GLOBAL WARMING

Tidak Makan Daging Bisa Selamatkan Bumi

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Fri, 15 May 2009 13:26:00 +0700

Masyarakat perkotaan dan pedesaan dapat berpartisipasi mengatasi pemanasan global dengan cara mengurangi makan daging.

Kurangi makan daging, karena dengan mengurangi makan daging berarti mengurangi peternakan

peternakan sapi, kambing, kerbau, domba maupun unggas sangat berperan dalam pemanasan global. Dengan mengurangi makan daging, yang berarti pula mengurangi peternakan maka akan berdampak kepada lahan untuk dihijaukan yang berfungsi sebagai hutan.

Di pihak lain, pemanasan global bisa dikurangi dengan menggalakkan pola pemupukan organik yang diyakini bisa memperkaya oksigen.

Selain itu, bisa menjadi orang tidak makan daging sama sekali (vegetarian) berarti secara individu telah ikut mengurangi gas rumah kaca yang menyebabkan pemanasan global.

Vegetarian sangat dianjurkan guna mengurangi pemanasan global. Vegetarian, di samping menjaga kesehatan tubuh, juga berarti mengurangi konsumsi daging.

Semua masyarakat terkena dampak pemanasan global, baik di perkotaan maupun di pedesaan. Karena itu, semua perlu berpartisipasi untuk menguranginya,

STOP GLOBAL WARMING! Help Us….Help You! DO YOU KNOW THAT????

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 12:32:00 +0700

1. Tidak menancapkan colokan listrik walaupun ketika alat elektronik itu dimatikan=menghemat 40-50% biaya listrik yang harus anda bayarkan tiap bulannya. Dan berarti pula mengurangi panas yang timbul dari alat elektronik yang merembet ke pamanasan global.

2. Kantong plastik butuh waktu 1000 tahun untuk terurai di TPA ( tempat pembuangan akhir ). Sekitar 300 juta buah kantong plastik dibuang tiap tahunnya di Indonesia. Belum lagi yang dibuang di sungai belakang rumah dan tempat-tempat yang tidak semestinya. Dan 10Kg kertas koran yang siap di jual loakan itu membutuhkan 1 pohon yang butuh waktu 10 tahun untuk jadi besar. Bayangkan yang terjadi dengan illegal logging…how many trees has been cut down for you? Imagine how they make the world hotter?

3. Ketika anda membeli 1 liter air mineral di supermarket = beli 5 liter air. Tanya kenapa? Karena di pabrik, untuk mendinginkan botol plastik panas yang baru dicetak, membutuhkan 5 liter air…Kode botol apa yang aman digunakan sebagai botol air? Lihat tanda dibawah botol, cari nomor 2,3 atau 4…selain nomor-nomor itu…they’re not safe, karena sama aja anda makan plastik.

4. Tisue yang sudah di pakai itu ngga bisa di recycles… begitu juga karton-karton yang bekas kena minyak, makanan, kue, minuman… They’re only a waste…yang mau ngga mau tanahlah yang harus me-recycle. Perkiraan orang memakai memakai tisue 6 lembar sehari. 2.200 lembar setaun. Berarti kira2 44 MILIAR lembar seluruh Indonesia setahun….Kalau kita menghemat 1 lembar saja tiap hari…berarti kita mengurangi sampah kertas sebanyak 7 MILIAR lembar setahun…HEBAT KAN?

5. Be Green on ATM? Kalo di BCA kan ada yang ambil duit tidak menggunakan receipt…atau be smart dong..Transfer lewat internet banking atau mobile banking…

6. MILIAR kali transaksi di ATM yang mengeluarkan kertas receipt tiap taun adalah salah satu sumber sampah terbesar di dunia. Kalau selama setahun orang transaksi tidak menggunakan kertas receipt, itu akan menghemat satu roll besar kertas yang bisa buat melingkari garis equator sampe 15 kali ccck ccck.

7. Minimal punya 2 macam tempat sampah dirumah, membantu mengurangi polusi air, udara dan tanah. Pisahkan sampah basah ( sisa makanan dan masakan, daun, minuman ) dan sampah kering ( botol, plastic, kertas, kaca ) lebih baik lagi untuk memisahkan sampah menurut 5 kelas :
a. Plastik ( pembungkus makanan, kantong kresek, kantong belanjaan )
b. Rumah tangga ( tulang ayam, sisa capcay. Makanan basi )
c. Kertas ( Pembungkus gorengan, popok bayi, tisue yang sudah dipakai )
d. Buku bekas catatan, kertas-kertas tagihan, Koran, kertas iklan….disendirikan untuk dijual.
e. Logam (kaleng susu, kaleng makanan) dan kaca.

Hanya butuh waktu 2 bulan untuk menjadikan sampah rumah tangga menjadi kompos yang bisa dipakai lagi untuk pupuk tanaman.

Is that the world you will leave for your children? Yang penting be smart for the sake of ourselves! Save the world, save our life’s, save our children!

Jangan Lupa Matikan Lampu 28 Maret, Cukup Sejam Saja!

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 11:43:00 +0700

Kampanye global ini untuk menekan pemanasan global yang akan dilakukan dalam bentuk gerakan mematikan lampu sejagat. Tahun ini, kampanye yang diberi nama Earth Hour 2009 ini akan dilakukan serentak Sabtu 28 Maret.

Seluruh penduduk dunia diimbau untuk mematikan lampu di rumah. Tidak perlu sehari tapi cukup satu jam saja dari pukul 20.30 hingga 21.30. Pastikan semua alat elektronik yang tidak terpakai dalam kondisi power off bukan stand by.
Sasarannya mencapai satu milyar orang, lebih dari 1000 kota, semua bersatu untuk bersama-sama dalam upaya global untuk memperlihatkan bahwa mungkinlah untuk mengambil tindakan pada pemanasan global Jakarta termasuk salah satu kota yang telah memastikan akan berpartisipasi. Sejauh ini sudah 680 kota di 77 negara yang telah mendaftar dan akan terus bertambah.

WWF Indonesia memperkirakan, jika seluruh penduduk Jakarta mematikan lampu satu jam, cukup untuk mengistirahatkan kebutuhan listrik sebesar 300 MW. Ini juga akan mengurangi beban biaya listrik Jakarta sekitar Rp 200 juta dan mengurangi emisi karbon dioksida sekitar 284 ton.

Inisiatif ini telah dimulai pada tahun 2007 di Sydney, Australia dan berhasil melibatkan 2,2 juta rumah hunian dan bisnis termasuk Gedung Opera Sydney. Penjuru global, seperti Golden Gate Bridge di San Francisco, Colosseum di Roma dan papan reklame Coca Cola di Times Square, semuanya membisu dalam kegelapan, sebagai lambang-lambang harapan untuk suatu maksud mulia yang setiap jam semakin mendesak.
Apakah Anda akan melewatkan kesempatan ini saat semua orang bahu-membahu memberikan perhatian sejank kepada Bumi. Lagipula, menyelamatkan Bumi juga bisa dilakukan dengan langkah kecil seperti ini. Kalau kita bisa kenapa tidak?

Ayo kita sama-sama mengurangi pemanasan global,,,,,,,,,,

Banjir Dan Kebangkrutan Air

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 09:09:00 +0700

Hari-hari ini, salah satu berita yang menonjol adalah bencana banjir. Bengawan Solo yang meluap merendam kota-kota yang dilaluinya di Jawa Tengah dan Jawa Timur. Inilah fenomena yang sebenarnya telah ada bersama kita sejak bertahun-tahun silam.

Dari pengalaman ini, salah satu hal yang melegakan adalah bahwa sebenarnya musim masih berjalan normal-normal saja, ditandai oleh meningkatnya curah hujan pada bulan Januari dan Februari. Yang bisa dicermati lebih lanjut mungkin intensitas hujan itu sendiri, yang diyakini terkait dengan munculnya gejala perubahan iklim akibat pemanasan global.

Pengalaman manusia dengan air secara umum bisa dibagi dalam dua ekstrem. Yang pertama adalah masa kerepotan karena dihantam oleh air dalam jumlah besar, apakah itu dalam wujud air bah, banjir besar, atau hantaman gelombang besar tsunami seperti yang terjadi di Aceh akhir tahun 2004. Yang kedua adalah masa kesusahan akibat kelangkaan air, seperti saat muncul gejala El Nino tahun 1982 yang menyebabkan musim kemarau panjang.

Ke depan, kedua ekstrem itu pula yang akan terus mewarnai kehidupan di Bumi. Di satu sisi, manusia akan mendapat kelebihan air akibat pemanasan global yang akan melelehkan es di kutub dan di puncak gunung. Laporan terakhir menyebutkan, sebagian selimut es di Pegunungan Himalaya dan Tibet akan lenyap pada tahun 2100 dengan tingkat pelelehan yang ada sekarang ini, dan itu akan memberi air bagi 2 miliar penduduk dunia.

Pada sisi lain, laporan yang terbaru juga menyebutkan bahwa manusia akan dilanda kelangkaan air parah karena air disebut akan bangkrut, tidak ada lagi. Tentunya di sini yang dimaksud adalah air yang bisa digunakan untuk keperluan sehari-hari dan bisa diperoleh secara ekonomis.

Dari Davos

Laporan baru yang dimaksud disampaikan Jumat di Forum Ekonomi Dunia (WEF) yang berlangsung di Davos, Swiss, 28 Januari–1 Februari 2009. Penyebab kebangkrutan air adalah tingginya kebutuhan seiring dengan meningkatnya jumlah penduduk dunia. Kelangkaan air ini, dalam 20 tahun mendatang, akan menyebabkan hilangnya tanaman pangan sebanyak yang bisa dihasilkan oleh India dan Amerika Serikat.

Ini tentu memprihatinkan karena justru dalam beberapa tahun ke depan kebutuhan pangan akan melonjak drastis. Menurut laporan yang dimuat kantor berita AFP ini, di masa depan dunia tidak akan bisa lagi mengelola air dengan cara yang sama seperti pada masa lalu.

Yang bisa jadi berbeda adalah persepsi mengenai harga air. Laporan dari Davos menyebut di sejumlah tempat di dunia air dijual terlalu murah dan banyak yang dihambur-hamburkan. Padahal, mungkin warga di sekitar Tanjung Priok menganggap air yang mereka beli sekarang ini pun sudah mahal.

Akibat dijual murah dan digunakan berlebihan, di banyak tempat selama sekitar 50 tahun terakhir ini terjadi bubble (gelembung) air—meminjam istilah ekonomi—dan dikhawatirkan akan diikuti dengan kebangkrutan.

Penggunaan air dalam jumlah besar terjadi untuk proses pembangkitan energi. Di AS proses ini membutuhkan air 39 persen dari semua air yang digunakan di negeri adidaya ini, sementara di Uni Eropa 31 persen. Padahal, jumlah air yang dikonsumsi hanya 3 persen.

Kebutuhan energi juga akan terus naik, demikian pula kebutuhan air. Hal ini membuat air yang diarahkan untuk pertanian akan berkurang.

Sungai mengering

Kalau di atas disinggung tentang melelehnya gletser Himalaya, bagian lain Laporan WEF ini juga menyebutkan, sekitar 70 sungai besar di dunia diperkirakan akan mengering total karena airnya disedot untuk irigasi dan reservoir.

Karena semakin langka, dalam dua dekade mendatang air akan dijadikan obyek investasi, yang bahkan mungkin nilainya lebih baik dibandingkan minyak.

Sekretaris Jenderal Perserikatan Bangsa-Bangsa Ban Kimoon berpendapat, masalah air bersifat luas dan sistemik, dan karena itu penanggulangannya pun harus luas dan sistemik.

Kalangan usaha pun sepandangan bahwa dengan pengelolaan seperti yang ada sekarang ini, air bisa lebih cepat habis dibandingkan bahan bakar. Untuk mencegahnya, dibutuhkan kerja sama luas antara pemerintah, industri, akademik, dan pemangku kepentingan di seluruh dunia, ujar pimpinan PepsiCo Inc, perusahaan AS yang usahanya menggunakan air dalam jumlah besar.

Dicerna lebih jauh

Situasi yang dihadapi umat manusia berkaitan dengan air boleh jadi memang membingungkan karena di satu sisi dihadapkan pada ancaman perendaman wilayah pesisir akibat pemanasan global, tetapi pada sisi lain juga kelangkaan air.

kekhawatiran Aliansi Negara Kepulauan Kecil saat mengadakan pertemuan puncak di ibu kota Maladewa, Male. Negara-negara yang perekonomiannya banyak bersandar pada turisme dan perikanan mengantisipasi datangnya ancaman naiknya permukaan air laut akibat melelehnya tudung es kutub.

Sejauh ini naiknya suhu udara sebesar 0,6 derajat celsius selama abad kemarin telah membuat permukaan air laut naik sekitar 20 cm. Namun, kalau es Greenland meleleh, lebih dahsyatlah akibatnya. Kenaikan sampai lebih dari 1 meter amat mungkin, bahkan kalau es Greenland meleleh total, kenaikan muka air laut bisa mencapai 7 meter.
Baik ancaman kebanjiran maupun kelangkaan air akan sama-sama menyeramkan. Selama proses itu berlangsung, bisa kita bayangkan ketegangan sosial-ekonomi yang terjadi. Misalnya saja potensi terjadinya konflik akibat rebutan sumber air, atau tekanan ekonomi yang meningkat karena orang harus mengeluarkan dana besar untuk mendapatkan air.

Kita berharap seruan kerja sama berbagai pihak tanpa mengulur waktu mulai dari sekarang masih bisa mengurangi dampak kesengsaraan potensial yang dimunculkan oleh kedua permasalahan ekstrem yang ditimbulkan oleh air ini. Adanya kajian lebih serius yang diikuti oleh kebijakan konkret merupakan wujud kepedulian nyata.

Mau Udara Jakarta Bebas Polusi, Biodiesel Solusinya

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:47:00 +0700

Asap hitam yang mengepul dari knalpot metromini maupun kendaraan lain, pasti mengganggu kenyamanan berkendara ditambah lagi kemacetan jalanan yang makin membuat kita pusing.
Tapi, jangan khawatir! Masalah emisi berbahaya kendaraan bermotor kini dapat dihindari, dengan cara mengganti pemakaian solar ke biodiesel. Demikian diutarakan Kepala Badan Pengkajian dan Penerapan Teknologi (BPPT) Bagian Sistem Engineering, Ir. Soni Solistia Wirawan, M.Eng.
Kendaraan yang memakai biodiesel yang berasal dari minyak kelapa sawit seratus persen, pasti tidak mengeluarkan asap hitam seperti kendaraan yang memakai solar. Karena set-an number biodiesel minimal 51, lebih tinggi dari solar yang hanya 48.
Dalam pengujian emisi, biodisel juga lebih unggul daripada solar. Biodiesel kadar karbon dioksidanya 50 persen lebih rendah daripada solar. "Dengan begitu, asap hitam bisa turun sampai 80 persen, dan partikel akan turun 30 persen dibanding solar.
Meski demikian, untuk ukuran keiritan pemakaian biodiesel masih sama dengan solar, malahan bila dipakai untuk genset biodiesel lebih boros tiga sampai empat persen dibanding solar.Tapi biodiesel ramah lingkungan.

Polusi Karbon dari Layanan Google

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:03:00 +0700

Jangan menyangka aktivitas pengguna Internet tidak menyebabkan global warming (pemanasan global). Setiap kali Anda memanfaatkan layanan di Google, tanda sadar Anda telah menyumbang polusi.
Hasil penelitian fisikawan dari Universitas Harvard Alex Wissner-Gross menyimpulkan setiap kali mesin pencarian Google bekerja rata-rata menghasilkan 7 gram karbon dioksida. Artinya dua kali pencarian saja sudah menghasilkan 14 gram atau setara dengan karbon dioksida yang dihasilkan saat seseorang merebus seceret air dengan kompor listrik.
Emisi karbon ini dihitung dari konsumsi listrik yang dibutuhkan komputer pengguna hingga energi yang dihabiskan data center Google yang beroperasi di seluruh dunia. Penggunaan energi yang besar berarti emisi karbon dioksida yang besar pula mengingat sebagain besar pembangkit listrik yang digunakan saat ini masih berbasis sumber energi fosil.
Namun, temuan tersebut dibantah Google. Dalam blog resminya Google menilai hasil perhitungan tersebut terlalu tinggi. Google tidak memungkiri bahwa layanan menyedot energi namun hanya setara dengan melepaskan 0,2 gram karbon untuk setiap kali pencarian.
Google mengklaim setiap kali pencarian rata-rata dibutuhkan 0,2 detik. Akses ke server untuk setiap kali pencarian hanya dalam skala seperseribu detik. Jika Google rata-rata membutuhkan energi 0,0003 kWh untuk setiap kali pencarian, maka jumlah karbon yang dikeluarkan setara dengan 0,2 gram setiap kali pengguna melakukan pencarian.
"Kami telah menurunkan begitu banyak penggunaan energi di data center kami, namun kami juga masih menginginkan sumber listrik yang bersih dan murah untuk memasok kebutuhan energi kami," ujar Google dalam pernyatannya. Pada tahun 2007, Google membentuk Climate Savers Computing Initiative sebagai konsorsium non profit yang berkomitmen menekan penggunaan energi di tingkat konsumen hingga setengahnya mulai tahun 2010 dan menurunkan emisi karbon dioksida 54 juta ton per tahun.
Meski demikian, Wissner-Gross menyatakan layanan seperti Google tetap akan menyedot energi sangat besar. Ia mengatakan untuk meningkatkan kemampuan mesin pencarian, penyedia layanan harus menghabiskan energi lebih besar. Penelitian terakhir yang dilakukan firma analis Gartner menunjukkan layanan IT saat ini menyumbang dua persen emisi karbon diosksida di seluruh dunia.

PENYAKIT MUNCUL AKIBAT PEMANASAN GLOBAL

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:44:00 +0700

Akibat perubahan iklim dan pemanasan global. munculnya penyakit-penyakit seperti demam berdarah, kolera, diare, disusul virus ebola karena temperatur suhu panas bumi yang terus meningkat

Masalah kesehatan akibat pemanasan global memang sangat dirasakan parahnya oleh negara-negara berkembang yang sebagian masih miskin karena minimnya dana sehingga tak mampu lagi melaksanakan berbagai program persiapan dan tanggap darurat.

Untuk mengatasi dampak buruk perubahan iklim terhadap kesehatan manusia itu, tidak bisa dilakukan sendiri oleh masing-masing negara. Upaya itu baru akan berhasil jika dilakukan melalui kerja sama global, seperti misalnya meningkatkan pengawasan dan pengendalian penyakit-penyakit infeksi, memastikan penggunaan air tanah yang kian surut, dan mengkoordinasikan tindakan kesehatan darurat.

Itu semua penting dilakukan, karena perubahan iklim jelas-jelas akibat dari kegiatan manusia yang tak peduli terhadap keseimbangan alam, yang kemudian berimplikasi serius terhadap kesehatan public.

Selain menyebabkan gangguan kesehatan, perubahan iklim juga mengakibatkan berbagai bencana alam yang sangat besar. Sepanjang tahun 2006 telah terjadi 390 bencana besar di dunia yang banyak menelan korban.

Amerika Serikat paling banyak terjadi bencana dibanding negara-negara lain, tetapi untuk jumlah korban paling banyak saat tsunami terjadi di Aceh pada 2004.
Di Indonesia sendiri, bencana alam banyak terjadi akibat kesadaran masyarakat yang lemah, seperti pembalakan liar, kebakaran hutan, dan pembuangan karbon dioksida (CO2). Agar bencana alam dapat diminimalisir diperlukan sinkronisasi antara pemerintah, dunia usaha dan individu.

Global Warming Bikin Dunia Banjir Pejantan

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 15:06:00 +0700

Global warming tidak hanya menyebabkan perubahan iklim, tetapi juga mengganggu interaksi seksual di kehidupan liar. Salah satu dampak yang mengkhawatirkan adalah terganggunya perkembangbiakan makhluk hidup karena kenaikan suhu cenderung melahirkan banyak pejantan daripada betina.

Pada kebanyakan hewan melata (reptil), jenis kelamin ditentukan seberapa suhu pengeraman telur setelah dibuahi hingga menetas. Jika suhunya di atas suhu rata-rata, biasa disebut pivotal temperature, hampir pasti akan tumbuh menjadi pejantan. Hal tersebut akan menimbulkan masalah jika tingkat kenaikan suhu melaju lebih cepat daripada kemampuan alam melakukan adaptasi. Jumlah betina akan jauh lebih kecil daripada pejantan.
Ancaman yang sama juga dihadapi kelompok ikan. Penelitian terbaru yang dilakukan Natalia Ospina-Alvarez dan Fransesc Piferrer dari Marine Science Institute di Barcelona, Spanyol, menemukan bahwa 6 genus ikan—dari 20 yang terindikasi—nyata-nyata memiliki jenis kelamin yang ditentukan suhu pengeraman atau biasa disebut TSD (temperature-dependent sex determination). Antara lain, genus Menidia dan Apistogramma.
Hasil penghitungan mereka menunjukkan bahwa kenaikan suhu air sebesar 4 derajat Celcius, yang diprediksi akan terjadi sepanjang abad ini akan menghasilkan rasio pejantan dan betina sebesar 3 berbanding 1. Rasio tersebut sangat berisiko untuk menjamin kelangsungan hidup ikan.
Pada manusia, kenaikan suhu global mungkin tak berpengaruh pada rasio jenis kelamin. Namun, dampaknya tetap mengancam kelangsungan hidupnya di muka Bumi.

Birthday Wish List

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 08:06:00 +0700

Pe-er lagi neh dari bu guru,,,,biasa murid yang satu ini suka terlambat ngerjain Pe-ernya,,tapi gpp kan terlambat juga, yang penting dikerjakan ya bu gulu,,he,,he,,
Pe-er kali ini Brithday wish list,,,I think it is difficult to say whether there is such a thing as hope or not.,,,tapi kayanya ada yah,,,,ya bu guru terlambat deh ngasih pe-ernya,,,lina ulang tahunnya udah desember awal,,tapi gpp mumpung masih bulan desember barangkali ada yang mo nyusul memenuhi harapan lina....(mengaharap bener yah,,,,he,,he,,jadi malu eng )

Udah ah mo ngerjain pe-ernya dulu,,,wah ada aturannya neh,,,yuk kita lanjut,,,

Peraturannya :
a. Tuliskan semua wishlist yang kamu pengen saat birthday
b. Jumlah wishlist 15 point
c. Pasang awardnya di postingan
d. Sebar ke 10 teman terdekat

Neh ini brithday wish list lina:

1. Selalu sehat (tp kayanya bukan ultah aja ya klo sehat terus,,,,tp gpp lah)
2. Makin disayang pacar

3. Pingin ngebahagiain orang tua
4. Pingin Ngegedein Badan he,,he,
5. Uang banyak

6. Pingin liburan ke singapore.

7. Pingin Ketemu bu gulu dan temen yang gokil
8. Pingin Lap top ASUS F9s

9. Lancar bahasa inggris ( Karena lina bisanya bahasa sunda,,ha,,ha,,)
10. Pingin punya blog bagus
11. Pingin blognya dikunjungin banyak orang
12. Pingin cepat-cepat nikah,,he,,he,,
13. Pingin punya usaha warnet

14. Pingin banyak temen yang baek
15. Pingin ketemu Rianti Carwright

Ini neh Award dari bu gulu

Temen-temen yang kebagian pe-er tolong dikerjain yah,,,
1.Tombroati
2.Mohasnawi
3.Chikkador
4.Kramlo
5.Ricky
6.August
7.Herman
8.Arif
9.Andini
10.Red Dog

PE-ER PHOTO

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 08:49:00 +0700

Ma’af yah bu gulu, harus sabar menghadapi murid yang satu ini karena agak bandel dikit,,,he,,he,,peer nya bu gulu baru sempat dikerjain, karena biasalah banyak job yang harus diselesaikan buru-buru jadi kadang kerja nyampe lembur he,,he,,,(PD dikit ah,,,sok sibuk gitu,,) jangan dihukum dulu yah bu gulu……(takut eng)……..Pe-er kali ini saya harus memasang photo tanpa edit.
Oke,,,let’s goooooooooooooo………

The rules are:
1. Take a recent photo of yourself OR take a picture of yourself RIGHT NOW
2. DON'T change your cloth. DON'T fix your hair, just take a picture
3. Post that picture with NO editing
4. Post this instruction with your picture
5. Tag 10 people to do this

Photo ini diambil sama adikku yang paling kecil,dia suka iseng klo kakanya lagi pulkam,,ma'af photonya agak buram dan agak seksi dikit, maklum udah malam,,,itu juga udah mau tidur tapi ngerumpi dulu sama keluarga,,,,ngegosip gitu,,

seperti biasa pe-er ini saya akan bagikan ke temen2ku,yaitu:melandri,tombroatiwajib dikerjakan yah... klo g ntr saya hukum lho,,,,

GOKIL AWARD

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 11:17:00 +0700

Apa yah sebenarnya arti gokil itu? Gila habis kali yah,,tapi bukan berarti orangnya gila,,,atau bikin heboh kalee yah,,,award gokil ini saya dapat dari temen saya ,,,,ya kaya dia kalee gokil itu,,,, kalau udah ngomong m temenku ini perut saya langsung sakit, tapi bukan karena lagi diare tapi karena gokilnya itu...he,,he,,klo mau tau temen saya yang gokil ini klik aja disini...

Kejadian ini Fakta dan tidak direkayasa,,he,,he,, Semalam saya ujian akhir CV2, kalau ujian kami datang tepat waktu tidak seperti biasanya suka terlambat ya biasalah jakarta tiap hari macet terus tapi klo ujian mendadak tidak macet tuh jakarta ha,,ha,,, kelas kami semuanya 17 orang, setelah bel berbunyi kami semua masuk kelas dan duduk ditempat yang sudah di atur sesuai nomor kita masing-masing , ternyata ada 1 orang yang tidak datang. Dosennya bilang kita harus tunggu temen kita yang belum datang, setelah kita menunggu hampir seperempat jam. Terus tiba-tiba ada temen yang usul ”kenapa g ditelepon aja?”. ada satu orang yang bersedia nelpon dia, dengan Pdnya dia nelepon by loudspeaker tiba-tiba Hpnya berbunyi ” SISA PULSA DALAM KARTU PRABAYAR ANDA TIDAK MENCUKUPI UNTUK MELAKUKAN PANGGILAN INI”,,,secara spontan kita semua ketawa terbahak-bahak. kelas yang tadinya sunyi karena deg-degan mo ujian berubah jadi rame. Dosennya keliatannya sedikit marah..mungkin kesel kalee dia udah nunggu lama setelah di tlpn ternyata telpn temenku itu g ada pulsanya dan kelas lain sudah mulai ujian. trs ada temen satu lagi dia bersedia untuk nelpon ,,,dengan Pdnya dia tlpn,,baru aja pencet no yang dituju tiba2 ,,,,,” yaaa low batre neh... ” kita kembali ketawa terbahak-bahak dan Dosen itu kesal yang kedua kalinya .....satu temen lagi yang bersedia nelpon dia akhirnya bisa juga telepon by loudspeaker ,,,tut,,tut,,tut,,trs ada jawaban: hallo. ....hallo juga,,kamu dimana? ...Ditempat kerja...mo ikut ujian g? ”dengan tenangnya dia jawab” ooo sory saya tidak bisa ikut ujian karena sibuk, udah dulu yah saya lagi sibuk ” aduh kita semua setengah mati pingin nonjok dia, udah kita bela-belain tunggu lama dengan enaknya dia ngomong seperti itu.
Dosen dengan wajah kesal mulai membagikan soal ujian, kita masih pada rame karena dengan kejadian itu kita semua tidak berhenti ketawa dengan hati yang jengkel dan kecewa.
Dosennya tiba-tiba ” DON’T NOISY”.akhirnya kita diam, dan ujian pun dimulai.

GLOBAL WARMING EXTINCTION

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Thu, 4 Dec 2008 16:13:00 +0700

Scientists say a white possum native to the Daintree rainforest in the Australian state of Queensland has become the first mammal to become extinct due to man-made global warming.

The Brisbane, Queensland, Courier-Mail reports the white variety of the lemuroid ringtail possum, found only above 3,000 feet in the mountain forests of far north Queensland, has not been seen for three years.

Experts fear climate change is to blame for the disappearance of the highly vulnerable strain thanks to a temperature rise of up to 1.5 degrees Fahrenheit.

Researchers will mount a last-ditch expedition early next year deep into the untouched "cloud forests" of the Carbine Range near Mt. Lewis, three hours north of the city of Cairns, in search of the tiny tree-dweller, dubbed the "Dodo of the Daintree."

"It is not looking good," researcher Steve Williams said. "If they have died out it would be first example of something that has gone extinct purely because of global warming."

VIRAL LINKING

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:30:00 +0700

I would like to do my homework from my teach. She is teach very strict but she is strict for a good reason he,,he,,
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Scientists urge caution on global warming

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 10:07:00 +0700

Climate change skeptics on Capitol Hill are quietly watching a growing accumulation of global cooling science and other findings that could signal that the science behind global warming may still be too shaky to warrant cap-and-trade legislation.

While the new Obama administration promises aggressive, forward-thinking environmental policies, Weather Channel co-founder Joseph D’Aleo and other scientists are organizing lobbying efforts to take aim at the cap-and-trade bill that Democrats plan to unveil in January.

So far, members of Congress have not been keen to publicly back the global cooling theory. But both senators from Oklahoma, Republicans Tom Coburn and Jim Inhofe, have often expressed doubts about how much of a role man-made emissions play.

“We want the debate to be about science, not fear and hypocrisy. We hope next year’s wave of new politics means a return to science,” said Coburn aide John Hart. “It’s the old kind of politics that doesn’t consider any dissenting opinions.”

The global cooling lobby’s challenge is enormous. Next year could be the unfriendliest yet for climate skeptics. Already, House Energy and Commerce Chairman John Dingell (D-Mich.) has lost his gavel, in part because his peers felt he was less than serious about tackling global warming.

The National Academy of Sciences and most major scientific bodies agree that global warming is caused by man-made carbon emissions. But a small, growing number of scientists, including D’Aleo, are questioning how quickly the warming is happening and whether humans are actually the leading cause.

Armed with statistics from the Goddard Institute for Space Studies and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Climate Data Center, D’Aleo reported in the 2009 Old Farmer’s Almanac that the U.S. annual mean temperature has fluctuated for decades and has only risen 0.21 degrees since 1930 — which he says is caused by fluctuating solar activity levels and ocean temperatures, not carbon emissions.

Data from the same source shows that during five of the past seven decades, including this one, average U.S. temperatures have gone down. And the almanac predicted that the next year will see a period of cooling.

“We’re worried that people are too focused on carbon dioxide as the culprit,” D’Aleo said. “Recent warming has stopped since 1998, and we want to stop draconian measures that will hurt already spiraling downward economics. We’re environmentalists and conservationists at heart, but we don’t think that carbon is responsible for hurricanes.”

D’Aleo’s organization, the International Climate and Environmental Change Assessment Project, is collaborating on the campaign with the Cooler Heads Coalition, a subgroup of the National Consumer Coalition with members including Americans for Tax Reform, the National Center for Policy Analysis and Citizens for a Sound Economy.

More than 31,000 scientists across the world have signed the Global Warming Petition Project, a declaration started by a group of American scientists that states man’s impact on climate change can’t be reasonably proven.

If the project gains traction, it might give skeptical lawmakers an additional weapon to fight cap-and-trade legislation to curtail greenhouse gases — a move they worry could damage the already fragile economy. At the least, congressional aides say, it could caution additional lawmakers from rushing into a hasty piece of legislation.

Many Hill skeptics have varying opinions on whether the earth’s temperature is warming more slowly than some environmentalists predict and how much man is actually contributing to it.

Inhofe’s staff has been steadily compiling a list of global cooling findings. And aides report that they have received countless e-mails from scientists worldwide supporting the theory. While Inhofe hasn’t indicated that he will move forward with the information anytime soon, his aides continue to compile it.

AWARD SECOND

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:52:00 +0700

first I want to excuse for my friend because this homework just now I to do.
I have award second form my friend I don't how to said for him. Maybe at present he angry with me because my homework from him never on time for to do...I hope he not angry with me,,,thank's very much for this award second...

I want to describe for personality trait my friend

1. he is humoris
2. he is patient
3. he is friendly
4. he is diligent for to do blog him he,,he,,every day he always to do your homework.
5. but he is sometime distrub me he,,he,,,(eeeuuitt don't angry with me oke,,,)

As usually I want to give this award for my friend
1.ANDINI
2.BLOGENDENG
3.KRAMLO
4.CHIKKADOR
5.MOH.ASNAWI
6.PROMOSI
7.RICKY
8.JOBVACANCY
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CLIMATE CHANGE Poinsettia shows it’s not easy to be ‘green’

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:31:00 +0700

For many people in the Midwest, climate change is something mostlyhappening elsewhere. Discussion of the issue can seem so abstract (the UNIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) or so trivial (eco-fashionaccessories) that it’s difficult to get a grip on it.
So for a topical, colorful and close-at-hand example of what’s at stake,consider the poinsettia.

More than 60 million poinsettias are likely to be sold this holiday season,making the plant a ubiquitous symbol of the multidimensional changes requiredfor our society to become green.
Regan Cronin lives with the energy dilemma facing small businesses. Sheowns and operates the Good Earth Greenhouse, where I work part time, whichincludes a garden center in River Forest and a nursery in Lockport.
Recently Cronin noted that energy costs are projected to increase 40percent over the next five years – a fact that led her to ask, “How will thatimpact my poinsettia crop?” The plants are a large part of Cronin’s yearlysales. She grows 33 varieties – roughly 8,000 potted plants each year – andsells them wholesale and at her garden center. Larger nurseries might grow25,000 to 30,000 of the plants.
Poinsettias were originally cultivated in their native area, subtropicalMexico, by the Aztecs. To grow them in an Illinois greenhouse requirescarefully controlled conditions.
In July, rooted cuttings arrive by truck. Head grower Tom Culak describeshis growing methods as “the most earth-friendly possible,” including the useof a preventive biological fungicide in place of standard drenches (in which aliquid fungicide is applied to the soil).
He grows the plants “dry” (similar to their low-rainfall natural habitat).”The plants tell me when they need water or other care,” he says. This alsohelps avoid chemical overuse.
But climate control is where energy costs and environmental factorsconverge. Poinsettias cannot survive below about 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Theyprefer night temperatures between 58 and 68 degrees, and they can’t tolerateexcessive heat. Culak and his crew nurture them in 70,000-square-foot”polyhouses” that are 25 years old. They are not insulated, and they must becooled by large fans and heated by natural gas.
During summer, the fans run nearly 24 hours a day. In fall, fans and heatalternate. By November, the heat runs constantly.
Cronin is conscious of both costs and the environment. So the effects ofglobal warming and the projected rise in energy prices have forced a series ofdecisions upon her: Should she tear down the old greenhouses and rebuild, ormerely retrofit? Which alternative energy sources should she investigate? Orshould she change crops to something that uses less energy?
But then, Cronin wonders, what about her wholesale customers? Would shelose their business? And how could she afford the changes?
In our market-driven culture, “customer demand” often becomes shorthand forsocial customs and traditions. We Americans celebrate holidays by buyingthings. Fittingly, the custom of displaying poinsettias in December is aresult of effective marketing.
Joel Roberts Poinsett was ambassador to Mexico when he first brought theplants to his greenhouses in South Carolina in 1825. For years, poinsettiaswere sold mostly as outdoor plants in warm climates.
But during the 20th Century, the use of fossil fuels for climate controland transportation, and the use of petrochemical fertilizers and syntheticgrowing aids meant poinsettias could flourish nearly anywhere. Paul Ecke, aCalifornia grower, bred new varieties and marketed the plants intensively asliving symbols of Christmas.
Today more than $220 million worth of the plants are sold every year.Poinsettias are taken for granted; we buy them at school and churchfundraisers, give them as gifts and use them to decorate corporate offices,hospitals and homes. Their production helps provide jobs for thousands. Theirpurchase and use is a tradition rooted in our energy-unconscious past, poweredby marketing, and considered by millions to be part of the way things are, andindeed should be. Yet it is a tradition almost completely dependent on fossilfuels.
No matter how she answers her questions about growing poinsettias, Croninfaces a dilemma that belongs to all of us, every day, no matter where we liveor what our livelihood.
In his book, “Collapse,” Jared Diamond says societies that attempt to keepbusiness and culture going “as usual” rather than adapt to changingenvironmental circumstances are in danger of failure.
So where will our change originate? Do we all attempt to keep going asbefore, or are we willing to revamp our market-driven cultural constructs andmove toward eco-effectiveness? Who will pay for the changeover? How can smallbusiness owners make expensive alterations yet make a reasonable profit?
When considering climate change and oil depletion, it’s easy to talk of”paradigm change”; easy to blame the Republicans or Democrats; easy to cast”the corporations” as the enemy or, conversely, to claim that “the freemarket” will somehow solve our energy and environmental problems. What’sdifficult is to move from discussing abstractions to finding solutions ineveryday life.
The next time you buy an inexpensive, disposable poinsettia, whether intraditional red, cheery pink, or creamy white, think about these things. Thatbeautiful plant is more than just a seasonal decoration.

Constructing Dams vs. Global Warming

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 16:24:00 +0700

The Public Works Ministry has announced a government plan to construct 17 large dams, including the Nipah and Bajulmati, East Java; Ponreponre in South Sulawesi; Peusangan 1, 2 and Keuliling in Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam; Lebak Karian in Banten; Asahan 3, 4 and 5 in North Sumatra; Lore Rindu and Sulewana in Central Sulawesi; Mamberamo in West Papua, and the 45-year-old plan for the Jatigede dam in West Java. At the end of a six-day trip to Beijing last year, Vice President Jusuf Kalla confirmed the Jatigede project (to be the second largest dam in Indonesia after Jatiluhur) would soon be built by China’s largest dam building company, Sinohydro Corp.

Our vice president mentioned that large dams built during Soeharto’s presidency were successful achievements.
But we must not forget the negative impacts of such large dams on many aspects of human lives. These large dam projects go against the commitments our goverment made to fight global warming at the UNFCCC meeting in Bali last December.

Large dams are large greenhouse gas (GHG) contributors. The World Commission on Dams findings have shown that dam water inundates large tracts of land (including forests, stones of historical sites, housing materials and fields), whose anaerobic reactions from decaying organic material emits greenhouse gases — which at present contributes up to 28 percent of the world’s total emissions.

The International Rivers Network assessed that power dams in the Amazon basin produced up to 45 times more GHG (including methane and carbon dioxide) than by naturally powered plants. As dam turbines churn up the dam water, these GHG’s are released into the atmosphere.

The most relevant of domino-effects our government needs to anticipate are the socio-economic impacts of building large dams. Dam construction often creates social conflicts especially between upstream societies who do not need to move, and downstream societies who would receive irrigation benefits.

One of the most controversial issues is compensation for farmers. During Soeharto’s time, with ‘the national interest’ as a pretext, people were often forced into abandoning their land with very little compensation. Kedung Ombo dam is one of the most controversial cases, which involved the World Bank as its main financier.

The people of Tanjung Pauh village who were displaced by the Kotopanjang dam in Riau, were promised rubber trees ready to harvest in several years. It turned out there were no rubber trees. Villagers were cheated for the sake of the Japanese funded dam.

Instead of its predicted lifespan of 100 years, Kedungombo is now not expected to hold water for more than 10 years. Jatigede would in fact be built to cover up the failures of the Jatiluhur dam to irrigate Karawang and Indramayu, as Citarum water catchment area has only been 9 percent left. These all depict that the national history of large dams is worthy to reappraise the worthiness of the government to initiate or continue building other 17 large dams.

The international world has moved forward to the dam decommissioning, de-activation or dismantling policies, especially in Europe and the United States.

In 2000, decommissioning negotiation was made between the Colombian dam builder company and the victimized communities, Embera-Katio people. Out of 2000 large dams built before 1950 in British Columbia, almost two dozens have been dismantled, while proposals have piled up to destroy others, as not functioning as expected, instead endanger water ecosystems.

International Rivers Network believes the trend of river revival as dam decommissioning is likely to go worldwide, as climate change makes the safety of dams and the high cost of retrofitting them a serious argument for decommissioning. (www.internationalrivers.org)

Public Works and Infrastructure and Housing Ministries have actually worked on much more secure and environmental friendly alternative projects to secure irrigation and power, that is micro hydropower.

AWARD

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:57:00 +0700

EEuuuuuuuuiit,,,I have award from my colleague,,,thank's very much,,,,

I want to give this award to my friend below:
1.ANDINI
2.BLOGENDENG
3.KRAMLO
4.CHIKKADOR
5.MOH.ASNAWI
6.PROMOSI
7.RICKY
8.JOBVACANCY
9.BUSBY SEO TEST
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”WHAT NAME MEANS”

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Wed, 5 Nov 2008 09:02:00 +0700

Ok,,I will to do my homework from my clloeague,,,,some people curious
”WHAT NAME MEANS”

My name’s adeherlina,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
What Adeherlina Means ,,,,,let’s go to read……….
You are usually the best at everything ... you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are truly an original person. You have amazing ideas, and the power to carry them out.
Success comes rather easily for you... especially in business and academia.
Some people find you to be selfish and a bit overbearing. You're a strong person.

You are wild, crazy, and a huge rebel. You're always up to something.
You have a ton of energy, and most people can't handle you. You're very intense.
You definitely are a handful, and you're likely to get in trouble. But your kind of trouble is a lot of fun.

You are relaxed, chill, and very likely to go with the flow.
You are light hearted and accepting. You don't get worked up easily.
Well adjusted and incredibly happy, many people wonder what your secret to life is.

You tend to be pretty tightly wound. It's easy to get you excited... which can be a good or bad thing.
You have a lot of enthusiasm, but it fades rather quickly. You don't stick with any one thing for very long.
You have the drive to accomplish a lot in a short amount of time. Your biggest problem is making sure you finish the projects you start.

You are very intuitive and wise. You understand the world better than most people.
You also have a very active imagination. You often get carried away with your thoughts.
You are prone to a little paranoia and jealousy. You sometimes go overboard in interpreting signals.

THIS IS MY PERSONALITY TRAIT,,,,

TO PREVENT GLOBAL WARMING

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Mon, 3 Nov 2008 09:45:00 +0700

How To Prevent Global Warming In Your Home
Learning how to prevent global warming in your on home is simple. The first thing for you to do is to understand which areas you should focus on the most. The biggest sources of global warming causing gases in most homes come from heating, cooling, and eletricity use for appliances and lighting.

How To Prevent Global Warming By Using Less Electricity
Using less electricity is pretty simple if you are willing to make some changes in your daily life. The first thing to understand is that anything that heats up by using electricity requires a lot of energy, and it's best to find alternatives. Some examples of the kinds of appliances you want to avoide are toasters, irons, ovens, dryers, dishwashers, hair curlers, etc. Most of these kinds of technologies are easy enough to do without. You can hang your clothing as soon as you are done washing it and you'll eliminate your need to use a dryer for example.
Turning off lights and appliancs when they are not in use is also a very simple, and basic act that helps prevent global warming. Try putting up signs around your house to remind you and others to turn things of when they are not in use. Also, many appliances like DVD players still draw electricity even after you have turned them off. The way you can tell if an appliance is still drawing electricity after you turn it off is to see if there is still some sort of digital display or light that is on. If so, you are using electricity. To deal with this you can get power strips and plug your appliances into those and then turn off your power strips and you'll insure that now power is going to light a digital display.
Also, don't forget about compact florecent bulbs. They use a fraction of the electricty of a regular bulb and they'll save you money over the long term.
Understanding The Bigger Picture of Global Warming Prevention
With all the tips listed above you may loose site of the bigger picture. The important thing to remember is that the things that use the most energy are the ones that matter the most, and sadly for most people those things fall into three categories: heating and cooling, transportation, food.
I've explained how you can help prevent global warming in your own home, but by doing so I've left out two of the three biggest areas of people's carbon footprint, namely your transportation and your eating habits. Driving less, eating locally and eating lower on the food chain are also very important parts of your personal contribution to global warming. So, don't get too caught up in making sure everyone in your family always turns off the lights if you still drive to work every day. Keep the big picture in mind and then your actions will have a much bigger impact on helping to prevent global warming!

'Dangerous' Global Warming

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:18:00 +0700

OSLO - World temperatures could surge in just two decades to a threshold likely to trigger dangerous disruptions to the earth's climate, the WWF environmental group said on Sunday.
It said the Arctic region was warming fastest, threatening the livelihoods of indigenous hunters by thawing the polar ice-cap and driving species like polar bears toward extinction by the end of the century.
"If nothing is done, the earth will have warmed by 2.0 Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels by some time between 2026 and 2060," the WWF said in a report.
Few scientists have estimated such an early date for a 2.0C rise, seen by the WWF as a threshold that may spur "dangerous" warming, raising sea levels and causing more floods, storms or droughts and driving some species to extinction.
World temperatures have already risen by about 0.7C since 1750 with most scientists blaming a build-up of heat-trapping gases like carbon dioxide emitted by burning fossil fuels in factories, power plants and cars.
The European Union and many other environmental groups say that governments should cap emissions of greenhouse gases to try to prevent a 2.0C temperature rise. The United States has rejected binding caps under the U.N.'s Kyoto protocol.
At some point, some scientists fear that rising temperatures could cause a runaway warming, for instance by melting permafrost in Siberia that could in turn release deposits of heat-trapping methane to the atmosphere.
"Time is running out to avoid a two degree rise," said Mark New, a climate expert at England's Oxford University who made the 2026-60 projections in the report commissioned by the WWF.
TIME BOMB?
He told Reuters his study was based on a review of climate models used by the U.N. climate panel in its latest 2001 report. Another international report last week said that rising temperatures were a ticking time bomb for the climate.
Others scientists say that such projections are scaremongering and reckon temperatures will rise far less sharply, if at all, because of the buildup of greenhouse gases.
New's study projected that the Arctic would warm by 3.2-6.6C if the globe warmed by 2.0C overall.
In the Arctic, such a warming could melt polar ice in summer by 2100, pushing polar bears toward extinction. On land, forests would grow further north, overrunning tundra that is a habitat for birds including snow buntings and terns.
"Global warming threatens to wreak havoc on the traditional ways of life of Inuit, putting an end to our hunting and food sharing culture," said Sheila Watt-Cloutier, chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference.
The Arctic warms faster than the global average because dark water and land, once uncovered, soaks up more heat than snow or ice. A report by 250 scientists last year also projected a fast warming in the Arctic that would also open new shipping routes and make the region accessible for oil and gas exploration.
The WWF report is to be presented at a conference in Exeter, England, on Feb. 1-3. The talks will focus on a 1992 U.N. convention whose goal is to stabilize greenhouse gases at levels meant to prevent "dangerous" human interference on the climate.
The convention does not define what it means by "dangerous" climate change.
The U.N.'s Kyoto protocol, seeking to rein in greenhouse gas emissions under the convention, will enter into force on Feb. 16. President Bush pulled out of Kyoto in 2001, saying it would cost too much and wrongly excludes developing nations.

America Underwater: What Global Warming Looks Like

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:12:00 +0700

Architecture 2030 is a nonprofit that tries to bring attention to the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that the building sector contributes to global warming through inefficient electricity use, lighting, heating and cooling. The organization created maps to explain how U.S. coastal cities would be affected by inevitable sea level rise if nothing is done to curb the effects of global warming.

U.N. Leader on Global Warming: We Need U.S. Leadership

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:06:00 +0700

The leader of the United Nations did not pull any punches. "If we take action now, it may not be too late," United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon said in an interview today in the garden of U.N. headquarters in New York.
His "may" gave this correspondent pause. His words were clearly carefully considered.
The subject was global warming. How serious does he think it is?
"The science has made it quite clear. The impact has been felt seriously around the world. Now only lacking largely is a political will," said Ban. "As a human being, a whole international community is standing at the very critically important juncture. Whether or not we address this issue properly and collectively, the whole future of our generation and planet Earth will depend."
Ban has declared that global warming will be a priority of his tenure at the United Nations.
He also clearly considers it a matter of the greatest gravity.
When this reporter pointed out that some scientists are writing books and saying in public that they believe this crisis is so serious that if humanity goes on with business as usual -- not significantly cutting overall greenhouse gas emissions -- it could seriously lead to the collapse of civilization, even in the lifetime of today's children, he replied:
"I think that is a correct assessment. People say that action should have been taken yesterday. If we take action today, it may not be too late."
Ban had worked hard to convene Monday's special high-level meeting at U.N. headquarters. The meeting was the largest meeting of heads of state and government ever held to debate the problem of global warming -- a gathering that set the tone for the annual opening of the United Nations General Assembly Tuesday.
Notably absent at the all-day high level meeting was President Bush, who has in the past cast doubt on the vitrtually unanimous scientific consensus that dangerous global warming is now under way and is attributable in large part to human activities.

GEOTHERMAL

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 10:03:00 +0700

Can Geothermal Energy Offset Global Warming?

Question: If we extract enough heat from the earth using geothermal energy, could we offset global warming?
Answer: To oversimplify, geothermal electricity consists of:
1. Locating a suitable geothermal reservoir (underground collection of hot water or steam).
2. Drilling a well to penetrate the hot underground water or vapor (geothermal fluid).
3. Extracting the hot fluid.
4. Using a power plant and related infrastructure to produce electricity, cool the geothermal fluid, and inject some of it back into the system for reuse.
Since we are using the heat of the earth to run the power plant, some of this energy is transformed into electricity. This means there will be a net heat loss from the reservoir, and the earth temperature must decrease (blame the laws of thermodynamics). Your question is, could we do enough of this to actually measurably cool the earth. The simple answer is no-geothermal does result in cooling, but the impact is insignificant.
Some 42 million megawatts of energy reach the surface continually and are radiated into space as the earth cools from its initial molten state more than 4 billion years ago. No feasible amount of geothermal development could make even a small dent in this process. Furthermore, the earth’s heat budget is continually replenished by the radioactive decay of naturally occurring elements, and almost all of the energy associated with each decay event is converted to heat. Plus, the heat content of the geothermal reservoir rocks is continually replenished by conduction of heat from the earth’s deeper interior.
But, if you’re thinking about global warming, using all of that heat to provide clean energy is obviously a way to go. Like the sunlight hitting the earth every day, the energy available from the heat of the earth is enormous and largely unused as a source of energy. If we could tap just a fraction of the heat reaching the surface of the earth every year, we could provide all of the heat and power needed to run our society, and avoid the potentially tragic consequences of overusing fossil fuels.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC DOCUMENTATION OF CLIMATE CHANGE

noreply@blogger.com (Adeherlina) — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:10:00 +0700

OCEAN INUNDATES ISLAND NATIONS

Sea level rise is the greatest problem. Tuvalu's highest elevation is 4.6 meters -- 15 feet -- but most of it is no more than a meter above the sea. Several times each year the regular lunar cycle of tides, riding on the ever higher mean sea level, brings the Pacific sloshing over onto roads and into neighborhoods. In the center of the larger islands the sea floods out of old barrow pits and even squirts up out of the coral bedrock. Puddles bubble up that eventually cover part of the airport on the main island of Funafuti and inundate homes that are not along the ocean.

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CHINA, THE ROUSING GIANT OF GLOBAL WARMING

In northern Guangdong, farmers who had good wells now must carry water past dried up fish ponds

ECOSYSTEM SHIFT UP MOUNTAINSIDES

Pushing the Boundaries of Life: Temperate Zone
Alpine meadow and fell-field ecosystems are changing under atmospheric warming. On this site at 3000 meters in the Austrian Alps, Botanist Harald Pauli and researchers are finding plant species increasing and decreasing at different rates over a 10 year period. Essentially, the familiar alpine wildflower fields are being fragmented and rearranged. This is especially dangerous for plants forced to move upwards where there is just rock and ice, says Pauli. "We are running into a really serious loss of biodiversity." The 380 sites here were established in 1994 by Georg Grabherr, Pauli and others at the University of Vienna. This alpine research idea has expanded world wide into GLORIA - the "Global Observation Research Initiative in Alpine Environments."

The glaciers behind the scientists are an even more visible sign of global warming, and have receded many meters per year recently.

POLAR BEARS THREATENED BY RECORD THAW ACROSS THE ARCTIC

Polar Bear Listed in Endangered Species Act, but U.S. Government Limits Its Protection
The polar bear was officially listed as threatened under the U.S. endangered species act (ESA) on May 14, 2008. This the first creature brought under the act's protection for habitat loss that is linked to global warming. The official reason given was loss of Arctic sea ice and predictions that the ice will continue to decrease. Although global warming has been identified by most atmospheric and polar scientists as the main reason for Arctic warming and melting of sea ice, the U.S. Interior Department did not use this as a reason and clearly signaled it would not apply the law to greenhouse gas emissions.
Dirk Kempthorne, Interior Secretary, specifically said the listing would not prevent any sea ice from melting and that he would "make certain the ESA isn't abused to make global warming policies." This despite clear language in the ESA to control any activity causing harm to a listed species and requiring government agencies specifically not to jeopardize species by their actions. The wording of the listing document appears to be an attempt of the government to list the bear due to clear evidence of shrinking habitat yet not take all the steps to limit the loss. It seems analogous to President Bush's notorious "signing statements" limiting his acceptance of a Congressional law.
This could set up another court challenge by NGOs like the Center for Biological Diversity which originally brought the proposal and took the Interior Dept to court twice to get action.
"Threatened" under the ESA means a plant or animal may soon become endangered (at immediate risk of going extinct) if actions are not taken to protect it and its habitat.
See inside for more details on Arctic melting and polar bear habitat. Alaska Link
Climate change across the Arctic Link