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Global Warming - comman mans perspective
by Nanda Kishore on Jun 06, 2007 12:25 PM   Permalink | Hide replies

Let us know the list of preventive measures that a comman man needs to do to prevent global warming.

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  RE:Global Warming - comman mans perspective
by SAM KIM on Jun 06, 2007 12:44 PM   Permalink

Use water/electricity judiciasly.
Use Public transport
Don't use plastic Items at all.

Some facts:-
Each litr of petrol burnt emits 2.3 kg's of CO2.
Each litr of Diese burnt emits 2.7 kg's of CO2.
Each MW of power generation release 600 kgs of CO2.

So we common people should use natural resourses judiciasly, there by contributing to contain GLOBAL WARMING.

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by R on Jun 06, 2007 01:27 PM   Permalink
good facts, i dint know some of these.

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by pavan kumar on Jun 06, 2007 01:18 PM   Permalink
Your equations are against the laws of conservation. 1 Litre is slightly less than a kilo gram.How come a litre of petrol produce that much CO2??

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by ASHOK on Jun 06, 2007 09:05 PM   Permalink
Petrol has Carbon and Hydrogen where as CO2 is made from Carbon from petrol and oxygen from Air. They will add up to a figure more than Petrol weight.

Nothing wrong with SAM KIM figures

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by MANSI SHAH on Jun 06, 2007 01:41 PM   Permalink
COmbustion consumes oxygen from atmosphere. Hence 1 ltr of petrol can generate more than 2 kgs of CO2. Thus its not against law of conservation.

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  RE:Global Warming - comman mans perspective
by SAM KIM on Jun 06, 2007 01:25 PM   Permalink

It is very authentic info.
Please check this link. You will get the ans.
http://timeforchange.org/responsibility_and_carbon_footprint


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