts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=613653
Mai-Thao Nguyen: I strongly agree with the idea that we should put this into the driving law. There are way too many car accidents caused from teen drivers, especially from those who just got the license and are excited to show off with friends. Why the rush of getting a driver license to drive your own car, but you might cause troubles for other drivers on the road? Even raising it just one year (from 16 to 17) isn't enough. It requires both experience and maturity for young drivers to learn before they can be deemed as being "safe" drivers.
Lance Ferguson: Some car insurance agencies have been pressuring lawmakers to raise the legal driving age to 17. They insist that an extra year before a teen starts to drive will improve the safety on the streets. Although the age has already been raised in New Jersey, I do not think that this is a good idea. Teenagers just starting to drive will have their license revoked, and some would probably continue to drive even without their license.
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