| Global warming is real and will be with us for a | | | | and cool yearround. By insulating only the top half |
| 100 years or until we seriously address these | | | | of basements with foam panel insulation you |
| serious issues. We will have many massive | | | | retain the 55degree goethermal ground effect |
| hurricanes, tornadoes, hail and electrical storms, | | | | heating in winter and the 55 degree geothermal |
| and sea level rises which displace 25% or more of | | | | cooling ground effect in summer. (Add to this the |
| the world populations. But I have a very different | | | | use of only CFS or LED lighting and you can |
| take on the causes and solutions which are far | | | | quickly reduce electric energy use by 50% or |
| easier than those carbon credits and reductions | | | | more. |
| now proposed. | | | | The third solution to global warming is passive |
| The main cause of global warming of the Earth, | | | | solar panels and solar cooking. If people would use |
| our Sun, and all the planets of our solar system is | | | | simple passive solar panels which they can build |
| the alignment of the galactic equator with our | | | | themselves for heating in winter then 30 to 50% |
| solar system. The tremendous increase in cosmic | | | | of all home and commercial heating can be saved |
| light from all of the stars of our own galaxy as | | | | for the entire lifetime of each building. Passive |
| we travel through this area of space every | | | | solar panels can also be used to heat most all hot |
| 25,000 years increases planetary and solar | | | | water which is a major energy user in homes. |
| temperatures. We have entered this area of | | | | Most coal fired energy plants which are the main |
| space generally beginning in 1980 through 2016. | | | | CO2 emitters could be retired in a few years |
| But the effects of this galactic warming will | | | | time as energy usage and demand in dramatically |
| increase and be with us much longer after 2016 | | | | reduced by these simple conservation measures |
| as the planets adjust and slowly normalize over | | | | and the use of these newer technologies of CFS |
| the next 100 years. Just as an oven takes longer | | | | and LED usage. |
| to cool after it is turned off global warming will | | | | Solar cooking, heating, and passive solar can be |
| continue for many years before it cools enough | | | | greatly expanded and used in less developed |
| to normalize the climate changes. | | | | countries to reduce the use of scarce wood |
| The second main cause of global warming is the | | | | supplies and greatly reduce carbon emissions from |
| damage done to the ozone layers of the north | | | | cooking and heating in all less developed countries. |
| and south poles from the past and present use of | | | | LED and CFS bulbs usage can further greatly |
| refrigerants. Though this major cause of global | | | | reduce emissions by simply subsidizing these more |
| warming has been addressed it's warming effect | | | | expensive bulbs in less developed countries. |
| is already done and is quite apparent in the ice | | | | There is one other area of simple carbon |
| sheet and glacier melt acceleration of recent | | | | planetary correction which may become |
| years. | | | | necessary someday if these above conservation |
| The third main cause of global warming is | | | | measures are not done soon. Finely ground iron |
| mankind's burning of fossil fuels for energy and | | | | oxide powders can be placed over the oceans to |
| activity. Mainly the carbon dioxide emissions of | | | | create enormous plankton growth and blooms |
| coal, oil, wood, and natural gas has caused a | | | | which capture C02 gases when the grow and die. |
| major increase in carbon dioxide and general | | | | This CO2 is captured and settles to the bottom |
| reduction of oxygen level upon our planet in the | | | | of the oceans when the plankton dies. With this |
| past 2000 years and especially the last 500 years | | | | simple and inexpensive method the Earth might |
| since the industrial revolution began. | | | | one day be made more stable from climatic |
| It matters not whether you believe in global | | | | temperature changes by rapidly capturing CO2 |
| warming or not since the solutions are so easy | | | | from the atmosphere of Earth. |
| and natural and need to be implemented for other | | | | It is not the very expensive massive government |
| reasons regardless of the reason of global | | | | projects that need to be funded to stop and |
| warming. | | | | reverse global warming in the next 100 years. It is |
| The first and greatest solution is to simply require | | | | simply changing our ways to conserve energy |
| current and future man-made vertical surfaces to | | | | with simple easy to apply off the shelf |
| be painted white or light colored to reflect sunlight | | | | technologies we now have today. Simply enclosing |
| back into the upper atmosphere. All roofs of all | | | | every refrigerator today in the world with an |
| buildings, all roadways, driveways, and parking | | | | extra 1 inch of foam panel insulation which takes |
| areas need to be painted white or light colored. It | | | | about an hour and cost about $10 each would |
| has already been calculated that this requirement | | | | save enough electrical energy to shut down 25% |
| alone in all countries can easily counteract the | | | | of all coal fired electrical plants in the world today. |
| effects of global warming in a decade or 10 years | | | | And simply switching all lightbulbs in the world |
| time. The University of Arizona has been working | | | | today to CFS or LEDs would shut down another |
| on the primary roadway paint to do this -- paint | | | | 35% or more of all coal fired power plants. Most |
| all roadways, parking lots,and roofs a light or | | | | all of these above energy solutions will pay the |
| white colored as a solution to global warming. | | | | consumer back in real immediate savings in a few |
| The second solution is simple passive and | | | | months time and continue to save big money |
| inexpensive foam insulation of all homes and | | | | after this for a lifetime. Each individual must do |
| buildings. Sprayed foam, foam panels for walls and | | | | their part and simply by-pass governments if they |
| movable foam panels for windows at night can | | | | are too slow to act and assist in saving the planet |
| easily and dramatically super insulate buildings so | | | | from massive disruptions from future inaction. |
| that they require 90% less energy to both heat | | | | |