Comments on: Climate change is not a fringe issue

By: Doctors on National’s ETS - Public health pays the price « Red Alert

Doctors on National’s ETS - Public health pays the price « Red Alert — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:21:07 +0000

[...] is not a fringe group. They understand that if Kiwis don’t

By: Andrew Straw

Andrew Straw — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:32:49 +0000

As far as clean energy for the future, I’m anxiously awaiting the laser-based fusion test next year at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in the USA.

https://lasers.llnl.gov/about/nif/

Might be good to stay in touch with them so NZ is on the list to get the technology when it is proven.

By: Andrew Straw

Andrew Straw — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 04:27:58 +0000

First thing to do is go around your house and find energy savings. Put socket timers on things so they are really off when they are supposed to be off, and not acting like energy vampires. Two things I did that saved the most money were shutting off the computer downstairs connected to my router. The wireless router will work without the computer attached via ethernet being on. Also, I used the built-in timer on the oil heater to shave off 2 hours each day. Also changed all the lightbulbs to lower wattage (not fluorescent, though–gives me headaches).

Overall, I found 9 kWh per day to save with little sacrifice at all. At 15.83c per kWh, that is $520 per year.

Saving money is nice, but that many kWh turns out to be equivalent to not burning 1.3 tons of coal per year.

By: Spud

Spud — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:56:14 +0000

Moderation?

By: Spud

Spud — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:41:35 +0000

Good on them for getting out there and trying. Now what we need is some good progressive clean technology to make life better.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:40:25 +0000

Ka pai. Thank you for your efforts, we all need to be doing more.

By: Spud

Spud — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 23:35:01 +0000

Good on them for getting out there and trying. Now what we need is some good progressive clean technology to make life better.