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Seal Your Ducts
Much of the following information is provided on the website of RCD Corporation and has been reprinted here with their permission. Duct Sealing FAQ Why is sealing ductwork important? Leaky ductwork can...
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Measure the drag coefficient of your car
Purpose The purpose of this experiment is to determine your vehicle’s drag coefficient Cd and coefficient of rolling resistance Crr. This is done by measuring your vehicle’s speed as a function of time...
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The 100 mile diet
Just in case anyone out there is living in a cave and hasn’t heard of “The 100 Mile Diet” yet or “Plenty” as it’s been titled in the US, it is the true story of one couple’s quest to eat only locally...
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Express yourself with a sign
When you go to the effort to promote any cause visibly on your own property it demonstrates a passion for what you believe that can’t be conveyed by other means. The simple act of creating a permanent...
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Solar attic: initial temperature data
Last fall I had the roof on my home replaced. My friend Steve did most of the work. As part of the project I decided to install some transparent polycarbonate panels (rather than shingles) over a south...
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BC’s Carbon Tax – So close yet so far.
On July 1, 2008 the BC government plans to institute a carbon tax of $10/tonne of GHG emissions on the sale of most fossil fuels in BC. This tax will increase by $5/tonne for each of the next four...
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The story of stuff
Annie Leonard is a board member of the International Forum on Globalization who recently created a short film, The Story of Stuff. From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in...
View ArticleDon’t waste your BC carbon tax rebate
This year the BC government will institute a carbon tax of $10/tonne of GHG emissions on the sale of most fossil fuels in BC increasing to $30/tonne by 2012. The tax will be accompanied by a...
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Campbell Selling Out BC Rivers for Private Power
This post, my first in a while, was triggered by an article I just read by Raif Mair: The Cat is Out of the Bag – BC Private Power Push All About Exports I’ve known for some time that BC Hydro is a net...
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Heat your home with a dehumidifier
A moisture problem We (my wife and I that is) keep the temperature in our home relatively low in winter. As I’m writing this, it’s a balmy 16 degrees C in my living room. My lovely wife is wearing a...
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Rob’s Hypermiling How To Guide 01 – Introduction
This is the first in what I hope will be a series of posts on hypermiling. Expect MUCH more than the typical “Drive slow, accelerate gently, avoid braking… etc., etc., etc.” that you may have heard...
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Rob’s Hypermiling How To Guide 02 – Fuel
This is Chapter 2 in a series of posts on Hypermiling. In Chapter 1 I introduced the concept of energy flow analysis as a systematic way of investigating driving techniques and vehicle modifications...
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Build a rocket stove for home heating
For some time I’ve been considering the best way to deal with a pile of scrap wood that has been growing next to my home, the result of many woodworking and carpentry projects I’ve been involved in...
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John Hearty’s solar water heater
On one of my previous posts, Build a simple solar water heater, I recently received the comment below from a reader named John Hearty who built his own solar water heater following a similar design. I...
View ArticleA vote against Harper is a vote for the environment
With the approaching Canadian federal election (May 2) I’ve heard much debate lately about which party is most worthy of the vote of an environmentally concerned individual. But “Which candidate or...
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Build an electric foundry for melting scrap aluminum
My goal in this project was to make an electric furnace capable of melting scrap aluminum to make castings. The furnace is made from a BBQ propane tank that is cut into two pieces: a base and a lid....
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