Monthly Archives: October 2006

Heat. Heating water is 19% on avergae, and heating your home is 51%. The good news is space heating dropped by 15% over the last 20 years. Global Warming? Probably insulation. For your information, Btu is short for British thermal … Continue reading →

Your burning curiosity to know the amount of fossil fuels that we consume in the US for electricity is now satisfied. Seems like a lot to me… Period Coal (000′s Tons) Petroleum (000′s Barrels) Natural Gas (000′s Mcf) Other Gases … Continue reading →

1 year of electricity in the United States. The EIA claims that the US has a whopping 270.7 Billion tons of known coal reserves, which costs (as of this writing) about $27.50 per ton for utilities. The EIA also estimates … Continue reading →

There is a device that will tell you how much electricity all of your active, semi-active, and dormant appliances use. Muhhahahahaaa! Um, wait, it also uses electricity. Dang. Well, it’s a good start towards understanding your world.

Nowhere in the US last year. It actually leaked out of appliances in standby and flashing digital clocks. Well, what can you say? 5% of electricity use goes right to power leaks in plugged in equipment. Devices just sap up … Continue reading →

Hygene. Yep. Isn’t it ironic that drinking and cooking is 5% of your water use, while flushing is 40%. When you throw in bathing at 30%, hygene in the United States clears a clean 70% of your water usage. Makes … Continue reading →

Mouths to feed ever day on Earth. That is one big feast. I cobbled together a little population counter with an accuracy of + or – 50 million. I guess that you could call that a rounding error or Sau … Continue reading →

Lost in transmission. Power plants are often far away from residential homes, and between 7.2% and 7.4% of power on average is lost during the journey. In other words, 1 out of 14 units of power is a cost of … Continue reading →

Imagine if everone in the modernized world cut their consumption of energy and production of waste by 10%. There are a lot of people on the planet… Current world population (estimated): . Here are some ideas to get started at … Continue reading →

From Coal. 86.2% of utility power produced in the United States comes from the dark and dirty fuel of coal. Coal just has a bad public image: the mine explosions, black lung, and bogs. Coal may need a new PR … Continue reading →