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I'm trying to make my household more energy-efficient, both to lower utility bills and to reduce environmental impact, but I’m facing a few challenges and would love advice on practical steps. Current ...
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Where I stay, there's a site (see intro here) nearby that used to be a coal gasification plant (produces coal gas for lightning etc.). The plant contaminated the soil with PAHs and heavy metals with ...
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I used to rely on a local zero-waste / refill shop for most of my food shopping. Since moving, I no longer have anything similar within reach. While looking for alternatives, I came across an online ...
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There are studies demonstrating the high level of scientific consensus around the existence of climate change among scientists, and how this is related to their publishing record. Are there any such ...
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I am looking to conduct a life cycle analysis (LCA) to investigate the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emission contributions from lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries. The first part of their lifecycle is ...
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I plan to build a hybrid installation, with LifePo4 bank and some cheap inverter (e.g. Anenji 11KW) with 2 MPPT strings support. If solar input won't be enough to cover needs, it will get some energy ...
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Does anyone know of any source of recycled / second-life PV panels in Ireland ? I have a idea for a pathway to reuse panels but I'm missing the original source. Many panels that are rejected from ...
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I am looking to downsize and want to trim down my wardrobe quite a bit. (Most of my stuff started out fairly sturdy: cotton jeans and heavy T-shirts and has just been worn out). The first bucket, ...
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Frankly, I have some concerns about my newly installed smart meter. There are two main issues: Privacy: It collects data every minute. Will the power company know when anyone is home or when I'm ...
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With public release of ChatGPT, access to conversational, generative AI became more widely available. There were various publications noting how energy intensive that technology was (here's one ...
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In my area, there is a lot of plastic and polyethylene waste which destroys our nature. Can I melt waste plastic for reuse purposes? This would be helping the environment because plastic can be ...
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I always thought, that burning wood, would be bad for the total CO2 in the atmosphere until I heard it being pitched as "renewable energy". Now I am slightly unsure. The logic goes like this:...
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Given that the earth can only cater to so many living individuals, and there is room, why doesn't the world focus on increasing lifespan instead of births? Thanks. EDIT: if n people give yield to m ...
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I live in a 3 bedroom, two bath, large den, kitchen, attached garage Patio home. I live alone except for when my kids are in from college which is rare. I am hot natured so I keep my electric heating ...
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We use our a/c remote to set our Panasonic Etherea mini-split at 20°C — warming only. Last night the outdoor temp got a lot colder than usual to -1°C but it seems the a/c was over compensating and the ...
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