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 Feb 11 2008, 11:13 AM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 11 2008, 08:43 AM)  Great post! Denmark is a fantastic example of the cost of the switch. I think Europe has it a little easier as far as not increasing consumption just because of the infrastructure. Your point about Japan is interesting as well, because again, it has to do with infrastructure, public transportation, and an overall weaning of the people's reliance. Are you in Copenhagen? Yeah I am in Copenhagen going to school over here at DTU. I'm taking an emerging energies seminar, so we talk about this stuff a lot... --------------------  |
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Feb 11 2008, 11:13 AM
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QUOTE (Jessica @ Feb 11 2008, 10:16 AM) Eww... I wouldnt want rainwater to drink. I dont want to know what gets evaporated from our oceans and stuff. Yuck What gets evaporated is pure water. It's when it comes back down that it picks up crap in the air.  My folks have a rainwater collection system at their house. Funnels off the roof through pipes into a big tank. Pretty sure it gets filtered somewhat on the way down to catch the big stuff. From the tank, it gets pumped through two big filters in the garage and a UV-radiation chamber to kill microbes. It's a bit more work to maintain on their end, but the water is fine. -------------------- |
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Feb 11 2008, 11:24 AM
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QUOTE (blaarg @ Feb 11 2008, 11:13 AM) Yeah I am in Copenhagen going to school over here at DTU. I'm taking an emerging energies seminar, so we talk about this stuff a lot... Very cool. How long will you be over there? Is it grad school? -------------------- "There is a level of cowardice lower than that of the conformist: that of the fashionable non-conformist." |
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Feb 11 2008, 01:12 PM
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QUOTE (Hartmann @ Feb 11 2008, 11:24 AM) Very cool. How long will you be over there? Is it grad school? wrd. -------------------- |
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Feb 11 2008, 03:48 PM
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QUOTE (Spectatrix @ Feb 11 2008, 11:13 AM) What gets evaporated is pure water. It's when it comes back down that it picks up crap in the air. My folks have a rainwater collection system at their house. Funnels off the roof through pipes into a big tank. Pretty sure it gets filtered somewhat on the way down to catch the big stuff. From the tank, it gets pumped through two big filters in the garage and a UV-radiation chamber to kill microbes. It's a bit more work to maintain on their end, but the water is fine. I've seen a couple of DIY network shows lately that had people installing large rainwater tanks for use in watering their lawns as well. |
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Feb 11 2008, 03:56 PM
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QUOTE (impala454 @ Feb 11 2008, 03:48 PM) I've seen a couple of DIY network shows lately that had people installing large rainwater tanks for use in watering their lawns as well. Yup, though obviously you don't need the filtration/radiation for that. 
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Feb 11 2008, 04:30 PM
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Those are called cisterns, yes?
I want my future house to have a cistern, solar panels, and wind vane. /end hippie. =P -------------------- |
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Feb 11 2008, 04:54 PM
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Yeah, cisterns. We just call it the tank, though.
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