There are several interesting articles in the September issue of Scientific American about sustainability. Some highlights... Today's population is 6.5...
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Israel Palacios
rileduphouston
Aug 15, 2005 5:17 am
I just paid 2.53 a gallon in Montrose and gas is expected to rise within the week. I think that a Prius or Civic Hybrid would pay for itself over time if gas...
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Israel Palacios
rileduphouston
Aug 15, 2005 5:18 am
Oil is supposed to reach 80 or 100 dollars by the end of the year. People will be to busy listening to perfectly timed messages from Osama bin Laden to even...
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Clifford
cliffordtripoli
Aug 15, 2005 11:24 am
I cut & pasted the whole thing, sorry if it still has ads or unwanted links. I am not all that savy on this stuff. Clifford By TIM MOLLOY, Associated Press...
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Clifford
cliffordtripoli
Aug 15, 2005 11:50 am
My wife and I are going in September to the Roundup for the first time. Any helpful hints for the newbie? The schedule should be out by the end of the month,...
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Brian Harrison
behcolonial
Aug 15, 2005 1:37 pm
With respect to the price of energy, hedge funds like the one T. Boone Pickens operates are part of the problem. Those funds have been buying futures contacts...
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J. P. Malone
jpmalone42
Aug 15, 2005 1:40 pm
Regardless of his profit motive, his predictions have been the most accurate. J. Patrick Malone ... From: hreg@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hreg@yahoogroups.com] On...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Aug 15, 2005 1:41 pm
Great post! Thanks. This is a creative way to extend the bridge from gas to electric vehicles. The trick for electric is energy storage. Extending the hybrid...
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SBT Designs
sbtdesigns
Aug 15, 2005 1:48 pm
What most media fails to mention about these cars is the battery replacement that will be required three to five years down the road. It won't be cheap and...
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Nan Hildreth
nanhildreth
Aug 15, 2005 2:50 pm
Yes, a sustainable society can last a long time because it is based on renewable energy, respect for nature's contribution to our prosperity, etc. You may...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Aug 15, 2005 3:48 pm
All, I know of several people who have wanted a solar water heater and the cost is sometimes prohibitive. Please excuse this use of the list for business but...
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Dan Holt
dholt@...
Aug 15, 2005 10:48 pm
250 miles per gallon? They're doing it Tinkerers fiddle with hybrids to increase efficiency CORTE MADERA, California (AP) -- Politicians and automakers say a...
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Robert Johnston
pencil1959
Aug 16, 2005 12:16 am
Why are they removing it? _____ From: hreg@yahoogroups.com [mailto:hreg@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of John Miggins Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 10:44 AM To:...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Aug 16, 2005 1:54 pm
Not sure why, new owner of house, tank was replaced a few years ago with regular tank and system was bypassed. Most likely they did not know what they had....
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Paul Archer
geek65535
Aug 16, 2005 8:44 pm
I've been researching large UPSs (60-80KVA) for work, and I ran across this information. Basically, APC is making hydrogen fuel cells as an alternative to...
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Gary Beck
garyebeck
Aug 17, 2005 12:39 am
An alternate solution would be a microturbine which I has been used in Houston in a UPS system. Capstone's 60KW (~$60k) burns natural gas at <3 ppm NOx (very...
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EERE Network News by ...
tomgraywind
Aug 17, 2005 11:14 am
[] [] A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) <http://www.eere.energy.gov/>Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The...
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J. P. Malone
jpmalone42
Aug 17, 2005 4:26 pm
I have been told by a general contractor that the venting tube for a tankless water heater MUST be made out of stainless steel, which is quite expensive. I...
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Texas Solar Energy So...
rainfall@...
Aug 17, 2005 6:18 pm
Join us in downtown Fredericksburg for the 6th annual www.TheRoundup.org Friday - Sunday, September 23 - 25 See the detailed schedule of speakers & workshops ...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Aug 17, 2005 7:23 pm
We have the same requirement in Oklahoma, obviously for gas only, but the cost of putting one in a two story house the stack alone was almost $1000. or so I...
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Todd
toddt58
Aug 20, 2005 6:09 pm
I understand what you are saying about covering the roof with water rather than a mist like on a cooling system around an AC outside unit. But what about a...
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Garth & Kim Travis
airdriel
Aug 20, 2005 7:31 pm
Greetings, There is a complete description of a system on a building 70 ft by 40 ft in the files section on the HREG home page. One of these days I will find ...
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Todd
toddt58
Aug 22, 2005 8:15 pm
Oh yes, I already looked at the roof cooling file with great interest. However, it was again with a regular yard sprinkler. Will that work on a house with a...
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Gary Beck
garyebeck
Aug 22, 2005 8:47 pm
I did this in the 80’s with ½” pvc pipe and brass misting spray heads hidden on the back side of my roof ridge. I had these on a thermostat controlled ...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Aug 23, 2005 7:02 pm
new gas saver on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=7993916387&sspagename=STRK%3AMESE%3AIT SPONSORED LINKS Oklahoma...
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Todd
toddt58
Aug 23, 2005 8:48 pm
This has actually given me an idea for an even better, albeit more sophisticated, fuel saver. How connecting some sort of tazer device to the digital vacuum...
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EERE Network News by ...
tomgraywind
Aug 26, 2005 12:42 am
[] [] A weekly newsletter from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) <http://www.eere.energy.gov/>Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The...
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jclem412@...
Aug 26, 2005 11:23 pm
Group, Does anyone know the best source for Tedlar (glazing) for solar hot water heaters? Jonathan...
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John Miggins
jmiggins
Aug 27, 2005 12:20 am
not sure what that is but you need low iron glass as the cover and it needs to be tempered. there is not much market for it but if you needed some standard...
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Steve Stelzer
stelman@...
Aug 29, 2005 2:19 am
HREG, Has anyone read James Howard Kunstler's "The Long Emergency - Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century"? I'm stunned after just...
