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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 → 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 → 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"> <tt>i</tt> </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 "✊🏻✊🏽✊🏿")
- 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-–-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. ☺}} 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"> </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. 😀}} ====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-–-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-–-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|It’s not because "calories don’t matter".}} It’s 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"> '''<span style="color:#00F">(i)</span>''' {{{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)
- 21:06, 23 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Passenger emissions metrics (Created page with "Is it better to travel by car, bus, plane or train? A common approach would be to look at the average "carbon emissions per passenger kilometer" for each mode of transportation. But if we want a fair comparison, we have to make sure they are all calculated the same way: Two ways to calculate: * A. Assume the vehicle is packed with some arbitrary number of people. Divide the vehicle's fuel economy by that number. * B. Look at the total yearly emissions of the {{alt|bus c...")
- 15:13, 23 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Semi trucks (Created page with "Semi trucks, also known as freight trucks, transport goods that people consume. Unlike cars, semi trucks are harder to electrify, because: * more energy needs to be stored, for longer-range trips * more peak power is needed The few existing solutions on the market today rely on lithium-ion batteries which contain way too much cobalt to scale up. ==Candidates== ''This page needs more research before it can reach a decent conclusion.'' {{minor|Note: We probably do...")
- 13:14, 23 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Albedo (Created page with "==Research needed for this page== Say hypothetically you destroy some forest and then pave the area with some highly reflective material. Would this make the climate warmer or cooler? How would the warming from the carbon released be weighed against the cooling from the increased albedo? Physics should be able to answer this with reasonable certainty. We just need to gather the right datapoints and do the math. {{en}} Note:<small> * Even if it turns...")
- 20:14, 21 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Overview (Created page with "Overview of stuff I've been wanting to say for years now: <pre class="levels"> climate change is about energy most savings come from buying less systemic changes electronics fighting against planned obsolescence fighting against code bloat promoting right to repair personal frugalism clothes replace less often dont wear em down in the first place pick some bad clothes dedicated for exercise sitting ele...")
- 10:45, 21 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Geoengineering (Created page with "Geoengineering is a proposed "solution" to climate change, involving adding particulate patter to the atmosphere to reflect away some amount of sunlight into space. This would likely do more harm than good. {{considerations}} ==Habitat loss== {{sum|Major problem|bad}} Less sun → lower crop yields → more land needed to produce the same amount of food → more deforestation and destruction of ecosystems in general. {{lig...")
- 23:18, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Nuclear fusion (Created page with "Possible energy source - not Term:viable yet. {{considerations}} ==Energy inputs== {{sum|Major problem}} Takes more energy than it produces. EROI is still below 1. {{en}} ==Scarcity of fuels== {{sum|Problem in some cases}} There are no viable reactors yet, but of the prototypes so far, some rely on tritium, an extremely rare form of hydrogen. Supply would be an issue. Other possible fuels include deuterium, lithium or boron, which are comparatively les...")
- 23:14, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Nuclear fission (Created page with "==Types== * Conventional nuclear power - used by all reactors today * Breeder reactors - not operational yet ==Basic physics== {{empty}}")
- 22:37, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Frugalism (Created page with "'''We can still have nice things, we just don't need to ''replace'' them so often.''' In developed countries, the average person could stand to reduce the amount of things they buy and throw out. {{minor|This is what's meant by "reduce" in "reduce, reuse, recycle" - and it often gets overlooked.}} ==Extent== More than half of all manufacturing could be avoided if: * People voluntarily bought fewer things * People used each others' second-hand goods more often * Plann...")
- 22:08, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar panels (Redirected page to Photovoltaics) Tag: New redirect
- 19:42, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Electric car (Redirected page to Electric vehicles) Tag: New redirect
- 18:57, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Energy/units to Energy units (Subpage architecture is unnecessary)
- 18:24, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Related (Created page with "This is a list of other people's projects that are related to (but not affiliated with) this wiki. ====Wikis==== * [//rationalwiki.org RationalWiki] - Great at debunking misinformation, just not quite as focused on solutions. * [//wikipedia.org Wikipedia] - Full of information, but not a platform for coming up with new ideas. * [//repair.wiki Repair Wiki] - Devoted exclusively to repairing electronics & consumer goods. ====Other==== * [//lesswrong.o...")
- 17:06, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded a new version of File:energy-usage-by-source.png (moved the title words, so people don't get confused and only look at the top bar)
- 16:56, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Term:GWP (Created page with "GWP stands for "global warming potential", and it's used to describe the relative strengths of different greenhouse gases. Each greenhouse gas has a GWP value. It could be understood as the answer to the question: "Emitting 1 ton of [this greenhouse gas] is equivalent to emitting how many tons of CO<sub>2</sub>?" See the page on greenhouse gases for tables. Also note that the use of GWP implies a standard ''timescale'', because some gases stay longer in the a...")
- 16:45, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Term:CO2eq (Created page with "CO<sub>2eq</sub> stands for "CO<sub>2</sub> equivalent". It's a way to measure the relative strengths of different greenhouse gases. In other words: "Emitting 1 ton of [whichever greenhouse gas] is equivalent to emitting how many tons of CO<sub>2</sub>?" See main page on greenhouse gases for tables with the CO<sub>2eq</sub> values for each gas. Also note that the use of CO<sub>2eq</sub> implies a standard ''timescale'', because some gases stay longer in the at...")
- 16:31, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Greenhouse gas (Redirected page to Greenhouse gases) Tag: New redirect
- 16:02, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Coal (Created page with "Coal is considered to be the worst of all fossil fuels. For the same amount of energy, it emits: * more CO<sub>2</sub> * other pollutants in its toxic smoke ** {{minor|some of which could be mitigated, but not the CO<sub>2</sub>}} Coal is commonly used for: * generating electricity - {{p2|(see stats)|<small>From ''Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report):''</small><br /><...")
- 16:01, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy supply (Redirected page to Energy#Energy supply) Tag: New redirect
- 15:19, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Coal pollution mitigation (Created page with "Coal pollution mitigation, often marketed as "clean coal", is a set of processes to reduce ''some'' of the pollution of coal power. '''This does not reduce CO<sub>2</sub> emissions.''' {{x|For that, it would need carbon capture, which is not economically viable.}} It reduces ''other'' pollutants: * <small>Gases that cause acid rain</small> ** Sulfur dioxide (SO<sub>2</sub>) ** Nitrogen oxides (NOx) * <small>Toxic metals</small> ** Mercury {{x|"up to" 95% re...")
- 14:54, 20 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Clean coal (Redirected page to Coal pollution mitigation) Tag: New redirect
- 17:58, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Nutrition calculator/examples to Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator/examples
- 17:48, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Nutrition/examples (Redirected page to Nutrition calculator/examples) Tag: New redirect
- 17:47, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Nutrition calculator/examples (Created page with "This page is to showcase examples of diets, good and bad. ==Healthy - plant-based== ===Simple cooked food=== {{empty}} ===Junk food but balanced=== {{empty}} ===Cliché vegan choices=== {{empty}} ===Raw vegan=== {{empty}} ==Healthy - omnivore== {{empty}} ==Bad diets - nutrient deficient== <!-- TODO: add here: "typical western diet", plus some badly made vegan diet --> {{empty}}")
- 17:20, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Draft:Plant-based to Plant-based without leaving a redirect (Good enough to publish for now)
- 17:19, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Plant-based to Old:Plant-based without leaving a redirect (Making way for a better version of the page)
- 16:41, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Feed the world (Redirected page to Food) Tag: New redirect
- 16:40, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Food funnel (Redirected page to File:food-funnel.png) Tag: New redirect
- 15:49, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:nutritionCalculator-naturalVegan1.png (Screen capture of nutrition calculator ([https://olam.wiki/nutrition.html?targets=averaged×cale=1&name0=Kale%2C%20raw&amount0=100&color0=rgb(0%2C%20153%2C%200)&name1=Sweet%20potato%2C%20cooked%2C%20baked%20in%20skin%2C%20flesh%2C%20without%20salt&amount1=200&color1=rgb(255%2C%20153%2C%200)&name2=Seeds%2C%20sunflower%20seed%20butter%2C%20with%20salt%20added%20(Includes%20foods%20for%20USDA's%20Food%20Distribution%20Program)&amount2=100&color2=rgb(204%2C%20204%2C%20204)&name3=Peppers%2C%20...)
- 15:49, 19 May 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:nutritionCalculator-naturalVegan1.png (Screen capture of nutrition calculator ([https://olam.wiki/nutrition.html?targets=averaged×cale=1&name0=Kale%2C%20raw&amount0=100&color0=rgb(0%2C%20153%2C%200)&name1=Sweet%20potato%2C%20cooked%2C%20baked%20in%20skin%2C%20flesh%2C%20without%20salt&amount1=200&color1=rgb(255%2C%20153%2C%200)&name2=Seeds%2C%20sunflower%20seed%20butter%2C%20with%20salt%20added%20(Includes%20foods%20for%20USDA's%20Food%20Distribution%20Program)&amount2=100&color2=rgb(204%2C%20204%2C%20204)&name3=Peppers%2C%20...)
- 22:00, 18 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:nutritionCalculator-lowCarb1.png
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- 16:18, 18 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:nutritionCalculator-junkFood1.png
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- 16:17, 18 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:nutritionCalculator-cheapHomeCooking1.png
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- 21:30, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Geothermal electricity (Created page with "It is sometimes possible to generate electricity using the high temperatures found deep in the earth. {{considerations}} ==Types== {{empty}} <!-- TALK: As this page develops, the considerations might get too ambiguous. As in, are we talking about trying to drill deep in average parts of the world, or about implementing shallower systems in suitable hotspots? Maybe the considerations should move to each page for each subtype of geothermal? But then what about considerat...")
- 21:15, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Geothermal (Created page with "Geothermal systems make use of temperatures deep in the ground, to do things involving energy. ==Types - general== * Geothermal electricity, which is only viable in a few parts of the world * Ground source heat pump, which can be built anywhere but is only suitable for heating and cooling Category:Energy sources")
- 21:09, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Geothermal heat pumps (Redirected page to Ground source heat pump) Tag: New redirect
- 21:08, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hot water (Redirected page to Water heating) Tag: New redirect
- 21:07, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Water heating (Created page with "This page is about hot water systems in homes & buildings. ==Types== * solar thermal panels * electric water heating * natural gas water heating ==Energy use== 49'C is considered the ideal hot water temperature. Anything hotter is a safety hazard (scalding). {{minor|If water is coming in to the building at a typical 9'C, then that's a 40 degree (kelvin) difference.}} Physics shows how much energy it takes to heat the water: {{minor|Same calculation shown in mu...")
- 20:19, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Ground source heat pump (Created page with "A '''ground source heat pump''' (GSHP) is a geothermal option for heating and cooling. '''Basic principle:''' Use the temperature of the ground a few hundred meters deep. This is a very stable 16'C{{x|on average. The exact temperature can range from 7'C to 21'C depending on latitude<ref>[https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/geothermal-heat-pumps Geothermal Heat Pumps - Department of Energy]</ref> - but it does not change much with the seasons.}}. The GSHP keep...")
- 19:42, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Heat pumps to Heat pump
- 19:13, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Air conditioning (Created page with "{{considerations}} ==Energy usage== {{sum|Problem in some cases}} {{empty}} ==Refrigerant chemicals== {{sum|Long-term problem}} Because of how air conditioners work,<!-- TODO: add a section about how they work --> they must contain a substance known as a ''refrigerant''. Most refrigerants in use today{{en}} happen to be potent greenhouse gases. They aren't supposed to leak out into the atmosphere - but they sometimes do, if the air conditioner gets old or is dispos...")
- 18:47, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Cooling (Created page with "This page is about keeping indoor air cool in the summer. ==Types== * Air conditioning * Ground source heat pump * Radiative cooling <!-- maybe add: passive daytime radiative cooling? --> * Evaporative cooling")
- 17:58, 17 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Calculator/feature requests/spreadsheets (Created page with "So, combine the calculations with tables, huh? Congratulations, u just re-invented the '''spreadsheet''' lol Ok but seriously, we can't use any existing spreadsheet software because none of the calculations work with ''units''. Also I really don't have time to build a full-featured spreadsheet web app from scratch. ==Design idea== Quick design, off the top of my head; this probably has some flaws that still need to be worked out, but: * Just like a normal wikitable, b...")
- 12:54, 16 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar panel (Redirected page to Photovoltaics) Tag: New redirect
- 12:52, 16 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Concentrator photovoltaics (Created page with "Could this be a scalable solution for solar power? * <small>Verdict ''so far'': Probably not.</small> '''Concentrator photovoltaics''' are based on the following idea: Instead of making a full photovoltaic solar panel, make a much smaller one, make it heat-resistant, and give it a huge lens to focus more sun on it. {{minor|Note: This page mostly about designs where the sunlight is highly concentrated - let's say, 8x or more. Weaker magnifications aren't that h...")
- 12:41, 16 May 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Template:Basically to Template:Sum (Want a shorter name because this template is used often)
- 05:08, 15 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Sodium-ion batteries (Created page with "Are sodium-ion batteries a viable candidate for massive energy storage? Tl;dr: * For on-grid storage, probably yes. * For electric vehicles, probably yes but only if people are willing to put up with less ''range'' than today's expensive electric cars. {{considerations}} __NOTOC__ ==Considerations== ===Energy density=== {{basically|Low}} If EVs were made with sodium-ion instead of lithium-ion batteries, their charge capacity would be significantly lower...")
- 04:34, 15 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Amorphous silicon (Created page with "Could amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar panels be a good way to replace fossil fuels on a massive world scale{{x|i.e. covering almost every rooftop}}? Maybe. {{considerations}} __NOTOC__ ==Considerations== ===Scarce minerals=== {{basically|Probably avoidable}} a-Si solar panels can probably be manufactured with very little rare-mineral content.{{rn}} Performance efficiency would be low but production would be far more scaleable. * Note that germanium-based options...")
- 03:52, 15 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page EVs (Redirected page to Electric vehicles) Tag: New redirect
- 03:41, 15 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Organic solar cells (Created page with "{{considerations}} ==Considerations== ===Lifespan=== {{basically|Possible problem}} Wikipedia says they degrade easily, but doesn't elaborate.{{rn}} ===Manufacturing costs=== {{basically|Probably low-cost (good)}} Maybe cheap enough to viably cover all rooftops. Probably low inputs of energy, materials and labor. This would mean a very good EROI, hopefully.{{rn}} ===Efficiency=== {{basically|Low but not too bad|good}} Probably about 6% efficient. {{...")
- 03:36, 15 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Wp (Created page with "[//wikipedia.org/wiki/{{{1}}} {{{1}}}]")
- 23:38, 7 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Plant-based (Created page with "<gallery mode=packed-hover> Bowl_of_chili.jpg GarlicBread.jpg Yellow_Split_Pea_Soup.jpg Corrugated_Potato_Chips_-_Kolkata_2014-11-25_9689.JPG Chili-Harvest-2012.jpg Fagioli cannellini all'uccelletto.jpg Rotini_with_boiled_carrots,_in_a_broth_of_pumpkin,_carrots,_ginger,_and_Ning_Chi_garlic_chili_paste_-_Massachusetts.jpg 08401_Beetroot_soup_with_vegetables_and_beans,_Sanok.jpg Layered_chocolate_cake.jpg Carrot-_and_Beetroot_Juice.jpg Yeul_Ramen_20210817_003.jpg Dal_curry...")
- 02:10, 5 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Population (Created page with "There are currently 8 billion people in the world (last updated 2023) ==World map== Black dots represent population. <div class="fullWidth">File:population-earth1.png</div> Remarks * People don't take up very much space on Earth in general (although agriculture does). * People tend to be clustered in or near cities. This includes everyone who lives in suburbs. Even most people who live ''in the country'' (rural life) are near cities. An hour drive fro...")
- 18:16, 3 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Conventional nuclear power (Created page with "thumb|Nuclear power plant Currently, all of the world's nuclear power plants{{x|any exceptions are ''experimental'' and not scaleable yet}} run on '''conventional nuclear power'''{{x|for lack of a better term}} which is nuclear fission that depends heavily on uranium-235. {{considerations}} __NOTOC__ ==Scarcity of uranium-235== {{basically|Major problem}} File:Shinarump Mine Waste Rock.jpg|thumb|Uranium occurs naturally...")
- 23:20, 1 May 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Alt (Created page with "<wbr /><span class="altWords" style="display:initial">{{{1|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{2|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{3|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{4|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{5|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{6|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{7|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{8|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{9|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{10|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{{{11|}}}</span><span class="altWords">{...")
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- 06:11, 30 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Bakeries (Created page with "==Food waste== In {{p2|developed countries|such as Canada, USA, UK, Australia, and probably others}}, nearly 50% of all food goes to waste. In other words, there's about as much food in the trash as there is on people's plates. Bakeries likely play a major role in this. ===Typical business practice=== The bakery makes large amounts of everything in the morning, in hopes that a lot of customers show up. Anything that doesn't get sold by the end of the day...")
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- 23:29, 7 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Mineral reserves (Redirected page to Minerals/table) Tag: New redirect
- 22:07, 7 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page EROI (Redirected page to Energy return on investment) Tag: New redirect
- 21:37, 7 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:More (Created page with "<small>''Read more:'' [[{{{1}}}]]</small>")
- 21:35, 7 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar rooftops (Redirected page to Rooftop solar) Tag: New redirect
- 21:35, 7 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Photovoltaics (Created page with "thumb|Photovoltaic solar panels Category:Energy sources Photovoltaics are any '''solar panels''' that produce electricity. <small>Not to be confused with solar thermal panels (non-electric) which just heat air or water in the sun.</small> <!-- ''If done right,'' this could be a main energy source for the world. --> ==Considerations== {|class="wikitable" |#Intermittency |Needs energy storage |- |#Rare metals |Major prob...")
- 21:30, 7 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy return on investment (Created page with "EROI stands for "energy return on investment", but this has nothing to do with money. It's simply a way to ask "do you get back more energy than you had to use?" Definition: <code>EROI = energy_returned / energy_invested</code> EROI is an essential factor in determining whether an energy source is Term:viable or not. EROI also matters for energy storage. ==Tables== ===Energy sources=== {{empty}} ===Energy storage types=== {{empty}}")
- 20:48, 5 April 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Talk:Biomass waste to Talk:Crop residues
- 20:48, 5 April 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Biomass waste to Crop residues
- 20:37, 5 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Loneliness (Created page with "Loneliness is quite prevalent in modern society, for various reasons. {{en}} <!-- ==Causes== ==Effects== ==Solutions== --> ==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n3Xv_g3g-mA Loneliness (Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell) – YouTube]")
- 20:12, 5 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Common rooms (Created page with "A common room, in residential buildings, helps neighbors make friends with each other. Without a common room, it can be extremely difficult to get to know your neighbors, aside from the occasional encounter in the elevator or hallways. A common room provides a place for people in the building to hang out and socialize. Buildings ''without'' common rooms are one reason for the loneliness epidemic. ==Features== * Table and chairs * Couch *...")
- 00:36, 4 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lithium-ion battery (Redirected page to Lithium-ion batteries) Tag: New redirect
- 16:10, 3 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Car dependency (Created page with "Some neighborhoods are designed to be effectively ''useless'' without a car. This is common in most of US & Canada, especially the suburbs. ==History== {{empty}} ==Solutions== * Walkability")
- 15:57, 3 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Light (Created page with "<span style="color:#555">{{{1}}}</span>")
- 14:23, 3 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Computers/LCA (Created page with "This is a page about life cycle assessment of computers. ==Ratio needed== We need to compare :''a'': the ''total'' life-cycle energy of a computer: production{{x|manufacturing + assembly + [if recycling is ''not'' counted in "end-of-life", then include the production of most of the raw materials involved]}} + usage + end-of-life{{x|preferably, estimate how much energy it would take to properly ''recycle'' the computer}} with :''b'': just the energy the comput...")
- 20:14, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Nutrition calculator to Wiki for a better world:Nutrition calculator
- 20:13, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Calculator/known bugs to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/known bugs
- 20:13, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Calculator/feature requests to Wiki for a better world:Calculator/feature requests
- 20:13, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Calculator to Wiki for a better world:Calculator
- 20:09, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Expandables (Created page with "Expandables are a feature of this wiki, to help describe complex ideas simply. ==Usage & examples== {{empty}} <!-- TODO: talk about "inline text" and "popups" --> ==Feature requests== Non-logged-in users can also make feature requests in the {{talk}} page. ===Accessibility=== * Better fallback for non-javascript browsers. Maybe the content could be shown as footnotes? * Compatibility with screen readers: When the text is being read, and an expandable is reached, ther...")
- 19:47, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Right to repair (Created page with "Tech companies are making electronics increasingly harder to repair. ==See also== * Planned obsolescence ==External links== * [//repair.wiki Repair Wiki] - another awesome wiki, dedicated entirely to the technical details of repairing any device")
- 19:17, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Code bloat (Created page with "Many of today's apps & websites are built ''inefficiently'' and become worse over time. They take ever more ''computational power'' to do the same amount of things for the user. The software eventually becomes too slow for older devices - even when there's nothing physically wrong with the older devices. ==Causes== Most code bloat is probably from widespread '''bad practices''' in software development. {{en}} ''Some'' code bloat might be done intentionally by corporati...")
- 19:17, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Planned obsolescence (Created page with "Planned obsolescence is when businesses intentionally make products unusable in the long term. '''Note:''' Not all obsolescence is planned. '''Code bloat''' causes all the same problems as planned obsolescence, even ''when'' not intentional. ==Examples== {{empty}} ==Effects== * Exploitation of factory workers * E-waste - electronic waste that pollutes oceans and land * Climate change, as factories need more energy to produce more products * Oth...")
- 19:10, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Empty (Created page with "<span style="color:#444">''This section has not been filled in yet.''</span>")
- 17:36, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Waste (Created page with "This page is about things that end up in the trash, especially things that shouldn't. ===Examples=== * Food waste * Home waste * Business waste ==See also== * Biomass waste - not garbage, but organic matter left over from various industries.")
- 17:32, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Bullshit jobs (Redirected page to Zero-sum jobs) Tag: New redirect
- 17:31, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Zero-sum jobs (Created page with "Zero-sum jobs (or as [//davidgraeber.org David Graeber] would call them, ''bullshit jobs'') are jobs that don't add any overall value to society. They certainly do benefit ''someone'', but at the expense of others.<!--economists call this ''negative externalities''--> Examples: * ''This section will be filled in soon.'' Grey areas: * ''This section will be filled in soon.''")
- 17:18, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Walkable (Redirected page to Walkability) Tag: New redirect
- 17:01, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Minor (Created page with "<small style="color:#444">{{{1}}}</small>")
- 15:57, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs protected Main Page [Move=Allow only administrators] (indefinite) (High traffic page) (hist)
- 14:51, 2 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Test (Created page with "{{dp |fuck |3 }} {{dp |your_sister |23 }} {{calc |fuck your_sister | | |maths bro |note on margins of error {{x|there are no fucking errors bitch i am perfect}} }}")
- 22:54, 1 April 2023 Elie talk contribs deleted page Test (Test page was meant to be a sandbox - preview only)
- 22:53, 1 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Test (Created page with "johny {{p|popup {{x|kutta hei}} lun}} bhenchod {{p|chup madarchod}} sutta {{x|lol}}")
- 05:08, 1 April 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Labor (Created page with "==Quality== A large percent of jobs suck{{x|job satisfaction is low for the majority of people; exact statistics will be added here soon}}. Workers are treated badly; workplace designs are often unergonomic, unhealthy and unpleasant. Usually there are simple fixes that bosses either haven't considered, or don't care about because they don't improve profits. {{x|As a society, we should care about making jobs more enjoyable - even if it sacrifices a bit of productivity....")
- 03:50, 31 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Stuff huts to Stuff hut
- 03:48, 31 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Stuff huts (Created page with "A "stuff hut" (for lack of better words) is a public place where you can put stuff you don't need{{x|i.e. if you're decluttering your home or moving}}, for anyone to take for free. * Like a //littlefreelibrary.org little free library, but bigger (about the size of a bus stop) and for ''more'' than just books. * Unlike a thrift shop, it can hold things that aren't ''sellable'' but still ''usable''. * Better than putting things at the curb, where things can get rai...")
- 03:11, 31 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Movers waste to Home waste
- 03:09, 31 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Movers waste (Created page with "People leave a lot of perfectly good stuff at the curb sometimes, when moving or decluttering their homes. Examples * Furniture * Clothes * Spices & tea * Appliances Reasons * Not having time * Not having space * Social norm: When you move out of an apartment or sell your house, it's considered bad etiquette to leave anything in there.<!--This is quite frankly ridiculous, because somebody could use that stuff, and thrift shops are already overloaded typically....")
- 13:19, 30 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Citations (Created page with "This is a page about citing sources. This wiki doesn't conform perfectly to academic standards, but we do our best. ==Types== Not all citations are gathered in the same place. There are several types: * popups * footnotes * datapoints used in the Calculator ==Deficits== On this wiki, a lot of citations might be nonstandard, improper, or even lacking completely. There are a few reasons for this: User:Elie: * I'm currently trying to build content as quickly as p...")
- 03:05, 30 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Page naming (Created page with "==Pseudo-namespaces== * "Code:" pages contain computer code (such as C or SQL) used in generating other content. Input & output files may go in the "File:" namespace. * "Draft:" is for drafts. For more drafts of the same page, add a subpage like "/v2" or "/v3" etc. If possible, add a link at the top of the older draft ("This draft is superseded by [page]."). ==Undecided== I haven't fully decided on a proper standard for how pages should be named. For now, the indecision...")
- 02:07, 30 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar power (Redirected page to Solar) Tag: New redirect
- 01:49, 30 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wind power (Redirected page to Wind) Tag: New redirect
- 00:05, 30 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy/faq (Created page with "thumb|Inequality of environmental footprint '''Myth:''' "Your carbon footprint doesn't matter, because the billionaires are responsible for most of global emissions anyway." '''Fact:''' * The richest '''10% of the world''' is responsible for half of global emissions. ** If you're middle-class in a developed country, '''you are ''part of''''' this 10%. * Corporate emissions are a function of what people buy. * Wealth inequality is more ex...")
- 00:03, 30 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:carbon-inequality1.png (Global inequality of carbon emissions Source: Oxfam Read more: [https://theconversation.com/emissions-inequality-there-is-a-gulf-between-global-rich-and-poor-113804 Emissions inequality: there is a gulf between global rich and poor - Published: March 28, 2019 11.59am EDT - TheConversation])
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- 23:29, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Clean coal (Created page with "* applications: power plants, factories * non-CO2 pollution is reduced significantly {{x|Wikipedia copypasta: <q>The primary focus is on sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx), the most important gases which caused acid rain; and particulates which cause visible air pollution, illness and premature deaths. SO2 can be removed by flue-gas desulfurization and NO2 by selective catalytic reduction (SCR). Particulates can be removed with electrostatic precipitators. Al...")
- 22:20, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wind/geography (Created page with "====Background knowledge==== From source: <cite>Factsheet - Wind energy - Center for sustainable systems - University of Michigan</cite> * <q>Average annual wind speeds of 6.5m/s or greater at 80m [altitude] are generally considered commercially viable.</q> * If wind turbines were everywhere, we'd generate far more raw power than we need: {{x|<q>Global onshore and offshore wind power potential at commercial turbine hub heights could provide 840,000 TWh of electricity ann...")
- 21:57, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:Modeled-map-of-the-yearly-averaged-world-wind-speed-m-s-at-100-m-above-sea-level.png (World map of wind speeds. Source: <cite>Jacobson, Mark & Delucchi, Mark. (2022). Evaluating the Feasibility of a Large-Scale Wind, Water, and Sun Energy Infrastructure.</cite>)
- 21:57, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:Modeled-map-of-the-yearly-averaged-world-wind-speed-m-s-at-100-m-above-sea-level.png (World map of wind speeds. Source: <cite>Jacobson, Mark & Delucchi, Mark. (2022). Evaluating the Feasibility of a Large-Scale Wind, Water, and Sun Energy Infrastructure.</cite>)
- 17:15, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Nuclear war (Created page with "Nuclear war is an existential threat to humanity, because nation-states don't know how to get along.{{en}}")
- 17:14, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Nuclear weapons (Redirected page to Nuclear war) Tag: New redirect
- 17:11, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Nuclear fission/safety (Created page with "==Learning from past disasters== There have been two major nuclear meltdowns in history: Chernobyl and Fukushima. Are all of today's nuclear reactors better made, to prevent the same things from happening again? {{rn}} ===Breeder reactors=== I'm not sure to what extent the same safety lessons apply when designing breeder reactors (an innovation that would be needed if nuclear power has any hope of really replacing fossil fuels). ===Land lost=== One factor in asse...")
- 00:07, 29 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Carbon capture and storage (Created page with "Carbon capture and storage (CCS, or sometimes CCUS{{x|carbon capture, utilization and storage}}) is an industrial process where CO<sub>2</sub> emissions are captured and stored deep in the Earth. This is a somewhat questionable approach to reducing climate change. ==Capture== ===Direct air capture (DAC)=== Trying to take CO<sub>2</sub> out of the air uses almost as much energy as you got when you burned the equivalent amount of fossil fuels in the first plac...")
- 23:29, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Carbon capture (Redirected page to Carbon capture and storage) Tag: New redirect
- 23:11, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Carbon offsetting (Created page with "It's rich people trying to look less guilty about their massive carbon footprint. Carbon offsetting is false utilitarianism, because the amount of carbon in the world that can actually be "offset" is extremely limited. This basically functions like a zero-sum game: Your offsets take away someone else's ability to offset. This manifests itself economically as a bidding war (which is why carbon offsetting is so expensive that only rich people do it). At the end of the da...")
- 03:41, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wind/hydrogen (Created page with "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 about the effects on birds and other wildlife --> ==Rare metals== Platinum-group metals (PGMs) are needed for * electrolysis: making hydrogen from electricity {{qn}} * fuel cells: making electricity...")
- 03:29, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hydrogen (Redirected page to Hydrogen gas) Tag: New redirect
- 03:15, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wind (Created page with "thumb|A wind turbine Wind power is a possible option for renewable energy. Wind turbines convert wind to electricity. <small>A lot of people incorrectly call wind turbines "windmills". But in fact windmills are a much older technology, which use the wind to mill grains ''mechanically'' (no electricity involved).</small> ==Intermittency== Wind power is even more intermittent than solar. There can be weeks where the wind blows strong{...")
- 02:11, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Writing style (Created page with "This is ''not'' Wikipedia. * Not everything has to be formal. {{x|We highly value logical problem-solving and academic thought. But we try to avoid pedantic intros, as they tend to derail conversations and lose the audience. Also, don't be afraid to break grammar rules, if it gets the point across more clearly.}} * Original research is welcome here. * Things should be straight-to-the-point, and easy to skim through. {{x|We welcome as much detail & nuance as Wikipedia, bu...")
- 00:22, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lithium-ion (Redirected page to Lithium-ion batteries) Tag: New redirect
- 00:08, 28 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy storage/challenge 1 (Redirected page to The great battery challenge) Tag: New redirect
- 23:34, 27 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page EROI of energy storage (Redirected page to Energy storage/EROI) Tag: New redirect
- 23:27, 27 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy storage/EROI (Created page with "==Overview== EROI = Energy Return On Investment. It's a concept often used for assessing the viability of energy sources such as solar, nuclear, etc. But I believe it also needs to be applied to energy storage. EROI = energy_returned / energy_invested <code>energy_invested</code> should include a few things: * the energy it takes to manufacture or construct the energy storage{{x|preferably including the energy needed to mine the mater...")
- 20:12, 27 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Climate change (Created page with "==Impact on weather== Even though climate change may only increase the ''average'' temperatures by 1 or 2 degrees Celsius, the ''fluctuation'' of temperatures is increased far more: More days of extreme heat and extreme cold{{x|and of course there will always be deniers saying "what ever happened to global warming, it's so cold!"}}, more tornadoes and hurricanes.")
- 23:44, 24 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page The great battery challenge (Created page with "So we need a lot of batteries for energy storage. It has to be done in a way that... * doesn't require too many rare minerals * doesn't require too much energy to produce and later recycle{{x|This implies an additional requirement: Recyclability}} * doesn't require too much labor These doesn't need to be a "one size fits all" solution. Clearly different battery tech is good for different applications. But as a simple viability test, we nee...")
- 23:39, 24 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Lithium vs oil (Created page with "Some people see the [transition to renewable energy] as "Big Lithium is replacing Big Oil". This brings up a valid question: What ''would be'' lithium's environmental impact, compared to the oil we're trying to phase out? Thought experiment: Status quo -vs- perfectly renewable energy powering lithium-battery-based electric vehicles: * oil: impact of mining{{qn}} + climate change{{qn}} * lithium: impact of mining{{qn}}")
- 22:06, 24 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lithium-ion/challenge 1/quick research (Created page with "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFL8iQ3p3cI How Removing Cobalt From Batteries Can Make EVs Cheaper - YouTube] * 1:40 - cobalt helps prevent battery fires * 5:35 - lithium iron phosphate (LFP) batteries are already an alternative, they just don't have as good an energy density{{qn}} -- maybe that's ok tho?")
- 21:59, 24 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Short-range electric vehicles (Created page with "So far, the best EVs seem to come at a high environmental cost - especially rare minerals{{x|such as cobalt}} in the batteries. They also are quite expensive. What if people were willing to drive cheaper EVs with less battery capacity{{x|either due to using batteries with less rare metal content, and/or just ''smaller'' batteries}} and thus less range? Clearly this doesn't cover '''all''' use-cases. Road trips would still need longer-range vehicle...")
- 18:18, 24 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lithium-ion/challenge 1 (Created page with "Challenge: Lithium-ion batteries without so much cobalt. Reason: * Global cobalt reserves ''severely'' limit the scalability of electric vehicles that run on typical lithium-ion tech. * Cobalt mining involves a disproportionately large amount of ''child labor''. Tradeoffs to overcome: * Cobalt is currently needed for battery stability{{en}} and performance{{en}} Maximum viable cobalt level: * ''Calculation will be added here soon.'' Alternatives to avoid: * O...")
- 17:56, 24 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Cobalt (Created page with "Cobalt is a rare metal (mineral) (element on the periodic table). ==Demand== <!-- TODO: add pie chart --> Lithium-ion batteries make up most of the world's demand for cobalt. But this demand would be nearly {{p2|250 times higher|<q>It is estimated that 1 in 250 cars on the road is electric</q> - <cite>How many electric cars in the world? - Feb 1, 2023 - 8 Billion Trees - https://8billiontrees.com/carbon-offsets-credits/cars/how-many-electric-cars-in-the-world/</cite...")
- 15:46, 24 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Wind (Created page with "Just how intermittent is wind power? We know for example solar can usually be smoothed out with a day{{x|multiplied by average power demand = energy stored}}'s worth of energy storage, but what about for wind power - is a day enough? Or is it common to have no wind for weeks/months and then have strong wind later? If so, is wind really that useful in a non-fossil-fuel world? {{x|Biomass waste is perhaps the only renewable energy source that could ondemand fill in...")
- 15:20, 23 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Summary:How Finland Ended Homelessness (Created page with "This is a summary of [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbEavDqA8iE this YouTube video] Housing first {{en}} * helps people more effectively * costs less overall")
- 14:56, 23 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Packaging (Created page with "Packaging is needed for food and non-food products alike. Even in a world without marketing, packaging is still needed to protect products from damage. In this way, there is a tradeoff between packaging waste and food waste{{x|as well as waste of consumer goods due to damages}}. TODO: status quo stats: * how much packaging is thrown out every day * how much of all packaging is plastic * list all the negative environmental effects of disposible plastic ** is there an...")
- 18:43, 22 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Estimating environmental impacts based on costs (Created page with "When something is ''expensive'', there's a good chance it takes a lot of energy, materials, or labor to make. This is especially important when considering potential green solutions. It's tempting to assume that money/capitalism is the only thing holding an idea back, but we should try to test that empirically if we can, by looking at material conditions. Unfortunately, good data is hard to come by. When in doubt, we can at least do a rough estimate of an i...")
- 17:42, 22 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Electrify everything (Created page with ""Electrify everything" is a simple way to describe the phasing-out of fossil fuels. Anything powered by coal/oil/gas would instead be powered by electricity. ====How much more electricity would be needed?==== * For transport: See electric_vehicles/energy for a quick estimate. * For industrial: The exact numbers will be posted to this page soon. ====Can we even generate that much electricity?==== Not without major technological breakthroughs in solar & win...")
- 17:30, 22 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Sulfur hexafluoride (Created page with "Sulfur hexafluoride (SF<sub>6</sub>) is an extremely potent greenhouse gas. Its main use is in the switching stations of power grids. Other minor uses include the gas inside tennis balls. ==Research needed== * How much more SF<sub>6</sub> would be involved if electrify everything is the main way to replace fossil fuels? * Are there practical solutions to avoid almost all SF<sub>6</sub> emissions? If so, what are they?")
- 17:29, 22 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Greenhouse gases (Created page with "File:ghg-usa-2020.png <!-- TODO: find an equivalent pie chart for the world, not just USA --> <small>Total U.S. Emissions in 2020 = 5,981 Million Metric Tons of CO2 equivalent (excludes land sector). Percentages may not add up to 100% due to independent rounding.</small> The pie chart percentages are of total warming effect (CO2 equivalent), not the mass of the gases. ==Gases by potency== Some gases are far more potent than others, by mass. Luckily, the more pot...")
- 17:12, 22 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:ghg-usa-2020.png (Greenhouse gas emissions by type - pie chart of CO2eq - USA Source: [https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases Overview of Greenhouse Gases - US EPA])
- 17:12, 22 March 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:ghg-usa-2020.png (Greenhouse gas emissions by type - pie chart of CO2eq - USA Source: [https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases Overview of Greenhouse Gases - US EPA])
- 20:41, 21 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Summary:Aluminum Producers Emit Some of the World's Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases (Created page with "This is a summary of [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122022/china-aluminum-immortals/ an article] from Inside Climate News, originally titled "Why Chinese Aluminum Producers Emit So Much of Some of the World’s Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases". ==Problem== PFCs{{x|perfluorocarbons - especially the gases CF<sub>4</sub> and C<sub>2</sub>F<sub>6</sub>}} are greenhouse gases that are less common than CO<sub>2</sub>, but far more potent and long-lasting. Some alu...")
- 20:39, 21 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:aluminum-pfc-emissions.png (PFC emissions of various aluminum production facilities. Units: Tons CO2eq per ton of aluminum produced. Source: : Article: [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122022/china-aluminum-immortals/ Why Chinese Aluminum Producers Emit So Much of Some of the World’s Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases - Inside Climate News] : Authors: Phil McKenna, and Lili Pike, Grid China Reporter : Date: December 23, 2022)
- 20:39, 21 March 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:aluminum-pfc-emissions.png (PFC emissions of various aluminum production facilities. Units: Tons CO2eq per ton of aluminum produced. Source: : Article: [https://insideclimatenews.org/news/23122022/china-aluminum-immortals/ Why Chinese Aluminum Producers Emit So Much of Some of the World’s Most Damaging Greenhouse Gases - Inside Climate News] : Authors: Phil McKenna, and Lili Pike, Grid China Reporter : Date: December 23, 2022)
- 11:59, 19 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Why scalability matters (Created page with "Not because "one size fits all"! There are hundreds of ways to produce food. But for each, it's worth doing a thought experiment: "If this was scaled up to 8 billion people, would Earth even have enough resources{{x|and can it be done '''without''' major ecological destruction worse than the status quo?}}". We promote ideas where the answer is "yes". That way, any '''mix of solutions''' will be ecologically sound. We want a diversity of solutions for the world, no...")
- 11:47, 19 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Why calories matter (Created page with "If you live in a {{ap|first-world|is that politically incorrect?|developed|does a wide enough audience understand what that means?|rich|too vague on its own}} country, it might seem strange & wrong to see ideas centered around optimizing calorie{{x|or in some cases, protein}} production. After all, humans need a lot more than calories & protein! There are over 30 essential vitamins & minerals that everyone needs. And maybe you live in a society where people...")
- 18:05, 18 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Talk:Biomass waste (Created page with "==Disambiguation== This page is focused on crop residues. There are other forms of biomass waste as well, right? So should this page be renamed to crop residues, and then the biomass waste page would contain a link to it? <br />~~~~")
- 18:25, 15 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Xn (Created page with "<sup>[EXAMPLE needed]</sup>")
- 18:33, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Faq (Created page with "<div style="margin-left:2em;text-indent:-2em"> '''Q:''' <q>{{{1}}}</q> </div> <div style="margin-left:2em;text-indent:-2em"> '''A:''' {{{2}}} </div>")
- 18:12, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:TALK (Created page with "[[{{TALKPAGENAME}}|discussion]]")
- 04:36, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Term:viable (Created page with "On this wiki, we have high standards for the word "viable". When it comes to sustainability, it's not enough for an idea to just work in some niche market. It has to be ''scaleable'' enough to that it could actually replace existing systems that are harming the planet. We need to make sure that the idea wouldn't in fact become ''worse'' for the planet if scaled up. Here are some factors to consider: * How much energy would it consume? * How many rare minerals wo...")
- 01:11, 14 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Maximum sustainable animal consumption to Limits to sustainable animal consumption (More clear)
- 16:08, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wattage adders (Redirected page to Wattage adder) Tag: New redirect
- 16:06, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wattage adder (Created page with "A wattage adder is an electronic circuit that can combine power from multiple sources, including ones that are intermittant & unreliable. Each source might also have a different voltage & current rating. ==Potential applications== * Robust solar panels: If one cell fails{{x|such as due to age; or due to manufacturing defects. The latter is especially important: If we want solar to be widespread enough to replace fossil fuels, then factories have to produce an rooftop...")
- 16:00, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Balanced diet with junk food (Created page with "Junk food is convenient and high in calories, but it lacks other nutrients: vitamins, minerals, protein and fibre tend to be missing. Luckily there are ways to "fill in the gaps" to make a balanced diet, even when most of the calories come from junk food. Tl;dr: Eat about half a pound per day (227g/day) of dry lentils or beans or peas. Also take a daily multivitamin.{{en}} The rest of your calories can come from junk food. ==TODO== * include nutrition calculator links...")
- 08:03, 13 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Notation (Created page with "This wiki comes with some unique notation for expressing ideas. * Inline expandables ** A block of text, sometimes in the middle of a sentence{{x|this is an example of an inline expandable!}}, to provide important nuances without ruining the flow{{x|or overwhelming the reader with walls of text upfront}}. * Popup notes ** Similar to above, but used in tables or when the note has multiple lines.{{p|This is an example of a popup note!}} * Green links ** These also generate...")
- 18:07, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Draft:Vertical farming to Vertical farming without leaving a redirect (Published)
- 18:05, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:vertical-farm-1.jpg (Inside a vertical farm Image source: [https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/08/14/vertical-farming-future Vertical Farming for the Future - USDA])
- 18:05, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:vertical-farm-1.jpg (Inside a vertical farm Image source: [https://www.usda.gov/media/blog/2018/08/14/vertical-farming-future Vertical Farming for the Future - USDA])
- 16:22, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Vertical farming (Created page with "thumb Vertical farming is the idea that food could be grown in tall towers with multiple floors, which is supposed to save space and use less land (thus saving more of the environment), but on close examination we see that it doesn't. ==Not a solution to feed the world== ===Powering the grow lights=== Natural sunlight is proportional to land{{x|Sure, technically you could argue that a tall building captures more sun than the land...")
- 13:50, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Privacy policy (Created page with "Everything on this wiki is public.")
- 13:43, 12 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:General disclaimer (Created page with "<tabs><tab name="phrasing 1"> This wiki contains content that may advocate for (or inspire) specific political actions. If you take such actions, you bear full responsibility for the consequences. </tab><tab name="phrasing 2"> This is a wiki to inform people & organizations which actions are most effective at making the world a better place. We try to be as accurate & unbiased as possible, but we can't guarantee perfection. If you follow any advice provided by this wiki,...")
- 17:48, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Talk:Rooftop solar (Created page with "==This page could be organized better== I was thinking it could go as follows: * start with the general idea that it could cover most energy demands in medium-density cities * that suburban houses would produce excess power which could (in many cases) meet inner-city energy demands * that it could charge electric vehicles, mostly during peak sunlight * that solar farms and wind power could fill in the difference when rooftop solar isn't enough * link to a sub...")
- 17:35, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy/solutions (Created page with "These are some possible solutions to the energy crisis - everything ranging from tangible to pie-in-the-sky. {|class="wikitable" |#Consuming less |Viable but requires both personal and systemic changes |- |#Renewables + energy storage |Requires innovations |- |Nuclear fission breeder reactors |Requires innovations |- |Nuclear fusion |Requires massive & unlikely{{p|unlikely in the near future}} innovations |- |Fossil fuels with direct air carbon...")
- 16:01, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Bears and crocodiles analogy (Created page with "We have to reconcile two contrasting pieces of advice that people often say: # Always be willing to fight. Don't appease people or they will walk all over you. # Avoid the fight. It's not worth getting injured over small things, even if you win. People who ''always'' live by Advice 1 will get in needless fights.<br /> People who ''always'' live by Advice 2 will get taken advantage of. Clearly a balance should be found. I propose another way of looking at it: * Advice 1...")
- 15:37, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Public urination (Created page with "* intro * cases where the person urinating is accused of indecent exposure ** can be argued against in court *** the defendant made a reasonable attempt to find a place to [urinate ''without'' being seen/exposed] {{x|yes these ugly brackets are needed here for unambiguous language. Maybe there's some other grammar convention that could be used instead? I bet legalese has some kinda standard}} *** urination is a basic human need **** it's not reasonable to expect people t...")
- 14:42, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Tradeoffs of shared living (Created page with "Living with roommates or communally is potentially better for the environment, using resources more efficiently. But in some ways, it can actually be ''less'' efficient. ==Efficiencies== TODO ==Inefficiencies== * having to ventilate the home whenever something makes a bad smell (cooking, bathroom, smoking, etc). This wastes especially a lot of energy for heating in the winter. The above inefficiencies are with regards to physical resources. but there are also...")
- 14:36, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Food waste/burnt (Created page with "Burnt food has no nutrition, and is known to promote cancer. Here's how to remove the burned parts from food: Toast: Use a seraded knife that has no sharp point. Make sure the knife is not wet. Shave off the bits on one side. It gets easier with practice. ==TODO== * pics: non-sharp knife, toast before, toast after")
- 14:33, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Draft:Crop choices/energy (Created page with " The crop choices page suggests that vegetables sometimes get extraordinarily high crop yields, and so the most ''land-efficient'' way to feed the world could be to grow massive amounts of vegetables, dehydrate them, powderize them, and use that as flour. But the how much energy would that food-dehydration take? Since most of today's energy comes from fossil fuels, one way to look at this would be... For every 1kg of dry product, how many energy/unit...")
- 14:23, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Mining/draft to Draft:Mining without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
- 14:22, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Frugalism/draft to Draft:Frugalism without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
- 14:22, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Food preservation/draft to Draft:Food preservation without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
- 14:20, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Alcohol resealing/draft to Draft:Alcohol resealing without leaving a redirect (New naming convention)
- 11:14, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Talk:Law (Created blank page)
- 11:12, 10 March 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Law (Created page with "Most people agree that current legal systems are unjust in some ways. Some say we need reforms, others say we need a full revolution. But in either case, we first need ''some'' level of agreeing{{x|Even most anarchists believe there should be some laws or rules for society, just that we can't trust ''the state'' (or police) to be the ones to enforce them.}} on what a good legal system ''should'' look like. This wiki can provide a place for that, wi...")
- 08:04, 27 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Public transit (Created page with "thumb Public transit includes city buses, trams and trains. Compared to private cars, public transit has the potential to prevent traffic congestion, save fuel, and save time for the average rider. However, public transit ''done wrong'' could actually use ''more'' fuel per rider - especially in places where buses run mostly empty most of the time.{{qn}} Low-density suburbs are particularly hard to service in an energy-efficient way, for thi...")
- 06:07, 27 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:hydropower1.jpg (A hydroelectric dam. Image source: https://www.tetratech.com/en/markets/energy/solutions/hydropower)
- 06:07, 27 February 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:hydropower1.jpg (A hydroelectric dam. Image source: https://www.tetratech.com/en/markets/energy/solutions/hydropower)
- 02:32, 22 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Expandables (Created page with "Expandables are a feature of this wiki, to help describe complex ideas simply. <!-- ==Philosophy== ==Examples== -->")
- 02:29, 22 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Expandables/feature requests (Created page with "Non-logged-in users can also make feature requests in [[{{TALKPAGENAME}}]]. ==General== * Allow expandables to be nested. * Better fallback for non-javascript browsers. ** Maybe the text content should be shown smaller and with a border. However, this same text-smallness should ''not'' be there in the usual JavaScript implementation. * Have a third kind of expandable: A table where each cell can show a popup when clicked anywhere in the cell. * Better compatibility w...")
- 23:22, 15 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Minerals/table (Created page with "{|class="wikitable" !Mineral !Labor<br />intensity<br /><small>(hours/tonne)</small> !Energy<br />intensity<br /><small>(GJ/tonne)</small> !Global<br />production<br /><small>(tonnes/year)</small> !Global<br />reserves<br /><small>(tonnes)</small> !Global<br />resources<br /><small>(tonnes)</small> !Note |}")
- 22:54, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Mining/draft (Created page with ":<small>''Not to be confused with Bitcoin mining.''</small> <!-- TODO: use the {{distinguish}} template, copy its source from wikipedia --> Extracting minerals from the Earth has an environmental footprint. This footprint has to be put in perspective - to be compared with basics like food and energy.{{rn}} ==Relevant facts== * Switching from fossil fuels to other energy sources might require greater amounts of rare minerals than ever used before. Ot...")
- 22:20, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Frugalism/draft (Created page with "Tl;dr: We can have nice things. Some of us{{x|In general, this includes most of "first-world" countries (middle class and richer) and ''not'' the global poor.}} just need to stop replacing them so often. If you want novelty, trade with your friends or whatever.")
- 22:13, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Crypto/faq (Created page with "'''Myth:''' "Crypto mining is not a problem if it's done with green energy." '''Fact:''' Green energy is in extremely short supply. Using it for crypto mining means there's less available for other domains, which end up using fossil fuels instead. * Note: There ''are'' a handful of exceptions to this, in places where there's an overabundance renewable electricity generated and absolutely no other way to use it{{x|nor store it, nor connect it to...")
- 22:07, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Soup kitchens (Created page with "Would "soup kitchens everywhere" make a good mainstream alternative to grocery stores and fast food, suitable to feeding the majority of people, especially in a non-capitalist world? Would this be a good way to help make sure everyone has enough food? yes... * Enables more people to easily eat healthy plant-based food without knowing how to cook. * ''Does not'' have to resemble homeless shelters or soviet bread lines! no... * Food waste problem ** Personal food...")
- 21:49, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Food preservation/draft (Created page with "==Why it's essential to feeding the world sustainably== * Prevents food waste - explain how: it smooths out temporal mismatches of supply and demand.<!-- TODO: illustrate the bakery example, also mention that it's not unique to capitalism --> * Provides food security by having something available always * Consider how crop harvest productivity varies from year to year. Food preservation harnesses the long-term trend. ==How it can be done== * Dehydration ** requires s...")
- 21:37, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Food/faq (Created page with "'''Myth:''' * If a food doesn't go bad, it was never good food to begin with. * "<small>Long-shelf-life foods have no good reason to exist, and were only invented because capitalism.</small>" '''Fact:''' * You can make any food non-perishable just by dehydrating it. The shelf life could easily be few years{{x|The food lasts until its natural oils start to go rancid from oxidation; antioxidants tend to lengthen the shelf life a bit; saturated fats tend to last longer tha...")
- 21:14, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Alcohol resealing/draft (Created page with "* problem: people order expensive bottle at the club; at the end of the night, cant carry home bc it's open; bars dont allow take-home for same reason; so people chug it all before leaving; this leads to alcohol poisoning, drunk driving, or violence (depending on the character of the people involved). TODO: link to court case examples * solution: government-approved seal to put on bottles etc; as long as it's not broken you can carry it outside again. * opposing view: pe...")
- 21:10, 11 February 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Misc (Created page with "This is a page for important facts that need to be placed somewhere. Understanding other pages' content might depend on knowing them. Most of these are brief "one-line facts" too short to be their own page.")
- 00:10, 27 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:irfb1.jpg (Iron redox flow battery. Source: [https://www.energy-storage.news/all-iron-flow-battery-maker-ess-inc-launches-configurable-megawatt-scale-product/ 'All-iron' flow battery maker ESS Inc launches ‘configurable’ megawatt-scale product] <q>ESS Inc’s Energy Warehouse (pictured) is a 75kW / 500kWh containerised system. The new range will start at 3MW power capacity and between six and 16 hours of storage duration. Image: ESS Inc via Facebook, cropped for the site by Andy Colthorpe.</q>)
- 00:10, 27 January 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:irfb1.jpg (Iron redox flow battery. Source: [https://www.energy-storage.news/all-iron-flow-battery-maker-ess-inc-launches-configurable-megawatt-scale-product/ 'All-iron' flow battery maker ESS Inc launches ‘configurable’ megawatt-scale product] <q>ESS Inc’s Energy Warehouse (pictured) is a 75kW / 500kWh containerised system. The new range will start at 3MW power capacity and between six and 16 hours of storage duration. Image: ESS Inc via Facebook, cropped for the site by Andy Colthorpe.</q>)
- 23:28, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lead-acid batteries (Created page with "Lead-acid batteries are an older technology used mostly as car batteries (gasoline-powered cars, to start the engine). Could they help solve the energy storage problem? ===Viability=== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for lead |Maybe an issue |- |Toxicity |Probably an issue |- |#Suitable for electric vehicles? |Unknown |- |Charge/discharge losses |Inferior to other battery types |- |#Good enough for DIY projects? |Probably |} ==Need for lead== Lead is usually...")
- 22:52, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Flywheels (Created page with "Flywheels are a proposed solution to part of the energy storage problem. Flywheels store energy mechanically by spinning a heavy rotor at high speeds. This has been implemented before, both inside vehicles {{x|but not necessarily storing enough energy to power the vehicle for more than a few kilometers at best}} ''and'' in stationary electrical systems {{x|with a much higher specific energy}}. ===Viability=== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for iron |Not too bad |-...")
- 22:28, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Iron redox flow batteries (Created page with "thumb Iron redox flow batteries (IRFBs) are gigantic batteries made of molten iron. Each one is about the size of a shipping container, and could store energy for hundreds of homes.<!-- TODO: confirm whether "hundreds" is actually the proper estimate --> This is a possible solution to ''part'' of the energy storage problem - to smooth out the intermittency of wind and solar power. ===Chemistry and physics=== This section is incomplete...")
- 18:40, 26 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Lithium-ion batteries (Created page with "Lithium-ion batteries are some of the most commonly used batteries today. But are they a good solution to the energy storage problem? Short answer: no. ====Concerns==== {|class="wikitable" |#Need for cobalt |Major problem |- |#Need for lithium |Minor problem |- |#Energy in manufacturing |Manageable |- |Recycling |Probably solvable |- |Performance in winter |Manageable |} ==Need for cobalt== Suppose all vehicles ran on lithium-ion batteries: {{dp |ev.bat...")
- 16:51, 22 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Thorium (Created page with "Thorium is a mineral found in the Earth. It could potentially be used for nuclear power, if the right innovations happen. Breeder reactors would be required. ==External links== * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uv6qt45lXDM Revisiting Thorium Energy - The Future of Nuclear Power?] (video) * [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElulEJruhRQ Thorium and the Future of Nuclear Energy] (video) * [https://world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/...")
- 14:23, 22 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Breeder reactors (Created page with "Uranium occurs in nature as a mix of isotopes: uranium-235 (0.7%) and uranium-238 (99.3%). This proportion does not vary within the Earth's crust. * Today's nuclear reactors <small>(not breeder reactors)</small> can only get their energy from uranium-235 (U235). {{x|Technically the nuclear reactions are a bit more complex than that, but still limited by the scarcity of U235.}} * Breeder reactors can also get energy from the more abundant uranium-238 (U238). Breeder...")
- 02:25, 22 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Disclaimer (Created page with "<small style="position:absolute; right:0.1em; border:1px solid #CCC">{{{1}}}</small>")
- 02:08, 22 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Electric vehicles/energy (Created page with "Suppose all vehicles were a certain type, how much energy would be needed worldwide? {|class="wikitable" style="margin-bottom:0; padding-bottom:0" !Vehicle type !Powering the vehicles !Manufacturing the vehicles |- |Battery electric vehicles |1.08 terawatts |Status quo + 0.15 terawatts |- |Fuel cell vehicles |2.30 terawatts |unknown |- |Status quo <small>(fossil fuel vehicles, mostly)</small> |3.38 terawatts equivalent |unkn...")
- 22:44, 21 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Electric vehicles (Created page with "Most road vehicles currently run on gasoline or diesel fuel, which cause climate change. One ''possible solution'' is to make vehicles electric. This comes with new challenges that aren't solved yet. ==Generating enough electricity== The vehicles would add an extra load on the power grid. ''How much'' electricity depends on whether the vehicles run on batteries or fuel cells. See this chart. The world ''already'' struggles to generate enough electricit...")
- 15:17, 19 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Banner (Created page with "<div style="border:3px solid #FF0; box-shadow:0 0 1em black"><div style="border:3px solid #00F; font-size:111%">{{{1}}}</div></div>")
- 13:14, 16 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Research:Reduce mineral content of fuel cells (Created page with "Fuel cell vehicles need too many platinum-group metals (PGMs). Some scientists are working on ways to reduce the amount of PGMs, or even eliminate them completely. Hopefully they wouldn't have to be replaced with ''other'' rare minerals. ==Links== * [https://fuelcellsworks.com/news/bosch-fuel-cells-need-1-10-platinum-used-in-current-fuel-cells/ Bosch Fuel Cells need 1/10 platinum used in current fuel cells] * [https://eandt.theiet.org/content/articles/2020/08/hydrog...")
- 18:19, 15 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page 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...")
- 10:17, 14 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:RooftopSolar1.jpg (Solar panels being installed on a house roof Source: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/how-rooftop-solar-pv-can-help-turn-the-gas-valves-off/ Photographer: Bell Ka Pang)
- 10:17, 14 January 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:RooftopSolar1.jpg (Solar panels being installed on a house roof Source: https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy/opinion/how-rooftop-solar-pv-can-help-turn-the-gas-valves-off/ Photographer: Bell Ka Pang)
- 08:49, 14 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar cars (Created page with "How much would it help to have solar panels built into an electric car? {{dp |<nowiki>car_top.area</nowiki> |<nowiki>2.5 m^2</nowiki> |<nowiki>Surface area of a typical car's roof + hood + trunk</nowiki> |<nowiki></nowiki> }} {{dp |<nowiki>solar_panel.efficiency</nowiki> |<nowiki>17%</nowiki> |<nowiki>Efficiency of an average solar panel</nowiki> |<nowiki>Some solar panels are more efficient than this, but they tend to be expensive and contain more rare metals.</now...")
- 07:06, 14 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:GasStationRooftopSolar1.jpg (Solar panels on a gas station roof. ''No brand-specific endorsement intended.'' Image source: https://lumossolar.com/solar-gas-station-canopy/)
- 07:06, 14 January 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:GasStationRooftopSolar1.jpg (Solar panels on a gas station roof. ''No brand-specific endorsement intended.'' Image source: https://lumossolar.com/solar-gas-station-canopy/)
- 06:59, 14 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Rooftop solar/gas stations (Created page with "A gas station roof is potentially a good place to put solar panels. frame ==Viability== In peak sunlight, how long would it take to provide a full charge: {{calc |ev.battery / (sunlight_peak solar_panel.efficiency gas_station_roof.area) |minutes }} <small>Caveats:</small> {{p|- Might take longer due to some minor energy losses. Should <code>li_ion.charge_discharge_efficiency</code> be factored in?<br />- The more solar/challang...")
- 03:58, 12 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page File:GHG-Emissions-By-Sector-1200px.webp (Greenhouse gas emissions by sector Source: [//ourworldindata.org])
- 03:58, 12 January 2023 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:GHG-Emissions-By-Sector-1200px.webp (Greenhouse gas emissions by sector Source: [//ourworldindata.org])
- 12:33, 6 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solein (Created page with "Solein is food made from air and energy. Yes, this [http://www.solein.com actually exists]. ==Viability== Solein is '''not''' scaleable: * the machinery requires too many rare minerals, especially platinum. Read more * the energy requirements are too high for what can be produced without fossil fuels. Read more ==Nutrition== Solein is a complete protein. ==Yields== If the energy comes from solar panels, the ''protein per acre'' would...") Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 16:06, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hydroelectricity (Redirected page to Hydro) Tags: New redirect Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 15:19, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Fossil fuels/oil energy (Created page with "Most road vehicles are currently powered by gasoline and diesel, both of which come from refining crude oil. Other industrial processes are also powered by diesel. How does all this look in terms of energy units? {{dp |<nowiki>crude_oil.production</nowiki> |<nowiki>4439 million tonnes/year</nowiki> |<nowiki>Global production of crude oil</nowiki> |<nowiki>Using data from 2019</nowiki><br /><nowiki> Source: Key World Energy Statistics 2020 (IEA report)</nowiki> }} {{d...")
- 03:07, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Energy demand (Redirected page to Energy demand scenarios) Tag: New redirect
- 02:52, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Solar challenge 1 to Solar/challenge 1 without leaving a redirect (Subpage makes more sense)
- 02:49, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Tradeoffs of scale (Created page with "There are both '''economies of scale''' and '''diseconomies of scale'''. It can be tempting to fall into an ''ideological trap'' of unconditionally favoring either centralization or decentralization. But it helps to know how the benefits of small-scale vs large-scale do depend on the problem to be solved. ==Examples of tradeoffs== ''This page is incomplete.''")
- 02:36, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Microfactories (Created page with "The tradeoffs of scale have traditionally favored large factories. But it's possible that smaller-scale more-decentralized production might be better in some ways. ''This page is currently incomplete.''")
- 02:18, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Template:En (Created page with "<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>ELABORATION needed<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>")
- 02:15, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs moved page Hydropower to Hydro (Want to make short pagenames the standard i.e. solar, hydro, wind, nuclear)
- 02:00, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar challenge 1 (Created page with "This is the first challenge presented on the main solar page: How to manufacture enough solar panels without destroying the planet. ==Requirements== Requirements are currently listed on the main solar page. {{x|I might move them to here instead - but for now, I don't want to have to keep the same content updated in 2 places.}} ==Candidates== It might be possible to manufacture a solar panel made of mostly: * Monocrystalline or polycrystalline silicon * Aluminiu...")
- 01:45, 3 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Solar (Created page with "Solar power uses the sun as an energy source. ==Types== * Photovoltaics (PV) (solar panels) - generate electricity * Solar thermal panels - use sunlight to directly heat air or water, without involving electricity * Concentrated solar - produce high heat by focusing enough sunlight into one area. The heat can be then used for generating electricity or for industrial processes. <!-- TALK: maybe also mention here: * combined photovoltaic+thermal panels...")
- 23:37, 2 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page New hydro (Created page with "How much new hydropower can be built? Where is it viable? This is a page for some answers. New hydro opportunities might be split into 2 general categories: # Places where hydropower hasn't been ''economically'' viable, even though it's ''geographically'' viable. This might be the case in some developing nations.{{rn}} # Places where hydropower is ''already'' built and powering the local grid, but ''more'' power would be needed if people switch to electric vehicle...")
- 23:09, 2 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Hydropower (Created page with "Hydropower uses the motion of water (typically rivers) to generate electricity. This is overall a green source of energy<!-- TODO: expand on this --> but is only available in ''some'' parts of the world.{{qn}} Most hydro power plants that can be built, already have been - with some exceptions.")
- 22:51, 2 January 2023 Elie talk contribs created page Baseload (Created page with "The term "baseload" refers to electricity that has to be available 24/7. This is a challenge for intermittent energy sources like solar and wind. ==How much baseload power do we need?== Most optimistically, only about 10% of global energy has to be baseload. The other 90% consists of ''industry'', ''road vehicles'', ''heating'', etc. In principle, these could run entirely on energy from peak-supply times of day. For example in a mostly-solar scenario...")
- 20:12, 30 December 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Electric vehicles/fossil fuel powered (Created page with "If electric vehicles are powered with electricity that was generated by fossil fuels, is it worse for the environment than just driving a gas car? {{dp |<nowiki>electric_car.efficiency</nowiki> |<nowiki>100 miles per 34.6 kWh</nowiki> |<nowiki>The "gas mileage" equivalent for an average electric car.</nowiki> |<nowiki>Average Electric Car kWh Per Mile [Results From 231 EVs]</nowiki><br /><nowiki> ecocostsavings.com › average-electric-car-kwh-per-mile </nowiki>...")
- 02:32, 28 December 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Heat pumps (Created page with "An electric heat pump is one way to heat a building. It works a lot like air conditioning but in reverse: The hot air goes indoors; the cold air goes outdoors. Heat pumps are '''more energy-efficient''' than electric heaters.{{qn}} ==Research needed for this page== * ''How much'' more energy-efficient can a heat pump be? ** How does this depend on outdoor temperature? * How much energy does it typically take to ''manufacture and install'' a heat pump? *...")
- 01:43, 28 December 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Rooftop solar (Created page with "Rooftops are a good place to put solar panels, because: * They are close to where the energy is typically used. * They need no extra land (unlike solar farms). That's an environmental footprint avoided. '''Summary:''' * In most cases, rooftop solar ''could'' provide enough energy for '''homes''', other '''buildings''', and '''charging''' electric vehicles. ** Exception: heating in cold parts of the world ** Exception: high-density cities * '''Ha...")
- 23:31, 27 December 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Solar panel minerals (Created page with "It takes minerals to make solar panels. Some minerals are scarce. This might be an issue if we want to scale up green energy enough to replace fossil fuels. What we need is a full chart of all minerals (and their quantities) involved in all solar panel technologies. Apparently this doesn't exist on the internet already, so we have to make it ourselves. The tables below are currently a work-in-progress. The 3rd column of the tables below is based on a sc...")
- 22:51, 27 December 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Rn (Created page with "<sup><nowiki>[</nowiki>research needed<nowiki>]</nowiki></sup>")
- 06:40, 24 December 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Calc:If all vehicles were electric (Created page with "Suppose we keep the status quo of transportation,<!--car culture--> but make all vehicles electric. This raises some basic questions: * How much electricity would we need to power all the vehicles? * How much energy would it take to manufacture vehicles - both in the short term and long term? * Which critical minerals would we need, and how much of each? * Could the minerals be recycled from vehicles at their end-of-life? ==Powering the vehicles== Electric cars are...")
- 09:51, 30 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Code:fullscreen main.h (Created page with "C header for easy OpenGL programming. Gets rid of most boilerplate code. ==Code== <syntaxhighlight lang="c"> ** Elie's OpenGL wrapper Creates a fullscreen vsync'd context with game-style access to keyboard & mouse. Version 1.1 **: #pragma once // This header file implements main(). // Here are the functions you must define in your own code: void init(); void draw(); void done(); /** Notes: * * The init() function is called once at startup. This is the place...")
- 09:45, 30 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page File:font.data-uint8-1004x19 (Bitmapped font file used by Code:text-quads.h)
- 09:45, 30 November 2022 Elie talk contribs uploaded File:font.data-uint8-1004x19 (Bitmapped font file used by Code:text-quads.h)
- 09:36, 30 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Code:text-quads.h (Created page with "<syntaxhighlight lang="c"> // text-quads.h // Functions for drawing text in OpenGL, using textured quads. #define TQ_TEXTURE_WIDTH 1004 #define TQ_TEXTURE_HEIGHT 19 #define TQ_TEXTURE_FILENAME "font.data-uint8-1004x19" // DEPENDENCY: This texture file. /* Copyright 2022, Elie Goldman Smith This program is FREE SOFTWARE: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either ver...")
- 09:34, 30 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Code:nodes.c (Created page with "<syntaxhighlight lang="c"> /*** This is my new graph nodes program. I don't know what to call it yet. To compile: gcc nodes.c -o nodes -ffast-math -O -lm -lGL -lglut -lpthread This program has runtime dependencies: File in working directory: "font.data-uint8-1004x19" Installed packages: 'zenity' and 'leafpad' Copyright 2022, Elie Goldman Smith This program is FREE SOFTWARE: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General...")
- 04:39, 11 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page File talk:food-funnel.png (Created page with "==This diagram doesn't currently include fish.== Here's one way that fish could maybe be included in future versions of this diagram: * The top part would be renamed from 'crops harvested' to 'production primary', and would include ''wild-caught'' fish. * The 'animal feed' would include any human-edible calories fed to ''farmed'' fish. * The 'animal products' produced would include the ''farmed'' fish. To put things in perspective, seafood contributes about 12g protein/d...")
- 20:01, 9 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Minerals (Created page with "In pursuit of green energy technology, we need a significant amount of scarce metals. [https://www.iea.org/reports/the-role-of-critical-minerals-in-clean-energy-transitions/mineral-requirements-for-clean-energy-transitions This article] is a good start, but we should try to quantify the situation more rigorously for "full replacement of fossil fuel energy" scenarios.")
- 06:39, 8 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Zero food-feed competition (Created page with "Cows, goats and sheep can digest fibre and use it as calories. These animals can thus eat a few things that don't compete with food production: # Crop residues (also known as biomass waste) which are the fibrous leftover parts of food crops we have to grow anyway. # Grass from pasture lands. This feed can't be eaten by humans, chickens, or pigs. {{x|Except in very small quantities for roughage only. Humans, chickens and pigs can't extract any s...")
- 21:35, 4 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Why Bitcoin's energy usage is directly proportional to its price (Created page with "By design, bitcoin mining pays out exactly 6.25 BTC, every 10 minutes - to someone, somewhere in the world. {{x|In practice, this usually gets split between many people in a mining pool.}} The more "work" a miner does, the greater their chances of getting these bitcoins. The network automatically adjusts the mining difficulty. If mining is too hard, it would be so unprofitable that everyone would stop mining - this would cause the mining difficulty to automatically...")
- 21:33, 4 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Talk:Wind (Created page with "==Sulfur hexafluoride== wind power uses sf6? * what's it for: electrical switching apparently * how much is it currently using * how much more would it currently use if wind or solar powered the world * total ghg per terajoule: is it at least better than coal? * any alternatives? ~~~~")
- 06:42, 4 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Wiki for a better world:Redesigns (Created page with "This page is for ways the wiki could be completely redesigned. ==Wiki engine== make a new wiki engine * use case ** ultra short "pages" that heavily link to each other ** the whole wiki as one gigantic directed graph (flow chart style) * text node ** displayed as a rounded square *** zooming in increases width but left-right-clamped to screen *** if (width clamped) height = whatever needed for text. but also adjusted so the text doesnt suddenly shift vertically when you...")
- 02:41, 4 November 2022 Elie talk contribs created page Drug legalization (Created page with "==Dilution== One method to legalize harder drugs (such as cocaine, MDMA, heroin, methamphetamine, etc) it to have them sold ''only'' in diluted form, in regulated drinks: * The dosage should be low enough that it's impossible to overdose without consuming at least 5 litres (which is impossible for any stomach to hold at once). * The drink should not be flavored or labelled in a way that appeals to children. <!-- TODO: idea needs expansion --> This is very similar to how...")