Comments for Visualize Whirled Peas http://river2sea72.wordpress.com Tue, 13 May 2008 19:14:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU Comment on Knowledge is Power by steve http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/knowledge-is-power-2/#comment-1740 steve Tue, 06 May 2008 17:13:26 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/?p=110#comment-1740 It turns out that you buy energy - there are a variety of units, but calories, BTUs, and watt-hrs are the most familiar. Power turns out to be the rate at which energy is used. Familiar units are horsepower and watts. So a 100 watt light bulb uses 100 watts of power. If you run it for an hour it used 100 watt-hrs of energy. For a day it is 2400 watt-hrs or 2.4 kilowatt-hrs. A person who burns about 2300 calories of energy a day is the equivalent of 100 watts of power --- so most people use power at the rate of a 100 watt light bulb. It is good to understand these things so as to know how much energy you are using. We did a careful audit in our about and about 10 percent of the power was being used by the "standby" feature on electronics around the house. By putting all of our electronics on power switches, replacing our old refrigerator, replacing our desktop computer with a laptop and moving to CF bulbs in most of the house, we were able to drop to about half of our previous usage. It turns out that you buy energy - there are a variety of units, but calories, BTUs, and watt-hrs are the most familiar. Power turns out to be the rate at which energy is used. Familiar units are horsepower and watts.

So a 100 watt light bulb uses 100 watts of power. If you run it for an hour it used 100 watt-hrs of energy. For a day it is 2400 watt-hrs or 2.4 kilowatt-hrs.

A person who burns about 2300 calories of energy a day is the equivalent of 100 watts of power — so most people use power at the rate of a 100 watt light bulb.

It is good to understand these things so as to know how much energy you are using. We did a careful audit in our about and about 10 percent of the power was being used by the “standby” feature on electronics around the house.

By putting all of our electronics on power switches, replacing our old refrigerator, replacing our desktop computer with a laptop and moving to CF bulbs in most of the house, we were able to drop to about half of our previous usage.

]]> Comment on Crocheted plastic bag evening bag by Serpico http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/crocheted-plastic-bag-evening-bag/#comment-1727 Serpico Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:12:51 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/crocheted-plastic-bag-evening-bag/#comment-1727 Well, its a good thing indeed...... please visit us in a just started campaign against the plastic bags.... www.noalabolsa.blogspot.com [No A La Bolsa] thx and please post a comment... Well, its a good thing indeed…… please visit us in a just started campaign against the plastic bags….

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]]> Comment on Finding Local, Organic Food by Rhett http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/finding-local-organic-food/#comment-1720 Rhett Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:01:06 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-1720 CSA season in South Florida is just now winding down. Our big growing season is the winter...in the summer, it's too hot to grow a lot of vegetables. It should be fruit season now, but our CSA stopped its summer fruit program...waaaah! I honestly don't know what I'm going to do with myself now that I have to go back to buying produce as-needed. I also feel a little bit like I should have done better preserving our leftovers. It makes me wonder how the original Floridians dealt with not being able to get vegetables in the summer. CSA season in South Florida is just now winding down. Our big growing season is the winter…in the summer, it’s too hot to grow a lot of vegetables. It should be fruit season now, but our CSA stopped its summer fruit program…waaaah!

I honestly don’t know what I’m going to do with myself now that I have to go back to buying produce as-needed. I also feel a little bit like I should have done better preserving our leftovers. It makes me wonder how the original Floridians dealt with not being able to get vegetables in the summer.

]]> Comment on Finding Local, Organic Food by river2sea72 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/finding-local-organic-food/#comment-1719 river2sea72 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:42:28 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-1719 Thanks for your comment green4u! I'll definitely check out your blog. Thanks for your comment green4u! I’ll definitely check out your blog.

]]> Comment on Finding Local, Organic Food by green4u http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/finding-local-organic-food/#comment-1718 green4u Thu, 03 Apr 2008 13:35:40 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/?p=107#comment-1718 Finding a local farmers market can be pretty tough in certain parts of the country. You can call your local municipalities to find out if they have issued any permits or are running farmers markets. I put some more helpful tips on how to find a farmers market on my blog http://green4u.wordpress.com I cannot agree more with river2sea72 post though buy locally!! Finding a local farmers market can be pretty tough in certain parts of the country. You can call your local municipalities to find out if they have issued any permits or are running farmers markets. I put some more helpful tips on how to find a farmers market on my blog

http://green4u.wordpress.com

I cannot agree more with river2sea72 post though buy locally!!

]]> Comment on Crock of Energy Use? by Panhandle Jane http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/crock-of-energy-use/#comment-1716 Panhandle Jane Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:21:12 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/05/14/crock-of-energy-use/#comment-1716 I use both a pressure cooker and a crock pot, but for different things. I even make chili in the pressure cooker, but there are some things that just require the slower cooking, I think, for the flavors to blend properly. I use both a pressure cooker and a crock pot, but for different things. I even make chili in the pressure cooker, but there are some things that just require the slower cooking, I think, for the flavors to blend properly.

]]> Comment on Your coal footprint visualized by river2sea72 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/your-coal-footprint-visualized/#comment-1705 river2sea72 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:13:34 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-1705 The good thing is, the more you learn about the impact of your actions, the more you can take actions to reduce your impact. I encourage you to read, and learn, and take positive action. The good thing is, the more you learn about the impact of your actions, the more you can take actions to reduce your impact. I encourage you to read, and learn, and take positive action.

]]> Comment on Your coal footprint visualized by jeneflower http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2008/02/25/your-coal-footprint-visualized/#comment-1704 jeneflower Wed, 05 Mar 2008 12:55:50 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/?p=103#comment-1704 The more I read about the damage my actions have been causing over the years (from shopping at Walmart, to eating hamburgers, to owning an extra fridge, to throwing away my old VCR's and commuting long distances to work) the worse it gets. I don't think I even want to read about how I am contributing to mountain tops being chopped off. I am sure it's true, I just can't get myself to read about it. The more I read about the damage my actions have been causing over the years (from shopping at Walmart, to eating hamburgers, to owning an extra fridge, to throwing away my old VCR’s and commuting long distances to work) the worse it gets. I don’t think I even want to read about how I am contributing to mountain tops being chopped off. I am sure it’s true, I just can’t get myself to read about it.

]]> Comment on Crocheted plastic bag evening bag by river2sea72 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/crocheted-plastic-bag-evening-bag/#comment-1703 river2sea72 Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:39:40 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/crocheted-plastic-bag-evening-bag/#comment-1703 Nanna: Here is a link to a <a href="http://hellejorgensen.typepad.com/gooseflesh/2007/02/plastic_bag_yar.html" rel="nofollow">tutorial on how to make "yarn" from plastic begs</a>. Best wishes. Nanna: Here is a link to a tutorial on how to make “yarn” from plastic begs.

Best wishes.

]]> Comment on Crocheted plastic bag evening bag by Nanna Brenda http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/crocheted-plastic-bag-evening-bag/#comment-1702 Nanna Brenda Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:03:29 +0000 http://river2sea72.wordpress.com/2007/03/27/crocheted-plastic-bag-evening-bag/#comment-1702 I would love to know if there is a way to cute these plastic bags to make it simple and right size to deal with. I love this site. I would love to know if there is a way to cute these plastic bags to make it simple and right size to deal with. I love this site.

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