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  • 15:2515:25, 23 March 2023 diff hist +87‎ Summary:How Finland Ended Homelessness ‎No edit summary current
  • 15:2015:20, 23 March 2023 diff hist +160‎ N Summary:How Finland Ended Homelessness ‎ Created page with "This is a summary of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbEavDqA8iE this YouTube video] Housing first {{en}} * helps people more effectively * costs less overall"
  • 14:5614:56, 23 March 2023 diff hist +1,327‎ N Draft:Packaging ‎ Created page with "Packaging is needed for food and non-food products alike. Even in a world without marketing, packaging is still needed to protect products from damage. In this way, there is a tradeoff between packaging waste and food waste{{x|as well as waste of consumer goods due to damages}}. TODO: status quo stats: * how much packaging is thrown out every day * how much of all packaging is plastic * list all the negative environmental effects of disposible plastic ** is there an..." current

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  • 18:4318:43, 22 March 2023 diff hist +1,042‎ N Estimating environmental impacts based on costs ‎ Created page with "When something is ''expensive'', there's a good chance it takes a lot of energy, materials, or labor to make. This is especially important when considering potential green solutions. It's tempting to assume that money/capitalism is the only thing holding an idea back, but we should try to test that empirically if we can, by looking at material conditions. Unfortunately, good data is hard to come by. When in doubt, we can at least do a rough estimate of an i..." current
  • 18:2118:21, 22 March 2023 diff hist +1,339‎ Summary:Aluminum Producers Emit Some of the World's Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases ‎ →‎Solution current
  • 17:4217:42, 22 March 2023 diff hist +902‎ N Electrify everything ‎ Created page with ""Electrify everything" is a simple way to describe the phasing-out of fossil fuels. Anything powered by coal/oil/gas would instead be powered by electricity. ====How much more electricity would be needed?==== * For transport: See electric_vehicles/energy for a quick estimate. * For industrial: The exact numbers will be posted to this page soon. ====Can we even generate that much electricity?==== Not without major technological breakthroughs in solar & win..." current
  • 17:3017:30, 22 March 2023 diff hist +430‎ N Sulfur hexafluoride ‎ Created page with "Sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>) is an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Its main use is in the switching stations of power grids. Other minor uses include the gas inside tennis balls. ==Research needed== * How much more SF<sub>6</sub> would be involved if electrify everything is the main way to replace fossil fuels? * Are there practical solutions to avoid almost all SF<sub>6</sub> emissions? If so, what are they?" current
  • 17:2917:29, 22 March 2023 diff hist +1,618‎ N Greenhouse gases ‎ Created page with "File:ghg-usa-2020.png <!-- TODO: find an equivalent pie chart for the world, not just USA --> <small>Total U.S. Emissions in 2020 = 5,981 Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent (excludes land sector). Percentages may not add up to 100% due to independent rounding.</small> The pie chart percentages are of total warming effect (CO2 equivalent), not the mass of the gases. ==Gases by potency== Some gases are far more potent than others, by mass. Luckily, the more pot..."
  • 17:1617:16, 22 March 2023 diff hist +164‎ File:ghg-usa-2020.png ‎ →‎Summary current
  • 17:1217:12, 22 March 2023 diff hist +181‎ N File:ghg-usa-2020.png ‎ Greenhouse gas emissions by type - pie chart of CO2eq - USA Source: [https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases Overview of Greenhouse Gases - US EPA]

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  • 11:5911:59, 19 March 2023 diff hist +544‎ N Draft:Why scalability matters ‎ Created page with "Not because "one size fits all"! There are hundreds of ways to produce food. But for each, it's worth doing a thought experiment: "If this was scaled up to 8 billion people, would Earth even have enough resources{{x|and can it be done '''without''' major ecological destruction worse than the status quo?}}". We promote ideas where the answer is "yes". That way, any '''mix of solutions''' will be ecologically sound. We want a diversity of solutions for the world, no..." current
  • 11:4711:47, 19 March 2023 diff hist +2,195‎ N Draft:Why calories matter ‎ Created page with "If you live in a {{ap|first-world|is that politically incorrect?|developed|does a wide enough audience understand what that means?|rich|too vague on its own}} country, it might seem strange & wrong to see ideas centered around optimizing calorie{{x|or in some cases, protein}} production. After all, humans need a lot more than calories & protein! There are over 30 essential vitamins & minerals that everyone needs. And maybe you live in a society where people..." current
  • 11:1311:13, 19 March 2023 diff hist +64‎ Template:Ap ‎No edit summary current

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  • 17:5117:51, 10 March 2023 diff hist +12‎ Talk:Rooftop solar ‎ →‎This page could be organized better current
  • 17:4817:48, 10 March 2023 diff hist +873‎ N Talk:Rooftop solar ‎ Created page with "==This page could be organized better== I was thinking it could go as follows: * start with the general idea that it could cover most energy demands in medium-density cities * that suburban houses would produce excess power which could (in many cases) meet inner-city energy demands * that it could charge electric vehicles, mostly during peak sunlight * that solar farms and wind power could fill in the difference when rooftop solar isn't enough * link to a sub..."
  • 17:3517:35, 10 March 2023 diff hist +3,969‎ N Energy/solutions ‎ Created page with "These are some possible solutions to the energy crisis - everything ranging from tangible to pie-in-the-sky. {|class="wikitable" |#Consuming less |Viable but requires both personal and systemic changes |- |#Renewables + energy storage |Requires innovations |- |Nuclear fission breeder reactors |Requires innovations |- |Nuclear fusion |Requires massive & unlikely{{p|unlikely in the near future}} innovations |- |Fossil fuels with direct air carbon..." current
  • 16:0116:01, 10 March 2023 diff hist +1,819‎ N Draft:Bears and crocodiles analogy ‎ Created page with "We have to reconcile two contrasting pieces of advice that people often say: # Always be willing to fight. Don't appease people or they will walk all over you. # Avoid the fight. It's not worth getting injured over small things, even if you win. People who ''always'' live by Advice 1 will get in needless fights.<br /> People who ''always'' live by Advice 2 will get taken advantage of. Clearly a balance should be found. I propose another way of looking at it: * Advice 1..." current
  • 15:3715:37, 10 March 2023 diff hist +1,888‎ N Draft:Public urination ‎ Created page with "* intro * cases where the person urinating is accused of indecent exposure ** can be argued against in court *** the defendant made a reasonable attempt to find a place to [urinate ''without'' being seen/exposed] {{x|yes these ugly brackets are needed here for unambiguous language. Maybe there's some other grammar convention that could be used instead? I bet legalese has some kinda standard}} *** urination is a basic human need **** it's not reasonable to expect people t..." current
  • 14:4214:42, 10 March 2023 diff hist +866‎ N Draft:Tradeoffs of shared living ‎ Created page with "Living with roommates or communally is potentially better for the environment, using resources more efficiently. But in some ways, it can actually be ''less'' efficient. ==Efficiencies== TODO ==Inefficiencies== * having to ventilate the home whenever something makes a bad smell (cooking, bathroom, smoking, etc). This wastes especially a lot of energy for heating in the winter. The above inefficiencies are with regards to physical resources. but there are also..." current
  • 14:3614:36, 10 March 2023 diff hist +325‎ N Draft:Food waste/burnt ‎ Created page with "Burnt food has no nutrition, and is known to promote cancer. Here's how to remove the burned parts from food: Toast: Use a seraded knife that has no sharp point. Make sure the knife is not wet. Shave off the bits on one side. It gets easier with practice. ==TODO== * pics: non-sharp knife, toast before, toast after" current
  • 14:3314:33, 10 March 2023 diff hist +768‎ N Draft:Crop choices/energy ‎ Created page with " The crop choices page suggests that vegetables sometimes get extraordinarily high crop yields, and so the most ''land-efficient'' way to feed the world could be to grow massive amounts of vegetables, dehydrate them, powderize them, and use that as flour. But the how much energy would that food-dehydration take? Since most of today's energy comes from fossil fuels, one way to look at this would be... For every 1kg of dry product, how many energy/unit..."
  • 14:2314:23, 10 March 2023 diff hist 0‎ m Draft:Mining ‎ Elie moved page Mining/draft to Draft:Mining without leaving a redirect: New naming convention current
  • 14:2214:22, 10 March 2023 diff hist 0‎ m Draft:Frugalism ‎ Elie moved page Frugalism/draft to Draft:Frugalism without leaving a redirect: New naming convention current
  • 14:2214:22, 10 March 2023 diff hist 0‎ m Draft:Food preservation ‎ Elie moved page Food preservation/draft to Draft:Food preservation without leaving a redirect: New naming convention current
  • 14:2014:20, 10 March 2023 diff hist 0‎ m Draft:Alcohol resealing ‎ Elie moved page Alcohol resealing/draft to Draft:Alcohol resealing without leaving a redirect: New naming convention current
  • 11:2511:25, 10 March 2023 diff hist +52‎ Law ‎No edit summary current
  • 11:1411:14, 10 March 2023 diff hist 0‎ N Talk:Law ‎ Created blank page current
  • 11:1211:12, 10 March 2023 diff hist +1,148‎ N Law ‎ Created page with "Most people agree that current legal systems are unjust in some ways. Some say we need reforms, others say we need a full revolution. But in either case, we first need ''some'' level of agreeing{{x|Even most anarchists believe there should be some laws or rules for society, just that we can't trust ''the state'' (or police) to be the ones to enforce them.}} on what a good legal system ''should'' look like. This wiki can provide a place for that, wi..."

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  • 23:2223:22, 15 February 2023 diff hist +308‎ N Minerals/table ‎ Created page with "{|class="wikitable" !Mineral !Labor<br />intensity<br /><small>(hours/tonne)</small> !Energy<br />intensity<br /><small>(GJ/tonne)</small> !Global<br />production<br /><small>(tonnes/year)</small> !Global<br />reserves<br /><small>(tonnes)</small> !Global<br />resources<br /><small>(tonnes)</small> !Note |}"

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  • 22:5422:54, 11 February 2023 diff hist +1,187‎ N Draft:Mining ‎ Created page with ":<small>''Not to be confused with Bitcoin mining.''</small> <!-- TODO: use the {{distinguish}} template, copy its source from wikipedia --> Extracting minerals from the Earth has an environmental footprint. This footprint has to be put in perspective - to be compared with basics like food and energy.{{rn}} ==Relevant facts== * Switching from fossil fuels to other energy sources might require greater amounts of rare minerals than ever used before. Ot..."
  • 22:3222:32, 11 February 2023 diff hist +278‎ Soup kitchens ‎No edit summary current
  • 22:2622:26, 11 February 2023 diff hist +437‎ Draft:Frugalism ‎No edit summary
  • 22:2022:20, 11 February 2023 diff hist +261‎ N Draft:Frugalism ‎ Created page with "Tl;dr: We can have nice things. Some of us{{x|In general, this includes most of "first-world" countries (middle class and richer) and ''not'' the global poor.}} just need to stop replacing them so often. If you want novelty, trade with your friends or whatever."
  • 22:1822:18, 11 February 2023 diff hist +37‎ Energy ‎ →‎Consumerism
  • 22:1322:13, 11 February 2023 diff hist +960‎ N Crypto/faq ‎ Created page with "'''Myth:''' "Crypto mining is not a problem if it's done with green energy." '''Fact:''' Green energy is in extremely short supply. Using it for crypto mining means there's less available for other domains, which end up using fossil fuels instead. * Note: There ''are'' a handful of exceptions to this, in places where there's an overabundance renewable electricity generated and absolutely no other way to use it{{x|nor store it, nor connect it to..." current
  • 22:0722:07, 11 February 2023 diff hist +616‎ N Soup kitchens ‎ Created page with "Would "soup kitchens everywhere" make a good mainstream alternative to grocery stores and fast food, suitable to feeding the majority of people, especially in a non-capitalist world? Would this be a good way to help make sure everyone has enough food? yes... * Enables more people to easily eat healthy plant-based food without knowing how to cook. * ''Does not'' have to resemble homeless shelters or soviet bread lines! no... * Food waste problem ** Personal food..."
  • 21:4921:49, 11 February 2023 diff hist +807‎ N Draft:Food preservation ‎ Created page with "==Why it's essential to feeding the world sustainably== * Prevents food waste - explain how: it smooths out temporal mismatches of supply and demand.<!-- TODO: illustrate the bakery example, also mention that it's not unique to capitalism --> * Provides food security by having something available always * Consider how crop harvest productivity varies from year to year. Food preservation harnesses the long-term trend. ==How it can be done== * Dehydration ** requires s..."
  • 21:3721:37, 11 February 2023 diff hist +921‎ N Food/faq ‎ Created page with "'''Myth:''' * If a food doesn't go bad, it was never good food to begin with. * "<small>Long-shelf-life foods have no good reason to exist, and were only invented because capitalism.</small>" '''Fact:''' * You can make any food non-perishable just by dehydrating it. The shelf life could easily be few years{{x|The food lasts until its natural oils start to go rancid from oxidation; antioxidants tend to lengthen the shelf life a bit; saturated fats tend to last longer tha..."
  • 21:1421:14, 11 February 2023 diff hist +639‎ N Draft:Alcohol resealing ‎ Created page with "* problem: people order expensive bottle at the club; at the end of the night, cant carry home bc it's open; bars dont allow take-home for same reason; so people chug it all before leaving; this leads to alcohol poisoning, drunk driving, or violence (depending on the character of the people involved). TODO: link to court case examples * solution: government-approved seal to put on bottles etc; as long as it's not broken you can carry it outside again. * opposing view: pe..."
  • 21:1021:10, 11 February 2023 diff hist +206‎ N Misc ‎ Created page with "This is a page for important facts that need to be placed somewhere. Understanding other pages' content might depend on knowing them. Most of these are brief "one-line facts" too short to be their own page." current

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  • 18:1918:19, 15 January 2023 diff hist +2,940‎ N Fuel cell vehicles ‎ Created page with "Fuel cell electric vehicles, or FCEVs for short, are vehicles powered by hydrogen gas. The fuel cell component takes in hydrogen (H<sub>2</sub>) and oxygen (O<sub>2</sub> from the air), and produces electricity to power the motor. The only exhaust is water vapor (H<sub>2</sub>O). ==Viability== It's '''uncertain''' whether this can be scaled up enough to replace even half of gasoline-powered vehicles. Potential issues to be dealt with: {|class="wikitable" |#In..."

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  • 12:3312:33, 6 January 2023 diff hist +945‎ N Solein ‎ Created page with "Solein is food made from air and energy. Yes, this [http://www.solein.com actually exists]. ==Viability== Solein is '''not''' scaleable: * the machinery requires too many rare minerals, especially platinum. Read more * the energy requirements are too high for what can be produced without fossil fuels. Read more ==Nutrition== Solein is a complete protein. ==Yields== If the energy comes from solar panels, the ''protein per acre'' would..." current Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

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  • 23:3723:37, 2 January 2023 diff hist +105‎ Hydropower ‎No edit summary
  • 23:3723:37, 2 January 2023 diff hist +827‎ N New hydropower ‎ Created page with "How much new hydropower can be built? Where is it viable? This is a page for some answers. New hydro opportunities might be split into 2 general categories: # Places where hydropower hasn't been ''economically'' viable, even though it's ''geographically'' viable. This might be the case in some developing nations.{{rn}} # Places where hydropower is ''already'' built and powering the local grid, but ''more'' power would be needed if people switch to electric vehicle..."
  • 23:0923:09, 2 January 2023 diff hist +318‎ N Hydropower ‎ Created page with "Hydropower uses the motion of water (typically rivers) to generate electricity. This is overall a green source of energy<!-- TODO: expand on this --> but is only available in ''some'' parts of the world.{{qn}} Most hydro power plants that can be built, already have been - with some exceptions."
  • 22:5622:56, 2 January 2023 diff hist +127‎ Baseload ‎ →‎Which energy sources can provide baseload power?
  • 22:5122:51, 2 January 2023 diff hist +2,394‎ N Baseload ‎ Created page with "The term "baseload" refers to electricity that has to be available 24/7. This is a challenge for intermittent energy sources like solar and wind. ==How much baseload power do we need?== Most optimistically, only about 10% of global energy has to be baseload. The other 90% consists of ''industry'', ''road vehicles'', ''heating'', etc. In principle, these could run entirely on energy from peak-supply times of day. For example in a mostly-solar scenario..."
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