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ThatsItImout on March 5, 2007 - 5:08am Permalink | Subthread | Comments top

Back to the basics

http://www.homepower.com/

(5 page PDF, possibly useful to some folks here)
http://www.homepower.com/files/featured/SizingSolarHotWaterSystems.pdf

Wash clothes in cold water, examine the possibility of solar hot water, and take a look at sunroom greenouse entries on the sun side....and of course insulation on the north side. On new construction, geo-thermal heat pumps, and use of energy star appliences throughout the home.

These are the fastest payback and most enjoyable ways to reduce natural gas consumption for home/heating and air conditioning.

RC
Remember, we are only one cubic mile from freedom

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Richard on March 5, 2007 - 6:46am Permalink | Subthread | Parent | Comments top

RC,

When talking about conservation, there are many, many things you can do. And some of them are very easy.

I believe that you can cut back your fossil fuel usage with ~30% without any significant impact on your lifestyle. (Use a bike, buy a smaller car, turn down the thermostat, insulate your home, carpool, etc) And another ~30% with some hardship (Ditch the car, eat partly vegetarian, install solar power & warm water, turn down the termostat some more, ditch the airco, etc).

But the issue is not that we can do this: the issue is that by doing so, the economy will take a big hit. And that will put people out of a job and cause all kinds of mayham.

Who will pay for your social security when the economy is shrinking with ~1-2 % per year? Or your pension? Or who will pay the federal debt? Or the military? Or all those other governmental things that we have that make our society tick?

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