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17:5917:59, 2 September 2023 diff hist +88‎ N Transportation of hydrogen gas ‎ Created page with "This is a page for the challenges of transporting hydrogen gas. ==Types== {{empty}}"
17:5617:56, 2 September 2023 diff hist 0‎ m Wind power/Geography ‎ Elie moved page Wind/geography to Wind/Geography: we capitalizing subpages now
17:5417:54, 2 September 2023 diff hist +116‎ Wind power/Geography ‎No edit summary
17:1717:17, 2 September 2023 diff hist +2,969‎ Wind power ‎ →‎Land use
16:5616:56, 2 September 2023 diff hist +50‎ Wattage adder ‎No edit summary
16:5316:53, 2 September 2023 diff hist +31‎ Cones for street lamps ‎No edit summary current
16:5216:52, 2 September 2023 diff hist +56‎ Category:Half-baked ideas ‎ Redirected page to Category:Unconfirmed ideas current Tag: New redirect
16:5216:52, 2 September 2023 diff hist +796‎ N Category:Unconfirmed ideas ‎ Created page with "If an idea is in this category, it means that ''this wiki'' does not have enough information ''yet'' to confirm whether it is feasible or not. ====Main use case==== If you think of a possible new invention, and... * you aren't sure if it's already been tried before, * you aren't sure if it could work, but your intuition says it might, * you don't mind someone "stealing" your idea if it turns out to be good, ...then make a page about it, in this category. You and ot..." current
16:4016:40, 2 September 2023 diff hist −17‎ Wind power ‎No edit summary
16:3616:36, 2 September 2023 diff hist +244‎ Aluminium-air batteries ‎No edit summary current
16:2916:29, 2 September 2023 diff hist +1,095‎ Photovoltaics ‎No edit summary
15:2315:23, 2 September 2023 diff hist +167‎ Lead-acid batteries ‎No edit summary current
15:2315:23, 2 September 2023 diff hist +149‎ Iron redox flow batteries ‎No edit summary current
15:2315:23, 2 September 2023 diff hist +176‎ Flywheels ‎No edit summary current
15:2115:21, 2 September 2023 diff hist +28‎ The great battery challenge ‎No edit summary current
15:1915:19, 2 September 2023 diff hist +60‎ Energy storage ‎No edit summary
14:5314:53, 2 September 2023 diff hist +2,473‎ N Aluminium-air batteries ‎ Created page with "{{right|Non-rechargeable Specific energy: 1300 Wh/kg Specific power: 200 W/kg}} {{considerations}} __NOTOC__ ==Considerations== ===Rechargeability=== {{sum|None|bad}} Not suited for electric vehicles{{x|because, although it could have a very high range like 1000km or more, you wouldn't be able to charge it; it could only be swapped out; swapping out early (to running out of energy and getting stranded) would be extremely wasteful}}nor grid..."
14:2814:28, 2 September 2023 diff hist +238‎ N Term:capacity factor ‎ Created page with "It's "average power" divided by "peak power". Usually expressed as a percentage. * For energy sources, the word "power" refers to "energy production rate". * For energy demand, the word "power" refers to "energy consumption rate"." current
14:2214:22, 2 September 2023 diff hist +3,001‎ N Biofuel ‎ Created page with "This page is about edible food crops being burned for energy {{light|('''not''' within the human body)}}. See also biomass waste for a page on using the ''inedible'' parts for energy. {{considerations}} ==Deforestation== {{sum|Major problem|bad}} It takes land to grow crops. Agriculture already uses more land than all other human activity combined. To make room for ''more'' agriculture, forests and other habitat..." current
14:0914:09, 2 September 2023 diff hist +145‎ N Category:Energy demand ‎ Created page with "Things that may contribute significantly to energy demand. Related categories: * Category:Energy sources * Category:Energy storage" current
14:0914:09, 2 September 2023 diff hist +151‎ N Category:Energy storage ‎ Created page with "Possible candidates for energy storage (regardless of viability). Related categories: * Category:Energy sources * Category:Energy demand" current
14:0814:08, 2 September 2023 diff hist +108‎ Category:Energy sources ‎No edit summary current
14:0014:00, 2 September 2023 diff hist +77‎ N Category:Energy sources ‎ Created page with "Things that could (in some possible sense) be used as a source of energy."
13:2713:27, 2 September 2023 diff hist +29‎ Geothermal electricity ‎No edit summary current
13:2713:27, 2 September 2023 diff hist +30‎ Crop residues ‎No edit summary
13:2713:27, 2 September 2023 diff hist +29‎ Nuclear power ‎No edit summary
13:2613:26, 2 September 2023 diff hist +29‎ Hydropower ‎No edit summary
13:0313:03, 2 September 2023 diff hist −2‎ Energy storage ‎ →‎Types / Candidates
13:0213:02, 2 September 2023 diff hist −30‎ Energy storage ‎No edit summary
12:5512:55, 2 September 2023 diff hist +288‎ Energy storage ‎ →‎Types
11:2311:23, 2 September 2023 diff hist +1,470‎ N Energy/How to meet the demand ‎ Created page with "Assuming that people are willing to accept extreme social changes, here's how we could generate enough energy with renewables: * Develop cheap solar panels that don't depend on scarce minerals. Install them on almost all rooftops. This would provide the majority of energy. * Add wind turbines to farmland or barren land, wherever it's windy enough. Use the wind power to generate hydrogen gas. * Most semi trucks c..." current
10:2210:22, 2 September 2023 diff hist +11,054‎ Hydrogen gas ‎ →‎How much would be needed, if hydrogen were scaled up?
08:3608:36, 2 September 2023 diff hist +62‎ Hydrogen gas ‎ →‎Usage
08:3208:32, 2 September 2023 diff hist +1,505‎ Hydrogen gas ‎ →‎Platinum-group metals

22:4322:43, 1 September 2023 diff hist +395‎ Vertical farming ‎ →‎But what if the energy came from renewables? current
08:0108:01, 1 September 2023 diff hist +1,530‎ N Cones for street lamps ‎ Created page with "Tl;dr: Add a reflective "cone" to each street lamp. ===Reasons=== * Reduce light pollution, such as ** Light that shines into people's windows at night ** Light that awkwardly goes into your eyes and makes it harder to see when walking at night. {{pn|TODO: add a picture example to demonstrate}} * Increase the efficiency of street lamps ** Streets are lit better, because light that would otherwise go sideways is instead reflected downward to where it needs to go. ==..."

15:3015:30, 31 August 2023 diff hist +33‎ Pumped hydro ‎No edit summary current
15:2815:28, 31 August 2023 diff hist +2‎ MediaWiki:Mobile.js ‎ Disabled the [hide heading summaries after putting them in the considerations table] functionality.
15:2715:27, 31 August 2023 diff hist +2‎ MediaWiki:Common.js ‎ Disabled the [hide heading summaries after putting them in the considerations table] functionality. current
15:2215:22, 31 August 2023 diff hist +69‎ N Pumped hydro ‎ Created page with "==Considerations== ===Geography=== {{sum|Major limitation}} {{empty}}"
15:1915:19, 31 August 2023 diff hist +1,816‎ N Mattress spaces ‎ Created page with "In developed countries, people are constantly throwing out lightly-used mattresses{{p2|[reasons]|Most common reasons:{{pbr}}~ Getting a new mattress{{pbr}}~ Moving out{{pbr}}~ In a small percent of cases, bedbugs (should not be donated)}} that could still be used for something. What if we could dedicate a small amount of space in the city to lay out all those mattresses so that homeless people have somewhere to sleep comfortably? {{considerations}} ==Considera..." current
15:0115:01, 31 August 2023 diff hist +88‎ N Template:Sum/doc ‎ Created page with "Heading summary. To be used with the considerations table (Template:Considerations)." current
14:5914:59, 31 August 2023 diff hist +239‎ N Template:Pn/doc ‎ Created page with ""pn" stands for "page needs". It's for adding text that talks about what the page needs (sort of like the talkpage but more immediately visible). The text formatting is different enough to distinguish it from the other content on the page." current
14:5514:55, 31 August 2023 diff hist +22‎ N Template:X/doc ‎ Created page with "Inline expandable text" current
14:5414:54, 31 August 2023 diff hist +21‎ N Template:P/doc ‎ Created page with "Popup expandable text" current
14:5414:54, 31 August 2023 diff hist +52‎ N Template:Pbr/doc ‎ Created page with "To be used as a newline in a popup (Template:p)." current
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16:3916:39, 30 August 2023 diff hist +3,502‎ Electric cars ‎ Removed redirect to Electric vehicles Tags: Removed redirect Reverted
05:2205:22, 30 August 2023 diff hist +3,206‎ Hydrogen gas ‎ Restructured the page
02:4302:43, 30 August 2023 diff hist +25‎ N Gas ‎ Redirected page to Natural gas current Tag: New redirect
02:4002:40, 30 August 2023 diff hist +161‎ Heat pump ‎No edit summary current
02:2802:28, 30 August 2023 diff hist +14‎ Template:Pn ‎No edit summary current
02:2602:26, 30 August 2023 diff hist +1,600‎ N Natural gas ‎ Created page with "Natural gas is a fossil fuel. It occurs naturally (hence the name) in parts of the Earth's crust, it and can be burned for energy. Like all fossil fuels, natural gas consumption contributes significantly to climate change, although ''slightly'' less than coal & oil. Natural gas is sometimes referred to as just "gas" (not to be confused with ''gasoline'', which is a product of petroleum oil refining). {{pn|TODO: Add graphs: 1. Pie chart of how much of all..."
02:1002:10, 30 August 2023 diff hist +999‎ Fossil fuels ‎No edit summary
01:5301:53, 30 August 2023 diff hist +25‎ N Viable ‎ Redirected page to Term:viable current Tag: New redirect
01:5201:52, 30 August 2023 diff hist +143‎ Fossil fuels ‎ →‎Climate change
01:3601:36, 30 August 2023 diff hist +126‎ Heat pump ‎No edit summary
01:3501:35, 30 August 2023 diff hist +804‎ Heat pump ‎ →‎Energy usage

02:3302:33, 29 August 2023 diff hist +4,432‎ N Good welfare state ‎ Created page with "The term "welfare state" usually has a negative connotation. But this page is about how societies could implement "welfare state" principles in a way that actually benefits people. ==Aims== {{right|'''Status quo'''<hr />To put it simply and controversially: The average person is currently overworked. 40 hours/week is far too much for most people. There is plenty of scientific evidence that it's unhealthy to sit, stand, or stare at a screen for 8 hours/day. Most job..."

22:4022:40, 28 August 2023 diff hist +53‎ Product-byproduct analysis ‎No edit summary current
22:3922:39, 28 August 2023 diff hist +774‎ N Product-byproduct analysis ‎ Created page with "When two commodities occur together, how should we split the environmental footprint between them? ===Examples=== * Soybeans processed/separated into soybean oil and soybean meal: What should we say about the land footprint of each? * A mined mineral that contains multiple elements, some more scarce and some more abundant: What should we say about the carbon footprint of each element? ===Approaches=== * Compare the '''prices''' of each product involved. Consider thei..."

12:0212:02, 26 August 2023 diff hist +1‎ Feed ‎No edit summary current
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10:3110:31, 26 August 2023 diff hist +1,907‎ N Feed ‎ Created page with "'''Myth:''' <q>Farm animals mostly eat stuff that humans can't eat.</q> '''Fact:''' * Chickens and pigs don't. * Cows, sheep and goats can, but that alone can produce only a limited amount of meat & milk globally. Hence human-edible food is added to their diets. * Details: {|class="wikitable" | |colspan=2|Can it be digested and absorbed by |rowspan=2|Notes |- | !Non-ruminants such as humans, chickens,..."

22:3622:36, 25 August 2023 diff hist +636‎ Frugalism ‎ →‎We can still have nice things, just replace them less often.
22:1922:19, 25 August 2023 diff hist +23‎ Frugalism ‎ →‎Examples
22:1422:14, 25 August 2023 diff hist +1,925‎ N Frugalism ‎ Created page with "About half of all energy usage is affected by '''what people buy, and how much of it.''' {{minor|Pie chart will be added here soon. See also: Why energy usage serves as a good general estimate of carbon emissions.}} In this sense, we '''can''' save the planet by being '''cheap'''. ===We can still have nice things, just replace them less often.=== {{mbox| Note: This is mostly relevant to people who live in developed countries, especially middle-cl..."
21:3921:39, 25 August 2023 diff hist +816‎ N Why energy usage serves as a good general estimate of carbon emissions ‎ Created page with "thumb * The vast majority of energy comes from fossil fuels. * Until technology improves, renewables & nuclear are in very limited supply. * Until technology improves, most road vehicles burn gasoline or diesel. * Most goods are not manufactured in places with lots of renewables. * Fossil fuels are responsible for most of the world's greenhouse gas emissions. Thus, When it comes to climate ch..." current
21:0821:08, 25 August 2023 diff hist 0‎ m Old:Frugalism ‎ Elie moved page Frugalism to Old:Frugalism without leaving a redirect: making new version current

17:2217:22, 24 August 2023 diff hist +25‎ Solar panel minerals ‎ →‎General estimates current
15:0615:06, 24 August 2023 diff hist +58‎ Test ‎No edit summary

05:5805:58, 11 August 2023 diff hist −3‎ Dumpster diving ‎ →‎Legality current
05:5505:55, 11 August 2023 diff hist +3,231‎ N Dumpster diving ‎ Created page with "In "developed" countries, people/businesses waste an insanely large amount of perfectly good things. Garbage picking can help save the planet ''and'' give you free stuff. ==Overview== This page is about all forms of garbage picking. Bins can be small or big. "Dumpster diving" doesn't always require jumping ''in'' to the dumpster. ===Impediments=== Some bins can't be accessed, due to being locked<!--TODO: Q: Why do they lock dumpsters, and what can we do to discourage i..."
05:0605:06, 11 August 2023 diff hist +29‎ N Trash picking ‎ Redirected page to Dumpster diving current Tag: New redirect
04:3704:37, 11 August 2023 diff hist +1,833‎ Is it still ok to eat ‎No edit summary current
03:4503:45, 11 August 2023 diff hist +126‎ N If we choose capitalism ‎ Created page with "This section of the wiki is for how problems could be solved with ''free markets''. ==See also== * If we choose communism" current
03:4103:41, 11 August 2023 diff hist +416‎ N If we choose communism ‎ Created page with "This section of the wiki is about how problems could be solved the marxist/leftist way. If we[the proletariat] were to seize the means of production, what could we ''do with it'' to '''solve''' global hunger, homelessness, climate change and other world problems? ==Main subpages== * If we choose communism/Food * If we choose communism/Energy * If we choose communism/Housing" current
03:3803:38, 11 August 2023 diff hist +194‎ N If we choose communism/Energy ‎ Created page with "Suppose workers democratically owned all the industries: What could workers ''do with'' the industries to so that we no-longer would need fossil fuels for energy? ==Overview== {{empty}}" current
03:3103:31, 11 August 2023 diff hist +7,494‎ N Frugalism for housing ‎ Created page with "{{box|{{light|'''Main goals here'''}} * Lower the cost of living / housing *# For people: So that the average person won't have to work as much to afford a place to live. *# For the planet: True cost reduction should mean less energy/materials involved. {{light|'''Main targets'''}} * Assuming a capitalist society: This page is directed at: ** Landlords and real-estate companies that own apartment complexes ** Simple homeowners }} Housing is a major part of the..." current
00:3400:34, 11 August 2023 diff hist +87‎ N Template:Box ‎ Created page with "<div style="border:1px solid #FB0; padding:0 0.2em; background:#FFFF0022">{{{1}}}</div>" current

17:3817:38, 8 August 2023 diff hist +22‎ Template:Pn ‎No edit summary
17:3517:35, 8 August 2023 diff hist +69‎ Is it still ok to eat ‎ →‎Black peel: {{yellow|Usually Safe}}
17:2617:26, 8 August 2023 diff hist +194‎ Is it still ok to eat ‎ →‎Hard raw vegetables and fruits
17:2217:22, 8 August 2023 diff hist 0‎ Is it still ok to eat ‎ →‎External links
17:2117:21, 8 August 2023 diff hist +4,648‎ N Is it still ok to eat ‎ Created page with "Food spoilage is one reason for food waste. But even more commonly{{x|commonly in ''developed'' countries at least}}, food gets thrown out because people ''think'' it's gone bad when it's actually still usable. Hopefully this page can clear some things up. {{pn|This page needs more pictures.}} ==Bread, muffins, cake, and other bakery stuff== {{minor|The examples below are about bread, but they apply just as well to most other baked goods.}} ===Stale dry bread: {{gr..."

18:2718:27, 6 August 2023 diff hist +264‎ Energy as a quick estimate of environmental impact ‎No edit summary current
17:4417:44, 6 August 2023 diff hist +989‎ N Energy as a quick estimate of environmental impact ‎ Created page with "This works in most cases because: * The majority of energy comes from fossil fuels. (see chart) * The majority of greenhouse gas emissions are from energy production. (see chart) * Since other energy sources{{x|i.e. nuclear, solar, wind, hydro, geothermal}} currently have very limited capacity, it could be said that any energy demand that exceeds that cap..."

23:5923:59, 31 July 2023 diff hist +31‎ Fossil fuels ‎ →‎Climate change
23:5823:58, 31 July 2023 diff hist −2,907‎ Fossil fuels ‎ →‎Climate change
23:4323:43, 31 July 2023 diff hist +2,885‎ File:fossil-fuels-ghg-by-energy.png ‎ →‎Summary current
23:3023:30, 31 July 2023 diff hist +88‎ N File:fossil-fuels-ghg-by-energy.png ‎ Greenhouse gas emissions of the 3 fossil fuels, per unit of energy

22:3622:36, 30 July 2023 diff hist +1,459‎ Nuclear fission ‎No edit summary
21:2721:27, 30 July 2023 diff hist +30‎ Solar power ‎ Added category

23:5623:56, 25 July 2023 diff hist +26‎ N Fossil fuel ‎ Redirected page to Fossil fuels current Tag: New redirect

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