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We only changed all (almost) our incandescent bulbs to florescent and cut our consumption in half. Everything else the same, including walking
out of a room and leaving light on.
Prosper wrote:
> I have had a hobby of trying to cut energy use, and have studied the subject
> for years. I believe that if all crude oil were to suddenly stop coming up
> from wells, that within 6 months for most things and 5 years for some other
> things, methods could be found to eliminate the need for oil. Here is a
> short list of some of the things that could be done that are already proven
> in implementation or concept. This again is a short list, there are many
> other things like gasohol, fuel cells, etc.
>
> Sure a little oil will always be needed for lubrication and for fuel in some
> extreme circumstances but that is a drop in the sea compared to what oil is
> now used.
>
> 1. Put a tax on ordinary light bulbs of 2 to 4 dollars and use the tax money
> to make buying energy efficient fluorescents about the same as the price of
> the ordinary light bulbs with the tax.
>
> 2. Encourage the use of natural lighting.
>
> 3. Encourage the use of LCD monitors and televisions.
>
> 4. Build high efficiency cooling plants that can be 400 times as efficient
> as ordinary refrigeration, and distribute the coolant through pipes to homes
> for air conditioning and refrigeration.
>
> 5. In places where it is infeasible to run coolant install cooling systems
> that come on at night and freeze a large amount of material, like blue ice,
> then during the day air is cooled by the circulating it around the material.
> High efficiency refrigerators that can run off of a single solar panel
> should be encouraged where feasible. Kitchens can be designed to use more
> solar power for cooking in some areas. Toasters can be made to run on gas.
>
> 6. Use small efficient gas Cat heaters in individual rooms for heat instead
> of whole house systems.
>
> 7. Use LCD night lights.
>
> 8. In cold northern areas use bio mass heating, with fuel backups systems in
> ultra efficient buildings.
>
> 9. Maximize hydro electric power generation. Improve dredging techniques so
> that water flow can be maximized and maintained.
>
> 10. Develop vehicles that run on compressed air and or electrical cables
> that can be buried in the freeways. Air can be compressed using solar panels
> running an air compressor in your home and stored for use tomorrow in your
> vehicle while you drive it today.
>
> 11. Develop aircraft that are launched via linear accelerators and fly on
> non oil based fuels.
>
> 12. Develop vacuum pipes for sending freight between cities.
>
> 13. Plastic and glass, and metal containers can be reused just like the old
> days.
>
>
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