Global warming- the end of the world as we know it?

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Fishman said:
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According to my father who is a professor of geochemistry at BGS, wind power is not very useful as it generates much less energy than conventional power stations. A turbine being turned by wind is a lot slower than one being turned by hot steam.
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Interesting.

What does your father think about solar and water energy? And what about nuclear energy?
 
The renewable resources especialy solar and wind are great for humanity.

But, they are poor business investments as nobody has figured out how to charge for wind and solar usage. For them to be fully developed it will take people dedicated to investing in the good of the earth and with no profit motivation.

The people of this planet are going to have to develope the attitude that it is OK to help people even those we do not like or agree with. The best thing for all of us is that which can be freely given with no expectation of return.
 
Woodrow said:
The renewable resources especialy solar and wind are great for humanity.

The people of this planet are going to have to develope the attitude that it is OK to help people even those we do not like or agree with. The best thing for all of us is that which can be freely given with no expectation of return.
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Good post, Woodrow. I very much agree. (I've run out of reps, so I thought I'd say it here!) :D
 
glo said:
Interesting.

What does your father think about solar and water energy? And what about nuclear energy?
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I'm not sure of his views on solar and water power, but I know he is pro-nuclear. I too think that once the saftey issues are conquered, nuclear power would probably be the best thing to do. And of course cold nuclear fusion is everybody's dream. Safe clean power forever. But unfortunately it probably won't happen.

I think biomass fuel is the ideal fuel for cars, since hydrogen is rather impractical.
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Fishman said:
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The methane hydrates has not melted in large quantities in recent history anyway. It's a possible danger of global warming though, the largest ever mass extinction may have been caused by it!
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My thought exactly. If the ocean gets too warm and one of these does get released, well... the report says methane is 20 times more powerful. That's what I call speeding up the process, or as we say here, flooring it (as in pedal to the metal).

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Fishman said:
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According to my father who is a professor of geochemistry at BGS, wind power is not very useful as it generates much less energy than conventional power stations. A turbine being turned by wind is a lot slower than one being turned by hot steam.
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For most of the world that is true. However in areas where there is a constant prevailing wind, it is effective. True it may take 4 or 5 wind turbines to produce the energy of one steam turbine, but that only results in a higher initial cost which will be compensated by the overall production and no fuel costs. True this is not a "cure" world wide. But I belive it would be practical for areas like the Siberian steppes, Tierra d'el Fuego in the tip of South America, Parts of the Sahara and a few other places. It would bring cheap electricity into areas where it is now the costliest and highly polluting to produce.
 
Fishman said:
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Why do we concentrate on the illegal US wars? llegal US oil firms may cause many more Muslims to die or have their lives destroyed. Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Egypt, the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Bahrain and the Maldives will all be severly affected by global warming, but where are all the Islamic protests?

http://www.globalwarm.com/
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Ehm. Why are you singling out US oil firms? And isn't it ironic that most of those Muslims countries are themselves producers of oil?
 
KAding said:
And you are afraid global warming will damage the Saudi's? What about a complete collapse of the economy and widespread poverty?
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They should find something new to export. I don't know what, but there must be something else there. Electronics prehaps. Japan did it.
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Interesting thread :)

Fishman: Sorry to spell it out to you bro, but most muslims (along with alot of other people) dont give a hoots about global warming, or dont think about it that much anyways. Thats why you dont get many muslims out protesting/lobbying in such matters. Its too 'abstract' in their minds. Like you said though, its just not as paramount as the wars going on.

Its a shame. I agree with your thoughts on the matter.
 
Hi Durrah

If you and Fishman and possibly others feel that environmental issues are important enough, then why not try to motivate your Muslim brothers and sisters?

Anyway, I asked the Imam about this matter ... and I will let you know when I receive a reply. :D

peace :)
 
The sad thing is that environmental issues have become a partisan battle. I care about the environment and I want better regulation of polluting companies, but the Democrats who are championing environmental issues are also championing things that I don't want anything to do with. So I'm forced to focus on "bigger" issues or vote for a person I can't imagine being president of my country because they support environmental reform. The American two-party system has just about ran its course. IMO
 

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