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A lot of light, a lot of savings
Very surely we’ve been trying to make our lighting in our house more energy efficient. Our foyer fixture has been on a dimmer for a number of years now, any new fixture we get has CFL bulbs in i… more →
Andrew: Idea Hamster, P.Eng.
a lot of light, a lot of savings
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andrewnetherton wrote 1 year ago: Very surely we’ve been trying to make our lighting in our house more energy efficient. Our foy … more →
automotive challenges I'd like to see
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: During my final year in university, I was a member of the University of Waterloo’s Propane Veh … more →
it wasn't the biodiesel
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: As it turns out, it was not biodiesel that was giving my New Beetle TDI issues. According to the dea … more →
more to learn about biodiesel
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: Updated Nov 13/07: It wasn’t the biodiesel’s fault, after all. I’m going to come r … more →
what is "sustainable land use"?
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: The cohousing group I am a part of, Laurel Creek Commons is developing quite nicely. We’ve app … more →
air compressors at gas stations should be free
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: I’d noticed over the past few days that the tire on our other vehicle was looking a little sof … more →
is fuel economy the right metric?
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: As I recently reported, I’m getting great fuel economy with my New Beetle TDI. Since starting … more →
the diesel numbers are in
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: I’ve now had my New Beetle TDI long enough to fill it with fuel twice. The first fill, after f … more →
banning bottled water
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: The first shot has been fired across the bow of the bottled water industry. Ann Arbor, Michigan, has … more →
local small appliance repair exists!!
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: An acquaintance of mine read my bemoaning our loss of being able to repair products and clued me in … more →
second thoughts on battery rebuilds
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: A long while back I was pondering rebuilding a cordless drill battery pack to revive the powerless, … more →
learn from my mistake: spare fuel filter first, biodiesel second
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: I knew better. I honestly knew better, but one piece of well-intentioned but contrary advice lured m … more →
we're losing our ability to repair
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: Over the past two weeks I have been riding an emotional roller coast thanks to my KitchenAid blender … more →
one last surprise
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: On my drive in to work this morning, I noticed even before I got out of the city that I was getting … more →
"more" sustainable vs. sustainable
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: I am really enjoying writing about the phenomenal fuel economy improvements I’ve been getting … more →
50 mpg!
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: I track my fuel economy on a per-trip basis. Today, on my way home, I managed to coax my vehicle dow … more →
having a capital "G" Green lawn
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: Were I disposed to holding my nose high and telling the world just how good I am, I’d probably … more →
weather & fuel economy
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: Boy, the weather sure does affect fuel economy. Since starting my hypermiling, the weather has chang … more →
tracking fuel economy
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andrewnetherton wrote 2 years ago: Continuing with the fuel efficiency theme for a bit, I felt unsatisfied with my fuel economy estimat … more →
