All Solar, Et Al, In 12 Years?

[DTB]

Can Obama's term run out a little faster before he ruins another generation with all this crap we can't afford?!

 

[Randolph Kinney]

We have a cure for your denial, comrade.

 

[Randolph Kinney]

One thing people don't understand is why the government allows activity they claim to be harmful but the fix is always to tax it.

 

[Meandering]

Global warming could threaten survival of European lizards

Global warming may threaten the survival of European lizards by forcing the reptiles to live fast and die young, new research has shown.

Scientists set up an experiment in which 18 populations of common lizards lived in semi-natural enclosures, one of which simulated an end-of-the-century climate 2C warmer than it is today.

After a year, lizards in the warmer conditions were found to be coping very badly and dying at a rate that would lead to rapid population extinctions in around 20 years.

Dr Elvire Bestion, from the University of Exeter - who co-led the study, said: "While a two-degrees warmer climate might seem beneficial at first, as it leads to faster growth of juvenile lizards and earlier access to reproduction, it also leads to lower survival in adult individuals, which should endanger population survival."

The common, or viviparous lizard, Zootoca vivipara, is widespread across Europe and one of only two indigenous lizards in the UK, not including the legless slow worm.

Co-author Dr Julien Cote, from the Laboratoire Evolution et Diversite Biologique in France, said the team did not predict the total extinction of the common lizard. But he added that some populations could be hit hard by climate change.

"We suggest that populations at the southern edge of their range of distribution might particularly suffer from warmer climates," he said. Across Europe as a whole, between 14% and 30% of lizard populations could be threatened.

Dr Bestion said: " Anecdotally, we .. showed that warmer climates led some adult females to engage into a second reproduction event during the summer, while these lizards normally reproduce only once a year during the spring.

"Combined with the earlier juvenile reproduction and the higher adult survival, these results suggest a shift of demographic strategy from a relatively long life and low reproductive output to a faster life, higher reproductive investment. We can wonder whether this strategy shift may help adaptation of populations to warmer climates over time."

The research is published in the journal Public Library of Science Biology.
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/global-wa...vival-european-lizards-180017363.html#T8n9L36

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[Randolph Kinney]

Comrade, you are suffering from global warming conspiracy delusion.

 

[Randolph Kinney]

Scientists set up an experiment in which 18 populations of common lizards lived in semi-natural enclosures, one of which simulated an end-of-the-century climate 2C warmer than it is today.

After a year, lizards in the warmer conditions were found to be coping very badly and dying at a rate that would lead to rapid population extinctions in around 20 years.

It is science like this that makes global warming real to some people.

Just remember, only you can prevent global warming and the premature death of this lizard. Give $19 a month to the "Save lizards from Global Warming" and smile knowing that you care.

 

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[Doug in NC]

One of the classes I took in "Green Building" admitted that it would take something like 10 years to recoup the cost of a solar power system on a house. The problem is, most homeowners average only staying put in one house for a period of around 5-6 years. I think it is normal human behavior for Americans to get their reward (money savings) immediately when they buy a home; they aren't going to hold onto a home long enough, so that they can begin to reap all the rewards of their solar power system.

I have a neighbor who installed a solar power system on his home about 2 years ago. He doesn't use the power actually generated, but receives a rebate on his power bill for the energy generated by the system. He doesn't usually have approving comments to say about his investment. He says what he gets back from the power company is pretty minimal and he has to try to use power at non-peak times to make his returns reasonable in the least.

 

[Meandering]

 

[Randolph Kinney]

One of the classes I took in "Green Building" admitted that it would take something like 10 years to recoup the cost of a solar power system on a house. The problem is, most homeowners average only staying put in one house for a period of around 5-6 years. I think it is normal human behavior for Americans to get their reward (money savings) immediately when they buy a home; they aren't going to hold onto a home long enough, so that they can begin to reap all the rewards of their solar power system.

I have a neighbor who installed a solar power system on his home about 2 years ago. He doesn't use the power actually generated, but receives a rebate on his power bill for the energy generated by the system. He doesn't usually have approving comments to say about his investment. He says what he gets back from the power company is pretty minimal and he has to try to use power at non-peak times to make his returns reasonable in the least.

One day, your friend might suffer from the evils of global warming and his solar panels will be the kiss of death.