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51 Things We Can Do to Slow Global Warming. Time Magazine, April 9, 2007 p.32 - 67. 1. Turn food into fuel. biofuels: 例如來自植物的 ethanol; 大部分汽車都可以使用 E10 (10% ethanol, 90 % gasoline) 目前多靠政府補貼 , 運送及生產還是需要使用非再生能源 - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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  • 51 Things We Can Do to Slow Global WarmingTime Magazine, April 9, 2007p.32 - 67

  • 1. Turn food into fuelbiofuels: ethanol; E10 (10% ethanol, 90 % gasoline)

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    municipal waste, wood pulp, leftover grain and corn husk cellulosic ethanol

  • 2. Get blueprints for a green house (USA) greenhouse gas emission 16% , 40%

    visit http://greenhomeguide.com for some ideas

  • 3. Change your light bulbs:

    compact fluorescent lightbulb (CFL) (incandescent bulb) 3-5, 1/4; 7watt CFL 40 watt; 26 watt 100 watt (Hg )

  • 4. Light up your city LED for city illumination

    2-3 , 5 years; 18 months

  • 5. Pay the carbon tax, but less agreement on how to achieve a more carbon-free planetCap-and-trade Carbon emissions: , , sell on a carbon market Carbon tax more straightforward (, it is the backbone of current Kyoto protocol)

  • 6. Ditch the McMansion

    Learn to live a life tiny and tidy

  • 7. Hang up a clothesline: 60%

    : (not hot water); ()

  • 8. Give new life to your old fleeceCollecting old clothing and make into new fabric and clothes

    76% energy, hence 71% greenhouse gases

    Visit http:// patagonia.com/recycle

  • 9. Build a skycraper, The Bank of America Tower (near Times Square in New York City) slag (), ; .

    It will be the greenest building in New York

  • 10. Turn up the geothermal heat Manhattan , (T = 13 oC), , Building roof covered with easy-to-maintain plants Use heliostat mirrors, to track the sun and direct daylight into the building

  • 11. Take another look at vintage clothes,

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  • 12. Capture the carbon, or , carbon sequestration, , (in reducing greenhouse gases)

  • 13. Let employee work close to home* Save commuting time, avoid traffic jam, everyone likes this idea

  • 14. Ride the bus14% greenhouse gases

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  • 15. Move to a high rise , commute and supply chains are shorter; smaller place for home and less personal carbon footprint

  • 16. Pay your bill onlinepaper trail

    , solid waste 1.45 billion tons; or 1.9 million greenhouse gases

  • 17. Open a windowAdjust thermostat ,

  • 18. Ask an expert for energy audit of your homeThey will use equipment, such as IR camera to help you to pinpoint exactly how your house is losing energy

    Visit http://time.com/audit

  • 19. Buy green power, at home or away

  • 20. Check the labelrating system Energy Star label 35%

  • 21. Cozy up to your water heater* ,

  • 22. Skip the steak 18% greenhouse gases

    : CH4 (C warming effect23); & NO (296) 1.4 ton CO2

  • 23. Copy California, ; 2050 80% (2006) Key person: Terry Tamminen

  • 24. Just say No to plastic bags500 billion ; less than 3% recycle PE1000

  • 25. Support your local farmer*

  • 26. Plant a bamboo fence 30 cm/day

  • 27. Straight up and flight right, ()

    China to Europe , 30 min,

  • 28. Have a green wedding,

    local

  • 29. Remove the tie, 28oC

    2005, 71,700 ton CO2

  • 30. Shut off your computer* 75%standby power for DVD, TV, PC, etc.;

  • 31. Wear green eye shadowEco-friendly makeup

    Market for organic personal-care products will grow

  • 32. Kill the lights at quitting time* , or set for timed switch-off

  • 33. Rearrange the heavens and the earth* Geo-engineering: , e.g. ,etc.

  • 34. Rake in the fall colors* blower

  • 35. End the paper chase recycle 50%, 38 million ton; recycled paper virgin paper save 60% energy 4400 kw-h, 3000 L , 19 , 27 kg

  • 36. Play the marketEU Emission Trading Scheme cap-and-trade;

  • 37. Think outside the packaging, , ; HP, Wal-Mart

  • 38. Trade carbon for capital* Kyoto protocol clean development mechanism (CDM) emission-reduction credit, energy-efficient projects

  • 39. Make your garden grow* (NO)

  • 40. Get a carbon budgetGlobal warming : CO2 How about cap-and-trade for individuals, quota,

  • 41. Filler up with passengers* How about car pools?

  • 42. Pay for your carbon sins()clean-energy projects, forest conservation, etc.

    need more verification, more assurances

  • 43. Move to Londons new green zonezero-carbon housing development 233

  • 44. Check your tires

    8.5 10.2 km/L 90 kg CO2

  • 45. Make one right turn after another* UPS, esp. in big cities

  • 46. Plant a tree in the tropics* , , dark leaves

  • 47. If you must burn coal, do it right* 90 millions tons of CO2 are saved annually by co-generation plants in China

  • 48. Drive green on the scenic route* hybrid car, or car run on bio-diesel

  • 49. Set a higher standard* ,

  • 50. Be aggressive about passive* Passive house: more insulation and state-of-art ventilation 90% heating bill

  • 51. Consume less, share more, live simplySmall is beautiful

    Borrow when in need and lend when asked

    Can you do it?