Vanamahotsava, Global Warming and Climate Change

As a great saying goes "Welcome, O life! I go to encounter for the millionth time the reality of experience and to forge in the smithy of my soul the uncreated conscience of my race." Vanamahotsava is the festival of life. It was started in India, as a campaign to save mother earth. BUT HAS THIS CAMPAIGN REALLY BORE FRUIT? We all might have heard, some of us experienced the dreadful effect of global warming. The reason, greenhouse gases. The solution, stop emission. But is that possible? No country is ready to sacrifice its economy for the ecology! And when fossil fuels are continued to be burnt everyday, the amazon forest that sustains life on earth is being destroyed at a steady rate! SO did we miscalculate the after effects? Yes we did and now a lot of scientists tell that it's necessary to develop forests. But with the growing population, I doubt there would be enough resources to do so. So I came up with this new alternative when I was surfing the net one day. It's called URBAN FORESTRY, mainly involves the development of green belts in cities. To do this you need not go and plant trees on the roadside, start from your own backyard. So this vanamahotsava, are you all ready to do a little. Remember that one tree in your garden, can surely make a difference, because a single tree can absorb about one ton of CO2 in its lifetime!

Remember if the current rate of emissions goes on, the current rate of melting of ice continues, within a span of 30 years sea levels will rise by 20 feet. Now some people will say this is all a hoax, but scientists prove it! If the sea levels rise by 20feet, all coastal cities will be wiped out. And those cities like Bangalore high up there will have acute water shortage, food shortage, and a 200% rise in diseases!

My dear friends if you think I'm a fool, please see the movie "AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH". Hats off to Al Gore for his efforts to save mother earth.

Some of you might say, we won't be there at that time, but did you all just forget your children, or grandchildren? If you all really care for them, please try planting atl east one sapling this year. You decide your vanamahotsava to plant it.

Please try following the below energy saving measures. These energy saving measures can cut down your expenses as well as cut your household CO2 emissions by 1.5 tons!

Reduce-Reuse-Recycle

Do your part in reducing wastes by choosing reusable rather than disposable products. Try using recycled paper and plastics as much as possible

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Pollution Prevents Global Warming?

Are the Global Warming alarmists all washed up in their own acid rain? A couple of new research papers seem to indicate that pollution prevents Global Warming as it prevents the sun from getting through and heating up the concrete in cities which causes Urban Heat. Well, there is much more to the report than just that, you'll have to read it all for yourself.

The evidence is pretty overwhelming that the scientist "do not" agree that Global Warming, which by definition means that it is being caused by human pollution output of CO2, is real. This new evidence seems to indicate that additional pollution will indeed, slow climate change or heating of the Earth, even during times of severe solar activity. But is this report true?

Apparently, the team of scientists who worked on this research and report have proof, unlike Al Gore's "Inconvenient" movie, in which he received a Nobel Prize for. If pollution is preventing Global Warming and if the Earth's atmosphere really is heating up uncontrollably then maybe it is time that all nations start paying Beijing royalty payments for polluting the air, which then is blown by the trade winds around the world.

No one should be surprised by all this. 300-years ago we had the mini-ice age, in the 1950s it was hotter than hell, in the 1970s scientists believed we were entering an ice age again, and today, well, it's back to the climate change issue again, this time we are calling it Global Warming. At this point one would have to ask the question, what makes you so sure you are right this time?

The Carbon Footprint Of Log Homes And Timber Frame Homes

Log Homes and Timber Frame Homes may have the lowest carbon footprint of any other type of construction. A carbon footprint is the measurement of carbon dioxide released as a result of using a particular product or other human activity. Carbon dioxide is the main greenhouse gas released into the atmosphere and major contributor to global warming.

A report prepared by the Edinburgh Center for Carbon Management (ECCM) compared the carbon dioxide footprints of three structures and the benefits when more timber was introduced into the construction. The results were astounding. ECCM estimated that there could be up to an 88% reduction of greenhouse gases by using log or timber structural elements wherever possible rather than other conventional building materials. The reduction of greenhouse gases was achieved by replacing materials high energy, high CO2 production values, such as steel and concrete, with solid wood. The report states that the production of steel and concrete materials accounts for 10% of the total global emissions of greenhouse gases. These materials have a high CO2 output created during the extraction of raw materials, refining, processing and manufacturing of the finished product. As reported in a study published by the Royal Australian Institute of Architects, the energy consumed to process a tree into a finished sawn timber is about one-tenth of steel production.

In another report prepared by The Consortium for Research on Renewable Industrial Materials (CORRIM) compared four different structure using different wall systems - two woods, one concrete and one steel. The report found that the steel wall system generated 33% more greenhouses gases than wood and the concrete wall generated 80% more greenhouse gases than wood. The study also reported that the wood structures out-performed the steel and concrete houses in energy use and the impact on air and water quality.

Wood walls are typically framed or solid. Conventionally framed walls use a combination a several materials including processed wood products such as plywood or other laminated wood products, fiberglass insulation, exterior siding, interior sheetrock and some type of wall covering. Solid wood walls using logs or timbers have basically one product - the log or timber. The energy consumed and the CO2 produced in the production of logs and timbers is a fraction compared to the production of all the various materials in a conventionally framed wall.

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The Coming Ice Age and the Ethanol Trend Mistake

One interesting thing about Earth warming cycles is that they cause evaporation and that means more clouds in the sky and water droplets blocking the sun. Meaning that global warming can precede global cooling - what is global cooling or global dimming?

Well, that is what the Global Warming alarmists forgot to tell you. Volcanic Activity in the ocean can cause increased ocean temps, changes of water currents and conveyor belts of cool water and even particulate in the atmosphere, which can cause clouds to form also, and also block the sun.

Now then, if Global Warming is real or if we are ending a high-temp phase, which comes right before a global cooling period, or ice age? Ah ha, so you have heard about this then? Well, if we have an ice age, we are totally in trouble if we think we will grow our own fuel using ethanol strategies. And can you imagine the price spikes, $100 per barrel for oil might be looking rather cheap in the future.

If we are entering a cooling period or ice age, well, then we need to ramp up our industrial capacity now, and build stronger facilities and infrastructure, not tear it down. Why, because everything will change, people will migrate to different regions and things simply will not be same or easy going like it is during a warming period, period. Heating fuel, food supply and all sorts of other issues will challenge mankind's existence and it is not as if it has not happened before. They call this the natural climate cycle, not global warming. Think on it.