101 Ways To Help Save The Planet

steddie · 06-08-2007, 06:58 AM

Yes there will be drawbacks to all of them but I think it would be interesting to see lots of ideas on how to help save the planet.

1. Rich governments of the world should buy up rain forests from the likes of Brazil and Indonesia and protect them from illegal and excessive logging.

**40sondacurb** · 06-08-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by steddie

Yes there will be drawbacks to all of them but I think it would be interesting to see lots of ideas on how to help save the planet.

1. Rich governments of the world should buy up rain forests from the likes of Brazil and Indonesia and protect them from illegal and excessive logging.

How 'bout rich governments spend their money conserving land within their own boarders instead of eliminating jobs in third world countries.

2. Strengthen the UN

:covers face:

RedScott · 06-08-2007, 08:53 PM

Anyone got any solutions that don't involve giving rich power hungry politicians more power?

**1 g0t 0wn3d** · 06-08-2007, 08:56 PM

Turn off the lights when you leave the room lol

**Drew1369** · 06-09-2007, 01:25 AM

Planet is not at risk...

yustr · 06-09-2007, 11:29 AM

Drew is correct - the planet will be just fine. It's the humans that are of concern.

For most people, the single biggest energy use is heating and cooling their home. (At least in western countries.) So insulating the attic is about the single best thing every person can do.

Next comes transportation - including flying (planes are very energy intensive.) Moving up from 20 mpg to 30 mpg won't have much of an effect. But if everyone did, then you'd have something. Cutting out one or two cross country plane rides each (or equivalent) would also make a small dent.

Individually there's only so much you can do. Collectively we can do a lot.

Canerican · 06-09-2007, 08:44 PM

OK, I don't believe in global warming, but I hate polluting the Earth (which I believe is God's).

So I have taken reasonable steps to cut down on my emissions and to save energy.

1. I have a 36MPG car and 45 MPG SUV.
2. CFL bulbs in my house
3. I added insulation to my attic and to some dead space next to a couple overhangs
4. I don't drive as much as I used to, I carpool if I can.
5. I use blankets to bundle up in the winter at night.
6. New furnace, water heater, and AC.

I can't afford some of the bigger things like new windows or solar panels, but hopefully I am doing a little part to help the environment.

**Spatcher** · 06-12-2007, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by yustr

Next comes transportation - including flying (planes are very energy intensive.) Moving up from 20 mpg to 30 mpg won't have much of an effect. But if everyone did, then you'd have something. Cutting out one or two cross country plane rides each (or equivalent) would also make a small dent.

I'm not sure if the mpg has anything to do with global warming, the reason that people make that change is because of gas prices.

06-08-2007, 06:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
steddie Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2 OS: XP	101 Ways To Help Save The Planet Yes there will be drawbacks to all of them but I think it would be interesting to see lots of ideas on how to help save the planet. 1. Rich governments of the world should buy up rain forests from the likes of Brazil and Indonesia and protect them from illegal and excessive logging.

06-08-2007, 08:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
RedScott Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 496 OS: Windows XP	Re: 101 Ways To Help Save The Planet Anyone got any solutions that don't involve giving rich power hungry politicians more power?

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1 g0t 0wn3d TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Sedona, az Posts: 6,528 OS: Vista basic 32bit My System	Re: 101 Ways To Help Save The Planet Turn off the lights when you leave the room lol __________________ Bench Test \| PC Wizard \| System specs \| PSU info \| PSU calculator \| Memtest86+ \| Speedfan

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Drew1369 Moderator Relaxation Room Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 3,430 OS: Win7 Ultimate	Re: 101 Ways To Help Save The Planet Planet is not at risk... __________________ We humans have a primal urge to kill because, thanks to natural selection, all the homo sapiens who didn't have a primal urge to kill, were themselves killed. http://obamaclock.org/

06-09-2007, 11:29 AM	#6 (permalink)
yustr Asst. Manager, The Conversation Pit Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Connecticut shore Posts: 6,050 OS: XP Pro My System	Re: 101 Ways To Help Save The Planet Drew is correct - the planet will be just fine. It's the humans that are of concern. For most people, the single biggest energy use is heating and cooling their home. (At least in western countries.) So insulating the attic is about the single best thing every person can do. Next comes transportation - including flying (planes are very energy intensive.) Moving up from 20 mpg to 30 mpg won't have much of an effect. But if everyone did, then you'd have something. Cutting out one or two cross country plane rides each (or equivalent) would also make a small dent. Individually there's only so much you can do. Collectively we can do a lot. __________________ If there are lawyers or politicians involved, logic may be a very poor tool for reaching a conclusion.

06-09-2007, 08:44 PM	#7 (permalink)
Canerican Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 26 OS: OS X 10.4.9; WinXP SP2; Vista Ultimate	Re: 101 Ways To Help Save The Planet OK, I don't believe in global warming, but I hate polluting the Earth (which I believe is God's). So I have taken reasonable steps to cut down on my emissions and to save energy. 1. I have a 36MPG car and 45 MPG SUV. 2. CFL bulbs in my house 3. I added insulation to my attic and to some dead space next to a couple overhangs 4. I don't drive as much as I used to, I carpool if I can. 5. I use blankets to bundle up in the winter at night. 6. New furnace, water heater, and AC. I can't afford some of the bigger things like new windows or solar panels, but hopefully I am doing a little part to help the environment.