🚀 go-pugleaf

On May 8, 8:45 am, "Jeff Strickland" <c...@verizon.net> wrote:
> "Mike Vandeman" <mjva...@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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> news:m4gu33tjlg7ompo0veit9j71ug82a5hbcf@4ax.com...
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> > Ways to save energy, carbon, or pollution - NOW!:
>
> > 1. Replace incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs -
> > especially those you leave on for an extended period. LEDs may be even
> > better. Fluorescent bulbs may contain mercury, so dispose of them
> > properly.
>
> > 2. Use a clothesline whenever possible to dry clothes.
>
> > 3. Walk, bicycle, or use public transit instead of driving a motor
> > vehicle.
>
> > 4. Put a solar water heater or photovoltaic array on your roof.
> > Besides saving electricity, it helps keep the house cool.
>
> DO NOT do this because it might help keep the house cool. I have solar
> panels on my roof to heat the pool water, and there is no benefit from the
> perspective of keeping the house cool. At least, there is no discernable
> benefit.
>
> Another thing to think about, solar panels for the pool demand the pool pump
> be running during the day, but the utility company wants the pool pump to be
> off during the day. I'm not disputing that solar panels for the pool are
> good, I really enjoy mine and I get several additional swimming days -- I
> estimate I get about 120 extra swim days -- per year and I can keep my pool
> heated to 86+ for a very long time with solar while my neighbors get less
> than 80 unless they turn on the heater. On the hottest days of summer, I
> actually have to shut the solar panels off because the pool water can easily
> get to 90+.
>
> Lobby to get
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> > photovoltaics installed over all of our roads, where they won't shade
> > any wildlife habitat. Rumor has it that Israel has invented a new,
> > cheaper, more efficient form of PV that uses a metal instead of
> > silicon.
>
> > 5. Grow your own food. Not only will you save energy, but you will be
> > able to eat fresh, organic fruit, vegetables, and maybe even a few
> > chickens, if you are so inclined. In general, eat food that is grown
> > locally.
>
> > 6. Paint your house white (in southern climates, to absorb less heat
> > from the sun) or dark (in northern climates, to absorb more heat from
> > the sun). Plant deciduous trees on the south side of the house to
> > provide shade in the summer.
>
> > 7. Turn off the pilot light on your heater during the months
> > (March-November?) when you don't need it.
>
> > 8. Insulate your house in the attic, below the floor, and in the
> > walls, preferably with recycled cotton denim insulation.
>
> > 9. Share your energy-saving ideas as widely as possible.
>
> > I welcome other suggestions. I will update this document as I get new
> > ideas.
>
> Assuming YOU came up with this list, you have finally made a suggestion that
> has environmental merit. Maybe there's hope for you after all.- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -

Wouldn't running the solar at night help to cool the pool? It does
mine. I'm holding back on hope for vandeman, though. Tom