Other People’s Content

On this page I will be posting interesting links and data that I’ve encountered on my travels

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  1. falconeri Says:

    February 28, 2009 at 13:04

    Saul Griffith & Co’s Energy Footprint Calculator
    http://www.wattzon.com

    Really well designed and put together.
    According to their Embodied Energy Database the place that I need to be concentrating on if I want to reduce my overall energy demand is my government. That’s right the UK’s government uses almost twice as much energy on my behalf than I do myself.

    I’ve asked to see the group’s methodology but not had any reply yet. There is some discussion within the page’s forums about how they calculate some of the energy demand figures used in the calculator, but no consolidated methodology.
    That’s understandable, after all they have IP to protect, however they are also asking for contributions to their database of energy consumption which makes me think about how everyone who contributes knows how to contribute in a consistent manner.

    Saul’s talks are on the web in a couple of places and well worth a watch

    http://fora.tv/2009/01/16/Saul_Griffith_Climate_Change_Recalculated#chapter_01

    http://www.poptech.org/popcasts/

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  2. falconeri Says:

    April 7, 2009 at 08:45

    Interesting things going on with cement these days. Can it be used to sequester CO2 ?
    Can its own impact be reduced ?

    http://climateprogress.org/2009/04/02/calera-caldeira-green-cement-carbon-co2/

    http://rktron.com/major-c02-reductions-for-the-cement-industry

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  3. falconeri Says:

    April 1, 2010 at 08:07

    If you want a one stop shop for a whizz around the energy system take a look at;
    http://needtoknow.nas.edu/energy/

    OK, its American, so the numerical data isn’t 100% relevant to UK or European lifestyles, but its not so far off that the site isn’t useful in the graphical form that its laid out in here.

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