A slow cooker ("crock pot") has been something i've been wanting to eventually purchase and learn to use well. It sounds like a pressure cooker has some of the same benefits (and maybe is something very similar in concept).Pressure Cooker
A slow cooker ("crock pot") has been something i've been wanting to eventually purchase and learn to use well. It sounds like a pressure cooker has some of the same benefits (and maybe is something very similar in concept).Pressure Cooker
I was the one that deleted your comment, not the OP, and it was deleted for two reasons (1) being off-topic and (2) being argumentative/disrespectful (calling the people or perspective you disagree with "foolish and pathetic"). It is irrelevant whether I agree with you or not, what matters is not derailing the conversation and learning to word your perspective in a constructive and respectful way.Ok fine, I’ll do it without emotion. But don’t delete this bec u don’t agree with me.
TL;DR.
In a world of 8 billion people, what can YOU, an individual person do or not do to have an impact on climate?
NOTHING.
Most of my things these days come from second hand stores, thrift stores, gear exchange stores, and craigslist. Its just the way I like to shop (I'm a frugal S.O.B), and tends to be better value than buying new (and fun to hunt for deals, and good brands at a good price), the fact that its environmentally friendly is just a happy coincidence/secondary motivation.DIYers can Buy Used
Similar to @ianganderton 's Only Buy what you need instead of going to Amazon I'll check out the local Craig's list or the Goodwill store. There's also yard sales run by folks or non-profits (e.g., the local garden club).
Good point and certainly valid on a DIY focused forum ?With a little DIY knowledge you can get that old thing working like new again. Went through that not too long ago with my dishwasher.
Neil deGrasse Tyson said there are 3 big drivers that historically are always sure to make things happen: Fear, profit, love of country/king/diety (and not so much on the last one anymore)....But we live in a world that revolves around profit....
Wind & Solar are already cheaper than fossil fuels by a good margin, what's holding them back is the cost of Energy Storage as they are not steady suppliers. CAES & Pumped Hydro are already cost-effective when combined with wind/solar; but only in the right geological areas. Batteries prices are falling and are expected to continue to fall, it only makes sense that power generation will greatly convert to wind/solar in the next decades. But Wind & Solar can provide more than 25% reduction. The question in the climate change thread was about the graph to the right. It's a misnomer that electricity is only 25% as a lot of industry, commercial, and agricultural usage could be supplied by electricity (e.g., instead of burning fuel for heat). Similarly, with EVs, the 29% from transportation could be reduced by converting to electricity. |
Some of that hysteria is busted here: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/electric-vehicle-myths2. DO NOT BUY AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE.... you are adding a staggering amount of carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
A penny saved is a penny earned and I believe every little bit helps. For example the hot water timer... if it saves $10/month it's paid back within in 8 months and if it lasts a decade saves over $1000. At 12¢/kWh, that's a reduction of 3.4 metric tons of CO2.Some ideas on this thread are like counting pennies in lieu of $100 bills.
It's cheaper to insulate the pipes and tank (prevent the loss) and does not fail. Also no electrician and cost of timerNeil deGrasse Tyson said there are 3 big drivers that historically are always sure to make things happen: Fear, profit, love of country/king/diety (and not so much on the last one anymore).
For climate change, a great many are already concerned about it. But, if we can turn a profit from the solution too then it's a huge win, capitalism takes over and the dominoes all fall over.
So I still believe that low-cost ubiquitous ESS is vital and that it'll make the transition both painless and desirable. It doesn't get us to net zero, but takes us a heck of a lot farther that 25%.
Wind & Solar are already cheaper than fossil fuels by a good margin, what's holding
them back is the cost of Energy Storage as they are not steady suppliers. CAES &
Pumped Hydro are already cost-effective when combined with wind/solar; but only
in the right geological areas. Batteries prices are falling and are expected to
continue to fall, it only makes sense that power generation will greatly convert to
wind/solar in the next decades.
But Wind & Solar can provide more than 25% reduction.
The question in the climate change thread was about the graph to the right. It's
a misnomer that electricity is only 25% as a lot of industry, commercial, and
agricultural usage could be supplied by electricity (e.g., instead of burning fuel for
heat). Similarly, with EVs, the 29% from transportation could be reduced by
converting to electricity.
Some of that hysteria is busted here: https://www.epa.gov/greenvehicles/electric-vehicle-myths
If you're charging your EV via PV, that's even better.
A penny saved is a penny earned and I believe every little bit helps. For example the hot water timer... if it saves $10/month it's paid back within in 8 months and if it lasts a decade saves over $1000. At 12¢/kWh, that's a reduction of 3.4 metric tons of CO2.
Some ideas on this thread are like counting pennies in lieu of $100 bills.
Mathematically it's simple. Go to carbonfootprint.com and get your CO2 impact amount. In my case it's 12.19T CO2/year including 1 round trip 6k mi flight a year (2.67T CO2 by itself). My grid power is mostly natural gas at 450g/kWh CO2 intensity. 12190/0.45/365/4.5 = 16.5 kWdc PV solar required to offset 12.19T CO2 at my location. That's it. All these ideas of splitting hairs like eating bugs and fake meat, living in cardboard apartment boxes, taking old cars apart, etc. are too little impact. As long as 25% of all global CO2 emissions come from electricity generation there will be easy way to offset your carbon footprint with solar panels. This is diysolarforum after all.
You're allowed to do both.It's cheaper to insulate the pipes and tank (prevent the loss) and does not fail. Also no electrician and cost of timer
Right-sizing your home is important (less to clean, heat, air-condition), but it's not always that easy to do. There are also diminishing returns as heat transfer is through surface area and volume increases faster than surface area (that is, for equal R-Values, small houses are less efficient per unit of volume). Building as @Steve_S does minimizes it further to where it might be a moot point.MOVE TO A MUCH, MUCH SMALLER PLACE.