User contributions for Elie
3 April 2023
- 21:5021:50, 3 April 2023 diff hist +4,990 Electric vehicles/Fossil fuel powered Added more detail, but didn't account for the differences of GHG of each fuel yet.
- 16:1016:10, 3 April 2023 diff hist +195 N Car dependency Created page with "Some neighborhoods are designed to be effectively ''useless'' without a car. This is common in most of US & Canada, especially the suburbs. ==History== {{empty}} ==Solutions== * Walkability" current
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- 15:5715:57, 3 April 2023 diff hist +39 N Template:Light Created page with "<span style="color:#555">{{{1}}}</span>"
- 15:5415:54, 3 April 2023 diff hist +12 Code bloat →Effects
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- 14:3214:32, 3 April 2023 diff hist +84 Computers/LCA →Scope current
- 14:2314:23, 3 April 2023 diff hist +1,703 N Computers/LCA Created page with "This is a page about life cycle assessment of computers. ==Ratio needed== We need to compare :''a'': the ''total'' life-cycle energy of a computer: production{{x|manufacturing + assembly + [if recycling is ''not'' counted in "end-of-life", then include the production of most of the raw materials involved]}} + usage + end-of-life{{x|preferably, estimate how much energy it would take to properly ''recycle'' the computer}} with :''b'': just the energy the comput..."
2 April 2023
- 20:3120:31, 2 April 2023 diff hist +92 Test No edit summary
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- 20:1420:14, 2 April 2023 diff hist +58 N Nutrition calculator Elie moved page Nutrition calculator to Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator Tag: New redirect
- 20:1420:14, 2 April 2023 diff hist 0 m Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator Elie moved page Nutrition calculator to Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator
- 20:1320:13, 2 April 2023 diff hist 0 m Wiki for a better world:Calculator/Known bugs Elie moved page Calculator/known bugs to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/known bugs
- 20:1320:13, 2 April 2023 diff hist +65 N Calculator/feature requests Elie moved page Calculator/feature requests to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/feature requests Tag: New redirect
- 20:1320:13, 2 April 2023 diff hist 0 m Wiki for a better world:Calculator/Feature requests Elie moved page Calculator/feature requests to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/feature requests
- 20:1320:13, 2 April 2023 diff hist +48 N Calculator Elie moved page Calculator to Wiki for a better world:Calculator Tag: New redirect
- 20:1320:13, 2 April 2023 diff hist 0 m Wiki for a better world:Calculator Elie moved page Calculator to Wiki for a better world:Calculator
- 20:1120:11, 2 April 2023 diff hist −82 Expandables Redirected page to Wiki for a better world:Expandables current Tag: New redirect
- 20:0920:09, 2 April 2023 diff hist +1,995 N Wiki for a better world:Expandables Created page with "Expandables are a feature of this wiki, to help describe complex ideas simply. ==Usage & examples== {{empty}} <!-- TODO: talk about "inline text" and "popups" --> ==Feature requests== Non-logged-in users can also make feature requests in the {{talk}} page. ===Accessibility=== * Better fallback for non-javascript browsers. Maybe the content could be shown as footnotes? * Compatibility with screen readers: When the text is being read, and an expandable is reached, ther..." current
- 19:4719:47, 2 April 2023 diff hist +251 N Right to repair Created page with "Tech companies are making electronics increasingly harder to repair. ==See also== * Planned obsolescence ==External links== * [//repair.wiki Repair Wiki] - another awesome wiki, dedicated entirely to the technical details of repairing any device" current
- 19:3519:35, 2 April 2023 diff hist 0 Code bloat →Awareness
- 19:3119:31, 2 April 2023 diff hist +98 Planned obsolescence →How to fight against planned obsolescence current
- 19:2919:29, 2 April 2023 diff hist 0 Planned obsolescence No edit summary
- 19:2719:27, 2 April 2023 diff hist +110 Code bloat No edit summary
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- 19:1719:17, 2 April 2023 diff hist +1,234 N Code bloat Created page with "Many of today's apps & websites are built ''inefficiently'' and become worse over time. They take ever more ''computational power'' to do the same amount of things for the user. The software eventually becomes too slow for older devices - even when there's nothing physically wrong with the older devices. ==Causes== Most code bloat is probably from widespread '''bad practices''' in software development. {{en}} ''Some'' code bloat might be done intentionally by corporati..."
- 19:1719:17, 2 April 2023 diff hist +641 N Planned obsolescence Created page with "Planned obsolescence is when businesses intentionally make products unusable in the long term. '''Note:''' Not all obsolescence is planned. '''Code bloat''' causes all the same problems as planned obsolescence, even ''when'' not intentional. ==Examples== {{empty}} ==Effects== * Exploitation of factory workers * E-waste - electronic waste that pollutes oceans and land * Climate change, as factories need more energy to produce more products * Oth..."
- 19:1019:10, 2 April 2023 diff hist +76 N Template:Empty Created page with "<span style="color:#444">''This section has not been filled in yet.''</span>"
- 17:3617:36, 2 April 2023 diff hist +259 N Waste Created page with "This page is about things that end up in the trash, especially things that shouldn't. ===Examples=== * Food waste * Home waste * Business waste ==See also== * Biomass waste - not garbage, but organic matter left over from various industries." current
- 17:3217:32, 2 April 2023 diff hist +27 N Bullshit jobs Redirected page to Zero-sum jobs current Tag: New redirect
- 17:3117:31, 2 April 2023 diff hist +384 N Zero-sum jobs Created page with "Zero-sum jobs (or as [//davidgraeber.org David Graeber] would call them, ''bullshit jobs'') are jobs that don't add any overall value to society. They certainly do benefit ''someone'', but at the expense of others.<!--economists call this ''negative externalities''--> Examples: * ''This section will be filled in soon.'' Grey areas: * ''This section will be filled in soon.''" current
- 17:2117:21, 2 April 2023 diff hist +320 Labor No edit summary
- 17:1817:18, 2 April 2023 diff hist +25 N Walkable Redirected page to Walkability current Tag: New redirect
- 17:0117:01, 2 April 2023 diff hist +41 N Template:Minor Created page with "<small style="color:#444">{{{1}}}</small>"
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- 15:5715:57, 2 April 2023 diff hist 0 m Main Page Protected "Main Page": High traffic page ([Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite))
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- 14:5114:51, 2 April 2023 diff hist +163 N Test Created page with "{{dp |fuck |3 }} {{dp |your_sister |23 }} {{calc |fuck your_sister | | |maths bro |note on margins of error {{x|there are no fucking errors bitch i am perfect}} }}"
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- 11:2211:22, 2 April 2023 diff hist +23 Template:Calc Added headings, footings, and better fallback
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- 09:3709:37, 2 April 2023 diff hist −98 Template:Dp Had to switch back to divs, because spans break when there are newlines in the datapoint descriptions current
1 April 2023
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- 22:2922:29, 1 April 2023 diff hist −9 Zoning →Designated buildings - dirt and pests
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- 21:0421:04, 1 April 2023 diff hist −317 MediaWiki:Mobile.js refactoring expandables (templates & javascript) (better fallback and nestability)
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- 08:1208:12, 1 April 2023 diff hist +124 Labor No edit summary
- 08:0108:01, 1 April 2023 diff hist −7 The great battery challenge →Minerals
- 07:5707:57, 1 April 2023 diff hist −22 Template:Dp No edit summary
- 07:5607:56, 1 April 2023 diff hist +111 Template:Dp Switched from divs to spans, so MediaWiki won't add extra paragraph spacing.
- 07:4707:47, 1 April 2023 diff hist +111 Template:Calc Switched from divs to spans, so MediaWiki won't add extra paragraph spacing.
- 07:3707:37, 1 April 2023 diff hist −2 MediaWiki:Common.js Reverted expander style Tag: Manual revert
- 05:1805:18, 1 April 2023 diff hist +1 Labor →Quantity
- 05:0805:08, 1 April 2023 diff hist +7,318 N Labor Created page with "==Quality== A large percent of jobs suck{{x|job satisfaction is low for the majority of people; exact statistics will be added here soon}}. Workers are treated badly; workplace designs are often unergonomic, unhealthy and unpleasant. Usually there are simple fixes that bosses either haven't considered, or don't care about because they don't improve profits. {{x|As a society, we should care about making jobs more enjoyable - even if it sacrifices a bit of productivity...."
31 March 2023
- 13:1213:12, 31 March 2023 diff hist +2 MediaWiki:Common.css No edit summary
- 03:5003:50, 31 March 2023 diff hist +23 N Stuff huts Elie moved page Stuff huts to Stuff hut current Tag: New redirect
- 03:5003:50, 31 March 2023 diff hist 0 m Stuff hut Elie moved page Stuff huts to Stuff hut
- 03:4803:48, 31 March 2023 diff hist +1,518 N Stuff hut Created page with "A "stuff hut" (for lack of better words) is a public place where you can put stuff you don't need{{x|i.e. if you're decluttering your home or moving}}, for anyone to take for free. * Like a //littlefreelibrary.org little free library, but bigger (about the size of a bus stop) and for ''more'' than just books. * Unlike a thrift shop, it can hold things that aren't ''sellable'' but still ''usable''. * Better than putting things at the curb, where things can get rai..."
- 03:1103:11, 31 March 2023 diff hist +24 N Movers waste Elie moved page Movers waste to Home waste current Tag: New redirect
- 03:1103:11, 31 March 2023 diff hist 0 m Home waste Elie moved page Movers waste to Home waste
- 03:0903:09, 31 March 2023 diff hist +976 N Home waste Created page with "People leave a lot of perfectly good stuff at the curb sometimes, when moving or decluttering their homes. Examples * Furniture * Clothes * Spices & tea * Appliances Reasons * Not having time * Not having space * Social norm: When you move out of an apartment or sell your house, it's considered bad etiquette to leave anything in there.<!--This is quite frankly ridiculous, because somebody could use that stuff, and thrift shops are already overloaded typically...."
30 March 2023
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- 13:5013:50, 30 March 2023 diff hist −2 MediaWiki:Common.js Style of expanders Tag: Reverted
- 13:3213:32, 30 March 2023 diff hist +4 MediaWiki:Common.js Trying a different style of expanders Tag: Reverted
- 13:1913:19, 30 March 2023 diff hist +1,540 N Wiki for a better world:Citations Created page with "This is a page about citing sources. This wiki doesn't conform perfectly to academic standards, but we do our best. ==Types== Not all citations are gathered in the same place. There are several types: * popups * footnotes * datapoints used in the Calculator ==Deficits== On this wiki, a lot of citations might be nonstandard, improper, or even lacking completely. There are a few reasons for this: User:Elie: * I'm currently trying to build content as quickly as p..." current
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- 03:0503:05, 30 March 2023 diff hist +2,280 N Wiki for a better world:Page naming Created page with "==Pseudo-namespaces== * "Code:" pages contain computer code (such as C or SQL) used in generating other content. Input & output files may go in the "File:" namespace. * "Draft:" is for drafts. For more drafts of the same page, add a subpage like "/v2" or "/v3" etc. If possible, add a link at the top of the older draft ("This draft is superseded by [page]."). ==Undecided== I haven't fully decided on a proper standard for how pages should be named. For now, the indecision..." current
- 03:0503:05, 30 March 2023 diff hist −10 Wiki for a better world:Notation →See also
- 00:2700:27, 30 March 2023 diff hist +19 Energy/faq No edit summary current
- 00:0500:05, 30 March 2023 diff hist +1,648 N Energy/faq Created page with "thumb|Inequality of environmental footprint '''Myth:''' "Your carbon footprint doesn't matter, because the billionaires are responsible for most of global emissions anyway." '''Fact:''' * The richest '''10% of the world''' is responsible for half of global emissions. ** If you're middle-class in a developed country, '''you are ''part of''''' this 10%. * Corporate emissions are a function of what people buy. * Wealth inequality is more ex..."
- 00:0300:03, 30 March 2023 diff hist +306 N File:carbon-inequality1.png Global inequality of carbon emissions Source: Oxfam Read more: [https://theconversation.com/emissions-inequality-there-is-a-gulf-between-global-rich-and-poor-113804 Emissions inequality: there is a gulf between global rich and poor - Published: March 28, 2019 11.59am EDT - TheConversation] current
29 March 2023
- 23:2923:29, 29 March 2023 diff hist +1,011 N Draft:Clean coal Created page with "* applications: power plants, factories * non-CO2 pollution is reduced significantly {{x|Wikipedia copypasta: <q>The primary focus is on sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), the most important gases which caused acid rain; and particulates which cause visible air pollution, illness and premature deaths. SO2 can be removed by flue-gas desulfurization and NO2 by selective catalytic reduction (SCR). Particulates can be removed with electrostatic precipitators. Al..." current
- 23:0723:07, 29 March 2023 diff hist +4 Thorium →Progress
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- 22:3522:35, 29 March 2023 diff hist +652 Wind power/Geography →But one question remains
- 22:2022:20, 29 March 2023 diff hist +1,241 N Wind power/Geography Created page with "====Background knowledge==== From source: <cite>Factsheet - Wind energy - Center for sustainable systems - University of Michigan</cite> * <q>Average annual wind speeds of 6.5m/s or greater at 80m [altitude] are generally considered commercially viable.</q> * If wind turbines were everywhere, we'd generate far more raw power than we need: {{x|<q>Global onshore and offshore wind power potential at commercial turbine hub heights could provide 840,000 TWh of electricity ann..."
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- 21:5721:57, 29 March 2023 diff hist +189 N File:Modeled-map-of-the-yearly-averaged-world-wind-speed-m-s-at-100-m-above-sea-level.png World map of wind speeds. Source: <cite>Jacobson, Mark & Delucchi, Mark. (2022). Evaluating the Feasibility of a Large-Scale Wind, Water, and Sun Energy Infrastructure.</cite> current
- 17:3317:33, 29 March 2023 diff hist +13 Nuclear fission/safety →Land lost current
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- 17:1517:15, 29 March 2023 diff hist +106 N Nuclear war Created page with "Nuclear war is an existential threat to humanity, because nation-states don't know how to get along.{{en}}"
- 17:1417:14, 29 March 2023 diff hist +25 N Nuclear weapons Redirected page to Nuclear war current Tag: New redirect
- 17:1317:13, 29 March 2023 diff hist +12 Nuclear fission/safety →Learning from past disasters
- 17:1117:11, 29 March 2023 diff hist +2,858 N Nuclear fission/safety Created page with "==Learning from past disasters== There have been two major nuclear meltdowns in history: Chernobyl and Fukushima. Are all of today's nuclear reactors better made, to prevent the same things from happening again? {{rn}} ===Breeder reactors=== I'm not sure to what extent the same safety lessons apply when designing breeder reactors (an innovation that would be needed if nuclear power has any hope of really replacing fossil fuels). ===Land lost=== One factor in asse..."
- 00:2400:24, 29 March 2023 diff hist +6 Carbon capture and storage →Utilization
- 00:0700:07, 29 March 2023 diff hist +1,530 N Carbon capture and storage Created page with "Carbon capture and storage (CCS, or sometimes CCUS{{x|carbon capture, utilization and storage}}) is an industrial process where CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are captured and stored deep in the Earth. This is a somewhat questionable approach to reducing climate change. ==Capture== ===Direct air capture (DAC)=== Trying to take CO<sub>2</sub> out of the air uses almost as much energy as you got when you burned the equivalent amount of fossil fuels in the first plac..."
28 March 2023
- 23:2923:29, 28 March 2023 diff hist +40 N Carbon capture Redirected page to Carbon capture and storage current Tag: New redirect
- 23:2223:22, 28 March 2023 diff hist +186 Carbon offsetting No edit summary current
- 23:1123:11, 28 March 2023 diff hist +515 N Carbon offsetting Created page with "It's rich people trying to look less guilty about their massive carbon footprint. Carbon offsetting is false utilitarianism, because the amount of carbon in the world that can actually be "offset" is extremely limited. This basically functions like a zero-sum game: Your offsets take away someone else's ability to offset. This manifests itself economically as a bidding war (which is why carbon offsetting is so expensive that only rich people do it). At the end of the da..."
- 04:0404:04, 28 March 2023 diff hist −1 Wiki for a better world:Writing style No edit summary
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- 03:5503:55, 28 March 2023 diff hist +15 Wiki for a better world:Notation →Accessibility
- 03:2903:29, 28 March 2023 diff hist +26 N Hydrogen Redirected page to Hydrogen gas current Tag: New redirect
- 03:1503:15, 28 March 2023 diff hist +2,738 N Wind power Created page with "thumb|A wind turbine Wind power is a possible option for renewable energy. Wind turbines convert wind to electricity. <small>A lot of people incorrectly call wind turbines "windmills". But in fact windmills are a much older technology, which use the wind to mill grains ''mechanically'' (no electricity involved).</small> ==Intermittency== Wind power is even more intermittent than solar. There can be weeks where the wind blows strong{..."
- 02:1102:11, 28 March 2023 diff hist +626 N Wiki for a better world:Writing style Created page with "This is ''not'' Wikipedia. * Not everything has to be formal. {{x|We highly value logical problem-solving and academic thought. But we try to avoid pedantic intros, as they tend to derail conversations and lose the audience. Also, don't be afraid to break grammar rules, if it gets the point across more clearly.}} * Original research is welcome here. * Things should be straight-to-the-point, and easy to skim through. {{x|We welcome as much detail & nuance as Wikipedia, bu..."
- 01:5201:52, 28 March 2023 diff hist +58 Wiki for a better world:Notation No edit summary
- 01:4001:40, 28 March 2023 diff hist +657 The great battery challenge →Quantitative
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- 00:2200:22, 28 March 2023 diff hist +35 N Lithium-ion Redirected page to Lithium-ion batteries current Tag: New redirect
- 00:0600:06, 28 March 2023 diff hist +1,448 The great battery challenge No edit summary
27 March 2023
- 23:3623:36, 27 March 2023 diff hist −196 The great battery challenge →Energy and labor
- 23:3423:34, 27 March 2023 diff hist +33 N EROI of energy storage Redirected page to Energy storage/EROI current Tag: New redirect
- 23:2723:27, 27 March 2023 diff hist +1,743 N Energy storage/EROI Created page with "==Overview== EROI = Energy Return On Investment. It's a concept often used for assessing the viability of energy sources such as solar, nuclear, etc. But I believe it also needs to be applied to energy storage. EROI = energy_returned / energy_invested <code>energy_invested</code> should include a few things: * the energy it takes to manufacture or construct the energy storage{{x|preferably including the energy needed to mine the mater..."
- 20:1220:12, 27 March 2023 diff hist +365 N Draft:Climate change Created page with "==Impact on weather== Even though climate change may only increase the ''average'' temperatures by 1 or 2 degrees Celsius, the ''fluctuation'' of temperatures is increased far more: More days of extreme heat and extreme cold{{x|and of course there will always be deniers saying "what ever happened to global warming, it's so cold!"}}, more tornadoes and hurricanes." current
25 March 2023
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24 March 2023
- 23:5723:57, 24 March 2023 diff hist +13 Lithium-ion batteries →Need for lithium
- 23:5623:56, 24 March 2023 diff hist +36 Lithium-ion batteries →Need for lithium
- 23:5323:53, 24 March 2023 diff hist +84 Lithium-ion/challenge 1 No edit summary current
- 23:5323:53, 24 March 2023 diff hist +656 Lithium-ion/challenge 1/quick research No edit summary current
- 23:4423:44, 24 March 2023 diff hist +2,490 N The great battery challenge Created page with "So we need a lot of batteries for energy storage. It has to be done in a way that... * doesn't require too many rare minerals * doesn't require too much energy to produce and later recycle{{x|This implies an additional requirement: Recyclability}} * doesn't require too much labor These doesn't need to be a "one size fits all" solution. Clearly different battery tech is good for different applications. But as a simple viability test, we nee..."
- 23:3923:39, 24 March 2023 diff hist +426 N Draft:Lithium vs oil Created page with "Some people see the [transition to renewable energy] as "Big Lithium is replacing Big Oil". This brings up a valid question: What ''would be'' lithium's environmental impact, compared to the oil we're trying to phase out? Thought experiment: Status quo -vs- perfectly renewable energy powering lithium-battery-based electric vehicles: * oil: impact of mining{{qn}} + climate change{{qn}} * lithium: impact of mining{{qn}}"
- 22:0622:06, 24 March 2023 diff hist +342 N Lithium-ion/challenge 1/quick research Created page with "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFL8iQ3p3cI How Removing Cobalt From Batteries Can Make EVs Cheaper - YouTube] * 1:40 - cobalt helps prevent battery fires * 5:35 - lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are already an alternative, they just don't have as good an energy density{{qn}} -- maybe that's ok tho?"
- 21:5921:59, 24 March 2023 diff hist +611 N Short-range electric vehicles Created page with "So far, the best EVs seem to come at a high environmental cost - especially rare minerals{{x|such as cobalt}} in the batteries. They also are quite expensive. What if people were willing to drive cheaper EVs with less battery capacity{{x|either due to using batteries with less rare metal content, and/or just ''smaller'' batteries}} and thus less range? Clearly this doesn't cover '''all''' use-cases. Road trips would still need longer-range vehicle..."
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- 18:1818:18, 24 March 2023 diff hist +627 N Lithium-ion/challenge 1 Created page with "Challenge: Lithium-ion batteries without so much cobalt. Reason: * Global cobalt reserves ''severely'' limit the scalability of electric vehicles that run on typical lithium-ion tech. * Cobalt mining involves a disproportionately large amount of ''child labor''. Tradeoffs to overcome: * Cobalt is currently needed for battery stability{{en}} and performance{{en}} Maximum viable cobalt level: * ''Calculation will be added here soon.'' Alternatives to avoid: * O..."
- 17:5617:56, 24 March 2023 diff hist +1,315 N Draft:Cobalt Created page with "Cobalt is a rare metal (mineral) (element on the periodic table). ==Demand== <!-- TODO: add pie chart --> Lithium-ion batteries make up most of the world's demand for cobalt. But this demand would be nearly {{p2|250 times higher|<q>It is estimated that 1 in 250 cars on the road is electric</q> - <cite>How many electric cars in the world? - Feb 1, 2023 - 8 Billion Trees - https://8billiontrees.com/carbon-offsets-credits/cars/how-many-electric-cars-in-the-world/</cite..." current
- 15:4615:46, 24 March 2023 diff hist +2,591 N Draft:Wind Created page with "Just how intermittent is wind power? We know for example solar can usually be smoothed out with a day{{x|multiplied by average power demand = energy stored}}'s worth of energy storage, but what about for wind power - is a day enough? Or is it common to have no wind for weeks/months and then have strong wind later? If so, is wind really that useful in a non-fossil-fuel world? {{x|Biomass waste is perhaps the only renewable energy source that could ondemand fill in..." current
- 15:0615:06, 24 March 2023 diff hist +292 Food/faq No edit summary current
23 March 2023
- 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
22 March 2023
- 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..."
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- 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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- 20:5420:54, 21 March 2023 diff hist +385 Summary:Aluminum Producers Emit Some of the World's Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases →Just for perspective
- 20:4120:41, 21 March 2023 diff hist +4,078 N Summary:Aluminum Producers Emit Some of the World's Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases Created page with "This is a summary of [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122022/china-aluminum-immortals/ an article] from Inside Climate News, originally titled "Why Chinese Aluminum Producers Emit So Much of Some of the World’s Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases". ==Problem== PFCs{{x|perfluorocarbons - especially the gases CF<sub>4</sub> and C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>6</sub>}} are greenhouse gases that are less common than CO<sub>2</sub>, but far more potent and long-lasting. Some alu..."
- 20:3920:39, 21 March 2023 diff hist +440 N File:aluminum-pfc-emissions.png PFC emissions of various aluminum production facilities. Units: Tons CO2eq per ton of aluminum produced. Source: : Article: [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122022/china-aluminum-immortals/ Why Chinese Aluminum Producers Emit So Much of Some of the World’s Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases - Inside Climate News] : Authors: Phil McKenna, and Lili Pike, Grid China Reporter : Date: December 23, 2022 current
19 March 2023
- 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
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- 18:0518:05, 18 March 2023 diff hist +307 N Talk:Crop residues Created page with "==Disambiguation== This page is focused on crop residues. There are other forms of biomass waste as well, right? So should this page be renamed to crop residues, and then the biomass waste page would contain a link to it? <br />~~~~"
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- 04:3604:36, 14 March 2023 diff hist +652 N Term:viable Created page with "On this wiki, we have high standards for the word "viable". When it comes to sustainability, it's not enough for an idea to just work in some niche market. It has to be ''scaleable'' enough to that it could actually replace existing systems that are harming the planet. We need to make sure that the idea wouldn't in fact become ''worse'' for the planet if scaled up. Here are some factors to consider: * How much energy would it consume? * How many rare minerals wo..."
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- 01:1101:11, 14 March 2023 diff hist +54 N Maximum sustainable animal consumption Elie moved page Maximum sustainable animal consumption to Limits to sustainable animal consumption: More clear current Tag: New redirect
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- 16:0816:08, 13 March 2023 diff hist +27 N Wattage adders Redirected page to Wattage adder current Tag: New redirect
- 16:0616:06, 13 March 2023 diff hist +1,349 N Wattage adder Created page with "A wattage adder is an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are intermittant & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating. ==Potential applications== * Robust solar panels: If one cell fails{{x|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an rooftop..."
- 16:0016:00, 13 March 2023 diff hist +498 N Draft:Balanced diet with junk food Created page with "Junk food is convenient and high in calories, but it lacks other nutrients: vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre tend to be missing. Luckily there are ways to "fill in the gaps" to make a balanced diet, even when most of the calories come from junk food. Tl;dr: Eat about half a pound per day (227g/day) of dry lentils or beans or peas. Also take a daily multivitamin.{{en}} The rest of your calories can come from junk food. ==TODO== * include nutrition calculator links..." current
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- 08:0308:03, 13 March 2023 diff hist +1,409 N Wiki for a better world:Notation Created page with "This wiki comes with some unique notation for expressing ideas. * Inline expandables ** A block of text, sometimes in the middle of a sentence{{x|this is an example of an inline expandable!}}, to provide important nuances without ruining the flow{{x|or overwhelming the reader with walls of text upfront}}. * Popup notes ** Similar to above, but used in tables or when the note has multiple lines.{{p|This is an example of a popup note!}} * Green links ** These also generate..."
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- 18:5518:55, 12 March 2023 diff hist −25 Food →Techy solutions
- 18:2218:22, 12 March 2023 diff hist +59 Vertical farming No edit summary
- 18:0718:07, 12 March 2023 diff hist 0 m Vertical farming Elie moved page Draft:Vertical farming to Vertical farming without leaving a redirect: Published
- 18:0518:05, 12 March 2023 diff hist +159 N File:vertical-farm-1.jpg Inside a vertical farm Image source: [https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/08/14/vertical-farming-future Vertical Farming for the Future - USDA] current
- 17:5817:58, 12 March 2023 diff hist +1 Vertical farming →See also
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- 16:2216:22, 12 March 2023 diff hist +3,895 N Vertical farming Created page with "thumb Vertical farming is the idea that food could be grown in tall towers with multiple floors, which is supposed to save space and use less land (thus saving more of the environment), but on close examination we see that it doesn't. ==Not a solution to feed the world== ===Powering the grow lights=== Natural sunlight is proportional to land{{x|Sure, technically you could argue that a tall building captures more sun than the land..."
- 14:3714:37, 12 March 2023 diff hist +374 Housing No edit summary
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- 13:5013:50, 12 March 2023 diff hist +34 N Wiki for a better world:Privacy policy Created page with "Everything on this wiki is public." current
- 13:4313:43, 12 March 2023 diff hist +540 N Wiki for a better world:General disclaimer Created page with "<tabs><tab name="phrasing 1"> This wiki contains content that may advocate for (or inspire) specific political actions. If you take such actions, you bear full responsibility for the consequences. </tab><tab name="phrasing 2"> This is a wiki to inform people & organizations which actions are most effective at making the world a better place. We try to be as accurate & unbiased as possible, but we can't guarantee perfection. If you follow any advice provided by this wiki,..." current
10 March 2023
- 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
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- 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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- 08:0408:04, 27 February 2023 diff hist +2,101 N Public transit Created page with "thumb Public transit includes city buses, trams and trains. Compared to private cars, public transit has the potential to prevent traffic congestion, save fuel, and save time for the average rider. However, public transit ''done wrong'' could actually use ''more'' fuel per rider - especially in places where buses run mostly empty most of the time.{{qn}} Low-density suburbs are particularly hard to service in an energy-efficient way, for thi..."
- 06:1006:10, 27 February 2023 diff hist −2 Hydropower No edit summary
- 06:0706:07, 27 February 2023 diff hist +114 N File:hydropower1.jpg A hydroelectric dam. Image source: https://www.tetratech.com/en/markets/energy/solutions/hydropower current
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26 February 2023
- 23:0423:04, 26 February 2023 diff hist +52 Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator →Future versions
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- 03:4203:42, 22 February 2023 diff hist +128 Minerals/table No edit summary
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- 02:3202:32, 22 February 2023 diff hist +115 N Expandables Created page with "Expandables are a feature of this wiki, to help describe complex ideas simply. <!-- ==Philosophy== ==Examples== -->"
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15 February 2023
- 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 |}"
11 February 2023
- 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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4 February 2023
- 09:3309:33, 4 February 2023 diff hist +348 Code:food1.sql No edit summary current
31 January 2023
- 03:0203:02, 31 January 2023 diff hist 0 Crop choices →Using the crop choices to prevent deforestation
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27 January 2023
- 23:3423:34, 27 January 2023 diff hist −70 MediaWiki:Common.css No edit summary Tag: Manual revert
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- 23:2923:29, 27 January 2023 diff hist +128 MediaWiki:Common.css No edit summary Tag: Reverted
- 23:2223:22, 27 January 2023 diff hist +21 Hydrogen gas →From fossil fuels
- 23:1823:18, 27 January 2023 diff hist −8 Hydrogen gas →From fossil fuels
- 23:1323:13, 27 January 2023 diff hist +3 Hydrogen gas →Electrolysis
- 23:1223:12, 27 January 2023 diff hist +2 Hydrogen gas →Color terminology
- 23:1023:10, 27 January 2023 diff hist +6 Hydrogen gas →From fossil fuels
- 23:0823:08, 27 January 2023 diff hist +1,555 Hydrogen gas No edit summary
- 15:3815:38, 27 January 2023 diff hist −800 Talk:Hydrogen gas Removed topic that is now covered in methane cracking current Tag: Blanking
- 15:3315:33, 27 January 2023 diff hist +177 Hydrogen gas No edit summary
- 13:5513:55, 27 January 2023 diff hist +222 Solar power →Viability
- 13:4013:40, 27 January 2023 diff hist +77 Energy storage No edit summary
- 13:2713:27, 27 January 2023 diff hist +250 Energy storage →How much energy storage might be needed?
- 00:1100:11, 27 January 2023 diff hist +1 File:irfb1.jpg →Summary current
- 00:1000:10, 27 January 2023 diff hist +511 N File:irfb1.jpg Iron redox flow battery. Source: [https://www.energy-storage.news/all-iron-flow-battery-maker-ess-inc-launches-configurable-megawatt-scale-product/ 'All-iron' flow battery maker ESS Inc launches ‘configurable’ megawatt-scale product] <q>ESS Inc’s Energy Warehouse (pictured) is a 75kW / 500kWh containerised system. The new range will start at 3MW power capacity and between six and 16 hours of storage duration. Image: ESS Inc via Facebook, cropped for the site by Andy Colthorpe.</q>
- 00:0200:02, 27 January 2023 diff hist 0 Energy storage →Types
- 00:0100:01, 27 January 2023 diff hist +16 Energy storage →Other
- 00:0000:00, 27 January 2023 diff hist −10,312 Energy storage No edit summary
26 January 2023
- 23:4623:46, 26 January 2023 diff hist −8 Lead-acid batteries →Need for lead
- 23:4423:44, 26 January 2023 diff hist +1 Lead-acid batteries →Suitable for electric vehicles?
- 23:4323:43, 26 January 2023 diff hist +57 Lead-acid batteries →Need for lead
- 23:4023:40, 26 January 2023 diff hist +192 Lithium-ion batteries →Need for cobalt
- 23:3323:33, 26 January 2023 diff hist +112 Lead-acid batteries →Good enough for DIY projects?
- 23:2823:28, 26 January 2023 diff hist +2,767 N Lead-acid batteries Created page with "Lead-acid batteries are an older technology used mostly as car batteries (gasoline-powered cars, to start the engine). Could they help solve the energy storage problem? ===Viability=== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for lead |Maybe an issue |- |Toxicity |Probably an issue |- |#Suitable for electric vehicles? |Unknown |- |Charge/discharge losses |Inferior to other battery types |- |#Good enough for DIY projects? |Probably |} ==Need for lead== Lead is usually..."
- 22:5222:52, 26 January 2023 diff hist +4,371 N Flywheels Created page with "Flywheels are a proposed solution to part of the energy storage problem. Flywheels store energy mechanically by spinning a heavy rotor at high speeds. This has been implemented before, both inside vehicles {{x|but not necessarily storing enough energy to power the vehicle for more than a few kilometers at best}} ''and'' in stationary electrical systems {{x|with a much higher specific energy}}. ===Viability=== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for iron |Not too bad |-..."
- 22:2822:28, 26 January 2023 diff hist +3,529 N Iron redox flow batteries Created page with "thumb Iron redox flow batteries (IRFBs) are gigantic batteries made of molten iron. Each one is about the size of a shipping container, and could store energy for hundreds of homes.<!-- TODO: confirm whether "hundreds" is actually the proper estimate --> This is a possible solution to ''part'' of the energy storage problem - to smooth out the intermittency of wind and solar power. ===Chemistry and physics=== This section is incomplete..."
- 18:4018:40, 26 January 2023 diff hist +7,559 N Lithium-ion batteries Created page with "Lithium-ion batteries are some of the most commonly used batteries today. But are they a good solution to the energy storage problem? Short answer: no. ====Concerns==== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for cobalt |Major problem |- |#Need for lithium |Minor problem |- |#Energy in manufacturing |Manageable |- |Recycling |Probably solvable |- |Performance in winter |Manageable |} ==Need for cobalt== Suppose all vehicles ran on lithium-ion batteries: {{dp |ev.bat..."
23 January 2023
- 22:4722:47, 23 January 2023 diff hist +389 Calc:If all vehicles were electric qu current
22 January 2023
- 16:5116:51, 22 January 2023 diff hist +514 N Thorium Created page with "Thorium is a mineral found in the Earth. It could potentially be used for nuclear power, if the right innovations happen. Breeder reactors would be required. ==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6qt45lXDM Revisiting Thorium Energy - The Future of Nuclear Power?] (video) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy] (video) * [https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/..."
- 16:3916:39, 22 January 2023 diff hist +439 Breeder reactors No edit summary
- 14:2314:23, 22 January 2023 diff hist +2,755 N Breeder reactors Created page with "Uranium occurs in nature as a mix of isotopes: uranium-235 (0.7%) and uranium-238 (99.3%). This proportion does not vary within the Earth's crust. * Today's nuclear reactors <small>(not breeder reactors)</small> can only get their energy from uranium-235 (U235). {{x|Technically the nuclear reactions are a bit more complex than that, but still limited by the scarcity of U235.}} * Breeder reactors can also get energy from the more abundant uranium-238 (U238). Breeder..."
- 11:3111:31, 22 January 2023 diff hist +23 Nuclear power →Supply
- 03:3303:33, 22 January 2023 diff hist +254 Crop residues No edit summary
- 03:2403:24, 22 January 2023 diff hist +33 Nuclear power No edit summary
- 02:3702:37, 22 January 2023 diff hist +169 Energy →Reducing energy demand
- 02:3702:37, 22 January 2023 diff hist +1 Template:Disclaimer No edit summary current
- 02:3602:36, 22 January 2023 diff hist −20 Template:Disclaimer No edit summary
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- 02:2502:25, 22 January 2023 diff hist +84 N Template:Disclaimer Created page with "<small style="position:absolute; right:0.1em; border:1px solid #CCC">{{{1}}}</small>"
- 02:1502:15, 22 January 2023 diff hist +35 Electric vehicles/energy No edit summary current
- 02:1002:10, 22 January 2023 diff hist +95 Electric vehicles/energy No edit summary
- 02:0802:08, 22 January 2023 diff hist +861 N Electric vehicles/energy Created page with "Suppose all vehicles were a certain type, how much energy would be needed worldwide? {|class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom:0; padding-bottom:0" !Vehicle type !Powering the vehicles !Manufacturing the vehicles |- |Battery electric vehicles |1.08 terawatts |Status quo + 0.15 terawatts |- |Fuel cell vehicles |2.30 terawatts |unknown |- |Status quo <small>(fossil fuel vehicles, mostly)</small> |3.38 terawatts equivalent |unkn..."
- 01:2301:23, 22 January 2023 diff hist −12 Electric vehicles/Fossil fuel powered No edit summary
- 01:1101:11, 22 January 2023 diff hist +388 Electric vehicles/Fossil fuel powered No edit summary
- 00:5100:51, 22 January 2023 diff hist +168 Calc:If all vehicles were electric →Manufacturing the vehicles
- 00:4300:43, 22 January 2023 diff hist +1,193 Calc:If all vehicles were electric →Manufacturing the vehicles
21 January 2023
- 23:0923:09, 21 January 2023 diff hist −362 Calc:If all vehicles were electric →Hydrogen fuel cells
- 23:0623:06, 21 January 2023 diff hist +207 Research:Reduce mineral content of fuel cells →Links current
- 22:4422:44, 21 January 2023 diff hist +1,378 N Electric vehicles Created page with "Most road vehicles currently run on gasoline or diesel fuel, which cause climate change. One ''possible solution'' is to make vehicles electric. This comes with new challenges that aren't solved yet. ==Generating enough electricity== The vehicles would add an extra load on the power grid. ''How much'' electricity depends on whether the vehicles run on batteries or fuel cells. See this chart. The world ''already'' struggles to generate enough electricit..."
20 January 2023
- 15:2615:26, 20 January 2023 diff hist +15 Energy →Energy demand
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19 January 2023
- 16:0116:01, 19 January 2023 diff hist +70 Energy →What about other energy sources?
- 15:5015:50, 19 January 2023 diff hist −1 Energy →Reducing energy demand
- 15:3615:36, 19 January 2023 diff hist +154 Energy →Energy demand
- 15:2015:20, 19 January 2023 diff hist −48 Template:Banner No edit summary current
- 15:1715:17, 19 January 2023 diff hist +131 N Template:Banner Created page with "<div style="border:3px solid #FF0; box-shadow:0 0 1em black"><div style="border:3px solid #00F; font-size:111%">{{{1}}}</div></div>"
- 15:0815:08, 19 January 2023 diff hist +1,208 Energy No edit summary
16 January 2023
- 13:2213:22, 16 January 2023 diff hist −15 Fuel cell vehicles →Rare minerals in the fuel cell
- 13:1813:18, 16 January 2023 diff hist +11 Research:Reduce mineral content of fuel cells No edit summary
- 13:1413:14, 16 January 2023 diff hist +1,039 N Research:Reduce mineral content of fuel cells Created page with "Fuel cell vehicles need too many platinum-group metals (PGMs). Some scientists are working on ways to reduce the amount of PGMs, or even eliminate them completely. Hopefully they wouldn't have to be replaced with ''other'' rare minerals. ==Links== * [https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/bosch-fuel-cells-need-1-10-platinum-used-in-current-fuel-cells/ Bosch Fuel Cells need 1/10 platinum used in current fuel cells] * [https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/08/hydrog..."
- 12:2612:26, 16 January 2023 diff hist +5,277 Fuel cell vehicles No edit summary
15 January 2023
- 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..."
14 January 2023
- 11:3511:35, 14 January 2023 diff hist +82 Rooftop solar/gas stations →Viability
- 11:3011:30, 14 January 2023 diff hist 0 Rooftop solar/gas stations →Viability
- 10:1710:17, 14 January 2023 diff hist +197 N File:RooftopSolar1.jpg Solar panels being installed on a house roof Source: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/how-rooftop-solar-pv-can-help-turn-the-gas-valves-off/ Photographer: Bell Ka Pang current
- 10:0510:05, 14 January 2023 diff hist +2,416 Rooftop solar No edit summary current
- 08:4908:49, 14 January 2023 diff hist +1,924 N Solar cars Created page with "How much would it help to have solar panels built into an electric car? {{dp |<nowiki>car_top.area</nowiki> |<nowiki>2.5 m^2</nowiki> |<nowiki>Surface area of a typical car's roof + hood + trunk</nowiki> |<nowiki></nowiki> }} {{dp |<nowiki>solar_panel.efficiency</nowiki> |<nowiki>17%</nowiki> |<nowiki>Efficiency of an average solar panel</nowiki> |<nowiki>Some solar panels are more efficient than this, but they tend to be expensive and contain more rare metals.</now..." current
- 07:5807:58, 14 January 2023 diff hist +40 Rooftop solar/gas stations No edit summary
- 07:4907:49, 14 January 2023 diff hist +3,054 Rooftop solar/gas stations No edit summary
- 07:0607:06, 14 January 2023 diff hist +158 N File:GasStationRooftopSolar1.jpg Solar panels on a gas station roof. ''No brand-specific endorsement intended.'' Image source: https://lumossolar.com/solar-gas-station-canopy/ current
- 06:5906:59, 14 January 2023 diff hist +1,987 N Rooftop solar/gas stations Created page with "A gas station roof is potentially a good place to put solar panels. frame ==Viability== In peak sunlight, how long would it take to provide a full charge: {{calc |ev.battery / (sunlight_peak solar_panel.efficiency gas_station_roof.area) |minutes }} <small>Caveats:</small> {{p|- Might take longer due to some minor energy losses. Should <code>li_ion.charge_discharge_efficiency</code> be factored in?<br />- The more solar/challang..."
12 January 2023
- 04:0104:01, 12 January 2023 diff hist +3 File:GHG-Emissions-By-Sector-1200px.webp →Summary current
- 03:5803:58, 12 January 2023 diff hist +80 N File:GHG-Emissions-By-Sector-1200px.webp Greenhouse gas emissions by sector Source: [//ourworldindata.org]
6 January 2023
- 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
3 January 2023
- 16:0616:06, 3 January 2023 diff hist +19 N Hydroelectricity Redirected page to Hydro current Tags: New redirect Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 15:1915:19, 3 January 2023 diff hist +3,416 N Fossil fuels/oil energy Created page with "Most road vehicles are currently powered by gasoline and diesel, both of which come from refining crude oil. Other industrial processes are also powered by diesel. How does all this look in terms of energy units? {{dp |<nowiki>crude_oil.production</nowiki> |<nowiki>4439 million tonnes/year</nowiki> |<nowiki>Global production of crude oil</nowiki> |<nowiki>Using data from 2019</nowiki><br /><nowiki> Source: Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report)</nowiki> }} {{d..." current
- 12:4912:49, 3 January 2023 diff hist +4 Solar power →Viability: Rephrased to hopefully make the message a bit more clear Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 03:0703:07, 3 January 2023 diff hist +37 N Energy demand Redirected page to Energy demand scenarios Tag: New redirect
- 03:0603:06, 3 January 2023 diff hist +11 Baseload →How much baseload power do we need? current
- 02:5402:54, 3 January 2023 diff hist 0 Rooftop solar →Potential
- 02:5202:52, 3 January 2023 diff hist −5 Solar power →Scenario
- 02:5202:52, 3 January 2023 diff hist 0 m Solar/challenge 1 Elie moved page Solar challenge 1 to Solar/challenge 1 without leaving a redirect: Subpage makes more sense current
- 02:4902:49, 3 January 2023 diff hist +362 N Tradeoffs of scale Created page with "There are both '''economies of scale''' and '''diseconomies of scale'''. It can be tempting to fall into an ''ideological trap'' of unconditionally favoring either centralization or decentralization. But it helps to know how the benefits of small-scale vs large-scale do depend on the problem to be solved. ==Examples of tradeoffs== ''This page is incomplete.''" current
- 02:3602:36, 3 January 2023 diff hist +207 N Microfactories Created page with "The tradeoffs of scale have traditionally favored large factories. But it's possible that smaller-scale more-decentralized production might be better in some ways. ''This page is currently incomplete.''" current
- 02:3202:32, 3 January 2023 diff hist +287 File talk:energy-usage-by-source.png →Making it more clear that both rows are consumption Tag: Reverted
- 02:2502:25, 3 January 2023 diff hist +8 Energy No edit summary
- 02:2302:23, 3 January 2023 diff hist +94 Hydropower No edit summary
- 02:1802:18, 3 January 2023 diff hist +65 N Template:En Created page with "<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>ELABORATION needed<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>" current
- 02:1502:15, 3 January 2023 diff hist 0 m Hydropower Elie moved page Hydropower to Hydro: Want to make short pagenames the standard i.e. solar, hydro, wind, nuclear
- 02:0502:05, 3 January 2023 diff hist +41 Solar power →Scenario
- 02:0002:00, 3 January 2023 diff hist +541 N Solar/challenge 1 Created page with "This is the first challenge presented on the main solar page: How to manufacture enough solar panels without destroying the planet. ==Requirements== Requirements are currently listed on the main solar page. {{x|I might move them to here instead - but for now, I don't want to have to keep the same content updated in 2 places.}} ==Candidates== It might be possible to manufacture a solar panel made of mostly: * Monocrystalline or polycrystalline silicon * Aluminiu..."
- 01:5401:54, 3 January 2023 diff hist +199 Solar power →Scenario
- 01:4501:45, 3 January 2023 diff hist +3,203 N Solar power Created page with "Solar power uses the sun as an energy source. ==Types== * Photovoltaics (PV) (solar panels) - generate electricity * Solar thermal panels - use sunlight to directly heat air or water, without involving electricity * Concentrated solar - produce high heat by focusing enough sunlight into one area. The heat can be then used for generating electricity or for industrial processes. <!-- TALK: maybe also mention here: * combined photovoltaic+thermal panels..."
- 01:3701:37, 3 January 2023 diff hist +387 Rooftop solar No edit summary
2 January 2023
- 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..."
31 December 2022
- 07:4207:42, 31 December 2022 diff hist +2,042 Electric vehicles/Fossil fuel powered No edit summary
30 December 2022
- 20:1220:12, 30 December 2022 diff hist +2,302 N Electric vehicles/Fossil fuel powered Created page with "If electric vehicles are powered with electricity that was generated by fossil fuels, is it worse for the environment than just driving a gas car? {{dp |<nowiki>electric_car.efficiency</nowiki> |<nowiki>100 miles per 34.6 kWh</nowiki> |<nowiki>The "gas mileage" equivalent for an average electric car.</nowiki> |<nowiki>Average Electric Car kWh Per Mile [Results From 231 EVs]</nowiki><br /><nowiki> ecocostsavings.com › average-electric-car-kwh-per-mile </nowiki>..."
29 December 2022
- 10:2710:27, 29 December 2022 diff hist +364 Solar panel minerals No edit summary
- 09:2309:23, 29 December 2022 diff hist +313 Solar panel minerals →General estimates
- 07:0007:00, 29 December 2022 diff hist −121 Solar panel minerals No edit summary
- 03:1503:15, 29 December 2022 diff hist +655 Solar panel minerals No edit summary
28 December 2022
- 10:2910:29, 28 December 2022 diff hist +1,788 Solar panel minerals →General estimates
- 02:3202:32, 28 December 2022 diff hist +569 N Heat pump Created page with "An electric heat pump is one way to heat a building. It works a lot like air conditioning but in reverse: The hot air goes indoors; the cold air goes outdoors. Heat pumps are '''more energy-efficient''' than electric heaters.{{qn}} ==Research needed for this page== * ''How much'' more energy-efficient can a heat pump be? ** How does this depend on outdoor temperature? * How much energy does it typically take to ''manufacture and install'' a heat pump? *..."
- 02:3002:30, 28 December 2022 diff hist 0 Template:Qn No edit summary
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- 02:0402:04, 28 December 2022 diff hist +75 Rooftop solar →Challanges
- 01:4301:43, 28 December 2022 diff hist +8,624 N Rooftop solar Created page with "Rooftops are a good place to put solar panels, because: * They are close to where the energy is typically used. * They need no extra land (unlike solar farms). That's an environmental footprint avoided. '''Summary:''' * In most cases, rooftop solar ''could'' provide enough energy for '''homes''', other '''buildings''', and '''charging''' electric vehicles. ** Exception: heating in cold parts of the world ** Exception: high-density cities * '''Ha..."
27 December 2022
- 23:3123:31, 27 December 2022 diff hist +1,208 N Solar panel minerals Created page with "It takes minerals to make solar panels. Some minerals are scarce. This might be an issue if we want to scale up green energy enough to replace fossil fuels. What we need is a full chart of all minerals (and their quantities) involved in all solar panel technologies. Apparently this doesn't exist on the internet already, so we have to make it ourselves. The tables below are currently a work-in-progress. The 3rd column of the tables below is based on a sc..."
- 22:5122:51, 27 December 2022 diff hist +70 N Template:Rn Created page with "<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>research needed<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>"
- 22:2122:21, 27 December 2022 diff hist +1,217 Minerals No edit summary current
24 December 2022
- 07:3407:34, 24 December 2022 diff hist 0 Calc:If all vehicles were electric →Powering the vehicles
- 07:3307:33, 24 December 2022 diff hist +5,176 Calc:If all vehicles were electric No edit summary
- 06:4006:40, 24 December 2022 diff hist +5,327 N Calc:If all vehicles were electric Created page with "Suppose we keep the status quo of transportation,<!--car culture--> but make all vehicles electric. This raises some basic questions: * How much electricity would we need to power all the vehicles? * How much energy would it take to manufacture vehicles - both in the short term and long term? * Which critical minerals would we need, and how much of each? * Could the minerals be recycled from vehicles at their end-of-life? ==Powering the vehicles== Electric cars are..."
22 December 2022
- 13:3213:32, 22 December 2022 diff hist 0 Housing/electricity Corrected the footnotes (which were wrong in the original source too btw) current
30 November 2022
- 10:3210:32, 30 November 2022 diff hist +254 Code:fullscreen main.h No edit summary current
- 10:2810:28, 30 November 2022 diff hist +1,101 Code:nodes.c No edit summary current
- 09:5109:51, 30 November 2022 diff hist +10,953 N Code:fullscreen main.h Created page with "C header for easy OpenGL programming. Gets rid of most boilerplate code. ==Code== <syntaxhighlight lang="c"> →** Elie's OpenGL wrapper Creates a fullscreen vsync'd context with game-style access to keyboard & mouse. Version 1.1 **: #pragma once // This header file implements main(). // Here are the functions you must define in your own code: void init(); void draw(); void done(); /** Notes: * * The init() function is called once at startup. This is the place..."
- 09:4609:46, 30 November 2022 diff hist −8 File:font.data-uint8-1004x19 →Summary current
- 09:4509:45, 30 November 2022 diff hist +63 N File:font.data-uint8-1004x19 Bitmapped font file used by Code:text-quads.h
- 09:4009:40, 30 November 2022 diff hist +49 Code:text-quads.h No edit summary current
- 09:3709:37, 30 November 2022 diff hist +56 Code:text-quads.h No edit summary
- 09:3609:36, 30 November 2022 diff hist +6,672 N Code:text-quads.h Created page with "<syntaxhighlight lang="c"> // text-quads.h // Functions for drawing text in OpenGL, using textured quads. #define TQ_TEXTURE_WIDTH 1004 #define TQ_TEXTURE_HEIGHT 19 #define TQ_TEXTURE_FILENAME "font.data-uint8-1004x19" // DEPENDENCY: This texture file. /* Copyright 2022, Elie Goldman Smith This program is FREE SOFTWARE: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either ver..."
- 09:3409:34, 30 November 2022 diff hist +18,785 N Code:nodes.c Created page with "<syntaxhighlight lang="c"> /*** This is my new graph nodes program. I don't know what to call it yet. To compile: gcc nodes.c -o nodes -ffast-math -O -lm -lGL -lglut -lpthread This program has runtime dependencies: File in working directory: "font.data-uint8-1004x19" Installed packages: 'zenity' and 'leafpad' Copyright 2022, Elie Goldman Smith This program is FREE SOFTWARE: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General..."
12 November 2022
- 06:4106:41, 12 November 2022 diff hist +1,423 Zero food-feed competition →For comparison, status quo: current
11 November 2022
- 07:4607:46, 11 November 2022 diff hist −296 Zero food-feed competition No edit summary
- 07:2007:20, 11 November 2022 diff hist +2,184 Zero food-feed competition →For comparison, status quo:
- 04:4004:40, 11 November 2022 diff hist −706 File:food-funnel.png →Limitations: Removed section and moved its content to the talk page.
- 04:3904:39, 11 November 2022 diff hist +1,299 N File talk:food-funnel.png Created page with "==This diagram doesn't currently include fish.== Here's one way that fish could maybe be included in future versions of this diagram: * The top part would be renamed from 'crops harvested' to 'production primary', and would include ''wild-caught'' fish. * The 'animal feed' would include any human-edible calories fed to ''farmed'' fish. * The 'animal products' produced would include the ''farmed'' fish. To put things in perspective, seafood contributes about 12g protein/d..." current
9 November 2022
- 20:0120:01, 9 November 2022 diff hist +374 N Minerals Created page with "In pursuit of green energy technology, we need a significant amount of scarce metals. [https://www.iea.org/reports/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions/mineral-requirements-for-clean-energy-transitions This article] is a good start, but we should try to quantify the situation more rigorously for "full replacement of fossil fuel energy" scenarios."
- 19:5819:58, 9 November 2022 diff hist +33 Energy storage →Summary
8 November 2022
- 06:3906:39, 8 November 2022 diff hist +6,467 N Zero food-feed competition Created page with "Cows, goats and sheep can digest fibre and use it as calories. These animals can thus eat a few things that don't compete with food production: # Crop residues (also known as biomass waste) which are the fibrous leftover parts of food crops we have to grow anyway. # Grass from pasture lands. This feed can't be eaten by humans, chickens, or pigs. {{x|Except in very small quantities for roughage only. Humans, chickens and pigs can't extract any s..."