# Global Warming Feud by Gangster Octopus \[Closed\] **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [July 8, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725 "2008-07-08T18:19:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/1 "2008-07-08T18:19:21Z")
_ **Read all the Rules!** _ _ **DO NOT READ THIS THREAD BEFORE YOU POST YOUR ANSWERS** _ Try to think of the most popular answer, to get the most people matching you. Scoring - Any answer duplicated by anyone else is worth 100 points divided by the number of entrants. For example: 50 entrant game = 2 pts per answer. If 4 people match that means they each get 8 pts for that answer. No matches = 0 points. _ **READ THIS!!!** _ **Write your answers like this** ; Do not repeat the questions, no periods at the end of answers, no spaces between lines, no comments, no fancy list coding. If you need to comment or clarify your answers, do it AFTER the list of answers. Thanks. JUST LIKE THIS: **1. answer 2. response 3. rejoinder** If this format is ignored, our resident bouncer **Brujaja** will come in and kick your ass! The game will end either when we have 50 entrants, or at 4:30 PM Central on Wednesday, 7/9/08 whichever comes first. Good luck! 1. Besides a Prius, name a car known for it’s fuel efficiency. 2. Name a non-profit environmental organization. 3. Name a major source of greenhouse gases. 4. Name a renewable source of energy. 5. Name an industry known for being polluting. 6. Name a technology associated with combating global warming. 7. Name an endangered animal. 8. Name a non-documentary movie where global warming plays a role. 9. Name something people do to their house to make it more energy efficient. 10. Name a greenhouse gas. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/2 "2008-07-08T18:28:11Z")
1. Honda Accord 2. Greenpeace 3. Cars 4. The sun 5. Auto industry 6. ??? 7. Bison 8. Waterworld 9. Weather-guard their windows/caulk 10. CO2 ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/3 "2008-07-08T18:31:56Z")
1. Civic hybrid 2. greenpeace 3. automobile emissions 4. solar power 5. oil industry 6. the bicycle 7. spotted owl 8. Waterworld 9. insulation 10. carbon dioxide ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/4 "2008-07-08T18:35:18Z")
1. Yaris 2. Greenpeace 3. Automotive emissions 4. Solar 5. Manufacturing 6. Wind power 7. Spotted owl 8. Say huh? 9. Insulate 10. Carbon dioxide ---
**Author:** ![Biotop](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biotop/32/321_2.png) [@Biotop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biotop)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/5 "2008-07-08T18:36:07Z")
1. Honda Civic 2. Greenpeace 3. Cars 4. Solar Power 5. Coal 6. Windmills 7. Polar Bear 8. _Day After Tomorrow_ 9. Solar Panels 10. Carbon Dioxide ---
**Author:** ![Aholibah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Aholibah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aholibah)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/6 "2008-07-08T18:37:35Z")
1. Honda Civic 2. Sierra Club 3. Automobile emissions 4. Solar 5. Coal-fired power plants 6. Hybrid-electric vehicles 7. Polar bear 8. Water World (?) 9. Replace the windows 10. Carbon dioxide That was rather difficult. ---
**Author:** ![HongKongFooey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c4cdca/32.png) [@HongKongFooey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HongKongFooey)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/7 "2008-07-08T18:41:33Z")
1. Corolla 2. Greenpeace 3. Heavy Industry 4. Solar 5. Power companies 6. Solar cells 7. Spotted Owl 8. ??? 9. add insulation 10. Methane ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/8 "2008-07-08T18:41:35Z")
1. Honda Civic 2. Sierra Club 3. Automobiles 4. Solar 5. Electricity 6. Wind turbines 7. Bald Eagle 8. The Day After Tomorrow 9. Put in CFL lightbulbs 10. CO2 ---
**Author:** ![Busy\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d78d45/32.png) [@Busy\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Busy_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/9 "2008-07-08T18:43:10Z")
1. Toyota corrolla 2. Greenpeace 3. Coal-fired power stations 4. Wind power 5. Nuclear power industry 6. Hydrogen-powered vehicles 7. Panda 8. The day after tomorrow 9. Improve insulation (loft, roof etc) 10. C O mutherfuckin 2. ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/10 "2008-07-08T18:47:11Z")
1. Honda Civic Hybrid 2. Greenpeace 3. Cows 4. Sunlight 5. Airplane 6. Pass 7. Tiger 8. The Happening 9. Turn down the heat 10. Carbon dioxide Wow, I suck at helping the planet. I know the Happening doesn’t really mention global warming but it’s all I could think of. ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/11 "2008-07-08T19:04:40Z")
1. Honda Civic 2. Nature Conservancy 3. Cows 4. Solar power 5. Oil refining 6. developing biodiesel fuels 7. California Condor 8. That movie where there was an ice age in New York City 9. improve insulation 10. carbon dioxide 11. About which I wrote my 4th grade endangered animal report. ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/12 "2008-07-08T19:06:02Z")
1. VW Beetle 2. Greenpeace 3. Automobile exhaust 4. Solar power 5. Steel 6. Scrubbers in industrial plants 7. Giant panda 8. _The Day After Tomorrow_ 9. Install solar panels 10. Methane ---
**Author:** ![Hoopy\_Frood](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hoopy_frood/32/8452_2.png) [@Hoopy\_Frood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hoopy_Frood)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/13 "2008-07-08T19:06:34Z")
1. Besides a Prius, name a car known for it’s fuel efficiency. 2. Name a non-profit environmental organization. 3. Name a major source of greenhouse gases. 4. Name a renewable source of energy. 5. Name an industry known for being polluting. 6. Name a technology associated with combating global warming. 7. Name an endangered animal. 8. Name a non-documentary movie where global warming plays a role. 9. Name something people do to their house to make it more energy efficient. 10. Name a greenhouse gas. 11. Geo Metro 12. Greenpeace 13. Automobiles 14. Solar 15. Coal 16. Nuclear power 17. Tigers 18. The Day After Tomorrow 19. Add insulation 20. Carbon Dioxide ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/14 "2008-07-08T19:11:13Z")
1. Honda Civic 2. Greenpeace 3. Automobiles 4. Solar power 5. Coal mining 6. Hybrid cars 7. Spotted owl 8. Waterworld 9. Switch to fluorescent lighting 10. Carbon dioxide ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/15 "2008-07-08T19:13:45Z")
1. Honda Civic hybrid 2. Greenpeace 3. Burning fossil fuels 4. Solar 5. Oil refineries 6. Geothermal power 7. Bald Eagle 8. The Day After Tomorrow 9. Install energy star windows 10. Carbon dioxide ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/16 "2008-07-08T19:16:22Z")
Greenpeace is the conch. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/17 "2008-07-08T19:26:00Z")
1. Honda CRX 2. Greenpeace 3. Automobile exhaust 4. Solar 5. Mining 6. Windmills 7. Polar Bear 8. Waterworld 9. Add Insulation 10. Carbon Dioxide * * * #2: I’d rather pick something else but Greenpeace is going to be popular. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/18 "2008-07-08T19:29:38Z")
1. Tesla 2. World Wildlife Fund 3. Cow farts. 4. Solar 5. Coal refining 6. Solar power. 7. Ocelot 8. The Happening 9. Install solar panels 10. Carbon Dioxide I fully expect not to do very well on this one, but I couldn’t resist my answer to #3 anyway. 😃 ETA: Didn’t even think of Greenpeace. _sigh_ Bottom of the barrel, here I come! ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/19 "2008-07-08T19:30:22Z")
1. SMART 2. Greenpeace 3. Automobile exhaust 4. Wind 5. Coal mining 6. Hydrogen fuel cell 7. Polar Bear 8. The Day After Tomorrow 9. Insulation 10. Carbon Dioxide Notes: 1. I wonder if I’ll regret not putting Honda Insight. 2. Coming from a coal-mining area, the ‘clean coal’ slogan cracks me up. 3. Yeah, really global cooling, but it’s the only one I can think of. 4. Conch! ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2008, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725/20 "2008-07-08T19:34:09Z")
1. smart car 2. greenpeace 3. cars 4. ethanol 5. big oil 6. windmills 7. panda 8. day after tomorrow 9. insulate 10. carbon dioxide [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/global-warming-feud-by-gangster-octopus-closed/455725.md?page=2)