Top Questions - ecoanswers - the eco knowledge-exchange most recent 30 from http://community.ecoanswers.com 2010-07-31T06:22:43Z http://community.ecoanswers.com/feeds http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/760/in-terms-of-carbon-offsetting-what-is-radiative-forcing-index In terms of carbon offsetting - what is Radiative Forcing Index? Jon Silver 2010-01-05T15:41:42Z 2010-07-30T23:23:35Z <p>What is Radiative Forcing Index? I read it on a carbon offsetting site but it didn't explain what it meant?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/957/how-much-co2-is-there-in-all-plains-of-water-seas-oceans-rivers-etc How much CO2 is there in all plains of water (seas, oceans, rivers, etc)? Mithrandir 2010-01-18T11:39:07Z 2010-07-30T01:23:36Z <p>This is a second question in a series of questions trying to come up with some hard facts on CO2. Anyone know how much CO2 there is in all our bodies of water worldwide?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/762/where-does-the-money-go-if-i-carbon-offset-my-flights Where does the money go if I carbon offset my flights? Jon Silver 2010-01-05T16:40:53Z 2010-07-29T22:24:12Z <p>Id be happier offsetting my flight emissions if I knew where the money goes to; is it invested in reducing carbon emissions such as reforestation, or new green technologies such as solar power plants? Can I choose which projects?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/959/why-is-350ppm-important Why is 350ppm important? FarmerGiles 2010-01-18T12:15:21Z 2010-07-29T20:23:48Z <p>I've heard that 350ppm is an important number to fight global climate change but where can I find more information on this? </p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1408/short-city-breaks Short City Breaks unknown (google) 2010-06-17T11:43:57Z 2010-07-29T13:23:43Z <p>Who are the best in sightseeing &amp; days out, one night trips, weekend &amp; short breaks?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/875/roses-are-red-but-are-they-green Roses are red but are they green? Sarah Mitchell 2010-01-15T00:46:00Z 2010-07-28T17:23:46Z <p>Each year thousands of cut-price Valentine roses are exported from Kenya to the UK. The roses are red but are they green? Are the Fair Trade alternatives any better if they still draw water from Lake Naivasha?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1435/how-can-i-make-my-vacations-more-eco How can i make my vacations more eco? Millie 2010-07-28T11:31:55Z 2010-07-28T11:31:55Z <p>I really want to go to Vietnam this fall but am worried about my carbon footprint - is there a way that I can still go <a href="http://www.puretravel.com/Guide/Asia/South-East_Asia/vietnam" rel="nofollow">visiting vietnam</a> but also be a lot more eco about it?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1433/do-they-have-a-down-payment-in-atlantic-city-hotels Do they have a down payment in Atlantic City Hotels? cityattra 2010-07-28T09:21:11Z 2010-07-28T10:39:04Z <p>Atlantic City Attractions, Atlantic City Tourist Attractions, Attractions in Atlantic City</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1431/what-is-the-refund-policy-in-las-vegas-hotels What is the Refund Policy in Las Vegas Hotels? Delia Sophie 2010-07-27T09:26:29Z 2010-07-27T09:26:50Z <p>What is the Refund Policy in Las Vegas Hotels?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1429/does-anybody-cover-idea-on-receiving-the-top-casino-bonuses Does anybody cover idea on receiving the top Casino Bonuses? casinoparties 2010-07-26T11:05:04Z 2010-07-26T12:21:17Z <p>Home Casino Parties, Home Casino Party, Casino Home Parties</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1162/what-is-spray-foam-insulation-and-what-are-the-advantages What is Spray Foam insulation and what are the advantages? John 2010-01-30T09:19:07Z 2010-07-25T05:23:38Z <p>What is Spray Foam insulation and what are the advantages?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/420/how-efficient-are-solar-arrays-for-lighting-purpose-at-homes How efficient are solar arrays for lighting purpose at homes. 2009-12-30T19:09:10Z 2010-07-24T00:23:47Z <p>How efficient are solar arrays in powering electronic appliances for home usage. I want to know feasibility of setting up an array too.</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1211/global-carbon-dioxide Global Carbon dioxide? Peter Stevenson 2010-02-04T16:58:00Z 2010-07-23T21:23:56Z <p>I am doing a Science project, and i was wondering how much Carbon Dioxide was produced globally every hour (on average).</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1427/what-happens-at-a-casino-when-you-lose-all-your-play-money What happens at a Casino when you lose all your play money? ElmaLuella 2010-07-23T11:22:08Z 2010-07-23T11:22:34Z <p>What happens at a Casino when you lose all your play money?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1425/usage-of-getting-rid-of-hidden-programs-for-online-gaming-security Usage of Getting Rid of Hidden Programs for Online Gaming Security? pokgme 2010-07-22T12:45:48Z 2010-07-22T12:58:36Z <p>Hosting a Casino Party, Game of Roulette</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1087/can-products-be-designed-to-prevent-passive-energy-use Can products be designed to prevent passive energy use? tokyoeco 2010-01-26T17:35:56Z 2010-07-21T21:23:46Z <p>Appliances continue to draw electricity while the products are turned off, and in the average home nearly 75% of all electricty used to power electronics is consumed by products that are switched off. (source: <a href="http://www1.eere.energy.gov/consumer/tips/home%5Foffice.html" rel="nofollow">US Dept. of Energy</a>)</p> <p>Why can't products be designed to prevent this sort of passive energy use? Is it simply laziness on the part of the manufacturers, or is there a real design constraint at work?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1312/is-there-such-a-thing-as-an-eco-friendly-flight Is there such a thing as an eco friendly flight? Jean Amaury 2010-02-23T20:46:06Z 2010-07-20T09:23:51Z <p>Is there such a thing as an eco friendly flight? I'm planning my vacations and wondered whether there was such a thing, or whether the green option - other than stay local - is to buy carbon credits.</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1424/how-much-co2-is-emitted-by-using-a-screensaver how much co2 is emitted by using a screensaver unknown (google) 2010-07-19T22:13:55Z 2010-07-19T22:13:55Z <p>I would like to know how much co2 is emitted by using screen-savers and how it could be prevented</p> <p>thanks</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1422/bulk-domain-registration Bulk domain registration emily 2010-07-19T06:36:46Z 2010-07-19T09:56:37Z <p>What are the uses in Bulk domain registration?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1159/can-cow-dung-be-used-to-produce-fuel Can cow dung be used to produce fuel? raj_sj9 2010-01-30T05:13:27Z 2010-07-19T08:23:46Z <p>I am curious as I have heard that cows produce large quantities of methane. Methane can used as a fuel for heating and other purposes. Since cows produce a lot of methane, why can't the dung be used to extract fuel instead of letting methane becoming a pollutant.</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/37/how-important-is-ozone-depletion-in-bringing-about-climate-change How important is ozone depletion in bringing about climate change? Unni 2009-12-14T16:20:29Z 2010-07-18T23:23:47Z <p>There's been a slow, steady decline in the total volume of ozone in Earth's stratosphere since the late 1970s. How important is ozone depletion in bringing about climate changes?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/59/what-will-be-the-adverse-effects-of-global-warming-on-the-agricultural-sector What will be the adverse effects of Global Warming on the agricultural sector? unknown (google) 2009-12-15T00:48:40Z 2010-07-18T22:23:48Z <p>What will be the negative effects of the global rise in temperature, more CO2, and rising level of seas on the agricultural sector all around the world? How are the crops going to be affected?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1315/who-are-the-worlds-first-climate-refugees-or-who-do-you-think-are-going-to-be Who are the world's first climate refugees? (or) Who do you think are going to become the world's first climate refugees? raj_sj9 2010-02-25T05:21:59Z 2010-07-18T04:23:44Z <p>I was reading about Maldives and how it is being affected by global warming. This small island will be gone by the end of the century if nothing is done. So I am wondering if there are already climate refugees in this world today?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1338/can-i-recycle-all-the-water-from-my-house-and-re-use-it-for-the-commodes Can I recycle all the water from my house and re-use it for the commodes? todayz lady 2010-03-06T04:56:03Z 2010-07-17T23:23:50Z <p>Is there a way to recycle the wastewater from my sinks, showers, and washers and solely use it for water in the commodes. I have a dream of a house that reuses just about everything it puts out and only commode water goes to the sewage.</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/446/making-electricity-from-food-waste Making Electricity From Food Waste? tokyoeco 2009-12-31T03:04:13Z 2010-07-17T07:23:52Z <p>Currently we send around 80,000 tonnes of waste every year to the landfill in the UK alone; the majority of which is food waste. Some supermarkets are looking to convert this into electricity through new technology 'digester' plants. Yet around the world people starve and now we’re going to use leftover food to heat and light our supermarkets? Is making electricity from food waste really a good solution?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/823/what-is-lpg-and-can-i-covert-my-car-to-use-it What is LPG and can I covert my car to use it? John 2010-01-12T00:21:47Z 2010-05-20T12:23:25Z <p>What is LPG? I know it's an alternative to petrol but why is it better than petrol? Second, would it be ecconomical to convert my petrol car to run on LPG?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/1390/how-many-trees-are-killed-when-we-purchase-a-500-stack-of-printing-paper How many trees are killed when we purchase a 500 stack of Printing Paper? Meghann 2010-05-15T03:01:00Z 2010-05-15T03:01:00Z <p>I heard from a teacher that she would have killed 10 trees if she had made the print larger, thus making more paper being used. So about how many trees are killed daily? For a 500 stack of paper? Are there better ways to avoid printing paper?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/939/what-is-the-truth-about-global-temperatures What is the truth about global temperatures? Claire Vianne 2010-01-16T02:32:38Z 2010-05-09T10:05:55Z <p>What is the truth about global temperatures?</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/265/how-useful-are-cloth-shopping-bags How useful are cloth shopping bags? unknown (yahoo) 2009-12-21T01:27:50Z 2010-05-05T22:41:23Z <p>It seems every store sells reusable cloth shopping bags, but aren't these mass produced shopping bags also an environmental concern? I don't see how having a few hundred of these for each store of each chain is reducing pollution.</p> http://community.ecoanswers.com/questions/253/is-there-oil-drilling-in-the-alaska-wildlife-refuge-or-are-the-environmentalists Is there oil drilling in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge or are the environmentalists still fighting / winning the battle? OliLoli 2009-12-19T09:43:11Z 2010-04-28T03:23:39Z <p>Is there oil drilling in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge or are the environmentalists still fighting / winning the battle?</p>