Increase your carbon footprint

espinolman

Carbon dioxide is good for the environment , more CO2 means increased plant growth :

Indeed, far from being a poisonous gas that will wreak havoc on the planet's ecosystem, carbon dioxide is arguably the Earth's best friend in that trees, wheat, peanuts, flowers, cotton and numerous other plants significantly benefit from increased levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide.

quote from here : http://www.google.ie/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CA4QFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nationalcenter.org%2FNPA334.html&rct=j&q=carbon+dioxide+is+good+for+the+environment&ei=e_DlSpPaKsnOjAeZzcmhBA&usg=AFQjCNFZ_uRtg9vayQjzAi4uG1xbSY8TXw

so i have started this thread to discuss what we can do to increase our carbon footprint , in order to help the environment .

Any suggestions on how i could increase my carbon footprint ?

Judgement Day

Self-immolation?

Hellm0

Well one tried and true way to increase ones carbon footprint is smoking. Needless fires are also a great alternative, combined with day to day habits such as;

- Boiling the kettle even when no hot water is required.
- Leaving the lights on when you are not home.
- Littering.
- Never walk anywhere; use any excuse to get into a car.
- Create traffic jam's by leaving cleverly concealed tire puncturing objects on busy roads and highways.
- Give special preference to products which utilize eye catching, superfluous packaging.
- Encourage others to follow suit.

Step 1: Increase Carbon Footprint
Step 2: ?
Step 3: Profit!

zod

A poll performed by Peter Doran and Maggie Kendall Zimmerman at Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago received replies from 3,146 of the 10,257 polled Earth scientists. Results were analyzed globally and by specialization:

76 out of 79 climatologists who "listed climate science as their area of expertise and who also have published more than 50% of their recent peer-reviewed papers on the subject of climate change" believe that mean global temperatures have risen compared to pre-1800s levels, and 75 out of 77 believe that human activity is a significant factor in changing mean global temperatures. Among all respondents, 90% agreed that temperatures have risen compared to pre-1800 levels, and 82% agreed that humans significantly influence the global temperature. Petroleum geologists and meteorologists were among the biggest doubters, with only 47 percent and 64 percent, respectively, believing in human involvement. A summary from the survey states that:

"It seems that the debate on the authenticity of global warming and the role played by human activity is largely nonexistent among those who understand the nuances and scientific basis of long-term climate processes."[84]

Judgement Day

Zod are you sure you are posting in the right thread? This is a Troll Zone!

Macha

Judgement Day, please read the Charter and note that accusations of trolling in threads will not be tolerated.

Thank you.

espinolman, I didn't realise plants were in danger of running out of CO2 before climate change started. Was there some sort of shortage I wasn't aware of?

I'd also like to point out that your author of choice, John Carlisle, has a BA and Masters in Political Science but no actual science-related qualification to speak of.

djpbarry

espinolman wrote: »

Carbon dioxide is good for the environment , more CO2 means increased plant growth...

Well that is good news, isn’t it? So what concentration of atmospheric CO2 is required for rainforest to proliferate in the Sahara?