Cfl Lights - Best Choice To Light Homes By: Anamika Swami | - The Compact Fluorescent Light lamps or the CFL lights are becoming increasing popular these days due to a number of reasons. Today these lights are slowly replacing the ordinary incandescent bulbs and lights. There are many reasons why most of the people prefer to use the Compact Fluorescent Light lamps.
Unlike the ordinary bulbs, these bulbs do not require filaments to light up. When the mixtures of three phosphors, which are present in these lights, are exposed to the UV rays, it ... Tags:cfl lights, cfl bulbs, light lamps, greenhouse gases
What Causes Global Warming? By: Rick Brady | - For several decades, scientists have wondered what causes global warming. They looked at a number of things such as the natural cycles and events that influence the climate. Some things they learned that causes global warming include:
- Methane gas release in the areas of the wetlands and arctic tundra. Methane is known as a greenhouse gas that results in heat bring trapped inside the atmosphere.
- Climate change cycle, which tends to occur every 40,000 years.
- Lots ... Tags:global warming, greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide, environment, science, industry, disaster, politics
Greenhouse Gasses By: eco rumors | - Greenhouse Gasses are such gasses in the environment that absorbs and emits rays within the range of thermic infrared radiation. The main gases in the Earth's atmosphere are:-
Water vapor
Carbon dioxide
Methane
Nitrous oxide
Ozone
These gases, to a great extent, have an effect on the Earths temperature; in their absence, the surface of the Earth would be on the average of 33 C or 59 F colder than now.
Nuclear Vs Renewable Power ¦ Or How To Separate The Poor From The Rich By: JD Durham | - At the June 2011 Vienna Energy Forum, the energy debate clearly was divided into two camps, a northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere.The Southern group is clearly for nuclear power, while the Northern group is for renewable energy. "We must have nuclear energy if India is to develop," said Srikumar Banerjee, the chair of India's Atomic Energy Commission. South Africa minister of Energy, Elizabeth Dipuo Peters, agreed stating her country has recently signed agreements to add 9,600 megawatts ... Tags:japan, nuclear power, renewable energy, germany, switzerland, italy, fukushima, usa government, greenhouse gases, global warming, electric vehicles, d
Were seeing these terms more and more: green, environmental, climate, emissions, global warming, greenhouse gases and the list goes on. Are we being green washed?
The term is generally used when significantly more money or time has been spent advertising being green (that is, operating with consideration for the environment), rather than spending resources on environmentally ... Tags:green, environmental, climate, emissions, global warming, greenhouse gases
Global Warming Issues: A Short Guide To Climate Change And Global Warming By: Manda Trevarthen | - Discussions about the environment often involve talks of global warming, climate change, ozone depletion, air pollution and greenhouse gases. No doubt you have heard these terms many times before but are you familiar with what they mean? In order to understand the environmental issues being discussed and how these apply to your small business, it is important to have a basic knowledge of how these terms are used and how they are interconnected. This article provides a short introduction to th ... Tags:global warming issues, climate change, greenhouse gases
Manmade Chemicals A Major Cause Of Global Climate Change By: Daniel Stouffer | - Manmade chemicals are proven to be the major cause of global climate change as such cause increased atmospheric temperature which can lead to unfavorable water patterns, growth patterns, and weather. Unfortunately, man cannot do away with such chemicals that easily as these are needed in producing and refrigerating goods, and in making lives easier.
Far-reaching Enterprise Carbon And Energy Management Systems To Move Forward By: Daniel Stouffer | - Not more than 50% of enterprises would intend to adopt sustainable practices even if both legislation and media takes on it as the focus of discussions. On the contrary, some groups continue to innovate automated systems which can help organizations achieve efficient enterprise carbon and energy management through automation.
Business Performance Can Be Helped With Carbon Baseline By: Daniel Stouffer | - Economists have long been preoccupied about classifying business performance through certain metrics, although carbon baseline definition has not been considered. The demands of today's economy and time require economists to also be scientists at the same time to be able to at least understand how carbon baseline is measured, as it will become a very important factor in determining business efficiency of today's new carbon economy.
Energy Efficiency Can Be Helped With Enterprise Energy Management Systems By: Daniel Stouffer | - Although efficiency has always been relatively defined by every kinds of enterprise. For instance, there would be companies which qualify productivity as a measure for asset efficiency. Although there have been plenty of reviews on asset and appliance energy consumption, there had been little on energy efficiency per se.
Governing The Planet By: Sudhakar Ram | - "I believe that national sovereignty will shrink in the face of universal interdependence." ~ Explorer, diver and conservationist, Jacques Cousteau
Imagine a roadway through an ancient village, with houses on either side - a few big houses, owned by the rich, as well as modest middle-class homes.One day, after renovating his house, one of the rich residents throws his old unwanted furniture and out on the side of the road. Poor people take away some of the furniture, but some of it ... Tags:world government, global governments, greenhouse gases
Epa Confirming Ghgs Bring Harm To Human Welfare By: Daniel Stouffer | - The U.S. Supreme Court approved the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule that greenhouse gases (GHGs) should be categorized as a harmful pollutants. These gases, found in refrigeration and cooling units, ventilation and air conditioning systems, fire protection systems, power plants, vehicles, and other man made processes, harm the environment because they do not dissipate in the stratosphere. Instead, the gases build up and quicken climate changes that are harmful to humans, animals, mari ... Tags:EPA regulations, GHG reduction, GHG reduction regulations, carbon emissions reduction, greenhouse gases, GHGs, carbon emissions reporting protocols
Indsutries With A Centralized Refrigerant Gas Management Program Always Have The Edge By: Daniel Stouffer | - The US and other countries from parts of the world are now focusing on fugitive emissions tracking for specific industries. This is to be able to determine the amount of substances which are released to the atmosphere when refrigerant gas leak happens. This allows the EPA and government officials to better understand the harmful amount of greenhouse gas emissions every year which can greatly contribute to global warming.
Materiality Of Greenhouse Gas (ghgs) Emissions By: Daniel Stouffer | - The materiality definition in The Climate Registry is part of its general verification protocol (GVP). It allows for a threshold of 5 percent, either over or under statement, of an entity's direct or indirect emissions of greenhouse gases. Direct emissions refers to occurrence on-site from the source, such as when refrigerant gas discharges during a leak. Indirect emissions refer to the use of resources or goods that discharge greenhouse gases during their production.
Global Warming Is Not Natural "€" How? By: Yachi | - Warming up of the environment around us is normal. It can be stated as natural too. However, the question is, is there any extent to which it is said to be normal and natural? Well, todays state and level of global warming is a threat to earths existence. And, the reason or the cause of global warming condition of today is not natural.
Global Warming Is The Next Global Warning By: Yachi | - With the current change in climate and sea level increase, it can be said that global warming is the next global warning. There has been lot of changes in the global climate because of global warming. Global warming did not occur overnight. It has happened over a period of time. Slowly and gradually with rise in power plants and other industries in world, more and more pollutants were released not just in air but in water too. With these pollutants out, a lot of reactions were and are taking pla ... Tags:Global Warming, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Greenhouse effect, Global Warming Problem
Will The Kyoto Protocol Fail To Be Revised? By: Daniel Stouffer | - Among the initiatives on reducing global warming all over the world, the Kyoto Protocol is said to be one of the greatest achievements, although it can also be said that it is at the same time a spectacular failure.
Threats From Global Warming By: Yachi | - Global warming is a natural phenomenon and has been taking place over years and years. Recently in last decade it has become threatening ad people are more aware about it. The reason is recently there has been a rise in the rate of global warming. Global warming primarily is the effect of greenhouse effect.
5 Ways To Stop Global Warming At Home By: Yachi | - Apart from many huge concerns which biggest countries face like terrorism, lack of jobs etc, the universal concern today is Global Warming. What is Global Warming? Is it that the atmosphere is getting all warmed up? Well, the answer is yes, however, it is not as simple as it sounds. Global Warming definitely means increase in the temperature near earths surface. Our climate responds to many external factors like volcanic eruptions, greenhouse gas and variations in earths orbit. When these ... Tags:Global Warming, Climate Change, Greenhouse Gases, Carbon Dioxide, Greenhouse effect, Global Warming Problem
Are Carbon Offsets Really Worth It? By: Jamie Hanson | - Would offsets save the planet?
By buying carbon offsets you are paying off for the orangery gases discharged by you in the atmosphere. A plaster strip can help in curing a injury, but prevention is better than heal. Effecting ecological processes in your living will have more impact than the carbon offsets you are buying. It is indicated that the offset is equal to specific number of cars being kept away from the road. Commuting by public transport or riding a motorbike can keep your ... Tags:Carbon, eco-friendly, carbon offsets, greenhouse gases, alte
Reporting Of Greenhouse Gases (ghgs) To Be Mandated For Top 13,000 Facilities By: Daniel Stouffer | - The newly formed Obama administration has listed greenhouse gas (GHG) tracking and reporting as a major goal, with the objective of protecting the future of the environment by reducing today's carbon footprint. If no action were taken, the makeup of the earth would significantly altered. Future actions will establish a market drive carbon cap and trade program to drive GHG emissions reductions.
What The Us Clearn Air Act Means To Your Organization By: Daniel Stouffer | - The U.S. Clean Air Act is aimed at reducing air pollution to improve the country's air quality with specific requirements for the management of refrigerant gases. In addition, the law targets harmful substances that weaken the stratospheric ozone layer. As such, companies, in particular manufacturers, utility providers and facilities with HVAC-R equipment that use chemical substances and refrigerants, are required to follow the federal law.
Epa To Mandate Carbon (co2) Emissions Tracking And Reporting By: Daniel Stouffer | - Mandatory carbon (CO2) emissions reporting is more important than ever as the United States works with facilities to reduce substances known to adversely affect air quality, the climate, and lead to global warming. Most of the known matter that is destroying the earth's ozone layer and contributing to global warming is derived from manmade compounds and chemicals with high global warming potential (GWP) and commonly known as greenhouse gases (GHGs).
How To Track Fugitive Emissions (i.e. Refrigerant Gases) By: Daniel Stouffer | - The United States and a host of other foreign countries are focusing on fugitive emission tracking for certain industries. The goal is to identify the amount of substances that are emitted into the atmosphere when a refrigerant gas leak occurs. This will give government officials at the EPA a better understanding of the amount of greenhouse gases harming the environment each year and contributing to global warming due to the ineffective management of refrigerant gases.
How The Climate Registry Will Impact Your Organization By: Daniel Stouffer | - The Climate Registry Protocol was written in preparation of mandatory monitoring and tracking or mobile (vehicle emissions), stationary (electricity production), and fugitive emissions (refrigerant gases). These possible sources of emissions are defined below as noted in The Climate Registry, the ISO standards, the EPA protocols, and the World Resource Institute requirements.
Rising Water Due To Melting Ice By: Aydan Corkern | - Every year more and more pollution is being put in the air and in the last few years it has done a lot of damage to the ice lands. Did you know that in 2003 the ice lands of Greenland, Alaska, and Antarctica has melted over 2 trillion tons of ice due to global warming? This is causing animals to lose their homes and food supply. It is also causing them to die and is causing them to become extinct. Satellites have shown how bad it is getting and how much damage is being done.
What The Montreal Protocol Means To Your Hvac-r Systems By: Daniel Stouffer | - Since the inception of the Montreal protocol, the importance of placing greater focus on protecting the ozone layer has already shown decreases in ozone depleting substances. One can only reinforce the importance of accurate record keeping and refrigerant data management as new laws specifically targeting the reduction in refrigerant gas emissions as well as the growing, global mandatory carbon emission protocols.
Refrigerant Gas Management Must Make A Consideration Of The Resultant Carbon Emission By: Daniel Stouffer | - In many countries, carbon emissions are required by law to be reported across an organization's entire footprint; hence the coined term "Carbon Footprint. Carbon data and detailed records of energy, fuel, and refrigerant gas consumption fall under regulatory compliance rules and must be reported in paper, and increasingly, electronic format - Globally.
Free Power From Mother Nature Using Wind Turbine Generators By: Chris Holloway | - Wind turbine generators are much less harmful to the environment than burning fossil fuels, but they do require average wind speeds of at least 21 km/h (13 mph). The largest of these windmills stands 150 feet tall with blades half the legend of a football field. Wind turbine generators are site specific. They require a sustained wind speed of 20 km/hour.
Why The Earth Is Overheating By: Klaus H Hemsath | - The industrial revolution and the rapid development of the world's economies during the last two centuries were driven by the accelerating use of energy. Steam engines began to burn wood and coal. Coal is still burned in large quantities and has been joined by ever increasing amounts of oil and natural gas.
After the invention of the automobile, consumption of petroleum products began accelerating steeply and is actually still growing today.
What Happens When Hydrogen Burns By: Todd Ash | - Hydrogen burns readily in presence of oxygen, releasing considerable energy as heat and producing only water as exhaust.
When hydrogen burns in air (which is mostly nitrogen), some oxides of nitrogen (NOx, contributors to smog and acid rain) can be formed, but much fewer pollutants are formed than when normal hydrocarbon fuels such as gasoline and diesel are burned. Because no carbon is involved, using hydrogen fuel does not contribute to global warming.
The 4 Most Powerful Greenhouse Gases By: Bea Scott | - With global warming still in the fore and still a big issue, a lot of people are still uninformed properly about it! A lot of places are getting warm, forcing quite a number of people to head off to the beach or fan themselves endlessly. Many are still under the assumption that greenhouse gases, which contribute to making the planet warm, should really go. What they dont know is that the primary purpose of those gases is to prevent heat from escaping into space, preventing the world from turn ... Tags:environment, facts, warming, greenhouse
Glamour For Monaco Prince At 50 By: Monaco | - The rich and celebrities fill Monte Carlo every evening to socialise and play the tables at her fabled casino, but as Prince Albert of Monaco turns 50 he is often spending his evenings on matters of State and the wider world.
And as the prince reaches his half century, his reputation and the respect he commands is deservedly a more serious one among his fellow world leaders than that the celebrity magazines portrayed before he became Monaco's sovereign.
The Environmental Protection Agency has reported that commercial buildings account for nearly one-fifth of the entire amount of greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere on an annual basis. There are a few different views on the role of the government in controlling or limiting the impact that commercial buildings have on the environment.
Going Green And Branding Your Business Online By: Stephanie Ciccarelli | - One of the best ways to be found as a voice actor for freelance opportunities in this day and age is through search on the Internet.
The ways of the past are no barrier to success for savvy voice over entrepreneurs of the new Google Era. Google has brought more to our fingertips than any other web portal on the Internet, corralling relevant websites and taming the Wild West of the World Wide Web.
Global Warming-how It Could Spark World War Iii By: Ba Kiwanuka | - These Days global warming is a very hot topic and little wonder, seeing as the earth grows hotter with each passing year.
For a long time now the effect of man's industrialization and technological progress has quietly yet continuously eked away at the delicate balance of the planet's atmosphere and ecosystem, but within the last 30 or so years the pace of this damage has markedly accelerated!
Greener Houses Can Offset Greenhouse Gases By: Arther Pen | - In a recent interview on British TV, Chancellor Gordon Brown called on households to do more to cut greenhouse gases, in effect, by making homes better insulated and more fuel-efficient. The climate change bill ambitiously seeks to cut emissions by 60% by the year 2050. Is this viable in today's "me" society? Or over time will we slowly turn into a "them" society? Is this compatible with capitalism? And just how easy is it to turn an existing house into a green one? Guy Alexander Bell, editor of ... Tags:Greener Houses Can Offset Greenhouse Gases
Is Global Warming Caused By Greenhouse Gases Or By The Sun? By: Per Strandberg | - Most scientists believe that the current global warming is caused by man-made emissions of greenhouse gases and that the most important of these gases is Carbon Dioxide or CO2.
They also believe that the Sun's influence for this warming is very small. We now know that the irradiance or "heat transfer" from the Sun to the Earth has varied relative little during recent decades. Therefore the conclusion that most scientists have done is that the resent warming must be man-made, this ... Tags:global, warming, temperature, greenhouse, gases, cosmic, radiation
Power Cells As Alternative To Oil By: Rick Solare | - As oil and gasoline prices rise, much hay is being made regarding the possibilities of power cells as a solution to our oil addictions. Heres a basic primer on power cells.
Power Cells As Alternative To Oil
More than a few politicians have argued that power cells have the potential to cure all our energy problems. They argue power cells offer clean, efficient alternatives to the gasoline and oil burning combustion engine we all use in our vehicles. They also arg ... Tags:power, cells, energy, oil, hydrogen, global warming, policitians, greenhouse, gases, water, cars
Climate Change "€" What Is It? By: Rick Solare | - Climate change is an amazingly simple phrase for such a complex subject. Following, we have a go at defining climate change in todays terms.
Climate Change What is it?
In the current day lexicon of scientists, climate modification isnt really a term of use anymore. The reason for this is that we have come to understand that the effect of the changes we make to our environment will increase the temperature in many locations on the planet, but will also coo ... Tags:climate, scientists, climate change, greenhouse gases, warming, thermal blanket
Why Use Biomass For Our Energy Needs By: Rick Solare | - The last five years has seen a revolution in how governments, people and industry view energy. The positive aspects of biomass energy have come to the forefront in this discussion.
Why Use Biomass for Our Energy Needs: The Pros
The primary positive aspect of biomass is it is part of the biocycle of life. This means it isnt toxic to the environment because it is more or less the environment. An additional benefit is the fact biomass almost always breaks down rela ... Tags:biomass, energy, power, fuel, biocycle, carbon dioxide, greenhouse gases, fossil fuels
