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The Environment

You're Wrecking the Environment

By Posted on 6.24.2008 13 Comments
Everyday behavior, things that it's easy to take for granted, have a significant effect on the planet. Some habits are easy to change, but others are more deeply entrenched. And so, despite your good intentions, you're probably wrecking the environment as we speak. See the five ways you're ruining things (and how to turn them around) here.
And check out PopSci's complete coverage of the future of the environment at popsci.com/futurecity.

6.24.2008 at 11:39pm - Comment by menar003

I am also sick and tired of the new direction of Popular Science. I enjoyed reading the entire magazine for the 2 years I have had a subscription but after the last 4 months of solely environmentalism articles I highly doubt I will renew my subscription.
The Environment

Ripple Effect in the Wake of Cyclone Nargis

By Posted on 5.6.2008 7 Comments
With a death toll steadily rising, the effects of Myanmar's devastating cyclone have yet to be quantified, but days after the storm one thing is clear: they will be long-lasting and far-reaching. "Our biggest fear is that the aftermath could be more lethal than the storm itself," said Caryl Stern, head of the U.N. Children's Fund. Four days on, electricity and water supplies are still cut throughout the country. With broken sewage lines, mounting trash, impassable roads preventing access to clean water and food, and damaged hospitals, the nation faces a likely-devastating public health crisis. The World Health Organization has pinpointed malaria and tuberculosis—two diseases that thrive amidst overcrowding and bad water—as especial threats. Meanwhile, the spread of communicable diseases is speeded by blocked roads, which trap sick people in and keep health workers out.

5.7.2008 at 12:18am - Comment by menar003

I believe they tried that whole "everyone working together for equalization of society" in Russia some time ago. I heard it didn't work...
The Environment

Hurricane, Climate Change Link Explained

By Posted on 4.30.2008 3 Comments
MIT meteorologist Kerry Emanuel got a ton of attention in 2005 when he published a paper in Nature demonstrating a link between global warming and hurricanes—especially since Katrina hit New Orleans just three weeks later.

5.4.2008 at 05:42pm - Comment by menar003

I am afraid that this scam will not end for many years. I noticed on Glenn Beck's program a month ago climate alarmists made the BBC change an article that mentioned people skeptical of climate change because global temperatures have not risen since 1998. As long as the media is in bed with these climate alarmists then there will be no end in sight.
The Environment

Europe Returns to Coal

By Posted on 4.25.2008 6 Comments
In a slow-motion shock to environmentalists worldwide, European countries are turning back to coal to fire new power plants. At a time when India and China are ramping up production in their outdated coal-burning facilities, the last place anyone expected to see a coal resurgence was in the generally progressive nations of Western Europe. Most turning again to coal are hamstrung by record oil and natural gas prices; Italy and Germany have the added stress of having banned new nuclear plants as an alternative.

5.1.2008 at 01:40am - Comment by menar003

What type of "pollution" are you talking about? If you are talking about carbon dioxide, then all animals are polluters. From flies to alligators to humans, we all exhale carbon dioxide. Also, if I am to assume by "pollution" you mean the so called "global warming gases", what about cows? Methane has 20 times as much of an affect at trapping heat than carbon dioxide. Cows are responsible for a bigger contribution to "global warming gases" than all the power plants put together. Are we going to go on a killing spree against the cows to save the planet? If so, I want to be on record as saying I do not agree with that. I have a bad feeling that the cows will turn on us.
The Environment

An Endangered Human Species

By Posted on 4.25.2008 5 Comments
If we don't get our act together in time and we push this planet past its limits, to the point where things get disaster-movie bad, at the very least we can take solace in the fact that we've been there once before. According to new research out of Stanford University, the human species was on the brink of extinction 70,000 years ago due to an extended drought. It shrunk the human population to a number perhaps as low as 2,000.

5.1.2008 at 01:28am - Comment by menar003

Thousand years? Your worried about a thousand years from now!? Judging by the immense progress that we have made in the past thousand years, I am 100% sure that we will have solved fusion power, or some other super duper power source that no one has thought of yet by then. I bet the computers then will probably be close to being able to predict our climate without the ridiculous amount of errors the current models have.
The Environment

The Risks of Geoengineering

By Posted on 4.28.2008 10 Comments
When it comes to climate change, a quick fix won't do. Science published a paper Friday from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) which concludes that a proposed plan to inject the atmosphere with sulfate particles in order to cool the planet would actually have dire consequences.

5.1.2008 at 01:20am - Comment by menar003

Yeah, I love these crazy environmental wackos. Always love to tell you how evil you are for... well, living. If there are too many people on the Earth, then do something about it yourself! You can make it one less!
The Environment

Recovery of Ozone Hole May Increase Antarctic Warming

By Posted on 4.25.2008 13 Comments
The good news is that the ozone hole over Antarctica is slowly healing, thanks to controls on ozone-depleting substances that were once widely used in products such as refrigerators and aerosol cans. Stratospheric ozone protects us from harmful ultraviolet radiation that can cause problems such as skin cancer and crop damage.

5.1.2008 at 01:16am - Comment by menar003

I'd be willing to cut my CO2 output to zero if I get to stay in one of Al Gore's mansions. Then he wouldn't be using 20 times as much as a normal american, just 19.
The Environment

The Risks of Geoengineering

By Posted on 4.28.2008 10 Comments
When it comes to climate change, a quick fix won't do. Science published a paper Friday from the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) which concludes that a proposed plan to inject the atmosphere with sulfate particles in order to cool the planet would actually have dire consequences.

4.30.2008 at 12:54am - Comment by menar003

Exactly, these so called solutions are the only problems. I think these people need to calm down, especially since the temperatures have decreased since 1998.
Cars

Not All Fuel Standards Are Created Equal

By Posted on 4.29.2008 13 Comments
Could new federal fuel mileage regulations kill sports-car specialists like Porsche? Probably not, but those companies may have to pay heavy fines as the cost of doing business or radically change their US product mix. That's AutoWeek's interpretation of new rules proposed by the Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

4.30.2008 at 12:51am - Comment by menar003

Even better, we could just let the market decide and not place any government regulations for MPG. With gas at $3.60 people will start paying attention to the MPG more than they used to, and companies will take notice and produce cars that are as efficient as possible.
The Environment

An Endangered Human Species

By Posted on 4.25.2008 5 Comments
If we don't get our act together in time and we push this planet past its limits, to the point where things get disaster-movie bad, at the very least we can take solace in the fact that we've been there once before. According to new research out of Stanford University, the human species was on the brink of extinction 70,000 years ago due to an extended drought. It shrunk the human population to a number perhaps as low as 2,000.

4.26.2008 at 03:50pm - Comment by menar003

Hm, let me guess.... 70,000 years ago those stupid humans were using too much electricity and driving their cars too much, and THATS why they had a drought.. right? right?