Saturday, May 17, 2008

Excess CO2, Hemp & Global Warming



Al Gore is right. We can solve the problem of global warming.

Hemp can remove the excess CO2 we have in the atmosphere that is at cause for a big part of global warming. We still need to address methane, but hemp can have a powerful impact on removing the excess CO2.

This article is an echo from a great page we found on the We Can Solve It site, with a few thoughts added. The USA Hemp Museum has added a group there called HEMP FOR VICTORY to begin an international conversation on how to use hemp to solve the problem of global warming. Please come by and share what you know.

We've made nature illegal and wonder why we have a problem with the environment. The world has lost it's mind and the planet is telling us it's time to restore sanity.

Hemp is a sane choice to quickly solve the problem of global warming.

Simply stated, when the problem is too much CO2 in the atmosphere, the solution is to remove the excess CO2 to safe levels.

Hemp is a biomass champion that breathes in the excess CO2 as it grows and creates products that improve the quality of life.

In this forum there will be a lot of conversation of using hemp to scrub the air of excess CO2 as it grows. A question may arise about why this is important, with hemp being illegal and all. Why should we change the law to save ourselves?

The Problem as defined on another page on the site We Can Solve It:

"The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is now 380 parts-per-million (ppm), 100 ppm higher than at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. But we can look back even further. By drilling into the deepest glacial ice we can measure CO2 deep into time. And this ice library shows more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than at any time in last 650,000 years.

"HEMP TO THE RESCUE - WITH A LOT OF HELP FROM HER FRIENDS

The Solution:

We're talking problem solving at the level of cause and effect.

The way to solve the excess CO2 portion of the global warming problem is to restore CO2 to safe levels with wide spread hemp growth, internationally, to remove the excess from the atmosphere.

Let the United Nations coordinate the wide scale growing. In addition to each nation participating, both the UN and nations can receive reasonable by the standards of the public, tax income from the new markets to sustain themselves. We anticipate the hemp trade boom will be a substantially needed boost to the world's economy.

Independently earned funding for the UN should help build the organization's independence in deciding the highest good for all concerned. Toxic energy should be illegal, unnecessary toxic activities stopped now. Shift to hemp biofuel and other non toxic, clean and/or free energy sources like hydro, wind, magnetic, solar, etc. to empower our world and enhance our environment.

For more information on the subject "What Is Global Warming?" visit WECANSOLVEIT.ORG

Thanks to whoever wrote that article. Here's an except:

"What is global warming?

The science behind global warming is often portrayed as enormously complex, but some of it is quite simple. It begins with a ray of light, shot through space from the staggering inferno of our sun. That sunbeam delivers energy to earth, giving us light and warmth and life. As some of this energy radiates back toward space as heat, a portion is absorbed by a delicate balance of heat-trapping (or "greenhouse") gases in the atmosphere that create an insulating layer. Without the temperature control of this greenhouse effect, the Earth's average surface temperature would be 0°F (-18°C), a temperature so low that the Earth would be frozen and could not sustain human life as we know it. The most abundant of the greenhouse gases is water vapor. In addition, there are other powerful greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2), methane, and nitrous oxide.

Each of these is a natural part of the never-ending cycle of life, death, and decomposition on Earth. But since the onset of the Industrial Revolution humans have been pumping out more and more of these and other greenhouse gases. Scientists are clear: human activities are contributing to global warming by adding large amounts of heat-trapping gases to the atmosphere. Our fossil fuel use is the main source of these gases. Every time we drive a car, use electricity from coal-fired power plants, or heat our homes with oil or natural gas, we release carbon dioxide and other heat-trapping gases into the air.

The second most important addition of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere is related to deforestation, mainly in the tropics, as well as other land-use changes.

The concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere is now 380 parts-per-million (ppm), 100 ppm higher than at the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. But we can look back even further. By drilling into the deepest glacial ice we can measure CO2 deep into time. And this ice library shows more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere than at any time in last 650,000 years.

As a result of the build up of gases, the temperature is beginning to rise. Adults today have already felt the average global temperature rise more than a full degree Fahrenheit (0.8°C) during our lifetimes. We expect another degree F by 2020 due to past emissions. Based on modeling by an international body of experts studying the climate crisis, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the temperature could increase by more than 7°F (4°C) by the end of the century in the absence of meaningful efforts to rein in global warming pollution. What happens when the global temperature rises?

For a global system that is delicately balanced, the rise in temperatures will pose serious threats: Rising sea levels, leading to more coastal erosion, flooding during storms, and permanent inundation Increased drought and increased incidence of wildfires Severe stress on many forests, wetlands, alpine regions, and other natural ecosystems Impacts on human health as mosquitoes and other disease-carrying insects and rodents spread diseases over larger geographical regions Disruption of agriculture in some parts of the world due to increased temperature, water stress, and sea-level rise in low-lying areas such as Bangladesh or the Mississippi River delta.

Other projected impacts include increased intensity of hurricanes; the long-term destabilization of the Greenland and West Antarctic ice sheets, leading to much greater sea level rise; the acidification of the world's oceans; and a vastly increased rate of species extinction. Wonders such as the Great Barrier Reef and the Amazon could collapse under the weight of just a few more degrees. And hundreds of millions of people may be forced from their homelands as the climate shifts, creating increased political and economic instability. "

For more information on hemp please visit the USA Hemp Museum, Richard M. Davis, founder, curator whose idea to use the old Hemp For Victory program is a smart solution echoed by many. Davis' book about how to use hemp , HEMP FOR VICTORY: A GLOBAL WARMING SOLUTION is available at his store.

Working together, we are overcoming now.

Article Links:

We Can Solve It Article: What is global warming?https://secure.wecansolveit.org/content/pages/60/

USA Hemp Museum: Richard M. Davis, Founder, Curator, Author http://www.hempmuseum.org/

Book sale link: www.lulu.com/rmdavisx

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