Fighting for air: frontline of war on globalwarming

"In the most polluted city on earth, the smog is so thick that it seems to consume its source. Iron foundries, smelting plants and cement factories loom out of the haze then disappear once more as you drive along Linfen's roads. The outlines of smoke stacks blur in the filthy mist. No sooner are the plumes of carbon and sulphur belched out than the chimneys are swallowed up again."

"The effects have been dramatic. By 2009 China is predicted to overtake the United States as the world's biggest emitter of greenhouse gases. India has recently become the fourth biggest polluter, but its steeply rising emissions will see it in third place within a few years.

China's three decades of industrial blitzkrieg has extracted a heavy price. Seventy percent of its rivers are contaminated. In the southern Himalayas, ancient glaciers are melting. Further north, encroaching deserts threaten the livelihoods of 400 million people."

Source: The Guardian

The sad effects of progress. You'd wish that these up and coming countries, like China and India, would try to take advantage of what the western world has already experienced, in order to save their environment. However, what is happening right now, in especially China, might very well be the beginning of the end of the world as we've known it. They still have a chance to do something about it, but time is running out, and fast. Globalwarming is not a myth, it's fact. We need to be aware of our actions. Awareness2007 is essential as a start.

Pill stops cow burps and helps save the planet

"Cut down on flying, sell the car and recycle your bottles. But if you really want to tackle globalwarming, you should stop your cow from burping.

According to scientific estimates, the methane gas produced by cows is responsible for 4% of greenhouse gas emissions. And now, German scientists have invented a pill to cut bovine burping."

Source: The Guardian

Really? As much as 4%? Can you really compare that to the pollution from cars, airplanes and heavy industry? I don't see it to be honest. Just leave the poor cattle alone, and concentrate on the heavy industry as they are responsible for a much larger portion of greenhouse gas emissions than the cows. All in the spirit of Globalwarming Awareness2007!

Does smoking cause globalwarming?

In the spirit of globalwarming awareness2007 I have to ask the question, don't you agree? Smokers spew out their smoke all the time. Millions of them, hundreds of millions of smokers world wide. Every day, every minute, every second. What's in that smoke? Carbon dioxide most likely, the same carbon dioxide we blame the auto industry for. Shouldn't we start paying attention to the tobacco industry as well?

Sure, we already blame them for such things as lung cancer and second hand smoke, but what about their obvious part in polluting the planet?

I welcome any thoughts on the matter!!!