[extropy-chat] Trees and EVs

[Mike Lorrey]

--- Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> wrote:

> 
> Better: insulate your house. Put good passive absorbers on the roof
> for heating your water. Build a winter garden, and other means for
> passive solar heating.
> 
> Use efficient burners. Use hydrogen-rich fossil fuels (methane), or
> renewables (there are now new clean wood powder burners, etc).
> 
> Use energy-efficient household machines.
> 
> This gives the best ROI. Everything beyond that is going to cost you
> more, and give you increasingly diminishing returns (some local
> variations like geothermia and microhydro or subsidized PV ignored
> on purpose).
> 
> Planting trees is a good idea on its own, though.

Planting stands of trees to the north of your home reduces winter
termal losses by creating natural windbreaks (particularly coniferous
growth). 

Planting around the south (eventually) results in summer shading of the
home, reducing A/C load. Make the south planting maple and you have a
food source....

=====
Mike Lorrey
Vice-Chair, 2nd District, Libertarian Party of NH
"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom.
It is the argument of tyrants; it is the creed of slaves."
                                      -William Pitt (1759-1806) 
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