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10 The most crazy green idea

31 August, 22:59, by admin Tags:
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According to the U.S. life science network reports, many people suggest some crazy ways to improve the Earth’s environmental problems, including water pollution, smoke, piles of garbage and easy warming. These ideas from the rational (but not always pursue the policy) to the completely ridiculous, all included. The following is a list of American life science network 10 the most crazy green idea:

10, banned plastic bags and light bulbs

This might sound like a hasty decision, but in China, San Francisco and Australia have issued this prohibition explicit. China wants in order to eliminate domestic “white pollution”, and garbage bags clog city sewers.

Australia will want to phase out incandescent bulbs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce household energy costs. These approaches have gained more and more government support last year, the Government have considered the various possible ways to eliminate plastic bags and the use of inefficient light bulbs. But before you worry about how you will bring home the food, how light your room. There is a good way to choose: use recyclable paper bags and reusable bags and energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs.

9, emission reduction and rated

Rated by force or enforce emissions “cap and trade (cap-and-trade)” system to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions may not be a scientific absurd way, but this is a political dilemma.

This proposal will lead to serious power plant emissions to reform, restrictions on the industry, the business and the number of national carbon dioxide emissions, or emissions of the gas tax to reduce global emission levels. Many countries have signed the “Kyoto Protocol”, agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. But the U.S. refused to sign the agreement, the result is that they will damage their own economy.

8, living in the garbage

This idea is not to say you will stop throwing out trash bags a week of life, have to start living in the organization of food waste and the ocean. On the contrary, Leeds University, an engineer Yuehanfusi has created a construction material made from the garbage, the garbage, including recyclable glass, such as sewage sludge and incinerator ash.

, Called “asphalt tiles” (Bitublocks) 100% of building materials using waste materials, thus avoiding sending them to landfill, and also built the house with garbage. And according to Fox, said it is in a solid material to substitute for mixed low-power brick, and its strength is 6 times for mixed brick. In addition, other scientists have proposed the use of waste from the poultry such as chicken feathers to produce more environmentally friendly plastics.

7, carbon burial

Since we have this additional carbon dioxide build the atmosphere and warm the Earth, a number of scientists have proposed that excess carbon dioxide Bingqiang interception trapping them somewhere, perhaps underground aquifers, coal seams or depleted oil and gas .

To achieve this, the carbon dioxide from factory emissions were separated, compressed and then injected into the underground tomb, and stay in this tomb for thousands of years. However, this approach is the cost to implement the difficult issues, including the separation of carbon dioxide emissions from the factory cost. In addition, some environmental groups worry that carbon dioxide gas will leak out from the ground.

6, changing your diet

Some researchers say that if more people walk, do not eat red meat, we can reduce carbon dioxide emissions, reduce the incidence of obesity. One scientist calculated that if the age of 10-74 years of age all Americans to replace the half-hour a day Buxing drive, will the United States can reduce the average annual 64 million tons of carbon dioxide emissions.

More vegetarian diet can also reduce carbon dioxide emissions. U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported that the meat industry is responsible for 18% of global greenhouse gas emissions, including fertilizer, animal products needed to grow and transport the energy.

5, the kitchen standing earthworm

They are not just pets or food, earthworms have other uses, allowing them to eat garbage in the sandwich crust and apple fruit pits, and they become fertilizer. The fertilizer can be used for their own garden, or planting flowers the family.

Los Angeles staff is always a plastic bag containing earthworms on their office to recycle their leftovers. If you do not feel that such a worm farm to the kitchen sick, you will always have organic fertilizer for the planting.

4, injection of sulfur into the air

Floating in the air a certain aerosols, or tiny particles can play the overall cooling effect. These particles block part of the solar radiation, so that they re-scattered back into space. This cooling effect of the Earth’s climate can be witnessed after the volcanic eruption.

Millions of tons of volcanic eruptions will be spilled sulfur in the atmosphere, thus blocking some solar radiation. Some scientists have proposed that we have to mimic nature, to a large number of sulfur into the atmosphere to offset global warming. But the key issue of this program will increase the formation of acid rain. Another problem is that sulfur was evenly injected into the atmosphere can play a cooling effect.

3, mobile, and stirring up the Ocean

Environmentalists and futurists Locke is the founder of Gaia theory, who recently proposed his own set of slightly ridiculous measures to tackle global warming. His idea is to use the pipeline to promote the global ocean blend, nutrient-rich deep water to rise to the surface of the ocean to feed huge algae groups, so that algae absorb carbon dioxide from the atmosphere more.

When the algae dies, the algae with carbon dioxide on and sank the submarine. Lovelock said that this approach is only an expedient measure, because even if we stop emissions of greenhouse gases, global warming will still continue for some time.

2, to the marine iron

This is a fundamental idea: a tiny ocean plankton photosynthesis using the carbon dioxide in the air to make food. When they die after they sank to use them to capture the carbon. Because iron can promote the growth of plankton, so some people have suggested a marine put a huge iron to promote plankton reproduction, to absorb our emissions into the air in excess of carbon dioxide.

Several private companies now have to venture out to sea pump iron to sell carbon credits for profit. But many scientists doubt that the marine iron approach in the end how much the effect of carbon capture and storage. Moreover, environmental organizations have also warned that the destruction of iron pumps join the local marine ecosystem.

Leisure time, the sun’s radiation can make you feel hot glare, so you’ll wear sunglasses or a hat to block the sun look. Some scientists have proposed similar strategies to protect our warming planet: the equator to place in orbit around the sun shading ring particles or micro-spacecraft.

This ring can reduce the fired particles of solar radiation the Earth, thus offsetting some of the greenhouse gases caused by global warming. However, this idea but very expensive, the potential cost of up to several trillion dollars.

1, the construction of sunglasses to Earth

When sunny days of leisure on the beach when you, the sun’s radiation can make you feel hot glare, so you’ll wear sunglasses or a hat to block the sun look. Some scientists have proposed similar strategies to protect our warming planet: the equator to place in orbit around the sun shading ring particles or micro-spacecraft.

This ring can reduce the fired particles of solar radiation the Earth, thus offsetting some of the greenhouse gases caused by global warming. However, this idea but very expensive, the potential cost of up to several trillion dollars.

Zero-emission car racing world, around the world

18 August, 22:57, by admin Tags:
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August 15, zero-emission car racing in the World in Germany, Switzerland, Australia, car and driver (from left to right) the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland to prepare the grid before the assembly

Day, the first zero-emission car racing world, start in Geneva. From Germany, Switzerland, Australia, South Korea’s four teams will drive the adoption of new clean energy vehicles and motorcycles, including Shanghai, China, including around 16 countries and 150 cities in the region. The race will last about 80 days, schedule length 30,000 km.

Greenland ice sheet to resist antibiotics is human in the next 10 years could melt to sea level rise 7 meters

12 August, 21:55, by admin Tags:
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A team of scientists report to Congress warned that if temperatures rose 2-7 ° C, the entire Greenland ice sheet is disappearing from the world map, ice demise would cause global sea levels by 7 meters, then the world serious impact on other areas.

Pennsylvania State University earth sciences professor Richard (Richard ey), said last week a huge ice From the collapse of the Greenland Petermann glacier to leave, breaking the ice area the size of the equivalent of four Manhattan may be recorded in history away from the glacier has been the biggest collapse of a floating Iceland. He believes that this is to warn.

He added: “Over the next decade, a certain hour, we may be able to exist over to Greenland temperature critical point, if the temperature rose 2-7 ° C, means that Greenland’s ice sheet will die, and ice sheets will cause the demise of Global sea-level rise 7 meters, so thousands of miles away from the Arctic region will be seriously affected, then the same as the low-lying city of New Orleans will disappear. “

Greenland’s largest glacier crack occurred

11 August, 22:05, by admin Tags:
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According to the National Geographic Web site and the “Daily Mail” reported that one of Greenland’s largest glaciers in the recent phenomenon of large-scale crack and fracture of ice the size of Manhattan, an area equivalent to 4, may be recorded in history since the collapse away from the glacier The maximum a floating Iceland.

According to reports, scientists announced on August 6, 5, a huge ice glacier from the Greenland Peterman from collapse, forming a 260 square kilometers of huge floating Iceland, the equivalent of four Manhattan size, water content to meet the United States 120 days of public water supply needs.

Petermann glacier is Greenland’s largest glaciers of two existing one, 1,000 km from the North Pole. 5 taken satellite images show, Petermann glacier 70 km long ice shelf has lost nearly 1 / 4, may be history, the largest ever recorded in a glacier crack. On a similar scale glacier crack occurred in 1962, as recorded missing, scientists can not determine the form of floating at the area of Iceland.

It is reported that Petermann glacier in the past two years has been cracking state. Experts said the ice shelf is a normal process of fracture at any time are Zaifa Sheng, but this time scale Que Xiang Fei Chang rare, it is not yet whether Renweizaocheng greenhouse Youguan, while in 2010 the first half of the temperature Queshidadao the highest in history.

Moscow was surrounded by fire smoke

09 August, 22:39, by admin Tags:
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Rare heat waves, raging havoc caused large areas of Russia. Deadline August 4, fire has caused 48 deaths and destroyed many villages and forests. Moscow has also been covered by a thick layer of soot.

Bicycle Rental Scheme launched to promote London

03 August, 23:14, by admin Tags:
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British capital London on July 30 launched a new bike rental program designed to promote the public “green” travel for the upcoming 2012 Olympic Games held in London to create “low carbon” environment.

July 30 morning, a bell sound as a burst, the London Mayor Johnson riding in landmark attractions in London “in London Eye,” a bike parked not far point, formally announced the launch This new bike leasing program.

Johnson said: “Today we open a new form of public transport. These bikes are all the people of London.”

The new bike rental scheme members at the initial stage is conducted in the form. Participate in the new leasing program Londoners first Transport for London website to register and pay £ 3 (about 30 yuan) to buy a bike, “e-lock”, and then choose to be according to their needs 24 hours, 7 days, or 1 year membership, three types of membership fees were £ 1 and £ 5 and £ 45. The user each time you use a bike for half an hour before the free, half an hour after charging, a continuous ride takes 1 hour to 1 pound, one and a half hour charge £ 4, £ 6 for two hours, and so on. Currently, London has more than 1.2 million people registered to become a member. London Mayor Johnson called for more people to join the ranks of cycling trips, he also plans to start with on-site bike rental market.

Johnson said: “I think this is very cost-effective, because every half an hour before using the bike for free. If you were smart enough to ride in London can ride all day for free, as in London (Central City) Most trips are half an hour. ”

A school in London to teach Payne is the first application to become a member of the user. After the experience of some, Payne said, “(the bike) to ride up and very comfortable. For those people who seldom ride, I think it should be very useful. For those who travel regularly cycling , these bicycles may ride up a little slow. But these cars are suitable for the streets of London, is very durable. I think these bikes will be very wide use. ”

Currently, downtown London, set up more than 300 bicycle parking spots, there are 5,000 bikes have been put into use, the number of bicycles available for rental will be increased before the end of 6000. Johnson said the program will continue to expand.

Johnson said: “We need to continue to expand the system. It is clear, one of our goals is to ensure that in 2012 when people around the world to London (watching Olympic games), they can ride to the big game venues. ”

For bike rental Payne welcomed the expansion plans and expectations, he returned to the thousands of miles away, is the bike into a car big country big country, China sent a proposal audience.

Payne said: “Please forget the car right, insisted on using a bike, too many cars would bring too much pollution. China’s energy consumption if you do not put down, will face enormous problems because of environmental pollution resulting would be disastrous. ”

Starting from the end of August, non-member users, such as tourists come to London, but also can rent a bike tour to London, then you can only use the credit card. But there is one thing to remind everyone that any damaged or not returned within 24 hours, the behavior of a bike will bring a fine of about £ 300.