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Better Actions micro-post #2

Better Actions micro-post #2

Try to cut your shower time. A typical 8 minute hot shower will use ~ 10,000 BTU’s of energy. If a person were to shower once a day and cut their shower time by 4 minutes, they would save over 1.8 million BTU’s per year. For perspective that’s the equivalent…
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Better Engineering micro-post #2

Better Engineering micro-post #2

A lot of big talk on measures to combat climate change yet some relatively simple engineering could make an enormous difference. Even with a huge adoption of electric vehicles, there will be more ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles in the future than there are today! Rather than complicated Engineering to…
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Better Influence micro-post #1

Better Influence micro-post #1

With the state of affairs these days, we can all use some better influence. Here’s a simple question to consider. Aren’t we all at least to some degree a product of our environment? We all have the ability to make the environment of others better. Why not do a nice…
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Better Actions micro-post #1

Better Actions micro-post #1

Without thinking, we do so many things that use up resources and add to pollution for nothing. Just a simple action can make a difference. Let’s consider turning off unused lights. Did you know a 60 watt lightbulb on for 1 hour will burn 1 cubic inch of coal or…
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Better Engineering Micro Post #1

Better Engineering Micro Post #1

Wasted water is wasted energy which produces pollution for nothing! A lot of big talk on measures to combat climate change yet some relatively simple engineering could make an enormous difference. Let’s consider the typical household shower. The majority of us turn on the shower and wait until the hot…
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Climate Change Debate Micro Post #1

Climate Change Debate Micro Post #1

Is climate change a fraud, a big problem, or something in between? Regardless of your belief, wouldn’t you agree that producing pollution for nothing is not good. A long list of examples when it comes to pollution for nothing but let’s consider junk mail for this post. This is the…
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