What are "you" doing about Global Warming?

According to the Wikipedia encylcopedia... "Natural phenomena such as solar variation combined with volcanoes probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times to 1950 and a small cooling effect from 1950 onward." Since then, it appears to be us humans. You are obviously doing as much as you can & if everyone did the same, the effect could be noticeable.. I also turm off light bulbs all the time, In fact I walk around turning off lights after everyone. I recycle nearly everything. I try to buy energy efficient electrical appliances. I don't always remember to turn off switches, but my hubby does, & I am going to make a greater effort. I still use plastic about 50% of the time when shopping, but have bought cloth bags & will buy more. The only part of yours I don't understand is why you don't fill your car on very hot days? Does it evaporate from the tank?

Read what number 3 response wrote!

***"According to the Wikipedia encylcopedia... "Natural phenomena such as solar variation combined with volcanoes probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times to 1950 and a small cooling effect from 1950 onward."[/quote]**** But another part of the article says: **** "Earth's climate changes in response to external forcing, including variations in its orbit around the sun (orbital forcing),[8][9][10] volcanic eruptions, and atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations." 8# ^ Berger, A.; et al. (2005-12-10). "On the origin of the 100-kyr cycles in the astronomical forcing." Paleoceanography. 20 (4): Art. No. PA4019 9# ^ Genthon, C.; et al. (1987-10-01). "Vostok Ice Core - Climatic response to CO2 and orbital forcing changes over the last climatic cycle". Nature. 329 (6138): 414-418. 10# ^ Alley, R.B.; et al. (2001-12-11). "A northern lead in the orbital band: north-south phasing of Ice-Age events." Quat. Sci. Rev.. 21 (1-3): 431-441. "The detailed causes of the recent warming remain an active field of research, but the scientific consensus[11] identifies elevated levels of greenhouse gases due to human activity as the main influence" 11#^ Joint science academies' statement: The science of climate change (ASP). Royal Society (2001-05-17). Retrieved on 2007-04-01. “The work of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) represents the consensus of the international scientific community on climate change science” http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/displaypagedoc.asp?id=13619" ****** *Aside: The consensus is also in question by several in the scientific community* Then the article continues: ********* "In contrast to the scientific consensus that recent warming is mainly attributable to elevated levels of greenhouse gases, other hypotheses have been suggested to explain the observed increase in mean global temperature. One such hypothesis proposes that warming may be the result of variations in solar activity.[12][13][14][15]" 12# ^ Svensmark, Henrik (1998-10-15). "Influence of Cosmic Rays on Earth's Climate" (PDF). Physical Review Letters 81 (22): 5027–5030. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. http://www.dsri.dk/~hsv/prlresup2.pdf 13# ^ Forster, Piers; et al. (2007-02-05). Changes in Atmospheric Constituents and in Radiative Forcing (PDF). Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group I to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 188-193. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. http://ipcc-wg1.ucar.edu/wg1/Report/AR4WG1_Print_Ch02.pdf 14# ^ Bard, Edouard; Frank, Martin (2006-06-09). "Climate change and solar variability: What's new under the sun?". Earth and Planetary Science Letters 248 (1-2): 1-14. Retrieved on 2007-09-17. http://www.ifm-geomar.de/fileadmin/personal/fb1/p-oz/mfrank/Bard_and_Frank_2006.pdf 15# ^ Svensmark, Henrik (2007). "Cosmoclimatology: a new theory emerges". Astronomy & Geophysics 48 (1): 1-18. DOI:10.1111/j. http://www.spacecenter.dk/research/sun-climate/Scientific%20work%20and%20publications/svensmark_2007cosmoClimatology.pdf ********** *Aside #2: Here's some other sources on that hypothesis http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/07/18/wsun18.xml http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/03/030321075236.htm (though not as dire) And then further in the article there is a general maintaining of temperature but we have some of the recent events that show the Earth, orbit and odd changes in temp far before real CO2 production ********* "Global temperatures on both land and sea have increased by 0.75 °C (1.35 °F) relative to the period 1860–1900, according to the instrumental temperature record. This measured temperature increase is not significantly affected by the urban heat island effect. Since 1979, land temperatures have increased about twice as fast as ocean temperatures (0.25 °C per decade against 0.13 °C per decade).[37] Temperatures in the lower troposphere have increased between 0.12 and 0.22 °C (0.22 and 0.4 °F) per decade since 1979, according to satellite temperature measurements. Temperature is believed to have been relatively stable over the one or two thousand years before 1850, with possibly regional fluctuations such as the Medieval Warm Period or the Little Ice Age." ********************************** *Aside #3: Those "possible regional fluctuations" they did happen. There were plenty of famines (Western Europe, Asia), diseases (Europe), strange warming periods (Greenland), odd cooling periods (North America, Europe, Asia) all through out the 900-1700s. Due to varied reasons: Elliptical orbit, solar cycles. Do not mistake me Jenny, I'm a nature man, but I'd rather look at a great deal of things with this and many other topics. I'll post what I do just for nature's sake (I do not need a reason like Global Warming, Cooling or Ocean Rising. I do it because I feel its right, not because some empty heads are crying scaretactics).

We have a couple of those enery efficient light bulbs It's a good idea. I don't fill my kettle either, buy my hubby does. I can't seem to convince him otherwise.

I forgot to add I also use re-usable shopping bags whenever I can to reduce the amount of plastic I throw away.

I do both the energy efficient bulbs and the reuseable bag at times. Most times though the grocers plastic bags are easily recyclable (#2 plastic)

Plastic bags are a BIG issue here. They are being phased out & eventually there will be a copmplete ban on them. People have to use cloth bags. I have a few.

whose the moron here d4rknds0ol.

I beg your pardon!!

This is a really excellent response. Thank You. And you know, informing people is abouyt the best action you have taken. Lots of people a little bit of recycling, but the only real action that occurs is when we educate people fully.

We have solar powered heating, have had it for years. I am not aware of any other solar power technology that is available for home use in Australia. My husband bought this solar powered charger for the car. I have sween people caravaning with an elaborate system set up to get all their electrical needs from solar power. Perhaps you could start a discussion on what is available for home use in terms of solar power. I would be interested.

It's only by us little people doing our bit, that issues will be tackled. An awareness is the first start.

Well, yes, I agree that politicians & the like need to set an example.