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Share your energy/resource saving tips
henrypie:
Go Vermont!
ekeby:
I heard a tip recently I'd like to pass along. Instead of filling your car's gas tank, put in half. The extra gasoline adds weight to the car, thereby reducing efficiency. I doubt it saves much, but I've been doing it.
My old Passat has a fuel use computer. Driving around the small town I live in, according to the car, I'm lucky to get 5 mpg. When I thought about it, I realized most of my local errands could be done on a bike, so I got one. Takes a little longer, but it won't be long before the bike will have paid for itself.
I'm surprised about the fans vs. AC thing. Luckily, here in Wisconsin, we only have a few of those killer hot days a year. So I just "stand it."
henrypie:
I've thought about the fans vs. AC thing too. I think it's awesome that Nipith found a harmonious solution for himself, but for my house, I don't think it would work. We have one fan each in the front hall, living room, office, bedroom and den -- two down, three up. We turn them on to circulate air in the rooms we're currently in, which I think is the most efficient arrangement considering the number of rooms we use. But I tell ya, as agonizing as it is to be without AC during the hottest, say, five days of summer (God willing we've had our five), it is so nice to be in touch with the weather -- to wake up in the morning after the heat has snapped and feel a coolness in the air, and to have the windows wide open to the breeze.... mmm, there is nothing better. I admit, my body has a loose, relativistic idea of what comfortable temperatures are.
starboardlight:
for a house, if you own, installing a whole house fan is actually really good way to conserve energy. Installed on your upper most floor, the high pressure fan will circulate the air of the entire house. We had one when I lived in Georgia and I loved how much cooler it felt. Even if the temperature is up in the 90's, just having air circulating makes a huge difference. It's definitely an alternative to an AC.
silkncense:
--- Quote ---I love it. Methane (aka natural gas) is also a greenhouse gas (though it clears out of the atmosphere faster than CO2 does), so by generating electricity from the methane in cow manure, they're taking on the problem from two different angles at once.
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Love that idea too - the is SO much & the ranchers simply 'pile' it up
Nipith - What exactly is a "whole house fan"?
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