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Animalll2003lll (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
let's fucking DO THIS and make some cash!!!I think it'S a matter of changing incentives--laws, etc. if we keep the same incentives, the same consumption patterns will arise and nothing will encourage good management and innovation. so it's really a matter of laws I think. it's painful to think that some products and services have to go (goods shiped from too far, or regular light bulbs), but that's the only way to encourage innovations and new products/services-if there's cash to make off it.
bockerse (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I'd like to remind people of the geometric point that volume shrinks exponentially faster than surface area, so the more shrinkage of icebergs, the faster they'll go. This acceleration is independent of any increasing temperatures, which just make it faster...
mymilo2008 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I want John Doerr to became the president of United States of America.-Mike
solargw (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
theiamania When numbers like you posted like "257 icecubes of 1x1x1 kilometer is melting of Greenland every year"It can sound like a lot but let's be honest and also post the number of what you call "ice cubes" that there are in Greenland. Now with ALL THE INFORMATION a person can see that your 257 cubes is like a speck of sand on a beach. You should also remember that the planet does not have a stable temp it's always changing, you my friend are only living in a speck of time
theiamania (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
The estimate at the moment is that around 257 icecubes of 1x1x1 kilometer is melting of Greenland every year. And this number is rising.
solargw (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
MemeVector2 You have no idea how much ice there is in the world, no way is all the ice going to be gone. And remember only 10,000 years ago the entire USA was covered in snow and ice
MemeVector2 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Temperature isn't the problem (yet). Heat is the problem. My analogy is this: Imagine a glass of water with ice cubes in it. Put it over a flame. Stick a thermometer in it. The flame adds heat, but the temperature stays about the same as the ice melts. Once the ice is gone, the temperature rises fast! This should illustrate why we need to get our butts moving while we still have ice. Once we run out, the temperature will rise so fast we won't have enough time to fix anything before we bake.
Jules1414 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
That's the only way people understand the importance of their involvment. When you are too optimistic people say:'' No worries, they will fix it'' This time everyone needs to reconsider every single action...
woodyhayman (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
every year since the early 70's that I could remember in Canada, we were able to skate on open water in winter, not in the last three years, my kids blame my generation also
progressivepathway (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This excellent video drove me to embrace the power of YouTube like never before. I haven't been the same since and I ALREADY WAS an environmentalist! |
