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Vegetarian and Global Warming

admin — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 16:39:13 +0000

The movement back to nature, has not give the result. That happens because people use something, and eat any food into the stomach, without thinking whether it is necessary, how the process, and what its impact in the future. Environmental degradation and the low degree of human health, can not be denied due to his own behavior.

Urban and rural communities can participate in combat global warming by eating less meat. “Eat less meat, because eating less meat means reducing the farm. Cattle, goats, buffalo, sheep and poultry very important role in global warming. By eating less meat, which means also reducing the farm, it will affect the land to serve as green forest.

On the other hand, global warming could be reduced by promoting organic fertilization pattern which is believed can enriched oxygen. In addition, not to eat meat at all (vegetarians) means an individual has come to reduce greenhouse gases that cause global warming. Vegetarians are strongly advised to reduce global warming. Vegetarians, in addition to maintaining a healthy body, also means that reduce the consumption of meat.

It’s about 16,000 liters of clean water per year must be spent to make the production of meat increased by one kilogram. Two-thirds of agricultural land used for livestock feed fulfillment. Whereas in the other hemisphere, occurred clean water crisis and famine. Let us reflect on it, what to do. For example, to become vegetarian (do not eat meat), don’t we saving water?.

Go green, the movement toward natural, can begin when people to become vegetarian. The fact that the meat is a source of various diseases, has very clearly exposed in a medical. Humans can live without meat, but can not live without plants.

Our lives must be organic because of the earth, our home is threatened and destroyed every day. “So the question is, do we really know and find a solution,” Being a vegetarian may be one solution that can be considered.

The importance of greening the environment

admin — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 13:31:02 +0000

Greening or reforesting is not only useful for improving the quality of health and beauty. Reforestation is also able to reduce the risk of fire.

The fire that burns itself is because no media that can withstand the heat of the earth. For example, the fire in the warehouse came from the pile of goods. Piles of goods in the warehouse over time remove the heat. Because there is nothing to absorb the heat, the fire had come.

The trees, is the media that absorbs heat released earth. Thus, there are piles of goods in the warehouse fire is not sparked.

Realizing the importance of greening the environment, in developed country campaign for citizens to do reforestation, at least in the front yard of each. It’s mean that one person, one tree. But, in one house, at least one tree.

In addition, it also gives regular tree to the citizens. The government should give various kinds of trees that is given to the public every few months.

Greening program is not only supported the authorities concerned. Party shopping center have to do the same thing. Through the Go Green program, they should distribute seeds and planting trees in the neighborhood mall. Shared tree types vary, ranging from the seeds of leafy plants, to plants.

In addition to planting trees, it is also conducted emission tests on a regular basis. They also can appeal to the visitors into green shopper using the shopping bag that is environmentally friendly and can be used in multiple times.

Fact About Water on Earth

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:15:04 +0000

Water problems continue to be problematic that difficult to solve. Water savings were difficult to do because it felt that the water is something that is ongoing and will not be exhausted. The fact is the total amount of water that existed on Earth today is relatively the same as when the Earth was created. What has changed is the form of water in the water cycle continues. So the water bath used by most people can be equal to the water you’re used to drinking.

But of all the water, only 3% which is the only fresh water which is 97% more salt water. of 3% is also divided again with ice, water, soil and surface water as shown below.

The problem is with a constant amount of water, we should really care about its use and not throw away unused. We waste water to waste a lot like washing hands, shaving, drinking is not spent, bath, etc.. This water must be kept there for our children and grandchildren so they can have the same life as we are now.

So, use the water, saving as much as possible.

Layer of ice at the South Pole

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:16:41 +0000

Warming of Earth’s southern hemisphere currently estimated to affect a layer of ice at the South Pole or Antarctica. Oxford University researcher team and the University of Cambridge, England, recently revealed the results of a study that states west Antarctic ice sheet began to be unstable. The team developed a model to explore changes in the ice shelf from the bottom up to the floating layer.

Volume of ice layers found in western Antarctica is equivalent to sea level rise 3.3 meters. The model developed shows instability in the ground line caused by gradual climate change. It may cause division ice. The models of global climate is often used assumption that when the world warms, the ice sheets will melt with the stable, and cause sea level rise gradually.

The structure of ice is much more complex. We need to do more work to build better models of ice sheet behavior. Then to predict the behavior of ice in the future as the impact of climate change.

Renewable energy from marine algae

admin — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 15:58:17 +0000

Marine algae have great potential in an effort to combat global warming. Easy living organisms in the ocean has an enormous capacity to absorb carbon dioxide and can be processed into biofuels, environmentally friendly fuels.

Laboratory-scale research conducted Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) prove algae (algae) in the sea enlarged 20-25 times in just 15 days with feed carbon dioxide (CO2).

The algae of the species Chaetoceros sp. With initial cell count 40,000 cells per milliliter after a registration of CO2 into 780,000 cells per ml in 15 days, even Chlorella sp. With initial cell count 40,000 cells per ml of a million cells per ml in 15 days to Implementation of Carbon Emission Reductions in Global Warming Mitigation Efforts.

This could be the beginning of the concept of calculating the absorption of carbon in the ocean. Indonesia has a vast marine potential opportunity to take a major role in absorbing carbon dioxide. Algae can then be harvested to produce biofuel, the process has efficiency 40 percent higher than a biofuel raw material crude palm oil (CPO).

BPPT will continue the research by linking fotobioreaktor culture algae at the mouth of the exhaust gas power plants to determine their absorption of CO2 and add the following research about the harvesting of plankton as a biofuel.

In the future, carbon capture and absorption of the algae can be applied at the disposal of carbon emissions from Steam Power Plant (power plant) is usually built on the seafront.

Reducing carbon emissions from industry, in addition to the use of Carbon Capture Sequestration like this, can also be done with the use of renewable energy and technology improvements that can make energy efficiency and improve production processes to become more fuel efficient.

Change your life style, save the forest

admin — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:41:38 +0000

How many sheets of paper that you use every day? How many cups of coffee you drink everyday? How much you enjoy fried foods? How much material from palm oil are you using? Very much perhaps. Especially if you live in the big city life style could not be separated from the goods.

However, did you know that by reducing the consumption of coffee, palm oil and its derivatives materials, and the use of paper, you can take to save the forests in Sumatra? Because the forests that used to be a habitat for many species of animals and soil water storage is now much changed its function, good for coffee plantations, palm oil, or tree of paper raw materials to meet the needs of the city. No wonder the forests in some inland areas damaged.

The situation is now Sumatra forests requires attention from many people. The production of paper, palm oil, coffee and processed for the purposes of urban society has been destroying forests in Sumatra. May campaign has held as the title “Let’s Explore the Forest Sumatra “. The campaign carried the WWF was held with the aim of raising public awareness that their lifestyle affects the forest ecosystem in Sumatra.

Condition of the forests in Sumatra very alarming. In the period 1995 to 2007 the number of organisms covering the surface of the lost forests of Sumatra to reach 48 percent. Now the amount of resources that can be used only remaining 30 percent. It has been used for paper production, coffee, and palm oil.

Data from WWF , the number of animals in the forests of Sumatra also decreased dramatically. Sumatran tigers (Panthera tigris sumatrae) in nature live 400 tail, while the population of rhinos Sumatra less than 300 tails. Population decline also occurs in orangutans and elephants Sumatra. Amount remaining orangutans is 6500 and the population of elephants tail tails 2400-2800.

In fact many people can do to save the city forests of Sumatra. People should be saving and reduce consumption of products that eliminate the habitat of life, such as reducing use of paper. The reason, a ream of paper has sacrificed two square meters of natural forest habitat and damage to tigers, elephants, and orangutans in Sumatra.

In addition, another way to do the public is to not keep animals that have almost become extinct. Creatures like tigers and orangutans can not be purchased for the community as pets. Nature is their home.

Re-greening of Sumatra forests could also be a separate alternative. The bare woods have influenced the general population. Not only animals, human beings, too, experienced the negative impacts of deforestation. Floods, landslides, and forest fires are examples of the perceived negative impact of humans.

The awareness of society to participate to save Sumatra forests should be increased. People realize that freedom is not just about freedom from colonialism, but also about environmental concerns.

New idea to pulverize methane gas

admin — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:41:25 +0000

Global warming due to accumulation of gases in the atmosphere, including methane, advanced effects, namely climate change and environmental conditions are deteriorating earth. However, the attention has been focused on carbon gas pressure. In fact, methane is the biggest cause of global warming. So, later began to be directed at the target gas on this one.

Source of methane gas or CH is everywhere, not just from the swamp or wetlands. Methane gas can also arise due to human activities, ranging from the toilet in the household, agricultural land, and livestock, to a landfill. However, the most prominent producers of methane are agriculture and livestock sectors.

As reported to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in 2006, the farming industry recorded gas emissions causing the greenhouse effect is the predominant methane (37 percent), while carbon dioxide (CO), only 9 percent. Still according to the FAO, the global scope of any farming industry contributor of greenhouse gas emissions (Grk) the highest, namely 18 percent, exceeding even gas emissions from the transportation sector, which is only 13 percent.

Start up

Volume of methane that surrounds the earth’s surface may not amount to much. In the bowels of the earth and the Arctic seabed buried 400 billion tons of this gas, or 3,000 times the volume in the atmosphere. However, gradually these gases from the permafrost began to rise from his grave due to be exploited for energy sources. In addition, the melting ice at the poles also occur due to global warming.

This condition clearly worsened because of the potential effects of Grk methane gas 25 times more than CO. Calculations are based on the resulting impact during the last century. However, calculating the average amount of methane in the last 20 years increased 72 times greater than CO.

When that happens, the threat of extinction of species on earth would imagine, as had happened during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) 55 million years ago and at the end of the Permian period about 251 million years ago.

Loss of methane gas in a large amount of oxygen content caused a decline in the face of this earth to cause the extinction of more than 94 percent of species on earth.

Dr. Kirk Smith, professor of global environmental health from the University of California, United States, warned of the threat of this gas. We have the world focuses on strategies to reduce emissions of CO, but few are concentrating on reducing methane emissions. In fact, methane gas classified as dangerous, not only effect the real Grk, but also helps the formation of ozone at ground level harmful to human health.

High content of methane would reduce the concentration of oxygen in the atmosphere. If the oxygen content in the air to below 19.5 percent, will result in loss of consciousness aspiksi or living things due to lack of oxygen in the body. Increased methane also increase the risk of flammable and exploded in the air. The reaction of methane and oxygen will cause CO and water.

Pulverize methane

Attempts pressing methane emissions into the atmosphere recently has begun intensively conducted in countries that have the largest rice paddy field, namely India and China. Indonesia did not miss.

One way is by applying cultivation system called the System of Rice Intensification (SRI). The pattern of rice cultivation is aiming to reduce the granting of water in paddy field. Because the unknown, with limited water conditions, the production of methane gas by anaerobic microbes decreased.

This farming system was first introduced by missionaries from France, Henri de Laulanie, in Madagascar in 1983. Rice planting pattern was then developed by Prof. Norman Ufhop and eventually spread to Asia, like India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, China, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

At SRI, by reducing water and seeds ranged 40 to 80 percent, the rice crop can actually increase 50 to 70 percent compared to the conventional ways that range from 4 to 5 tons per hectare. Now, more than 13,000 farmers have to apply SRI on about 9,000 hectares of land.

“When SRI was applied to the entire field in Indonesia, covering an area 11 million hectares, in addition to increasing rice production is achieved, emissions of methane can also be derived in a number of very significant,” said researchers from the Research Center for Biology Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), I Made Sudiana.

Efforts to suppress methane emissions from rice cultivation is also pursued by seeking Sudiana microbes that play a role in the release of methane into the atmosphere and the oxidizing methane. In the conventional rice cultivation in flooded anaerobic microbes that metanogen or work in conditions without air. These bacteria produce methane gas.

Methane emissions in rice fields in the SRI system was also produced by bacteria that exist in metanogenik gut of earthworms (Aporrectodea caliginosa, Lumbricus rubellus, and Octolasion lacteum), which is now a hole earthworms to improve soil aeration fields.

In his research with researchers from the University of Tokyo and Otsuka found in Sukabumi, competing microbial communities, which are consumed or metanotropik oxidize methane gas, into methanol. Thus, to suppress the emission of methane gas produced should be added gypsum metanogen (CaSO. 2HO) which can stimulate the growth metanotropik-competitors.

“That way, metanogen depressed microbial growth,” said Sudiana, who won a doctoral field of microbial population dynamics from the University of Tokyo, Japan.

Furthermore, in the lab of Biology LIPI Research Center in Cibinong, Sudiana able to isolate three genes in the microbes metanotropik. Isolation lasted for two months. Inokulan found last year that called Metrop 09 and became culture collection of this research institute.

Inokulan Metrop stability testing is still needed this year to ensure that the response does not change if the genes are in different environments.

“Later inokulan can produce and bio-fertilizers applied as a microbial consortium,” said Sudiana.

With that plus bio-fertilizers, will produce high-productivity plants, but the minimal production of methane.

Reduce global warming with kangaroos waste gas

admin — Sun, 10 May 2009 09:00:49 +0000

Australian scientists are trying to adopt the workings of a kangaroo’s stomach to be applied to cows and sheep in an effort to reduce gas emissions that cause global warming.

According to the researchers, kangaroo stomach bacteria inhabited with special exhaust gas contains no methane kangaroos that had been considered to play a role in global warming. The researchers wanted to move the bacteria similar to the cow and sheep’s stomach to reduce methane emissions from the stomach animals.

Keep in mind, most greenhouse gas pollution comes from combustion in factories, industries and motor vehicles. But in some countries, livestock waste gases proved to have a high contribution of greenhouse gases contribute not environmentally friendly.

“Fourteen percent of gas emissions in Australia come from the stomachs of cows and sheep fart out when large amounts of methane,” said Athol Klieve, a senior researcher at the Queensland reported. “And if we calculate the methane gas emissions in New Zealand, which has more farms, the percentage had reached 50 percent.”

Scientists say, the kangaroo bacteria in the stomach also makes the digestive process more efficient and potentially save millions of dollars of feed costs for farmers.

“Not only to reduce methane gas, these bacteria will also produce about 10 to 15 percent more energy than that consumed animal food,” said Klieve.

However, researchers still need three years to isolate the bacteria before they can be “raised” in the cow and sheep’s stomach.

Increase 5-10 millimeter sea front surface per year

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 09:40:22 +0000

From the results of monitoring at several locations, the rate of sea level rise surface 5-10 millimeters Indonesia reached per year, far above the estimated increase in global sea level surface estimated 1.5 millimeters per year.

The rate of increase in average sea level surface Indonesia is affected by six factors, but not dominated by climate change. So sub-directorate chief expressed Disaster Mitigation and Environmental Pollution of Marine and Fisheries Ministry

According to him, data sea surface level rise in Indonesia taken some instances. Coordinating Board of the monitoring survey and the National Mapping data obtained in Jakarta, Semarang, Jepara, Batam, Kupang, Biak, Sorong and the numbers 5-10 mm per year.

The results of Bandung Institute of Technology research shows the rate of increase in Belawan sea surface 7.83 mm per year, Jakarta 4.38 mm, 9.27 mm Semarang, and Surabaya 5.47 mm per year. Monitoring Research and Development Center Oseanologi Indonesian Institute of Sciences for Long, Lampung, showing the rate of increase of 4.15 mm per year.

Six factors

According to Subandono, paras sea level rise as the impact of climate change affected only two processes, namely the polar ice melting and sea water expansion process due to global warming. “There were six factors that cause,” he said.

Other factors, he added, is covering the impact of changes in the Earth’s crust due to tectonic activity, soil degradation caused by the earthquake or seismic activity and soil compression due to unstable soil conditions.

In addition, there is soil degradation due to human activities, such as taking soil water, gas and oil extraction, or the imposition of the building.

“The sixth factor, namely the variation due to climatic fluctuations like the La Nina phenomenon which brings warm water flow from the Pacific Ocean to Indonesia,” said Subandono. According to him, six factors causing sea level rise that looks important to know to set the note of adaptation and mitigation.

Indonesia continues to encourage the world’s attention to the impacts of climate change on the sea. This is characterized by the further destruction of coral reefs of the world or any other marine ecosystems. The Indonesian delegation to the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen, Danish, delivered by electronic mail has initiated the parallel activities of Marine Day (The Ocean Day) on December 14, 2009, opened the Prince of Monaco HSH Prince Albert II.

Former Head of Marine and Fisheries Research DKP Indroyono Soesilo in parallel activities that emphasize the importance of mainstreaming marine dimension in the process of global climate change negotiations.

According to Indroyono, programs to overcome the impact of climate change in relation to achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) needs to be realized in reality. Parallel activities attended by about 150 participants from 39 countries concerned with marine issues, coastal, and small islands that need to be addressed