Category: Environment
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Tracking Home Energy Use
A decade and a half ago I got a bit tired of hearing how ‘unplug your wall warts’ will somehow save the planet, so I spent a half a day measuring wall warts, lights, computers, electric clothes dryers and other household odds & ends. Hint: Wall warts are not the problem. I’m interested in energy…
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I Finally Bought an EV
We needed a car – one of ours died. Our goal was to find an around town car with low operating & maintenance costs. preferably lightly used and domestically manufactured. A used Chevy Bolt fit the bill. Many have had replaced and re-warrantied battery packs; they have decent range and are reasonably priced. At $0.16…
Michael Janke 