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What's a waterproof substance suitable for repairing cracked rubber boots?

My rubber boots are cracking where they form folds when I walk, as well as the soles attachment. What is a generic name of a flexible and waterproof substance/product that I can use to patch/glue? I know that specific product/brand recommendations…
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How do municipalities calculate reported diversion and recycling rates?

How do municipalities calculate reported diversion and recycling rates? From what I can tell, most are using surveys of private recycling companies without a standard system of measure or process to validate reported numbers are accurate.
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Need critique of my idea for a passive heating and cooling system for a tent/waterbed

The Idea A small thin waterbed mattress inside a tent cot that is filled with water that's heated by the sun during the day and cooled at night. The Details Get this tent cot and water mattress (yes, it's meant for water, not air! It seems it comes…
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Energy Efficiency vs. Reduced Consumption

Energy efficiency and reduced consumption are not exclusive. But is it possible that we focus too much on the former and not enough on the latter? To expand on my question, I live near a very wealthy area. People in this area will own electric…
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Organic & natural (maybe edible) alternatives for Pre Shaving cream, foam, oil etc?

From some old school yoga & ayurveda folks I've heard of the following for shaving: Raw Milk - I haven't tried this as yet but hope to do so when I get some unheated/ unpasteurized milk. It can be thinned down with water apparently and would still…
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What exactly is Potential Induced Degradation in PV panels?

Can someone explain Potential Induced Degradation? I've been looking over the internet but a lot of the explanations go into too much detail.
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Which Loft Insulation Type is best for the top floor of a three story house?

I have a three story detached house which uses a lot of energy, particularly in the winter. I'm looking to insulate the loft but I'm not sure which kind of insulation to go with. Glass wool seems like option, but a friend says she has some rigid…
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Fusing a Solar (PV) Panel

I am installing a solar panel which requires a 7m cable run. All the diagrams I've seen on the internet suggest fusing at the charge controller end. This protects against charge controller failures, but what about a mid wire short on a sunny day. I…
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What is the amount of silicon in a 1kw panel?

How much silicon is there, in kg, in a 1kw panel? Thanks!
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Convert aquaponics to wicking beds?

I have an aquaponics system to provide our above ground vegetables such as lettuce, spinach, silver beet etc. I have found that over summer, even when shaded the growing media is getting too hot for the roots and the plants die off (this year, 2…
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Sustainable vs Living off the Grid vs Green

These three terms are often considered interchangeable. IMHO, they're distinct. For example, you can live Green and not Living off the Grid (solar power to charge batteries to stream NetFlix). You can be Sustainable but not necessarily Green (use…
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True cost of raising chicken for meat

Assuming that the original investment of housing is paid for (or free ranged). What is the average cost of raising chicken per LB? Things to consider: Original cost of chicks Feed Assume you butcher them yourself Anything else I may be over…
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What will be the effect of PET-eating bacteria in society?

In a very recent paper scientists talk about the discovery of a bacterium ("Ideonella sakaiensis") which can "eat" PET, one of the most common types of plastic. I was wondering what effect this would have in our society but in any of the press…
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Which battery is best for solar power?

I just bought 50W solar panel with charge controller. Can I use standard Car Battery (Liquid type)? The battery is planned to be used to power my night lights at the rooftop garden
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Are there any canonical references of the political aspects of sustainable living?

I think that there is a clear and close interplay between politics and sustainable living. What I mean by this is that I think that sustainable ways of living should be reinforced politically to spread them among the society. In some cases the…
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