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- 03:20, 22 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Vitamin and mineral supplements (Created page with "{{minor|''The internet is full of misinformation about vitamin supplements and mineral supplements. '''Hopefully this page can make things clear.'''''}} ---- First and foremost, <br /> <big>Synthetic vitamins '''are''' <!--equivalent to--> as effective as the vitamins found in food, when it comes to health. Same for minerals.</big> ==FAQ== ===="So you're saying that eating an orange is the same as popping a vitamin C tablet?"==== '''No''', of course not. Fruits have o...")
- 02:47, 22 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Multivitamin (Redirected page to Vitamin and mineral supplements) Tag: New redirect
- 15:13, 20 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Build more housing (Created page with "==Considerations== ===Zoning laws=== {{sum|Need to change, in many cases}} {{empty}} ===Labor=== {{sum|In some cases, there are not enough tradespeople}} {{empty}} ===Cost=== {{sum|Could be less - the "red tape" needs to be cut}} {{empty}} ===Environmental footprint=== {{empty}} ==See also== * Housing shortage ---- {{pn|TALK: refactor this page to address particular regions of the world, since different countries/cities have different obstacles?}}")
- 15:07, 20 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Frugal housing (Created page with "==Ideas== * Shipping container homes * ''This list needs expanding.'' ==Discussion== <comments />")
- 15:06, 20 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Subdivide housing (Created page with "==Typical cases== * Subdividing multi-bedroom apartments into bachelor apartments<!-- TALK: make new page on this? --> ** {{light|Reason: Could help deal with a shortage of single-person housing.}} * Subdividing single-detached houses into duplexes <!-- TALK: make new page on this? --> ** {{light|Reason: Could help bring affordability and walkability.}} <!--{{considerations}}--> ==Considerations== ===Plumbing=== {{sum|{{rn}} }} {{empty}} ===Wiring===...")
- 14:55, 20 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Shortage of single-person homes (Redirected page to Shortage of single-person housing) Tag: New redirect
- 14:46, 20 April 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page Single-person housing shortage to Shortage of single-person housing (More clear this way)
- 14:43, 20 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Single-person housing shortage (Created page with "When single adults outnumber single-person housing units {{light|(i.e. [studio, bachelor, one-bedroom] [apartments, condos, houses])}}. ==Effects== * More people are stuck living with family, roommates, or even exes they don't get along with. ** {{minor|Of course some people ''like'' such living arrangements, but some don't. The shortage makes other options unaffordable for most people.}} * Affects families too, as the people who ''can'' afford to live alone often live...")
- 14:43, 20 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Increase housing supply (Created page with "==How / ways== * Build more housing - conventional construction * Build '''frugal''' housing - cheaper * Subdivide housing - a way to deal with a shortage of ''single-person'' housing units * Convert offices into housing - can also help * Seize vacant homes from corporations ==Why== * One of many things to be done about a housing shortage")
- 09:48, 19 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Redirect unwanted food from businesses/Make it non-perishable (Created page with "The food that businesses typically waste: What could be done to make it non-perishable so it could be shipped to other countries that need it more, to help alleviate hunger? ==Foods== ===Baked goods=== Dehydrate and powderize them - convert into some sort of "meal-replacement" bar perhaps? Note that baked goods are mostly empty calories, and so a lot of vitamins & minerals would have to be added. We could design the nutrient profile on a /Fortify nutrients|separat...")
- 09:25, 19 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Redirect unwanted food from businesses (Created page with "In developed countries, businesses waste an extreme amount of food - far more than what it would take to feed all the '''local''' poor people. ==What could be done with all the food that businesses currently waste?== * Donate it to local food banks and homeless shelters (until their food supply is "saturated"). * Offer it for free/cheap to everyone & anyone in the neighborhood.<small> ** This would of course be seen as "competition" against the businesses...")
- 09:23, 19 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Make it illegal for businesses to waste food (Created page with "==Designing the laws== '''Requirements''' * Should enable repurposing of good food before it goes bad * Should provide leeway: Food that's truly unsafe still needs to be thrown out. ** Should NOT have loopholes that enable businesses to purposely destroy the food and claim "oops it's unsafe now we have throw it out" ==Designing the political campaigns== {{empty}} ==Discussion== <comments />")
- 00:31, 19 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Reduce food waste (Created page with "Ways to reduce food waste * Make use of food before it goes bad {{minor|''Individuals & businesses can both do this.''}}")
- 00:31, 19 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Save food (Created page with "Ways to make use of food before it goes bad. ==Foods== * /Fries (dry but not moldy) * /Bread (dry but not moldy) ==See also== * Is it still ok to eat ==External links== * https://save-food.org")
- 00:20, 19 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Save food/Fries (Created page with "thumb Here's a way to make use of fries that have gotten cold/hardened. ==Recipe== # put the fries in a microwaveable bowl # add some seasoning (such as garlic powder, chili powder and oregano) # add some water # microwave for a few minutes, watching closely to prevent overflow # stir it and wait for it to cool down. # [''optional''] add condiments (such as ketchup, mustard, relish or bbq sauce) {{minor|taste: similar to quebec-style poutine;...")
- 00:08, 19 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Capitalism (Created page with "* Under capitalism, people who have money {{p2|determine|via paying for goods & services}} what work gets done. * On this wiki, we lay out what work we think the world ''actually'' needs done - and then we look for ways people could "override capitalism" to make it happen.")
- 02:07, 12 April 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Cooking with residual heat (Created page with "====Main principle==== cook the food for a bit less time but then keep it {{alt|on the stove burner|in the oven}} for a little while after turning off the heat. ====Example==== if the recipe says... :"boil for 10 minutes, then immediately remove from the heat" then consider doing instead... : boil for 8 minutes, then turn off the heat but keep it on the stove burner for another 5 minutes ==See also== * Tradeoff:Time vs environmental impact")
- 13:07, 30 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Lithium-ion batteries/Minerals (Created page with "{{dp|ev.nickel|28.9 kg|Amount of nickel in an average electric vehicle battery |Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}} {{dp|ev.cobalt| 7.7 kg|Amount of cobalt in an average electric vehicle battery |Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}} {{dp|ev.lithium|5.9 kg|Amount of lithium in an average electric vehicle battery|Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}} {{dp|ev.battery|60 kWh|Battery capacity of an average electric vehicle |Source: Statista <ref name="s1" />}} {{dp|c...")
- 19:57, 26 March 2024 Elie talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:energy-demand-pie1.png (Removed the lightning bolt, made it more clear that "watts" includes more than just electricity)
- 19:14, 26 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Wasted electricity is the same as electric heating (Created page with "A watt is a watt, when it comes to heating. All indoor electricity usage will heat the home the same way. Note: * If your local electricity is generated by coal or natural gas, then electric heating is 2-3 times worse (climate change) than a gas-burning furnace. Most power plants are only 33% efficient. * Wasted electricity is equivalent to a space heater. It won't heat as efficiently as a heat pump. ==See also== * Reduce energy demand")
- 18:53, 26 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Reduce the amount of land needed for agriculture (Created page with "==How== ===Things that work=== * Plant-based food * Stop food waste * Improve crop yields * Say no to biofuels * Anti-deforestation laws ===Things that ''don't'' work=== * Vertical farming ==Why== Prevent deforestation and other habitat loss. * Most of the world's land usage is for agriculture. ==Crop land vs pasture== {{empty}} ==See also== * Reduce energy demand * Hunger")
- 16:50, 26 March 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page New hydro to New hydropower (More consistant with page naming such as Hydropower)
- 16:49, 26 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Vertical farms (Redirected page to Vertical farming) Tag: New redirect
- 16:48, 26 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Biofuels (Redirected page to Biofuel) Tag: New redirect
- 16:48, 26 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Climate change solutions (Created page with "==Biggest potential== * Thorium power * Rooftop solar power using low-mineral solar panels, with sodium-ion or iron redox flow batteries for energy storage * Scale up wind power and use the surplus electricity to produce hydrogen gas * Hydrogen combustion vehicles * Electric vehicles with sodium-ion batteries ==Limited potential== * New hydropower projects - only suitable in a small percent of geographic regions. * Rewil...")
- 15:33, 23 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page MediaWiki:Mainpage-title (Created page with "Welcome!")
- 18:49, 22 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Style guide (Created page with "==Informal but intellectual== * This is '''not''' Wikipedia. We love short small pages of original research that are tightly linked to each other. * Say things in the simplest way possible, but not simpler. When in doubt, make separate pages for the details. * We love math and original research. We don't care if it's formal, but it needs to be honest.")
- 18:45, 22 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Subtractive billing to manage an unexpected water shortage (Created page with "Category:Unconfirmed ideas Suppose your city has an unexpected infrastructure failure that causes a water shortage (such as the one in Winnipeg, Canada in February 2024) and people need to ration water: The city will give an advisory telling people to use as little water as possible. But that relies on people's good nature - what if that's not enough; what if too many people won't ration water unless they have some selfish motive? Then what? It wouldn't be fair to ju...")
- 18:42, 22 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Repurposing (Created page with "==Why== At least 1/3 of all environmental footprints are a function of how much new ''stuff'' gets made. Most of this could be avoided by repurposing old things (instead of throwing them away and starting anew). ==For making low-cost housing== * Converting old buses into homes * Converting old shipping containers into homes * and even Converting old dumpsters into homes (don't worry, they can be washed first!) ==Collective actions to take== {{empty}} ==...")
- 18:34, 22 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Thorium power (Created page with "Of all the possible types of nuclear power, '''thorium''' shows the most potential for replacing fossil fuels: * Thorium is abundant * Thorium is safer than uranium * Thorium power would produce very little nuclear waste So, what's holding it back, currently? Leave a comment if you have any idea. ==See also== * Breeder reactors * Thorium power/Ongoing projects ==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6qt45lXDM R...")
- 15:30, 1 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Old: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...")
- 01:49, 1 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page File:population-earth2-cropped.png (Cropped version of File:population-earth2.png. Image cropping coordinates: input 2160x1080 β output 2160x880 with offsets [-69,-27] and tiled fill)
- 01:49, 1 March 2024 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:population-earth2-cropped.png (Cropped version of File:population-earth2.png. Image cropping coordinates: input 2160x1080 β output 2160x880 with offsets [-69,-27] and tiled fill)
- 01:45, 1 March 2024 Elie talk contribs created page File:population-earth2.png (An isochromic world population map. Equirectangular projection. '''Black ink represents people.''' Dependencies: * File:population.data-float64-8640x4320 * File:continents-black-on-white.png * File:borders-black-on-white.png Image generator code: <syntaxhighlight> ## All input files are 8640x4320, which will be scaled down to 2160x1080 # load the base layer main.r << data/continents-black-on-white.png main.r @@ width/4 main.r @@ height/4 main.g := ma...)
- 01:45, 1 March 2024 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:population-earth2.png (An isochromic world population map. Equirectangular projection. '''Black ink represents people.''' Dependencies: * File:population.data-float64-8640x4320 * File:continents-black-on-white.png * File:borders-black-on-white.png Image generator code: <syntaxhighlight> ## All input files are 8640x4320, which will be scaled down to 2160x1080 # load the base layer main.r << data/continents-black-on-white.png main.r @@ width/4 main.r @@ height/4 main.g := ma...)
- 20:08, 29 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page How much protein could ruminants produce without crops (Created page with "{{minor|Ruminants include '''cows, buffalo, goats and sheep.'''}} If ruminants were fed '''only grass''' (and not crops), how much protein could they produce globally? ==Answer== <big>About '''7 grams''' of protein per day, per person globally, '''in total''' from all milk & meat from all animals.</big> <small> * '''Side note:''' If animals were also fed crop residues (i.e. the parts that humans can't eat), this number would go up to 12 grams/day protein. * For co...")
- 20:56, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page File:plant-based-examples1.jpg (16 pictures of various plant-based foods. Pictures are from MediaWiki Commons. Combined and reuploaded for faster loading. Made using the following wikitext: <code> <gallery mode=packed-hover> Bowl_of_chili.jpg|Chili GarlicBread.jpg|Garlic bread Yellow_Split_Pea_Soup.jpg|Split pea soup Corrugated_Potato_Chips_-_Kolkata_2014-11-25_9689.JPG|Chips Chili-Harvest-2012.jpg|Peppers <!-- TODO: Replace this with a picture of bell peppers. There's enough spicy already (but this picture adds a nic...)
- 20:56, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:plant-based-examples1.jpg (16 pictures of various plant-based foods. Pictures are from MediaWiki Commons. Combined and reuploaded for faster loading. Made using the following wikitext: <code> <gallery mode=packed-hover> Bowl_of_chili.jpg|Chili GarlicBread.jpg|Garlic bread Yellow_Split_Pea_Soup.jpg|Split pea soup Corrugated_Potato_Chips_-_Kolkata_2014-11-25_9689.JPG|Chips Chili-Harvest-2012.jpg|Peppers <!-- TODO: Replace this with a picture of bell peppers. There's enough spicy already (but this picture adds a nic...)
- 20:16, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Nutrition/Examples/Cheap plant-based (Created page with "<!-- TODO: * explain why the slight overages of niacin, folate and iron are '''not''' a problem --> <tabs><tab name="cheap home cooking"> '''cheap home cooking''' <!-- NOTE: tab titles are repeated here to avoid confusion if the tabs span 2 rows on small screens --> A balanced diet with beans, root vegetables, and other ordinary foods. [https://olam.wiki/nutrition.html?targets=averaged×cale=1&name0=Rice%2C%20white%2C%20long-grain%2C%20parboiled%2C%20enriched%2C%20...")
- 19:16, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Why climate change makes ocean levels rise (Created page with "When an ice cube floating in a cup melts, the water level ''doesn't'' rise, so you might be wondering why ocean levels rise when the polar ice caps melt from climate change? It's simple: Greenland and Antarctica aren't floating in water. There is land underneath. When their massive ice sheets melt, it flows into the ocean, raising the water levels.")
- 19:00, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Climate refugees (Created page with "A '''climate refugee''' is someone who had to leave their home country because of it being uninhabitable due to climate change. There aren't very many climate refugees as of present (2024), {{qn}} but there could be hundreds of millions in the future if climate change continues to worsen. * Hot-weather countries may become too hot to live in. * Coastal regions would be flooded if ocean levels rise. * Some places may exp...")
- 08:51, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Why climate change is a problem (Created page with "TODO: mention * increased rates of heat stroke in countries that are already hot - estimated numbers of deaths * lower food production as hot places become ''too'' hot to grow crops; then again, how does that compare to the cold regions that would then become warm enough to grow crops? * climate refugees * ''Global warming'' refers to the increased ''average'' temperature around the world. 1 or 2 degrees increase doesn't seem like much, but it also comes with mor...")
- 08:26, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Old: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...")
- 08:14, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Old:Walkability (Created page with "A '''walkable''' neighborhood has most of what people need within walking distance from home. {{minor|Walkability is a continuum. It's unlikely for a neighborhood to have ''everything'' for ''everyone'', but the more it has, the less people have to drive or use public transit.}} ==Things worth having within walking distance== * Groceries and other stores * Schools * Parks * Recreation centers * Places where people...")
- 06:35, 24 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Housing/Canada/Analysis (Created page with ":<small>{{pn|''This page might need to be re-organized.''}}</small> Does Canada have enough housing? This page is a (somewhat incomplete) housing supply analysis using [https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/index-eng.cfm Canadian census data]. ==All of Canada== {|class="wikitable" |''code'' |''count'' |''definition'' |- !colspan="3"|Supply |- |st |132060 |studio unit |- |1b |2124485 |1-bedroom unit |- |2b |3829965 |2-bedroom unit |- |3b |4982900 |3-bedroo...")
- 19:46, 22 February 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page Small nuclear reactors to Conventional small nuclear reactors (To distinguish from small thorium reactors)
- 16:31, 21 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Wood vs plastic cutlery (Created page with "Both are options for disposible (single-use) spoons, forks and knives. ==Research needed== Which one is worse for the planet? Need to compare: * Carbon footprint of production - {{light|because (even though plastic is made from oil, and wood isn't), both require energy (typically fossil fuels) in manufacturing}} * Land use in production - {{light|and how much of the wood might come from old-growth logging vs tree farming}} Both need to be ''put in p...")
- 15:12, 21 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Reforestation (Created page with "==Considerations== ===Albedo=== {{sum|{{rn}} }} Forests sequester carbon, but they also have a lower ''albedo'' than deserts (i.e. forests absorb more sunlight than deserts). Which factor outweighs which? Are we sure that reforestation would actually help cool the planet? {{csn}}")
- 08:55, 20 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Reduce energy demand (Created page with "==Why== * The majority of the world's energy comes from fossil fuels, which cause climate change. * The less energy we need, the easier it is to decarbonize the energy supply (switch to renewables). ==How== <!-- TODO: when filling in the part about manufacturing less stuff, be sure to mention that many factories still use coal power --> ===Personal actions=== {{empty}} ===Collective actions=== {{empty}} ==FAQ== ====Is there any point in saving ''ele...")
- 08:44, 20 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Decarbonize (Redirected page to Decarbonize energy) Tag: New redirect
- 05:50, 20 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Old:Plant-based 2 (Created page with "'''Plant-based food''' has many options. {{minor|There are countless dietary choices that could be healthy, unhealthy, cheap, expensive, low-calorie, high-calorie, low-protein, high-protein, etc.}} This page is about ways to '''eat well''' with at least 95% of protein/calories coming from ''plants.'' ==Some pictures== <!-- TODO: convert this into a single picture so the page loads faster and doesn't rely on Wikimedia Commons servers --> <gallery mode=packed-hover> Bow...")
- 05:42, 20 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Nutrients (Redirected page to Nutrition) Tag: New redirect
- 05:39, 20 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Cheap plant-based food (Created page with "By eating this way, you can get all the nutrients you need for as low as $4/day (yes, even with today's inflation). ==Basic principle== * '''Macro-'''nutrients come from foods. * '''Micro-'''nutrients come from supplements. ==Foods== ===Ingredients to use=== * '''Grain products''' - such as pasta, rice, or cornmeal * '''Legumes''' - such as beans, lentils, or chickpeas * '''Root vegetables''' - especially potatoes, onions and carrots. * You may also need some veget...")
- 06:16, 19 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Scale up wind power (Created page with "Can wind power be scaled up enough to decarbonize energy production? '''Yes''', with limitations: ==Limitations== Wind power is highly intermittent, so much so that batteries wouldn't be enough. {{p2|Surplus|i.e. during any moments when the generated electricity exceeds the local immediate demand}} wind power would mostly be stored by producing '''hydrogen gas''', which would later be used f...")
- 05:30, 19 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Problems (Created page with "==Large-scale problems== {{minor|''If you'd like to see something added to this list, please leave a comment on the [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|talk page]].''}} ===Human=== * Hunger * Homelessness * Overworking * Sweatshops * Racism * War * Loneliness ===Animal=== * Factory farming ===Environmental=== * Climate change * Deforestation * Plastic pollution ==FAQ== ===="Why isn't capitalism listed as a problem?" / <br />"Why isn't communism...")
- 23:48, 18 February 2024 Elie talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:food-funnel.png (Moved the lines slightly, for clarity)
- 11:36, 16 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Housing shortage (Created page with "===More specific subtypes=== * Shortage of single-person housing - for example in Canada, single adults outnumber single-bedroom apartments by 3-to-1. * Lack of housing accommodations available for people with mental illnesses. ==Solutions== * '''Increase housing supply''' ''This list needs expanding.''")
- 10:05, 16 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Overworking (Created page with "Category:Problems ==Causes== ===Under capitalism=== * High cost of living, such as high housing prices ==Solutions== {{empty}} ==See also== * Labor - general page <!-- TALK: should some of its content be moved to here? -->")
- 10:02, 16 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Homelessness (Created page with "==Causes== In the broadest sense, * not enough places to live, and/or * the economic system prevents some people from having a place to live ** i.e. if under '''capitalism''', high housing prices ** i.e. if under '''communism''' or '''socialism''', some bureaucratic reason why some people don't "qualify" for having a place to live ==Solutions== {{empty}} ==See also== * Homelessness statistics by country")
- 09:47, 16 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Food production-consumption geography (Created page with "==General map== <div class='fullWidth'>File:food-crop-production1.png</div> ==See also== * Food * Population <!--TALK: What else does this page need???-->")
- 09:30, 16 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Hunger (Created page with "==Causes== ===Inefficiencies=== Even though farms produce more than enough crops to feed the world, too many of these crops are used ''inefficiently'' or go to waste. As a result, there isn't enough to go around. center <small>For details, see... * Numbers & methodology of the above image * Food production-consumption geography</small> ===Other causes=== {{empty}} ==Solutions== {{minor|''If you'd like to add somethin...")
- 09:10, 16 February 2024 Elie talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:food-funnel.png (Removed the footer of the image)
- 10:00, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Climate change solutions (Created page with "==Things that won't work== * Carbon capture and storage - see page for why")
- 04:59, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Scale up nuclear power (Created page with "How to scale up nuclear power enough to decarbonize energy? ==Things that won't work== * Conventional nuclear power - Uranium-235 is too scarce. * Small nuclear reactors - Same scarcity, plus greater risk of weapons proliferation. * Uranium-238 breeder reactors - Abundant fuel, but still a weapons proliferation risk. * Hydrogen fusion - Will probably be viable in the distant future, but we can't wait around. ==Projects needed== * '''Thorium breed...")
- 04:49, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page Draft:Climate change 3 to Climate change (Ready to roll!)
- 04:44, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Scale up solar power (Created page with "This page is about how to scale up solar power enough to decarbonize energy. ===Things that won't work=== * Solar panels of today - too mineral-intensive to scale up * Concentrator PV - useless on cloudy days (whereas other solar panels are reasonably productive) * Desert solar - too far away from where most people live ===Projects needed=== * '''Low-mineral solar panels'''")
- 03:51, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page HVDC power lines (Created page with "A possible option for ultra-long-distance power lines. ==EROI== {{sum|{{rn}} }} '''Case study needed:''' How much energy would it take to build power lines long-distance enough for desert solar? How many years would it take for the same amount of energy to be transmitted by those power lines?")
- 03:48, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Desert solar (Created page with "This page is about putting solar panels in the desert (could be conventional solar panels, low mineral solar panels, or concentrated solar thermal power). ===Too far away=== Most people don't live close to deserts. There probably aren't any scalable ways to transmit the electricity to where most of it is needed. Best bet might be HVDC power lines.")
- 03:28, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page How much electricity would it take (Created page with "How much electricity would it take to replace all fossil fuel energy? ==Quick estimate== {{empty}}")
- 03:27, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Decarbonize energy (Created page with "How to produce enough energy (for the world) without burning fossil fuels? ==Energy sources== * Scale up solar power, with energy storage * Scale up wind power, with energy storage * Scale up nuclear power ==Vehicles== No matter the energy source, gasoline cars and diesel trucks would need to be replaced with electric vehicles and/or hydrogen vehicles. So in any case, energy storage is needed. ==Analysis== * How much electricity w...")
- 02:42, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Bias (Created page with "===We're biased.=== ====We're biased to the left.==== We agree with the goals of socialism. We want a world where everyone has a roof over their heads and enough to eat. A world where jobs don't suck, and people can work less and even be "lazy" if they want to. A world where the environment isn't being wrecked. We're willing to put the effort into planning how this could actually materially work. ====We're biased to the right.==== Because sometimes the free marke...")
- 01:14, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Pi (Created page with "<span class="forMore" style="border-radius:1em;border-color:#070">Β <tt>i</tt>Β </span><span class="ppContent">{{{1|<span style="color:#AAA">Content not written yet.</span>}}}</span>")
- 00:06, 9 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Fists (Created page with "βπ»βπ½βπΏ")
- 23:36, 8 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Improve public transit (Redirected page to Public transit) Tag: New redirect
- 23:33, 8 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Make neighborhoods walkable (Redirected page to Walkability) Tag: New redirect
- 23:32, 8 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Stop planned obsolescence (Redirected page to Planned obsolescence) Tag: New redirect
- 23:12, 8 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Climate change 3 (Created page with "For an introduction, read What is climate change. ==Biggest factors== thumb|GHGs (greenhouse gases) (such as CO<sub>2</sub>) are the gases that cause climate change. '''This is a pie chart of where they come from.''' Most of the world's emissions are affected by either... * How much new "stuff" gets made. {{p2|[?]|Pie chart sections: '''"Industry"''', '''"Energy Use In Industry"''', and part of '''"Fugitive Emissions...")
- 21:04, 8 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Climate change 2 (Created page with "==Actions to take== {|class="wikitable no-bold-th" ! ! Passenger transport ! Goods <small style='white-space:nowrap'>(non-food only)</small> <!-- TALK: maybe make a Template:sn (small nobr) or something? Also maybe make Template:p2n (p2 with nobr in greenlink) --> ! Heating & cooling ! Food |- ! Affects | '''30%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }} | '''31%''' <small>of all emissions</small> {{p2|[?]|{{empty}} }} | '''25%''' <small>of all...")
- 20:35, 8 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Plant-based food (Redirected page to Plant-based) Tag: New redirect
- 19:57, 8 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Csn (Created page with "<sup>[CASE STUDIES needed]</sup>")
- 03:12, 3 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Seeing the evidence but missing the model (Created page with "''Seeing the evidence but missing the model'' is a '''logical fallacy'''. It's one way that journalists & governments misrepresent scientific studies (whether intentionally or not). ==Examples== Evidence seen: : Corn can be burned for energy. Therefore it can replace fossil fuels. Model missed: : Even if we burned all the food in the world, we would still barely meet 10% of global energy demand (and we would starve). Evidence seen: : Most peo...")
- 03:07, 3 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Appliance (Redirected page to Appliances) Tag: New redirect
- 03:07, 3 February 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Balanced diet (Redirected page to Nutrition) Tag: New redirect
- 15:42, 31 January 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Fusion (Redirected page to Nuclear fusion) Tag: New redirect
- 04:13, 19 January 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Product recalls (Created page with "==Food== Food recalls are a cause of food waste. Recalled food is almost always destroyed. In a '''small percent''' of cases, this is justified. But in most cases, there are better solutions that are not being implemented. ===Examples=== Granola bars that may contain traces of peanuts, and were not labelled as such. For the vast majority of people (i.e. those who don't have extreme peanut allergies), the bars are safe to eat. But the regulations require that the bars...")
- 03:42, 19 January 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Recalls (Redirected page to Product recalls) Tag: New redirect
- 16:02, 25 December 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Pending changes (Created page with "<pre> heating This page is about keeping the indoor air warm in homes and other buildings. Heating is about 1/6th of total energy demand {{light|(in the average developed country)}}. <sup>[pie chart will be added here soon]</sup> Insulation can save energy in heating. There are a few ways to heat homes. This wiki does not have enough information yet to determine what's the best / greenest / most scaleable solution. Options: Natural gas furnace...")
- 01:42, 24 December 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Solutions summary 1 (Created page with "<pre class="levels"> Most of the world's energy today comes from fossil fuels. To change this, the following tech is needed: Energy storage, especially Sodium-ion batteries Reason: Because lithium-ion is too mineral-intensive to scale up. To be used for mid-range electric vehicles and smoothing out the day-night cycle of solar panels. They don't even have to be as energy dense as lithium-ion. [...")
- 02:59, 16 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Homes (Redirected page to Housing) Tag: New redirect
- 01:03, 9 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Sodium-ion (Redirected page to Sodium-ion batteries) Tag: New redirect
- 23:36, 4 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (Redirected page to Fuel cell vehicles) Tag: New redirect
- 00:43, 4 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Walkability/New construction (Created page with "{{dp |<nowiki>building.construction_ghg_by_floor_area</nowiki> |<nowiki>530.43 kg/m^2</nowiki> |<nowiki>CO2 emissions involved in making a building, per unit of floor area</nowiki> |<nowiki>Includes all materials and construction processes.</nowiki><br /><nowiki> </nowiki><br /><nowiki> Source:</nowiki><br /><nowiki> Case Study on Carbon Footprint Life-Cycle Assessment for Construction Delivery Stage in China</nowiki><br /><nowiki> by Xiaojuan Li, Chen Wang, Mukhtar A. K...")
- 17:31, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Common space (Redirected page to Common rooms) Tag: New redirect
- 17:27, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Basic housing (Created page with "This is a page to estimate the bare minimum amount of resources it takes to sustain a decent quality of housing. ====Specs for this analysis==== CASE STUDY * 1 small studio apartment per capita * everything in working condition (good plumbing, good wiring, no chipping lead paint, no readily-inhaled asbestos) * no cosmetic renovations * the building must have common space (because fuck anyone who wants to create a lonely dystopia) Things to analyze: * Labor & env...")
- 17:01, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy supply solutions summary (Created page with "Things that actually stand a chance to replace fossil fuels in the ''near'' future: * '''Solar panels:''' Only if they can be made cheaply with no rare minerals (it's ok if the efficiency is lower). Need to mass produce enough to cover every rooftop. Need energy storage: sodium-ion batteries or similar. * '''Wind power:''' Only to generate hydrogen gas (which can be used as fuel instead of natural gas)....")
- 16:28, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Hydro to Hydropower over redirect (New naming scheme)
- 16:28, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted redirect Hydropower by overwriting (Deleted to make way for move from "Hydro")
- 16:23, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Nuclear to Nuclear power (New naming scheme)
- 16:20, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Wind power/hydrogen (content was: "{{mbox|This page may not be needed after all. All its content might fit better on the hydrogen gas page.}} This page explores a scenario with... * wind power as the world's main energy source, and * hydrogen gas as the world's main energy storage. ==Land== Wind turbines would be installed on crop land. This would generate enough power. {{qn}} <!-- TODO: also talk...", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 16:14, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Hydrogen transport to Transportation of hydrogen gas (Clearer name)
- 16:08, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Talk:Wind to Talk:Wind power
- 16:08, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wind/hydrogen to Wind power/hydrogen
- 16:08, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wind/Geography to Wind power/Geography
- 16:08, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wind to Wind power over redirect
- 16:08, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted redirect Wind power by overwriting (Deleted to make way for move from "Wind")
- 16:05, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Concentrator PV (Redirected page to Concentrator photovoltaics) Tag: New redirect
- 16:03, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar PV (Redirected page to Photovoltaics) Tag: New redirect
- 16:03, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page PV (Redirected page to Photovoltaics) Tag: New redirect
- 16:02, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar (Redirected page to Photovoltaics) Tag: New redirect
- 16:01, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Solar to Solar power over a redirect without leaving a redirect (Want solar to redirect to photovoltaics)
- 16:01, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted redirect Solar power by overwriting (Deleted to make way for move from "Solar")
- 14:43, 3 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Solar panels (Created page with "Category:Energy sources {{considerations}} ==Scarce minerals== {{sum|Major problem}} The most commonly used types of solar panels contain a variety of metals too scarce to scale up (if the goal is to replace all fossil fuels). See page on solar panel minerals for more details. See solar mineral challenge for requirements & research on less mineral-intensive solar panels. ==Recycling== {{sum|Possible problem}} Status quo: Most solar panels are not recycl...")
- 14:35, 1 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Petitions (Created page with "<small style="color:#333">This wiki doesn't have a way of gathering signatures, but you can send any of these letters on your own accord:</small>")
- 14:22, 1 November 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Letter:Google:Gmail Basic HTML (Created page with "To whom it may concern, I'd like to kindly ask for you to keep providing the Gmail Basic HTML interface in 2024 onward. There are millions of users who use older devices and can't afford to upgrade. The full-featured Gmail is CPU & RAM intensive, which makes it very slow on older laptops. Some older phones don't even support a browser that can use it. If your data shows that very few people use the Basic HTML interface, it may be because not enough people know about...")
- 06:11, 29 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Complex causes (Created page with "To solve problems in the world, we need ''solidarity''. But currently, it's near-impossible for millions of people to rally together for any cause that's too complex & nuanced. Even though people ''could'' understand it, the details get lost like a game of broken telephone. Only the most over-simplified ideas catch on, which causes ''polarization'' - society splits into factions that disagree over the dumbest sh*t. Even people who support the ''same'' cause have wildly d...")
- 17:37, 23 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Conventional nuclear reactors (Redirected page to Conventional nuclear power) Tag: New redirect
- 17:41, 19 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Main Page (Created page with "<strong>The world has problems. This is a wiki for solutions.</strong> The main theme is how to meet the basic needs of 8 billion people without killing the planet. Other topics are welcome too. We hope to piece together a proper nuanced picture of all the changes that the world needs. ====Top articles==== * Food * Energy * Housing ==What to expect about the content== * This is not Wikipedia. This is a place for all forms of discourse, n...")
- 17:33, 19 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Energy/units (content was: "#REDIRECT Energy units", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 15:08, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Expandables/feature requests (content was: "#REDIRECT Project:Expandables", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 15:01, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Calculator/known bugs (content was: "#REDIRECT Wiki for a better world:Calculator/known bugs", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 15:01, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wiki for a better world:Calculator/known bugs to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/Known bugs without leaving a redirect (we capitalizing subpages now)
- 14:56, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Expandables/Feature requests (Redirected page to Wiki for a better world:Expandables) Tag: New redirect
- 14:50, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wiki for a better world:Calculator/feature requests/spreadsheets to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/Feature requests/Spreadsheets without leaving a redirect (we capitalizing subpages now)
- 14:47, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wiki for a better world:Calculator/feature requests to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/Feature requests without leaving a redirect (we capitalizing subpages now)
- 14:33, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Energy storage/challenge 1 (content was: "#REDIRECT The great battery challenge", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 14:28, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Wind/geography (content was: "#REDIRECT Wind/Geography", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 14:28, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator/examples to Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator/Examples without leaving a redirect
- 14:27, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Nutrition calculator/examples (content was: "#REDIRECT Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator/examples", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 14:25, 17 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Nutrition/examples (content was: "#REDIRECT Nutrition calculator/examples", and the only contributor was "Elie" (talk))
- 10:03, 16 October 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page File:energy-usage-by-source.png (Deleted old revision 20231016140204!energy-usage-by-source.png: Redundant leftover after tiny change)
- 10:02, 16 October 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:energy-usage-by-source.png (Redesigned for (hopefully) better clarity!)
- 09:53, 16 October 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:energy-usage-by-source.png (Redesigned for (hopefully) better clarity!)
- 08:46, 16 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:energy-usage-affected-by.png (Redirected page to File:energy-demand-pie1.png) Tag: New redirect
- 07:15, 16 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:energy-demand-pie1.png (Pie chart of energy usage {{pn|TODO: methodology will be added here soon}})
- 07:15, 16 October 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:energy-demand-pie1.png (Pie chart of energy usage {{pn|TODO: methodology will be added here soon}})
- 22:11, 15 October 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Electric vehicles/fossil fuel powered to Electric vehicles/Fossil fuel powered (we capitalizing subpages now)
- 20:40, 15 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy sources (Redirected page to Energy#What about other energy sources?) Tag: New redirect
- 19:44, 15 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page GHG (Redirected page to Greenhouse gases) Tag: New redirect
- 19:04, 15 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:ghg-pie-chart.png (Redirected page to File:Emissions-by-sector-β-pie-charts.png) Tag: New redirect
- 02:49, 14 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy/Canada (Created page with "==By province== * /Quebec")
- 02:48, 14 October 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy/Canada/Quebec (Created page with "==Status quo== Almost all of Quebec's ''electricity'' comes from hydropower. But ''other'' energy usage is still based in fossil fuels: * Most homes are heated with natural gas. * Most vehicles run on gasoline or diesel. * Some industries (such as metals processing) still use coal power. ==Does Quebec have enough hydropower capacity to make everything electric?== {{empty}} <!-- Tentative answer: '''Yes''', and it can also provide green energy to parts...")
- 18:34, 30 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Term:shit show (Created page with "{{uc|Elie|I made this page to describe a phenomenon that I think is worth formalizing. The term "shit show" seems quite appropriate. βΊ}} A '''shit show''' is any {{p2|problem complex|i.e. a set of 1 or more interconnected social problems}} in which the average human response to it will cause it to proliferate, i.e. be sustained or grow bigger. ==Selfish behaviors vs good intentions== A shit show can be categorized by the ''type'' of human responses it relies on...")
- 18:17, 30 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Wikipedia (Created page with "{{{1}}}<sup>[[[wikipedia:{{{1}}}|wikipedia link]]]</sup>")
- 17:06, 30 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Uc/doc (Created page with "'''User comment template.''' * Used for adding context to things that need to be written in first-person singular (i.e. stuff that uses the words "I" or "me"). * Not meant to be used for comment threads. '''Params:''' 1 = the username; 2 = the content of the comment '''Example:''' {|class="wikitable" !Code !Result |- |<code><nowiki>{{uc|Elie|I created this page to get the ball rolling on research.}}</nowiki></code> |{{uc|Elie|I created this page to get the ball rolling...")
- 16:54, 30 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Uc (Created page with "<div style="font-size:88%;border:1px solid #CCC;padding:0.25em">[[User:{{{1}}}]]: {{{2}}}</div>")
- 04:37, 25 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Used vape batteries (Created page with "Old vapes usually end up in the trash, which is a waste of valuable minerals. Even some "disposable" vapes contain rechargeable batteries. ==How much waste is there?== {{empty}} {{pn|Need to put in perspective compared to EVs.}} ==What can be done about it?== * '''Re-use''' ** Maybe use for small DIY projects such as portable speakers. {{npn}} ** Maybe gather enough of them together to build an ebike {{npn}} <sup>[safety concerns would need to be addressed]</sup> * '...")
- 04:22, 25 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page EV (Redirected page to Electric vehicles) Tag: New redirect
- 19:29, 24 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Protein combining (Created page with "'''Misc notes''' * ''Most'' grains and legumes are "incomplete" proteins. {{p2|[Exceptions]|Complete proteins:{{pbr}}~ Soybeans{{pbr}}~ Quinoa{{pbr}}~ Chick peas, according to ''some'' studies{{pbr}}~ {{light|And possibly others...}} }} * In most contexts, incomplete proteins are still just as useful, because they form complete proteins when mixed together. ** Example: 20g protein from wheat and 20g protein from lentils '''does''' in fact make 40g ''complete'' protein. <...")
- 15:08, 12 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:Furniture wasted on moving day.jpg (Perfectly good furniture - a dresser, table and couch - thrown away by someone moving to a new place. Ultimately the furniture did not get taken, except by the garbage trucks. It is now crushed and in the landfill.)
- 15:08, 12 September 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:Furniture wasted on moving day.jpg (Perfectly good furniture - a dresser, table and couch - thrown away by someone moving to a new place. Ultimately the furniture did not get taken, except by the garbage trucks. It is now crushed and in the landfill.) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 22:24, 10 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Noise buildings (Created page with "There needs to be a few residential buildings where people can make as much noise as they want, even during the night. The tradeoff would be, of course, that residents would have to put up with ''other'' residents' noise. ==Rationale== Some people like to party! {{en}} ==Economics & implementation== {{empty}} ==See also== * Mess buildings * Zoning * Housing")
- 22:23, 10 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Mess buildings (Created page with "There needs to be a few residential buildings where people can live as messily as they want without getting told to clean up or be evicted. ==Rationale== For some people, maintaining a clean home is a constant struggle that never gets easier, and can lead to exhaustion and burnout. Maybe "normal" people can't relate to this, but it ''is'' incredibly common in people with ADHD.{{qn}} Rather than calling these people lazy, we need housing that can accommodate people's neu...")
- 20:30, 9 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Basic labor (Created page with "'''Basic labor''' (for lack of a better term) is the bare minimum amount of labor that a society would need to sustain everyone's basic needs. <tab name="[See more clarification]" collapsed> Basic labor is '''not''' ''the cost of living'' expressed in work hours. That's a different metric{{npn}} which tends to be higher than basic labor. Basic labor '''is''' the labor it '''physically''' takes to produce enough food, maintain enough housing & infrastructure,...")
- 21:43, 8 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Electronics recycling (Created page with "<!-- i'm making this as a general page because -->It seems to be a recurring theme that it's hard to recover rare metals from electronics. Is there some common reason why? {{rn}} '''Examples''' * solar panels * lithium-ion batteries * rare-earth magnets")
- 21:21, 8 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Health care (Created page with "Health care is a basic human right, but it has a tendency to get expensive and inefficient. This is a page to link to ideas & discussions of how it can be improved. ==By country== * USA")
- 21:15, 8 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Health care/USA (Created page with "==Problems - general== The US health care system is neither a free market nor a socialized system, but has all the worst characteristics of both. Unlike most other developed countries, US health care is mostly "privatized" in the sense that individuals have to pay for health care directly, or indirectly through ''health insurance''. However, this is far from being a "free market". A handful of companies have a monopoly due to exploiting corrupt government regulations and...")
- 20:38, 8 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Pn-block (Created page with "<div style="font-family:serif;font-size:70%;color:#764;border:1px solid #DCB;padding:0.4em 1.2em">{{{1}}}</div>")
- 17:04, 8 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Manufacturing quality (Created page with "In conversations about how we live in a wasteful society, someone will usually mention that nowadays, things are not built to last - stuff wears out quickly, creating more '''waste'''. <big>Save the planet by manufacturing higher-'''quality''' stuff, perhaps?</big> But in what cases is this really true? Keep in mind that there's a tradeoff here: A higher-quality product takes more ''resources'' to make (specifically: energy, materials, and labor). This is...")
- 19:02, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Sugar beets (Created page with "'''Sugar beets''' are a type of beet that is bred{{x|or genetically engineered}} to have more sucrose than usual (about 20% by weight, instead of 5% for normal beets). This is a way to produce sugar (sucrose) in areas too cold to grow sugarcane. Even Canada. Sugar beets often have very high crop calorie yields, which is important for food security. But do we really have to have ''empty'' calories? What if we could use ''unrefined'' sugar beets fo...")
- 19:02, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Sugar beet powder (Created page with "Category:Unconfirmed ideas Sugar beets are bred to have more sucrose than normal beets. They are almost always used for making refined white sugar. What if instead, why not just '''dry the beets and powderize them'''{{x|research needed: maybe they should be boiled/blanched first to break down the cell walls? idk}}, making what would basically be a convenient cheap whole food that could still be used as a sweetener? Sure it wouldn't taste good with ''everything'',...")
- 18:20, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Freight trucks (Redirected page to Semi trucks) Tag: New redirect
- 17:59, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hydrogen transport (Created page with "This is a page for the challenges of transporting hydrogen gas. ==Types== {{empty}}")
- 17:56, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Wind/geography to Wind/Geography (we capitalizing subpages now)
- 16:52, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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.<br /> You and ot...")
- 14:53, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Aluminium-air batteries (Created page with "{{right|Non-rechargeable<br />Specific energy: 1300 Wh/kg<br />Specific power: 200 W/kg}} {{considerations}} __NOTOC__ ==Considerations== ===Rechargeability=== {{sum|None|bad}} Not suited for electric vehicles<small>{{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}}</small>nor grid...")
- 14:28, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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".")
- 14:22, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Biofuel (Created page with "This page is about edible food crops being burned for energy {{light|('''not''' within the human body)}}.<br /> <small>See also biomass waste for a page on using the ''inedible'' parts for energy.</small> {{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...")
- 14:09, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Category:Energy demand (Created page with "Things that may contribute significantly to energy demand. Related categories: * Category:Energy sources * Category:Energy storage")
- 14:09, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Category:Energy storage (Created page with "Possible candidates for energy storage (regardless of viability). Related categories: * Category:Energy sources * Category:Energy demand")
- 14:00, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Category:Energy sources (Created page with "Things that could (in some possible sense) be used as a source of energy.")
- 11:23, 2 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 08:01, 1 September 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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. ==...")
- 15:22, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Pumped hydro (Created page with "==Considerations== ===Geography=== {{sum|Major limitation}} {{empty}}")
- 15:19, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Mattress spaces (Created page with "In developed countries, people are constantly throwing out lightly-used mattresses{{p2|<sup>[reasons]</sup>|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...")
- 15:01, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Sum/doc (Created page with "Heading summary. To be used with the considerations table (Template:Considerations).")
- 14:59, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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.")
- 14:55, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:X/doc (Created page with "Inline expandable text")
- 14:54, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:P/doc (Created page with "Popup expandable text")
- 14:54, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Pbr/doc (Created page with "To be used as a newline in a popup (Template:p).")
- 14:50, 31 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Pbr (Created page with "<span style="line-height:1em;display:block">Β </span>")
- 02:43, 30 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Gas (Redirected page to Natural gas) Tag: New redirect
- 02:26, 30 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 01:53, 30 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Viable (Redirected page to Term:viable) Tag: New redirect
- 02:33, 29 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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:<br />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...")
- 22:39, 28 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 10:31, 26 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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<br /><small>such as</small><br />humans, chickens,...")
- 22:14, 25 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Frugalism (Created page with "About half of all energy usage is affected by '''what people buy, and how much of it.''' {{minor|<small>Pie chart will be added here soon. See also: Why energy usage serves as a good general estimate of carbon emissions</small>.}} 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...")
- 21:39, 25 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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. <small>Thus,</small><br /> When it comes to climate ch...")
- 21:08, 25 August 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Frugalism to Old:Frugalism without leaving a redirect (making new version)
- 05:55, 11 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 05:06, 11 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Trash picking (Redirected page to Dumpster diving) Tag: New redirect
- 03:45, 11 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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")
- 03:41, 11 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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<sup>[the proletariat]</sup> 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")
- 03:38, 11 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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}}")
- 03:31, 11 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 00:34, 11 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Box (Created page with "<div style="border:1px solid #FB0; padding:0 0.2em; background:#FFFF0022">{{{1}}}</div>")
- 17:21, 8 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 17:44, 6 August 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 23:30, 31 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:fossil-fuels-ghg-by-energy.png (Greenhouse gas emissions of the 3 fossil fuels, per unit of energy)
- 23:30, 31 July 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:fossil-fuels-ghg-by-energy.png (Greenhouse gas emissions of the 3 fossil fuels, per unit of energy)
- 23:56, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Fossil fuel (Redirected page to Fossil fuels) Tag: New redirect
- 23:55, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Personal choices affect climate change (Created page with "{{mbox|If you like this post, feel free to copy-paste it onto some other social media. Just make sure you also include the pie chart. π}} ====Myth:==== "Personal choices barely affect the planet! Carbon footprint calculations are just a big conspiracy by Big Oil to shift the blame onto you!!!" ====Fact:==== thumb|Essential pie chart to understand this {{minor|Let's start with the pie chart.}} * Transport (passeng...")
- 23:34, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Right-to-repair (Redirected page to Right to repair) Tag: New redirect
- 23:29, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Electric cars (Redirected page to Electric vehicles) Tag: New redirect
- 23:08, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:Emissions-by-sector-β-pie-charts.png (Source: [https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector Our World In Data] Pie chart of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, by economic sector. Total: 49.4 billion tonnes CO2eq per year (based on data from the year 2016).)
- 23:08, 25 July 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:Emissions-by-sector-β-pie-charts.png (Source: [https://ourworldindata.org/ghg-emissions-by-sector Our World In Data] Pie chart of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, by economic sector. Total: 49.4 billion tonnes CO2eq per year (based on data from the year 2016).)
- 18:37, 24 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Purpose (Created page with "The general idea is to ask "What '''could''' be done to make the world better '''if''' we had the political will?" -- and to really develop a proper nuanced answer that addresses the valid concerns of naysayers. I believe that this is a crucial "first step" that's been missing from the political landscape. When people skip it and go straight to campaigning for change, the change usually fails because: # An "opposition" forms from people who misunderstand the change. T...")
- 19:45, 20 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Small nuclear reactors (Created page with "'''Small nuclear reactors''' use conventional nuclear power but are much smaller than your typical nuclear power plant. They're suited only for very specialized operations (less than 0.01% of the world's energy use). Despite any hype you may have heard, they are '''not''' a Term:viable way to replace fossil fuels. {{considerations}} '''Examples of usage''' * Naval propulsion reactors, used in military ships<!--(especially icebreaker ships)--> & submari...")
- 17:02, 19 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Sedentary lifestyle detox (Created page with "{{right|Side note:<br />I know that the word "detox" has a bad reputation of being unscientific, but I used it here anyway for lack of a better word.}} If you've been living a sedentary lifestyle for a long time, and want to start exercising, consider doing something like this for a week: * Get off the computer or any electronics {{light|(well, except to make calls or whatever)}}. * ''Don't'' do any training or hard exercise right away. * Allow yourself to be lazy {{lig...")
- 16:31, 19 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Right (Created page with "<div style="float:right; border:1px solid #999; padding:0.2em; max-width:17%">{{{1}}}</div>")
- 12:09, 19 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Illegal to sleep on the street (Created page with "==This is unconstitutional== * The constitution{{x|note: This is using USA-specific words, but it applies similarly to any country.}} guarantees the right to '''life'''{{light|, liberty and the pursuit of happiness}}. * A person cannot live if they never sleep. * Homeless people outnumber the available spots in homeless shelters or similar accomodations. Thus there is a guaranteed number of homeless people who have nowhere to sleep except the streets. * Therefore, it is...")
- 19:04, 18 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Calories (Created page with "==FAQ== '''Myth:''' "Calories don't matter" '''Fact:''' If you eat more calories than you burn, you gain weight.<br /> If you burn more calories than you eat, you lose weight. * {{light|'''However,'''}} in order to burn calories, your body also needs '''vitamins and minerals'''. ** This is why you see some overweight people who will restrict their food and still not lose weight. {{light|Itβs not because "calories donβt matter".}} Itβs because the person is defic...")
- 16:53, 18 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Slut-shaming (Created page with "==Even non-feminists can see the logical contradiction== * Saying "high body count is bad (women)" implies that women should be hooking up '''less'''. * Saying "high body count is good (men)" implies that men should be hooking up '''more'''. * Saying both is just contradicting yourself: The whole idea is mathematically impossible (well, unless a huge chunk of the male population suddenly becomes gay). P.S. All this talk about "but it takes more effort for a man to get l...")
- 23:45, 17 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Fertilizer (Created page with "Fertilizer provides nitrogen & minerals to the soil for growing crops. Most fertilizer is produced synthetically via the [//wikipedia.org/wiki/Haber-Bosch_process Haber-Bosch process] (for nitrogen). {{considerations}} ==Carbon emissions== {{sum|Not very significant}} * Fertilizer is responsible for just 1.4% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions<!--TODO:cite--> but over 70% of the world's protein.<!--TODO:cite--> * Without synthetic fertilizers, the world would like...")
- 14:03, 16 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:info-icon.svg (from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Information_icon4.svg)
- 14:03, 16 July 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:info-icon.svg (from wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Information_icon4.svg)
- 00:37, 16 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Mbox (Created page with "<div style="border:1px solid #339;margin:0.5em 4em;box-shadow:0 0 0.5em #999">Β '''<span style="color:#00F">(i)</span>'''β{{{1}}}</div>")
- 22:23, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Category:Half-baked ideas (Created page with "Don't get it twisted - "half-baked" doesn't necessarily mean bad or stupid. This is a category for ideas with ''unconfirmed feasibility''. If you have an idea, but don't have enough specific knowledge to say whether it's really feasible or not, this is the place. Make a wikipage and tag it with this category. Other people can edit your page and add facts that confirm or disconfirm whether it could work (and after enough info is gathered, the page can be removed from thi...")
- 21:21, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Patent evergreening (Created page with "<!-- TODO: explain what it is --> ==Effects== * Unaffordable medicine and other goods, due to companies retaining a monopoly ==Examples== * Insulin {{en}} * Tuberculosis medication - see [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMhgw5SW0h4 this video] <!-- video title: Barely Contained Rage: An Open Letter to Johnson & Johnson (vlogbrothers) --> ==Solutions== ===Laws that could be implemented=== {{empty}}")
- 20:19, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Chairs for cashiers (Created page with "Cashiers should be allowed to sit while working. This also applies to fast food workers and other service workers, especially during "slow times of day" whenever there is no need to move around. ==Rationale== * Standing in one place for hours is even more unhealthy then sitting for hours. {{x|It's true that sitting is still bad; it helps to alternate between sitting ''and'' standing.}} {{x|It's true that being ''physically active'' for hours can be healthy, but tha...")
- 20:19, 14 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Without capitalism/Food service work (Created page with "This is a page to describe how '''food service work''' could be better (for workers and everyone else) if capitalism didn't get in the way. {{light|''Content not written yet.''}} ==See also== * Labor")
- 23:21, 13 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Pn (Created page with "<!-- "page needs" -->")
- 23:08, 13 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Exploiter's fallacy (Created page with "<blockquote><q>''They're poor - maybe if we gave them more jobs, they'd earn more money to afford better life!''</q></blockquote> This line of thinking becomes a '''fallacy''' whenever the new jobs don't involve any actual production of the goods that the poor people need. * Instead of lifting people out of poverty, it causes local inflation and amplifies wageslavery. ** People earn more money but the cost of living goes up accordingly. ** The net effect is that peo...")
- 04:27, 13 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hostile architecture (Created page with "==External links== * [https://www.re-thinkingthefuture.com/designing-for-typologies/a2564-15-examples-of-hostile-architecture-around-the-world/?fbclid=IwAR3g7pAL4b5cuIhCf__AVZrhfNPQAwHpr34idHVJNa9l4n9DEM8rFUWdwtQ 15 Examples of Hostile Architecture around the World - RTF]")
- 12:50, 11 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Monetization paradox (Created page with "====Examples==== * A website costs money for bandwidth, so they put ads. But the ads actually take up most of the bandwidth.")
- 12:44, 11 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Abolishing paywalls (Created page with "<!-- TODO: explain what a paywall is, and define the scope of this page --> ====Motivations==== * If we want the average person to trust science, then the science has to be freely accessible. * Whenever a government policy is said to be based on scientific knowledge, the public deserves the right to verify it. ====Cost==== * Academic journal websites could be kept up (ad-free) with probably just 1/1000th as much money as governments already allocate to research grants....")
- 20:47, 3 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Don't change the world, change yourself (Created page with "People often conflate two kinds of "don't change the world, change yourself": <div style="background:#FF000033"> * The gaslighting way: ** "You're an idiot for talking about the fact that there's a housing shortage! Just get rich so you can afford a house!" </div><div style="background:#00FF0033"> * The legit way: ** If we want to abolish factory farms, we're going to have to eat less meat on average. ** If we want to dismantle systemic racism, we hav...")
- 19:36, 2 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Efficiency (Created page with "The word "efficiency" makes a lot of people upset, because the word has sometimes been used to promote some bad ideas. So let's separate the kinds of efficiency we actually want vs the kinds we really don't: <div style="background:#00FF0033"> Examples of '''good''' efficiency: * Energy efficiency {{light|(as long as it actually reduces total consumption (i.e. avoids a Jevons' Paradox))}}. * Food efficiency {{light|(to fight global hunger and [[deforestation]...")
- 00:30, 1 July 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Carnot's theorem (Created page with "{{minor|(see Wikipedia page for more detail)}} General formula: efficiency_max = (t_hot - t_cold) / t_hot This describes how much usable work (physics energy) you can obtain from a ''difference of temperatures'' <code>t_hot</code> and <code>t_cold</code>. The temperatures must be measured in <code>kelvin</code> (or any other units that are relative to absolute zero). <code>efficiency_max</code> is a theoretical maximum energy efficiency, not quite obtainable in re...")
- 18:44, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Renewables (Created page with "===General outline for climate change solutions=== '''Energy production & storage''' * Cover every rooftop with solar panels that aren't mineral intensive. ** Grid energy storage should be mostly iron redox flow batteries and sodium-ion batteries. * Put wind turbines on crop land, especially land close to people or industries. ** Use them to produce hydrogen gas as the main energy storage....")
- 18:41, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar thermal (Created page with "'''Solar thermal panels''' convert sunlight directly into heat, without converting it to electricity first. ==Considerations== {{empty}}")
- 18:39, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Short-range EVs (Redirected page to Short-range electric vehicles) Tag: New redirect
- 17:54, 30 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Perovskite solar panels (Created page with "These are a type of photovoltaics. See the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perovskite_solar_cell Wikipedia article] for technical details. {{considerations}} ==Lead toxicity== {{sum|Likely problem|bad}} The best-performing perovskites are lead-based. This probably wouldn't be an issue for small-scale applications managed properly, but could maybe pose a major environmental hazard if every rooftop were covered in these panels (which is roughly what...")
- 18:05, 20 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Housing/USA (Created page with "==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=344ULCbhAsE Why the US doesn't have enough affordable housing #shorts - VOX - YouTube]")
- 19:36, 10 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Air source heat pump (Redirected page to Heat pumps) Tag: New redirect
- 22:15, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:u value windows table.png (U-values needed for windows in a passivhaus design. <small> <cite>Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most important to Passive House design]</cite> Description: <q>Maximum heat transfer coefficient for vertically installed windows by climate. |Table adapted from [https://passiv.de/downloads/03_certification_criteria_transparen...)
- 22:15, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:u value windows table.png (U-values needed for windows in a passivhaus design. <small> <cite>Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most important to Passive House design]</cite> Description: <q>Maximum heat transfer coefficient for vertically installed windows by climate. |Table adapted from [https://passiv.de/downloads/03_certification_criteria_transparen...)
- 02:02, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Passive house (Redirected page to Passivhaus) Tag: New redirect
- 01:47, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:u value walls table.png (U-values needed for walls in a passivhaus design. Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most ...])
- 01:47, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:u value walls table.png (U-values needed for walls in a passivhaus design. Source: [https://blog.passivehouse-international.org/ug-uf-uw-uwhat-an-intro-to-the-u-value-and-those-most-important-to-passive-house-design/ Ug, Uf, Uw, Uwhat? : An intro to the U-value and those most ...])
- 00:56, 3 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Passivhaus (Created page with "A '''passivhaus''' is any building designed to maintain a comfortable indoor air temperature without any active heating or cooling. To stay warm in the winter, a passivhaus relies on sunlight and good insulation. The colder the winter, the more insulation is needed. ===Construction costs=== {{sum|{{rn}} }} Passivehauses are more complex to build, requiring more labor & energy {{qn}} and possibly rarer materials. The increased environmental footprint of...")
- 14:22, 2 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Evaporative cooling (Created page with "Uses the evaporation of water for cooling the air in homes & buildings. ==Types== {{empty}} ==Considerations== ===Water consumption=== {{sum|{{qn}} }} {{empty}}")
- 00:29, 2 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Subdividing (Created page with "==Motivations== There's often a lack of single-person housing, or housing in general. Subdividing is probably cheaper and more environmentally-friendly than building all new units from scratch. ==Types / examples== * Apartments into studios * Single-detached houses into duplexes ==Considerations== ===Size & space=== {{sum|Sufficient}} A studio or one-bedroom apartment is suited for a single person, especially if affordable and in a walkable area. A half-duplex is...")
- 23:58, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Commercial to residential (Created page with "==Types== * Converting offices to housing")
- 23:57, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Does expensive housing indirectly help the poor (Created page with "Does expensive housing indirectly help the poor? ===No, if the new housing is expensive to ''build''.=== Materials & labor are both in limited supply. Expensive construction puts more strain on natural resources, leaving less for the poor. Oldschool economists may say otherwise, but this is because they downplay ecological limits, and/or exaggerate the rate at which technological progress can improve {{alt|energy|labor|materials}} efficiency of construction. ===No, if...")
- 22:12, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Single-person housing (Created page with "In some regions, single people vastly outnumber single-person housing units. For example in Canada, there are over 8 million single adults but only 2 million one-bedroom units and bachelor units combined. As a result, * Young adults often live with their parents. * Couples, after breakup or divorce, still end up sharing the same home. * People may get stuck in abusive relationships with nowhere to move to. * People have to look for roommates onlin...")
- 20:53, 1 June 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Converting offices to housing (Created page with "Ever since the pandemic, office buildings have become less popular (sometimes to the extent of being almost abandoned). So it might be worth converting some of that space into housing. '''Hybrid approach''' If only ''part'' of an office building is converted into housing, the considerations become easier: * Less load on plumbing & wiring. * Housing units could get the window space; office units could be in the building core. * The building becomes ''mixed-use'', wh...")
- 02:27, 25 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Term:isochromic (Created page with "On this wiki, we like making world maps. In general, we want the maps to be '''isochromic''' - meaning "equal coloring represents equal stuff". {{minor|For example, if we're mapping population, every million people should be represented with the same total amount of "ink" or "coloring" on the page.}} A lot of maps on the internet fail at this in various ways. {{en}} {{minor|That's why I made a small program in C for making isochr...")
- 00:56, 25 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:amazon-deforestation-drivers-2001-13-960.jpg (Source: https://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_destruction.html)
- 00:56, 25 May 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:amazon-deforestation-drivers-2001-13-960.jpg (Source: https://rainforests.mongabay.com/amazon/amazon_destruction.html)