I like your theory, PlanetGazer8350, regarding "the chambers of methane" in Pluto , and I agree that the Siberian desert craters are most probably as a result of global warming.

In response to pittbull:

Thanks, glad you're back I knew you would have an awesome opinion and that is why I enjoy reading your Blog. However, may I implore you to consider the probability within the improbability.

Humans do not need to physically go to Pluto to pump thousands of tons of pollution from "coal fired electrical power plants" into the atmosphere to create global "Pluto" warming.

Why?

Because the heat source does not need to be external in the form of a heated atmosphere but can be internally .

Consider Cause and Effect. Here are a few fun examples from Your Dictionary:

"When water is heated, the molecules move quickly, therefore the water boils."
"The moon has gravitational pull, consequently the oceans have tides."
"Since school was canceled, we went to the mall."
"John made a rude comment, so Elise hit him."

As Pluto contains methane and carbon monoxide, one would expect them to react explosively under certain conditions, that is to say, if such conditions could perhaps occur on Pluto. Therefore

Cause = heat from internal source heats the methane in the overlaying ice
Effect = the methane loses its stability, eruption occurs and a crater is formed

However, considering how cold the atmosphere is (thanks MvGulik for link), the margin in which such an explosion can occur is limited because the released gas might cool down before a reaction can occur.

Understandably, this is all perhaps more science fiction than science fact, but hey, anything is possible. Even on Pluto.

P.S. I see there is a Page 15 and 16, so I am going to enjoy reading it with a nice cup of coffee

Thanks for the laugh.
I think the cup cake is probably the most compelling argument.
The thing that gets me about it is it took heat to make the cup cake bulge and split.
The heat was applied from outside the cup cake creating a hard shell which the bubbling goo in the middle boiled out of. Even though it looks compelling, the forces creating it seem completely different from what's available at Pluto. On Pluto the hard shell is created by cold then some source of heat boils out from bellow, similar but different. This one's gonna bug me.
Sure hope I haven't been wasting my time pursuing impacts as the only energy source on Pluto/Charon.
that spider is something different and may say internal energy but I'm not giving up yet.
Now I need to study spiders, something I'd never heard of before.

I was able to download all three .pdf in Jean Tates links.

Och, I wear the pointy dunce hat lots of times I'll just send my brain over for a visit via pigeon post. Three pigeons ought to do it: 2 to carry my brain (ha!) and 1 to carry my dunce hat. But by the time they get there, both my brain and the pigeons are going to be in desperate need of a drink. So please put the kettle on for a nice cup of coffee. If cappuccino, even better

@pitbull Very interesting responses! Yes while there are vested interests fighting change I believe that this is not the biggest issue - Big Oil and the corporations need time to move and adjust but will be quite happy taking our last dollar for wind energy as selling oil - it is not actually the companies that hold the power but shareholders - the companies fight to maintain stock prices but ultimately the shareholders move to the emerging technologies and the old corporations fade away. The biggest issue in my mind is telling several billion people aspiring to developed world waste and excess that they can not have it, to suck it up and die from the heat, drought, and rising sea levels. I would not accept that without a fight and I don't expect they will. IF the developed world could change maybe we could meet in the middle a some level which is sustainable but I don't see democracy with rule by popularity pushing through the necessary unpopular change fast enough.
To some of your many points -
Helium-3 as you surmised - pie in the sky - Firstly from the tremendous carbon footprint of any space effort of magnitude to get this done, time scales, low yields (massive mining/concentration problem) and scaling up of the fusion technology to any significant scale that would make a dent in that big blue column.
PPFL - as an old guy I have been hearing of the promise of Fusion for 45 years now, and we are just getting to break even - which does not mean what you would expect - the fusion reaction produces as much power now as the absorbed by the plasma - far far away from extractable energy any one can capture and use say to power the device. Scale up and commercialization is decades away at best. While I concur it is the long range plan - I personally believe it will be as difficult to handle as fission - Yes, there is no waste fuel but fussion still produces masses of highly radioactive materials as the vessel and containment is bombarded with high energy radiation - plus that nasty little problem of containing radioactive gases, and what hydrogen does to material strengths. A fussion reactor producing 500MW is not going to fare well if the energy transfer from the reaction to steam is suddenly interrupted - there is going to be a huge mass of very hot radioactive metal heating things that were designed to be kept cool. Yes, the reaction can be stopped much much faster than fission but the whole system relies on millions of Watts of power being rapidly removed from the vessel - bust that system and you end up with a destroyed fusion containment vessel and possible release of radioactivity. Not a whole lot better than what has happened with fission.

computer's background screen to black, This is the sort of stuff that gets my hackles up - people read this, do it, and pat themselves of the back for doing their part - meanwhile with a LCD screen the LED's of the back light are just as lit up as always. It did not even make difference for CRT's!

LED's in place of incadescent bulbs. This is valid and everyone needs to do this ASAP - the energy savings will pay for the bulb life you scrap, and the cost of the new LED's within a year - do not wait for the old bulbs to burn out. Even CFL bulbs should be replaced but there the payout is a couple of years. Do the incadescent now and CFL's as you can. LED bulbs are still relatively new so prices have not yet stabilized so shop around. Also check if your Utility offers any coupons or rebates (Ontario does).
One other point - A Par 20 LED ( 6-8W) in a reading lamp fixture runs so cool it can sit beside your ear and shine on your book or where you need light - it is not necessary to have high lumens distributed light throughout a whole room now that spot lighting is sufficiently cool. While halogen spot lighting was hot and uncomfortable with limited uses due to the high infrared component, LED spots are eminently practical - you can work with them inches away from your exposed skin or the top of your head.

High speed spin washer - good investment for both water use and reduced drying. High efficiency detergents work fine in cold water, though we make or own. (Equal parts borax, washing soda and laundry bar soap grated and dissolved, Boil up the soap in a large pot til dissolved, add powders and dilute to five gallons, stir it occasionally as it cools - measure our 1 cup per load = 80 loads. This is as hypoallergenic as the bar soap used, and that is the reason we use it, but it is cheap too!)

Dryer - clothes line or rack on the balcony! Use Air fluff (no heat) to dewrinkle. A dryer has 6 kw heaters typically, second only to oven for power draw and just ahead of electric Hot water (60 gal tank with 5800 W heaters firing singly)

Lower hot water tank temp saves energy by reducing standing losses - heat that escapes the tank into your home. Assuming you adjust the shower temp to the same point there is no savings from the amount of energy that goes down the drain as warm water. Standing losses can be reduced by insulating the tank as well. This is easy for electric hot water, not so easy for gas but there are commercial jackets available for some models, If you are electric hot water on time of use billing, install a 40 amp timer for the water tank - unless you have an insane draw, the tankvolume will last through peak hours. This doesn't do much for carbon foot print but contributes to lower generation capacity needs which is why they offer ToU discounts (or is it charge premiums?)

Ceiling fans are good, but if you have no AC at all, cross ventilation at night is good too. Northern residents may have Heat Recover Ventilation units, required in new construction by most building codes. Many people are not aware these can be programmed in summer to pull cool night air into the home in place of full AC. - in general HRV units and their operation are not well understood by the public, their misuse can be wasteful. They need to be carefully balanced and maintained.

I mean I think everyone should just become a vsco girl/boy at this point because, the fact that nobody uses metal no more like Starbucks the straws and the cups are plastic but they also sell metal stuff. And who buys the metal cups and straws? VSCO GIRLS. Vsco girls in 2019 was getting so much hate even though they was really useful and helpful. But no one notice that. Its not just all about saving the turtles too its also dolfins, whales, and other stuff. but this is what i think about all this stuff.

Dear All,

After the World Cup and Wimbledon finishing, some of you may be wondering what would be the next highlight of the year’s entertainment – well your question is answered- it is the Annual RAS Picnic in Greenwich. Each year it gets a little bit madder as the rockets get that little bit more daring. We aim to do more this year – things are always afoot as to how we can out Elon, Elon Musk. That actually may take some time, but we can at least aim high!

So just as a recap:

When: Sunday – 29th July 2018 – Starting at 12:30pm

Where: Due East of the Old Royal Observatory, Greenwich – Look out for the RAS Pennant Flying to mark our spot.

Who: RAS Fellows, Friends, Guests, people interested in astronomy, people interested in a picnic, small furry creatures from Alpha Centaurii, animate objects, inanimate picnic baskets.

Why: To enjoy talking on Astronomy, Rockets, Food, Champagne, and anything else to amuse and to fill the gap in the RAS Season. Champagne corks after the Greenwich Ball drops at 1pm.

Rockets in Blackheath for the après-Picnic!

Bring food, drink and a ground sheet – and let’s hope we neither get burnt to a crisp or drowned. Anything between the two is reasonably acceptable.

For further details, please email me: q@hpsresearch.com or David Lally – DaveLally@outlook.com

It would be lovely to know if you intend to come along for the fun so that I can keep a look-out for you. If you need my mobile number to help zero you in, please feel free to ask.

Best wishes to all,
Q.

PS: If you wish to forward this email onto any else who may be interested, please feel free to do so.
PPS: This is my own personal list of contacts. If you wish to be removed from this list, or know of anyone who wishes to be included, please let me know. It is used to let people know of RAS Events and Meetings, The RAS Alternative Dinner, The RAS Picnic and other Astronomy related events which may be of interest to you.

Hi @RosemaryBN2. Welcome. I'll leave point 1 for others to address but

2. press Done&Talk rather than Done. That takes you to a page where you may enter a comment related to the classification you just submitted. But you can return to classifying without leaving a comment. Although I do comment often, I use Done&Talk far more, to allow me to "take a breath" (or make a cup of tea or whatever, as needed) without feeling any pressure to continue classifying immediately.

3. "Invert colors" is available to all projects. Each project team has the option to turn it on or off for each workflow. If you classify in a project or workflow that doesn't offer Invert colors and you feel it will be helpful, post a comment on the project's talk page asking the project team to turn it on.