Comments on: Picturing a ton of CO2 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/ Blogging the science and policy of global warming Mon, 16 Nov 2009 07:13:20 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5.2 hourly 1 By: Land Art Generator Initiative http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-5713 Land Art Generator Initiative Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:09:47 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-5713 [...] to picture as CO2 is at earth’s natural temperatures. Some better explanations can be seen here and here. This 540 cubic meters of volume of a ton of CO2 represents an average of 15 days for [...] [...] to picture as CO2 is at earth's natural temperatures. Some better explanations can be seen here and here. This 540 cubic meters of volume of a ton of CO2 represents an average of 15 days for [...]

]]> By: Picturing a Ton of CO2 : Hans-Jörn Eich http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-2027 Picturing a Ton of CO2 : Hans-Jörn Eich Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:41:06 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-2027 [...] “Climate 411 - Picturing one Ton of CO2″ [...] [...] "Climate 411 – Picturing one Ton of CO2" [...]

]]> By: “CLEAN COAL” AND “CHEAP, SAFE NUCLEAR POWER”:TAKE THESE FAIRY TALES AND KISS ‘EM GOODBYE « DEEP GREEN PERSPECTIVE http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-2015 “CLEAN COAL” AND “CHEAP, SAFE NUCLEAR POWER”:TAKE THESE FAIRY TALES AND KISS ‘EM GOODBYE « DEEP GREEN PERSPECTIVE Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:58:39 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-2015 [...] ten yards wide, twenty-five yards long, and six feet high.  That’s about one-tenth of a football field.  Twenty tons of CO2 would cover a football field twelve feet deep.   A football field [...] [...] ten yards wide, twenty-five yards long, and six feet high.  That's about one-tenth of a football field.  Twenty tons of CO2 would cover a football field twelve feet deep.   A football field [...]

]]> By: CLEAN COAL, CHEAP, SAFE NUCLEAR POWER:TAKE THESE FAIRY TALES AND KISS ‘EM GOODBYE « DEEP GREEN PERSPECTIVE http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-2014 CLEAN COAL, CHEAP, SAFE NUCLEAR POWER:TAKE THESE FAIRY TALES AND KISS ‘EM GOODBYE « DEEP GREEN PERSPECTIVE Wed, 28 Jan 2009 21:30:10 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-2014 [...] ten yards wide, twenty-five yards long, and six feet high.  That’s about one-tenth of a football field.  Twenty tons of CO2 would cover a football field twelve feet deep.   A football field [...] [...] ten yards wide, twenty-five yards long, and six feet high.  That's about one-tenth of a football field.  Twenty tons of CO2 would cover a football field twelve feet deep.   A football field [...]

]]> By: Malaysian release est. 63.25 tonnes of CO2 per day!!! | [lokman]weblog http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-1969 Malaysian release est. 63.25 tonnes of CO2 per day!!! | [lokman]weblog Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:07:25 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-1969 [...] edf.org http://www.sustainablemilton.org/ How can we help?? [...] [...] edf.org http://www.sustainablemilton.org/ How can we help?? [...]

]]> By: Willamette Week | Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 Willamette Week | Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 18:34:50 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-1701 [...] a neat primer explaining what all those tons of carbon dioxide are [...] [...] a neat primer explaining what all those tons of carbon dioxide are [...]

]]> By: Climate 411 » Our Best Posts on the Basic Science of Global Warming - Blogs & Podcasts - Environmental Defense http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-758 Climate 411 » Our Best Posts on the Basic Science of Global Warming - Blogs & Podcasts - Environmental Defense Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:00:12 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-758 [...] Greenhouse Effect Explained The Water Vapor Fallacy Picturing a ton of CO2 Picturing 21 Million Barrels of [...] [...] Greenhouse Effect Explained The Water Vapor Fallacy Picturing a ton of CO2 Picturing 21 Million Barrels of [...]

]]> By: Kira http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/comment-page-1/#comment-25 Kira Wed, 11 Apr 2007 15:07:58 +0000 http://blogs.edf.org/climate411/2007/02/20/picturing-a-ton-of-co2/#comment-25 Here's a concept that often helps people understand how a gas can possibly weigh so much: Gasoline is heavy, right? So when your car burns gasoline, where does all that weight go? Some of it goes out your tailpipe. If you think of it that way -- pounds of gas coming out of your car as you burn pounds of gasoline -- it doesn't sound so far-fetched. Here's a concept that often helps people understand how a gas can possibly weigh so much:

Gasoline is heavy, right? So when your car burns gasoline, where does all that weight go? Some of it goes out your tailpipe.

If you think of it that way — pounds of gas coming out of your car as you burn pounds of gasoline — it doesn't sound so far-fetched.

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