Saving the Planet

Over and over in the news I hear about global warming. Unpredicatable and unusual weather is said to be a sign of the affects of global warming. I am concerned as a human about the future of man kind. Our we destroying ourselves? What can I do to help? Experts tell us we need to make less of a carbon footprint on Earth. How is my life going to affect the planet when I am gone? My family has started trying to be more "green". We have changed our light bulbs, turn off lights and use less water. We also try to use less gas, but honestly we probably did not do that for the planet. Face it gas is just expensive!

Now I have started looking at changing to a "green" car, but I am so confused. Some say that the batteries in electric cars cause as much damage to the environment to make as just driving a gas car. Fuel cell cars are also in the news. Does it cause more electricity or other source of energy to be used than it helps?

ATOMS are use for creating energy through fusion and fission. There has always a lot of debate about how safe the process and the resulting material is for the environment and people. When subatomic particles of the atom (protons, neutrons, and electrons) are divided or combined great amounts of energy are released.

BrightLight Power, Inc. has developed a way to release energy stored in hydrogen atoms through a chemical process. In this process the solid fuel is regenerated and reuse not consumed as coal and other fossils fuels are currently consumed.
I continue to have my doubts. We are a society of leisure. We want to have the easy life at what ever cost. We want to be told that there is going to be an easy answer to global warming and that we do not have to change the life style that we have and love.

Protons - What good is this information?

The red image at the left is an illustration of a proton. You have been learning tiny particles atoms for many years. You probably also remember that atoms are made of protons, neutrons and electrons. Protons themselves are made of quarks and gluons.
Read the article "Physicists Provide 'Guiding Hands' For Proton Therapy" and see how protons are being used in the treatment of tumors. Do you think this is going to far? What will be the effects of a body bombarded with protons? Where will research on protons lead us next? Many other articles can be found on the same page.