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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Research shows that we MUST reduce emissions by 2020
. If we don't, we're gonna see stronger Sandys in the near future.
edited 16th Dec '12 11:41:48 AM by Serocco
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.We need to reduce emissions, number one.
Number two, we need mass conversion to nuclear power generation. We need rapid adoption of energy-efficient appliances and buildings, electric vehicle usage and other means of reducing fossil fuel use.
Forget fossil fuel. Not only is it gonna be rendered obsolete, but it's one of the only ways we can insure reduction of ice melting and sea level rising.
edited 16th Dec '12 11:45:58 AM by Serocco
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.Connecticut Governor Malloy: We need to "question" assault weapons
edited 16th Dec '12 11:48:39 AM by DeviantBraeburn
Everything is Possible. But some things are more Probable than others. JEBAGEDDON 2016
Exactly. It'll still exist and in relatively mass production, but western contact with rice-related food will suffer the most, because it'll be more expensive to get it, and thus, more expensive to eat.
We can stop that before it goes into effect, though, but in a world where money matters most, I don't see how anyone currently in power will do so. Well, currently, at least.
edited 16th Dec '12 11:57:58 AM by Serocco
In RWBY, every girl is Best Girl.Hunters can't go after wolves most places, but even if they could, wolves wouldn't be good to have in most of the areas that deer are a real issue. It's not so much the foods that they're decimating as suburbia and farmland.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. DickHouse Republicans plan to put the renewable fuel standard on trial next Congress
For crying out loud...attention, car companies: You adapt to this by selling more engines and other car parts that will wear out faster because of this, not by trying to stop laws that will help the environment.
Seriously, this is like if Captain Planet's villains were smarter.
edited 16th Dec '12 1:15:48 PM by Discar
Writing a post-post apocalypse LitRPG on RR. Also fanfic stuff.
All mechanical parts wear out eventually, that's why they need servicing.
@ Serocco:
Most environmentalists are against Nuclear Power as well, as well as an increasing number of Governments, especially after the Fukushima incident. They want to use renewable forms of energy instead. I guess we'll have to get used to the lights going out.
edited 16th Dec '12 1:40:23 PM by Greenmantle
Keep Rolling On@Kostya: It's a two-part process. For one, friction between moving parts makes them wear out faster, especially if you don't change your lubrication often enough.
For another, gasoline is a solvent and does contribute to wear as well.
"I don't know how I do it. I'm like the Mr. Bean of sex." -DrunkscriblerianTo reduce emissions, they're already having to put Urea
into the exhaust. It's powerful stuff.
Ethanol was a fuel source waaaaaay back when cars were first starting up and gas stations weren't widespread. People were just looking for whatever would get their engines running back then. But for similar reasons, it obviously fell out of favor.
- swings cane*
These engines made by these young'uns don't work for darn-tootin minute!
Glove and Boots is good for Blog!

Humans can cause environmental damage through both action and inaction. By not hunting the deer, we cause widescale environmental damage that will take ages to repair when it's easily prevented now by a few hunting rifles.
Reality is that, which when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. -Philip K. Dick