Comments on: Our Plan and Progress http://10yearchallenge.com Suburban homesteading & fossil fuel reduction: Fruits, berries, vegetables, chickens, goats, and mason bees Mon, 21 May 2012 17:18:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Derek van Veen http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-3710 Mon, 21 May 2012 17:18:53 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-3710 Currently the Jenn-Air has two strikes on it (the control board has failed and been replaced twice at an obscene cost for what it does). The third strike will result in it being replaced with a new range. We may just go induction when (not if) this happens…although I’m not too fond of the need to replace pots & pans as I have some non-induction-compliant pans that I like very much, thank you.

]]> By: 10yearchallenge http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-3602 Fri, 11 May 2012 17:50:26 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-3602 Hello Rich,
Thanks for the book recommendation. We’ll check it out. We’d be happy to have you link to our blog and we’ll check out your blog as well.
Sandy

]]> By: willrichjou http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-3599 Fri, 11 May 2012 12:40:58 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-3599 Good for you Sandy and Derek. I’m also working to go green here in Orlando Florida. I was inspired after reading a book by Jeremy Rifkin I’d like to recommend: The Third Industrial Revolution. There are some good big picture ideas in there. Would you mind if I linked to your site from my blog?

]]> By: A day in the slow life | The 10 Year Challenge http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-1075 Sun, 10 Oct 2010 02:34:09 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-1075 [...] goats, and mason bees Skip to content HomeAbout UsAl Gore’s 10 Year ChallengeOur Plan and Progress ← Speckled cranberry beans [...]

]]> By: Opt Out En Masse http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-516 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:40:44 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-516 Did you see that PSE is offering a new Smart Meter to the first 600 customers who sign up? A Seattle-area permaculture friend just told me about it this week. I think it allows you tell tell exactly what appliance is pulling what level of juice out of your meter so you can make adjustments.

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]]> By: Here comes the rain: Barrels, clotheslines, firing up the furnace, and chocolate zucchini bread « The Zero Fossil Fuel 10 Year Challenge http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-87 Sun, 21 Sep 2008 04:47:17 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-87 [...] Our Zero Fossil Fuel Plan and Progress [...]

]]> By: 10yearchallenge http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-79 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:23:56 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-79 Hi Roger,

I was interested in going with induction last year when we were buying a new stove. Derek nixed the idea because he likes fire. This was before we both started becoming more enlightened about energy consumption, so I think if we were to make that decision today it would likely be different. It’s definitely something I’ll keep in mind for the future.

Sandy

]]> By: Roger http://10yearchallenge.com/our-zero-fossil-fuel-plan-and-progress/#comment-78 Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:01:44 +0000 http://10yearchallenge.wordpress.com/?page_id=109#comment-78 Sandy,
One more step to reduce your total enery footprint would be to replace your gas cooktop with an induction one. Gas cooktops are typically about 50% efficient and induction is 90% to 95% efficient. Induction has the control of gas without the waste heat going up the vent. Downside is your pots and pans have to be iron or steel.

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