Putting the focus on global warming (inaugural Focus the Nation, a four-day event, teach-in)

San Diego Union - Tribune ^ | 1/30/08 | Mike Lee

[wbill]

That block is only about 43 gallons or about the size of two gas tanks. That “symbol” seems pretty weak to me.

Yep, the 10-15-20' high snowbanks on my campus...the ones that sprang up before Thanksgiving and (hopefully) melted before everyone went on Summer Break...were a lot more impressive. Of course this was 15 years ago. No such thing as Global Warming back then, as AlGore was still perfecting the internet and hadn't had time to define it.

I suppose though, that if you hadn't seen snow before, a block of ice the size of an easy chair would be pretty impressive.

PS and BTW, I ran back home over Christmas and the same huge snowbanks are there this year. Maybe Global Warming skips a year. Sort of like intelligence can skip a generation.

[Thebaddog]

WLS here in Chicago has been talking about the deep freeze of 83. It got to 20+ below at one point and it stayed below 0 for about three weeks. Now that was Global Warming!

[Dr.Deth]

http://www.signonsandiego.com/uniontrib/20080130/images/climate280.jpg

Name the bear 'Mohammed' and see how far you get.

[FBD]

“students will pile 20 tons of coal on campus to show how much of this air-polluting fossil fuel is needed to power their school for an hour.”

20 tons???
Hold on now...

20 tons of coal= 50,000 KWh, since one ton of coal produces 2,500 KWh.
http://www.uwsp.edu/CNR/wcee/keep/Mod1/Whatis/energyresourcetables.htm

Rhode Island’s average retail rate is about 14 cents per KWh
http://www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/electricity/st_profiles/rhode_island.html

If it takes 50,000 KWh to power their school for one hour, then rudimentary math would put University of Rhode Island's electric bill at $7,000 dollars per hour.
I highly doubt that. But if it is, I’d say it’s well *past time* time to turn all the lights off. These idiots aren’t learning anything, anyway.

[FBD]

whoops,

I didn’t catch that was at University of Missourah.
-Their electric rate is 6.3 cents per KWh, so 50,000 KWh would only cost $3,150 per hour...much more affordable
;^)

[Landru]

"These idiots aren’t learning anything, anyway."

BWAHHHHAAAAA!!!
Yea, but consider: those idiots are our *future*.

Kinda makes ya feel fuzzy {math}.

...all over. ;^)

[wbill]

I remember that winter. It was miserable.

If I remember right, it didn't go above 0 for the month of January back home (Maine). I remember it because Mom's rule was that I couldn't go outside and play until it hit 0.

No global warming back then. It hadn't been invented yet. I'm sure that Dad would have welcomed it when the heating bills came, though.