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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 03:44 PM
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Mr. Gore has a lot of ideas on how to make a difference in global warming. Where can I see a list
Edited on Sun Mar-25-07 04:01 PM by GreenPartyVoter
of his proposed changes at the corporate and industrial level?
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leftchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 04:00 PM
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1. there are some links here
Edited on Sun Mar-25-07 04:00 PM by leftchick
http://www2.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200612/tows_past_20061205.jhtml

I know it is Oprah but this is probably one of her best shows. Until she gave time to an EXXON paid "skeptic".
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greenman3610 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-25-07 04:51 PM
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2. here


10 recommendations

http://gristmill.grist.org/story/2007/3/21/10136/4144

An immediate "carbon freeze" that would cap U.S. CO2 emissions at current levels, followed by a program to generate 90% reductions by 2050.
Start a long-term tax shift to reduce payroll taxes and increase taxes on CO2 emissions.
Put aside a portion of carbon tax revenues to help low-income people make the transition.
Create a strong international treaty by working toward "de facto compliance with Kyoto" and moving up the start date for Kyoto's successor from 2012 to 2010.
Implement a moratorium on construction of new coal-fired power plants that are not compatible with carbon capture and sequestration.
Create an "ELECTRANET" -- a smart electricity grid that allows individuals and businesses to feed power back in at prevailing market rates.
Raise CAFE standards.
Set a date for a ban on incandescent light bulbs.
Create "Connie Mae," a carbon-neutral mortgage association, to help defray the upfront costs of energy-efficient building.
Have the SEC require disclosure of carbon emissions in corporate reporting, as a relevant "material risk."



also
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16127831/site/newsweek/

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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-26-07 12:19 PM
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5. I haven't seen that newsweek article before, thanks
It's short and clear.

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sbyte Donating Member (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-26-07 03:52 AM
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3. Is this really the solutions?
Sure we are putting in some co2 to the environment. Even changing the balance.
Why not look toward solutions that will create more co2 absorption. And fund that.
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-26-07 07:59 AM
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4. like this?
Edited on Mon Mar-26-07 08:00 AM by bananas
Welcome to DU!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6345557.stm

Last Updated: Friday, 9 February 2007, 10:41 GMT

Branson launches $25m climate bid

Millions of pounds are on offer for the person who comes up with the best way of removing significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

Virgin boss Sir Richard Branson launched the competition today in London alongside former US vice-president Al Gore.

A panel of judges will oversee the prize, including James Lovelock and Nasa scientist James Hansen.

Sir Richard said humankind must realise the scale of the crisis it faced.

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sbyte Donating Member (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Mar-28-07 02:25 AM
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6. Yea, that's good, Alter the Ocean to absorb more Co2
http://www.venterinstitute.org/

Just watched video presentation from Craig Venter.

He offers a few possible solutions, one most promising appears to create conditions in the ocean for it to consume more Co2. Obviously the ocean is the the largest contributer and absorber of Co2. His sampling of the ocean and analysis of DNA genome has doubled the amount of previously known proteins. The ocean is major-ly diverse in Microbes and surprisingly viruses.
One liter of seawater has ten million viruses.

The Viruses are found in the bacteria they inhabit. I was thinking the other day of altering the makeup of the ocean in certain places to produce more algae, which in turn could absorber more Co2. Dr. Craig Venter thought was to try and alter the viral load on the bacteria already present in the ocean,or inoculate then to viral infection. which would to enhance their environmental condition, to produce more algae bactria to absorb Co2.

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sbyte Donating Member (205 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Mar-30-07 01:33 AM
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7.  But, then again is Co2 Really the problem, It's Cosmic
Yea, Cosmic Ray! ?
Get informed, For at least the last few thousand years it seems that the amount of
Cosmic Rays reaching into the lower atmosphere is responsible for the formation of clouds. Which in turn create a cloud cover causing climate cooling Or winter type conditions Of the lack of causing Global warming. This theory is being retested for verification by scientist.
See related articles



ARTICAL : http://seedmagazine.com/news/2006/10/the_cosmic_climate_connection.php?page=2


CERN EXPERIMENT : http://bulletin.cern.ch/eng/articles.php?bullno=43/2006&base=art


junk SCIENCE: http://www.junkscience.com/Greenhouse/Cosmic_rays_and_climate.html


QUASAR9: evidence of effect on nearby planet: http://quasar9.blogspot.com/2006/10/cosmic-radiation.html


HERE IT IS! The original science paper/report by Sbensmark: http://www.dsri.dk/~hsv/SSR_Paper.pdf


AND THEN HERE: later observation have shown divergence, leading to uncertainty in the cosmic ray theory:http://www.dsri.dk/~ndm/CLOUD_UPDATE/UPDATE.html
from;http://www.dsri.dk/~hsv/


The Standford Review: PRINT THIS ONE. You should send this link out, supports sun activity theory http://www.stanfordreview.org/Archive/Volume_XXXIII/Issue_5/Features/features1.shtml



Here you go, article with a forum site talking about this: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/europe/article1368920.ece

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