A Million Green Ideas

Question by O’Ryan: How come Al Gore is worth a hundred million now?


How come Al Gore went from being worth two million to a hundred million over the last ten years?
Hey, I am for free-market capitalism and would love to cook up a story in order to make hella money. More power to the guy for conning so many idiots.

Best answer:

Answer by bayou girl
dirty money from lying about global warming

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Question by Just_gone: Even if humans only contribute a portion to climate change, is it worth it to do what we can ?


Many European countries are taking climate change quite seriously. Some countries, such as China, present a problem, although there are pro-green public demonstrations there.
There are natural climate cycles.
Should we change our lifestyles and do what we can, in your opinion?
Whatever your beliefs, please keep it courteous.
People of different opinions are serious and well meaning.

Best answer:

Answer by mnvikes
yes. conservation is never bad. even if climate change turns out to be a bunch of crap, fossil fuels are a finite resource. most geologist estimate there is only 30-75 years worth left of it before the supply gets too low that it is no longer widely available enough to be a cheap workhorse fuel. and alternative methods really suck as is and might not be able to pick up the slack when that happens. also, fossil fuels (mainly oil) have a major impact on our economy and political relations, exhibit A the war on terror. why should we just keep wasting it so we can drive big ass SUVs that get 15 mpg? itd be nice to mandate geothermal heating in all new buildings as well as heating/cooling is one of the biggest uses of energy.

and if climate change is real, by the time it is proved it will be too late to do anything about it and we’ll have to accept the consequences, which may or may not be a big deal. frankly anyone who thinks conserving is a bad thing is an idiot, whether they beleive in global warming or not.

but you are right, it is a global thing and if one nation doesnt use it, another like china will so its going to be a tough problem to tackle

and to the guy below me that says it costs too much, i think the population of canada is like 150-200 million people…. if its costing them 1.2 billion a year to reduce their greenhouse gases 8%, thats about $ 6-7 per person per year… dinner at a fast food restuarant….

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I planned on starting to recycle every day items (cans, paper, bottles, etc) around my house instead of being wasteful and throwing them away. This was just so I could feel like I was helping the environment out a little bit. However, I wanted to know just how useful one person’s monthly recyclables are to helping the environment. Like 2 full garbage bags worth per month.

Best reply by JWrightus:

The obvious answer is…it depends. It depends how much of what item you’re recycling.

Recycling plastic is arguably the most important recycling you can do in terms of environmental impact because plastics are not biodegradable. They never decompose. Furthermore, plastics are petroleum-based–they come from the same raw materials we use for fuel.

Recycling plastic has at least three benefits: It keeps non-biodegradable materials out of landfills and waterways, it provides already-existing materials for packaging, and it reduces the amount of raw materials extracted from the ground.

Having said that, EVERYTHING you recycle has a large positive impact on the environment. Even just a month’s worth!

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How much does monthly recycling contribute to the environment?

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