GreenGrl » disaster http://greengrl.org Taking Care of Mother Earth Wed, 23 May 2012 10:54:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 What are scientists doing to prevent the Mars Climate Orbiter Disaster from happening again? http://greengrl.org/what-are-scientists-doing-to-prevent-the-mars-climate-orbiter-disaster-from-happening-again/ http://greengrl.org/what-are-scientists-doing-to-prevent-the-mars-climate-orbiter-disaster-from-happening-again/#comments Tue, 22 Mar 2011 22:54:57 +0000 admin http://greengrl.org/what-are-scientists-doing-to-prevent-the-mars-climate-orbiter-disaster-from-happening-again/ Climate
by Oxfam International

Question: What are scientists doing to prevent the Mars Climate Orbiter Disaster from happening again?
What systems did the two groups of scientists use?
What are scientists doing to prevent the Mars Climate Orbiter Disaster from happening again?

Answer:

Answer by Peter T
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/reports/1999/MCO_report.pdf

http://www.space.com/news/mco_report-a_991110.html

Better communication between project teams
More support to flight navigation teams
Pay more attention to anomalous data
Access to higher quality tracking resources when needed

]]> http://greengrl.org/what-are-scientists-doing-to-prevent-the-mars-climate-orbiter-disaster-from-happening-again/feed/ 1 Would pooping in a bag be better for the environment than using the toilet? http://greengrl.org/would-pooping-in-a-bag-be-better-for-the-environment-than-using-the-toilet/ http://greengrl.org/would-pooping-in-a-bag-be-better-for-the-environment-than-using-the-toilet/#comments Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:26:18 +0000 admin http://greengrl.org/would-pooping-in-a-bag-be-better-for-the-environment-than-using-the-toilet/ OK, I am really into the environment and I am always thinking of ways to clean it up. So how about this little gem of an idea: Stop using the toilet.

The toilet is an environmental disaster: All that water wasted and toilet paper not to mention all the poop and pee. The solution: Pee in the sink or outside, and poop in fast food bags you would just throw away anyway, and then put the bags in the trash.

I know this would work, but do you think the average American could handle it? Do you think we care enough?

]]> http://greengrl.org/would-pooping-in-a-bag-be-better-for-the-environment-than-using-the-toilet/feed/ 9 Will more be done to protect the environment under the Obama administration? http://greengrl.org/will-more-be-done-to-protect-the-environment-under-the-obama-administration/ http://greengrl.org/will-more-be-done-to-protect-the-environment-under-the-obama-administration/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:27:25 +0000 admin http://greengrl.org/will-more-be-done-to-protect-the-environment-under-the-obama-administration/ Good riddance, George W. Bush. You oil executive. Eight years of choking the environment in air and water pollution. How many more days left of Mr. Disaster? Anyway, now that Obama will be our next President, will things begin to turn around for the environment? Will more attention be paid to Global Warming? Will Americans forget about trying to get the biggest SUV on the road and purchase cars that are compact and fuel efficient? Will consumers and shareholders demand that corporations have more accountability for the environment?

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