Description : Does public transportation really help the environment?
Last Answer : Personally I can’t do the math, but a bus weighs a lot less than, say 15 cars, so fuel usage to propel 1 bus + 15 bodies would be less than 15 cars +15 bodies. (If I’m way wrong about this, let me know…)
Description : What are you doing to 'go green', i.e. possibly help the environment?
Last Answer : Every other thursday I leave the cars in the garage & the butler gives me a piggy back ride around town.
Description : What is the alternative to flying, if you want to heal the environment? See detail.
Last Answer : Walking.
Description : What is the predominant color in the environment you're in right this minute?
Last Answer : White (RAL9010)
Description : Do the Conservatives believe in protecting the environment at all?
Last Answer : To judge by their rhetoric, and actions. Clearly they do not.
Description : (1) Do you live in an urban, suburban or rural environment? (2) Which environment do you prefer and why?
Last Answer : Twenty years ago I would have said I preferred a rural environment and the more rural the better but as I have aged I have come to appreciate the benefits of being close to civilisation and cinemas ... car or public transport of some of the most beautiful scenery in the world and feel quite content.
Description : Please describe your ideal environment where you feel the most comfortable.
Last Answer : I love the woods and am very comfortable there, but I think, for me, it is sitting inside a cozy small house all snug.
Description : What can parents do to protect the environment so their children will inherit a livable Earth?
Last Answer : answer:It is already too late. We should have started work on this decades ago, and there is just no way it can be turned around in time. Specially not since we have allowed climate change ... planning for future goals 20 years ago, we are basically going to be screwed all that much sooner.
Description : Has your environment shaped your attitude towards materialism?
Last Answer : answer:Yes. My parents had the biggest influence. My dad always told me money gives you independence, freedom, and power. So, I don't really think about the things I can buy as much as I think about ... but I still care more about the money I have in the bank than an expensive car in my garage.
Description : How much does your environment affect you?
Last Answer : answer:Very much. I'm sensitive to light, sound, color, texture, spatial distance and other factors too numerous to mention. I've walked into office buildings with the industrial gray walls and cell- ... the country. I don't think your feelings are stupid at all @Aesthetic_Mess-I feel your pain!
Description : What does a sustainable economy and environment mean to you?
Last Answer : answer:It means everyone picks at least one thing they can do to contribute to a better world. Very, very few people are able to give up driving, recycle every scrap of everything all the time, become ... going on, everyone does their little part, or multiple little parts. That's the best we can do.
Description : In what practical way do you try to conserve the environment?
Last Answer : We don't run the water when brushing our teeth, we don't always flush the toilet when we pee, we don't buy a bunch of crap that we don't need. We live relatively simply compared to ... and then drop them off at two different locations whenever it was full. Curbside pickup would be pretty awesome.
Description : Is Drano actually bad for the environment?
Last Answer : Not a chemist. But I took chemistry in college. Close enough. The major ingredient in Drano is Sodium Hydroxide. When it comes in contact with acids in solution (present in soil and ground water) it turns into water and a salt, depending on the acid. Both harmless.
Description : Do car-sharing programs reduce harm to the environment?
Last Answer : I would bet that overall it reduces the number of miles driven. A lot of people use the logic I absolutely must own a car in order to ________ (buy groceries, take the dog to the vet, ... public transportation unless it has some other incentive (cheaper, don't have to worry about parking, etc.)
Description : Are airsoft guns bad for the environment?
Last Answer : Yes.
Description : Is your intelligence based on genetics or your environment?
Last Answer : This is similar to the nature versus nurture concept. I think it’s a 50/50% thing.
Description : If you could live in any environment on earth, where would you live?
Last Answer : New York City. Or right outside of NYC in a NJ suburb. I like people, I like large populations, and I like cities.
Description : Would you ever consider not flushing to save the environment?
Last Answer : I urinate outside whenever possible for this purpose. Defecation – only when on a field trip.
Description : What do you think about the hacked e-mails/documents that have allegedly proven that global warming is overstated and human influence on the environment is overstated?
Last Answer : Last I heard (please correct if wrong) the data research center verified that documents were stolen, but did not authenticate the documents that have been released. (Although from the CNN article, ... , and without the published research that they are referring to, don't necessarily make sense.
Description : How does global poverty damage the environment?
Last Answer : - Low-income individuals often need to purchase cheap stuff . And often companies that sell for cheap have the worst environmental policies. - Lack of education. Higher income individuals have ... . I think the biggest contributor of environmental damage is lack of concern not global poverty.
Description : Since diesel fumes are so smelly and bad for the environment and children, why are schoolbuses still diesel?
Last Answer : Newer buses run on compressed natural gas.
Description : Is the economy more important than the environment?
Last Answer : Without getting into a global warming debate or trying to impress my opinion, and trying to be philosophical: People are most important. People depend on the economy and the environment. When people can't live ... we can live in our environment at this rate, or if the economy should be focused on.
Description : Is violent action in defense of the environment, justifiable?
Last Answer : Violent action in defense of anything but your family is never justifiable.
Description : Is it better for the environment to buy a fuel efficient older car or a new hybrid?
Last Answer : I don't know, but you could do the best of both worlds and buy a used diesel car and run it on biodiesel. Depending on where you live there may be a biodiesel station, or a local environmental ... you get the fuel efficiency, low emissions, and zero energy for manufacturing a new car, all in one!
Description : Which is better for the environment overall: reusable coffee filters or paper coffee filters?
Last Answer : I have read, and I will look for the link, that unbleached single coffee filters are better than either white throw away or gold re-usable.
Description : What are the elements of business ethics? A. Values rights and duties. B. attitudes pressure and environment. C. value environment and attitude. D. Responsibilities.
Last Answer : A. Values rights and duties.
Description : Study of human population is called as _____ environment. A. political. B. social. C. demographic. D. economic
Last Answer : C. demographic.
Description : External factors affecting a business environment also be referred to ___factors. A. controllable. B. uncontrollable. C. relevant. D. global
Last Answer : B. uncontrollable.
Description : Internal factors affecting a business environment also are referred to ____factors. A. controllable. B. uncontrollable factors. C. relevant. D. global.
Last Answer : A. controllable.
Description : Factors that create opportunities and threats to business units is known as_______. A. internal environment. B. external environment. C. micro environment. D. macro environment.
Last Answer : D. macro environment.
Description : The environment which is close to business and affect its capacity to work is known as ___environment. A. internal. B. external. C. micro. D. macro.
Last Answer : C. micro.
Description : Macro environment is also called as _______. A. general environment. B. operating environment. C. economic environment. D. political environment.
Last Answer : A. general environment.
Description : Micro environment is also called as ________. A. general environment. B. operating environment. C. economics environment. D. political environment.
Last Answer : B. operating environment.
Description : ___ environment is beyond the control of the business. A. Internal. B. External. C. Micro. D. Macro.
Last Answer : B. External.
Description : Economic environment refers to all forces which have a _____. A. political. B. natural C. economic. D. social.
Last Answer : C. economic.
Description : In which of the following basic categories can business environment be divided? A. Local and Regional B. Regional and National. C. Internal and External. D. Financial and Nonfinancial.
Last Answer : C. Internal and External.
Description : Fical policy refers to the policy of government regarding taxtation public expenditure and ____. A. public debt. B. budgets. C. policies. D. deposits.
Last Answer : B. budgets.
Description : The economic system in which both public and private sectors co exist is known as ___economy. A. capitalism. B. socialism. C. democratic. D. republic.
Last Answer : B. socialism.
Description : Should those at the Burning Man really be torched into oblivion?
Last Answer : answer:There's a more fundamental issue with Burning Man.. When it began, it was an almost anarchic get together in the desert for music and whatever; it was comparatively small and it was cool' in the ... it stopped being a place for cool people. It seems like in jumped the shark' 10 years ago.
Description : Is getting rid of, or really cutting back on fossil fuel machines really the answer?
Last Answer : Electro-magnetic propulsion and anti-gravity devices is/are the wave of the future.
Description : Do houses in the United States really not have clothes lines?
Last Answer : answer:Pretty much true. Some of the suburbs have rules against them. Older neighborhoods may still have them. Most people aren't home during the day, so dryers are more convenient. I did 4 loads of ... side of the house and a telephone pole, because I bought one a few years ago for my backyard.
Description : Does the EPA really have any control over BP?
Last Answer : Because they are the experts here and make the rules. The dispersant BP is using is a known entity to them the other choices could very well be more toxic or detrimental to the cause than what they ... overall in the long run as this the truly law of unintended consequences at play at it's worst.
Description : Is subsistence farming really ecologically devastating as environmentalist and Whole Earth Catalog Creator Steven Brand claims?
Last Answer : Where there is subsistence farming there is loss of habitat, depletion of soil resources, erosion, water loss and pollution.
Description : Do they really recylcle plastic grocery bags? What happens then?
Last Answer : I don't know off hand, but there is a bag recycling program at my local Loeb grocery store, so maybe I'll ask next time I'm in. I did a bit of searching and found this awesome ... , free money is good money, and they get the benefit of being a company that takes environmentally friendly actions.
Description : What is really better for the enviornment, paper towels or washable rags?
Last Answer : It seems like the very best might be to use the recycled kind, with friendly cleaners (like vinegar, baking soda, diluted ammonia, or even soap that isn’t a detergent) and then compost them. Not everyone has that kind of wherewithal, though.
Description : Do you really think that supercars as we know them today won't be around in the not too distant future?
Last Answer : I guess gas guzzlers in the typical sense of the term will not be there but smaller cars, which could be fuel efficient as well, are going to be the norm for a while given the state of the auto ... -renewable energy sources will have shifted too much. But that's my guess. Off the top of my head.
Description : What's the best thing we as human beings can do to help the earth?
Last Answer : Leave?
Description : Can anyone help me find 5 wildflowers with the same genus?
Last Answer : Bellis has a lot of daisy-like flowers that are pretty common. Or you might find some other genus of tribe Astereae to your liking?
Description : When I buy a new car, should I get all gas, a plug-in hybrid or all electric?
Last Answer : Get a gas only car. Then you won't have to worry about a spontaneous electrical fire burning down your house, much less just the car. I believe that all electric cars will have no ... which could cause an intense electrical fire with the driver (and possibly someone else) being burned alive.