Global Warming is a hot topic these days. I think their are a lot of political and social tensions behind it as well. I just though I might express what I have been thinking about global warming. I do not have a conclusion only thoughts.
That Al Gore movie was good, but I believe it was a US political drama. Gore says each individual must be resposibile for his/her carbon emissions. He really sets an example in the film by flying around the world in a private jet and cruising the states in his Lincoln. I believe in leading by example not by words.
Humans in essence produce carbon dioxide (C02). Every breath we take, we use up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide. If we make a fire to cook our food or keep us warm, we burn trees and produce carbon dioxide. It is impossible for humans not to produce carbon dioxide. In addition to this the human population increase 10 fold from 1770 to 2000. In that same period carbon dioxide levels rose 1.3 times. This shows that our carbon dioxide levels didn't really effect the balance.
Plants must be converting our carbon dioxide into oxygen for us to breath. Plants grow faster in a room full of CO2 than they do in a room full of normal air. If the carbon levels continue to rise we will see increased plant growth and yield. In fact we all ready have.
Fossil fuels to me are a very rudimentary technology. North American believe that they enjoy such a high standard of living, but meanwhile are breathing in more toxic pollutants that any other countries. I think we are living in the past burning these types of fuels. We can do better than this.
The other thing is that oilmen and their descendants are the royalty of the United States. The 13 colonies broke away from Britian to escape the crown. Funny enough a new breed took over the upper echelons of society. With some exception the richest people in the US are descendants of oilmen. Families like the Rockfellers are the royalty of the US.
18.11.06
Grizzly Man
Have you seen grizzlyman yet? If not you should. It's an amazing story.
I think he wanted to be eaten by the bears. For him it was the only way to truely become a bear.
And for the people that disliked the grizzlyman in the movie, they were just jelous of that fact that he got so close to the bears. That one guy in the musuem throws out the "my people" didn't go near the bears and it was disrespectful to the bears to go into their territory. He worked in a museum so it would be hard to believe that his opinion is indicitive of the indigenous people. What about hunters? are they disrepecting the bears by going on it's territory?
I think he wanted to be eaten by the bears. For him it was the only way to truely become a bear.
And for the people that disliked the grizzlyman in the movie, they were just jelous of that fact that he got so close to the bears. That one guy in the musuem throws out the "my people" didn't go near the bears and it was disrespectful to the bears to go into their territory. He worked in a museum so it would be hard to believe that his opinion is indicitive of the indigenous people. What about hunters? are they disrepecting the bears by going on it's territory?
13.11.06
Languages by Rank
Hi, I was surfing wikipedia and found this interesting chart of languages ranked by number of native speakers. It's pretty interesting.
1. Chinese 850 million native
2. English 425 million native
3. Hindi 400 million native
4. Spanish 390 million native
5. Arabic 272 million native
6. Portuguese 210 million native
7. Bengali 194 million native
8. Indonesian 222 million native
9. Russian 145 million native
10. Japanese 130 million native
11. French 120 million native
12. Persian 101 million native
13. German 100 million native
1. Chinese 850 million native
2. English 425 million native
3. Hindi 400 million native
4. Spanish 390 million native
5. Arabic 272 million native
6. Portuguese 210 million native
7. Bengali 194 million native
8. Indonesian 222 million native
9. Russian 145 million native
10. Japanese 130 million native
11. French 120 million native
12. Persian 101 million native
13. German 100 million native
10.11.06
Ethanol and Biodeisel
7.11.06
I just finished reading this article on chronic marijuana use. They studied 4 patients that smoked 8 grams of marijuana per day. The study found that there was a mild difficulty with attention and concetration as well as a mild pulmonary risk. The study also noted that cancerous tumors have never been found in smokers of only marijuana. In addition, the study suggested that marijuana in conjuction with tabbacco may negate some of tabbacco's negative effects.
Previous studies done on recreational and chronic users were done in Britian (1894), New York (1944), Jamaica (1975), Greece (1977) and Costa Rica (1980). They found no differences between non marijuana smokers and marijuana smokers. In the Jamaican study marijauna users (of 3 spliffs a day for at least 10 years) actually scored higher on intelligence tests that not marijuana users.
All these studies are outlined in more details in this article.
http://www.medicalcannabis.com/PDF/Chronic_Cannabis.pdf
Previous studies done on recreational and chronic users were done in Britian (1894), New York (1944), Jamaica (1975), Greece (1977) and Costa Rica (1980). They found no differences between non marijuana smokers and marijuana smokers. In the Jamaican study marijauna users (of 3 spliffs a day for at least 10 years) actually scored higher on intelligence tests that not marijuana users.
All these studies are outlined in more details in this article.
http://www.medicalcannabis.com/PDF/Chronic_Cannabis.pdf
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