Carbon Dioxide isn't pollution, it's what plants need to live on.
> You're denial adds pollution to an already over polluted > world. > > Let's approach global warming and climate change from a > different angle. > > Do you believe that pollution over the last 50 years has > increased, due to population increases and industrial, real > > estate, and technology advances. If so, do you think > that > increases in pollution can cause problems? If > pollution > exits and is a problem, do you believe it should be > eliminated, or at least minimized, and how do you assess > the > expense you are willing to pay for a cleaner earth? > > http://www.blurtit.com/q800737.html > > Regards, > > LelandJ > > > > approaching > > > > > > >> > >> Talks continue in Copenhagen on an agreement to > curb > >> greenhouse gases, which contribute to global > warming. But > >> what exactly are these gases and where do they > come from? > >> > >> Detailed answers are available from the Energy > Information > >> Administration, which took a look at 2008 > emissions in the > >> U.S. and recently released its findings in a > 58-page report. > >> Coal, petroleum and to a lesser extent natural gas > are the > >> main culprits, producing enough carbon dioxide to > account > >> for about 80 percent of the greenhouse gases > produced in the > >> U.S. > >> > >> The carbon dioxide, as the report makes clear, is > a > >> byproduct in producing or using the electricity, > gasoline, > >> diesel fuel and other energy that we need or > demand. For > >> instance, the popularity of computers and > flat-screen TVs > >> has helped increase residential electricity > demand, and > >> generating electricity is the largest single > contributor of > >> greenhouse gases in the U.S. > >> > >> Nuggets of information are found in the report > about > >> not-so-well known contributors of greenhouse > gases, such as > >> rice farming in Missouri and other states. Those > >> water-soaked fields degrade organic matter in the > soil, > >> which creates methane, another greenhouse gas. > >> > >> One other thing the report makes clear: The U.S. > can’t fix > >> this problem alone. China produces more greenhouse > gases > >> than the U.S., and most of the future growth is > predicted to > >> come from China and other developing countries. > >> > >> What are the sources of greenhouse gases? > >> Carbon dioxide from energy use is by far our > largest > >> contributor, accounting for 81.3 percent of > greenhouse gases > >> emitted in the U.S. during 2008. > >> > >> Most carbon dioxide comes from using coal, > petroleum and > >> natural gas. The cleanest is natural gas. By > sector, > >> electricity generation contributes 40.6 percent, > followed by > >> transportation at 33.1 percent and homes and > businesses at > >> 26.3 percent. > >> > >> The U.S. was the biggest contributor of carbon > dioxide until > >> the middle of this decade, when it was surpassed > by China. > >> Developing countries are expected to account for > most of the > >> future growth of greenhouse gases. > >> > >> The amount of greenhouse gases from cars and > trucks grew > >> nearly 40 percent in two decades, as U.S. miles > driven > >> increased. That dropped in 2008, along with > emissions, > >> although it was sharply higher compared with > 1990. > >> > >> Methane accounts for 11 percent of greenhouse > gases in the > >> U.S. Energy production and use were the biggest > cause of > >> methane emissions. Next is the farm sector, and by > far the > >> biggest part of its emissions was enteric > fermentation — a > >> fancy term for belching and flatulence from > cattle. > >> > >> http://www.kansascity.com/business/story/1633888.html > >> > >> #---------------------- > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> LelandJ > >> > >> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Regards, > >>>> > >>>> LelandJ > >>>> > [excessive quoting removed by server] > > _______________________________________________ > Post Messages to: [email protected] > Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > This message: > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or > medical advice. 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