http://thecoastnews.com/2009/01/resolve-to-evolve-resolutions-for-change/ Making Waves in Your Neighborhood Mon, 20 May 2013 07:54:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://thecoastnews.com/2009/01/resolve-to-evolve-resolutions-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-6420 Damien Thu, 15 Jan 2009 19:54:46 +0000 http://thecoastnews.com/?p=36900#comment-6420 I’m aware of the definition. What I want to know is how can carbon be a pollutant? The earth itself pumps tons of CO2 into the atmosphere daily (converting the carbon from one form to another)and has been for millions of years. Again, converting carbon from one form to another (i.e. oil into CO2) is simply changing its form. Then natural processes convert it from CO2 to O2 thereby removing the carbon and converting it back into some other form. After a few million years probably back into oil. There is no net gain in the amount of carbon on the planet.

]]> http://thecoastnews.com/2009/01/resolve-to-evolve-resolutions-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-6419 Bob Nanninga Thu, 15 Jan 2009 13:58:50 +0000 http://thecoastnews.com/?p=36900#comment-6419 Carbon footprint refers to the total amount of greenhouse gases produced to directly and indirectly support human activities, usually expressed in equivalent tons of carbon dioxide (CO2).

]]> http://thecoastnews.com/2009/01/resolve-to-evolve-resolutions-for-change/comment-page-1/#comment-6418 Damien Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:48:42 +0000 http://thecoastnews.com/?p=36900#comment-6418 “Carbon Footprint”?
How can one of the most basic building blocks of all life be a pollutant?
The carbon cycle is no different from the water cycle. It is always in a state of changing from one form to another without ever increasing or decreasing the total amount that exists on the earth. It is simply being converted to another form. Just like water one day may be in the ocean, the next day a cloud, and the next snow on a mountain. Please ‘splain me’?

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