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What's the most environmentally friendly micro USB charging cable...if any?

USB cables seem to be a small but relentless part of throw-away culture. Inevitably, cables stop working well and/or get lost, and a new one is needed. Are there any USB cables produced with minimal environmental footprint in mind? When I try to…
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Is hot composted material still beneficial to worms, or have the worm suitable nutrients already been consumed?

I have a sealed tumbler compost bin because I read that the high heat can help neutralize seeds from weed cast offs, that said I've also been considering the benefits of vermicomposting. As I pay more attention to what I'm throwing away I find I…
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Are crypto currencies sustainable?

Except generating a different kind of "money value", what is the sustainable value of crypto currencies compared to the energy consumed to generate them? Compared to currencies working with sophisticated papers and metals that have to be changed…
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What chemicals does copper slag release into the soil or water table when it is recycled as a gravel?

We have a client who is considering options for building a compacted aggregate path and driveway. One of the products the stone company offers it called copper slag. Copper slag is the waste product of copper smelting, and in this case the term is…
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Can vermicompost tea be used with aquaponics?

Has anyone ever used vermicompost tea with aquaponics? I have found little formal research on the area and am curious if the two nitrogen cycles can be combined.
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Is there a simple on-line tool for estimating wind turbine power output?

The back-and-forth in the comments on this answer sent me searching for a simple tool that would enable a user to put in a location, wind turbine size, and a few other parameters, in order to estimate power output. Essentially PVWatts, but for wind…
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Can hot air move horizontally without a fan (vertical is easy)

Passive solar thermal, taking cool air at bottom and hot air out at top is easy. But can the same 'hot air rising' system be made to work horizontally. IE long black tube on a narrowboat Any ideas other than a fan ?
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Can I recycle waxy cardboard (in Greater Vancouver)?

Does anyone know what to do with these containers? Even though some of them are labelled "#3 Please recycle this container" I'm quite sure they can't be put with mixed paper or cardboard recycling because of the food bits and residual oils on them.…
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Are aluminum sheets appropriate for rainwater catchment roof?

I was thinking of building a rainwater catchment system at my place in the boonies, but ... I want to make sure -- priority one -- I'm not going to get toxic stuff in my water. I looked at the galvanized corrugated roofing (impossible/difficult to…
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Recycling soda stream canisters in Australia?

My wife and I have a bunch of random broken things from our previous lives that we're trying to get rid of correctly. One of them is a few left over SodaStream canisters. Many recycling centres (in NSW at least) don't seem to take on gas…
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Will natural gas or propane generators also run off of methane?

I'm looking at building a sustainable energy project that will convert biogas (methane) into electricity. I haven't found any biogas or methane electric generators for sale. It seems that there are some projects that are using generators to convert…
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Garden fence - order options by most sustainable

Our new house has a garden, and part of the fence needs to be replaced. Part of what needs replacing is the pole that holds the lock for the garden-door. Last year, we replaced that part of the fence with a fence made of woven branches, 2 to 5 cm in…
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Could hotels charge guests for the utilities they use to encourage conservation?

I travel often for work and stay in hotels. I have observed that with no direct incentive, it's often hard to stay motivated to make such sustainable choices as taking shorter showers, running the A/C less, etc. Sure enough, research indicates that…
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How much is the environmental benefit of organic food offset by its higher economic cost when purchased?

One thing that I do in my life is earn extra money just so I can afford organic food as much as possible. But in this higher-earning job (which is not organic farming and thus not sustainable production itself), I am literally creating a bigger…
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Are all Peltier-type stove fans the same?

I'm considering a stove fan to distribute heat from a small wood burner. The prices of commercial Peltier-type stove fans seem to range from £25 to £100. Is there likely to be a significant difference between them in efficiency, or is this just…
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