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Re:Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a ri... by lambdaphagy on Saturday June 26, 2021 @11:03PM (#27648165)
Cooling costs 1/3 the energy of heating per degree day, but comes in for more hate because it seems decadent.
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Re:Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a ri... by meristohm on Sunday June 27, 2021 @09:38AM (#27651476)
What is the cost of freon on earth’s ability to radiate heat? Even if the cooling cost is less power degree than heating, there’s still a cost, scaled by number and size of units. Do enough of us have the discipline to only use the decadent, luxurious things for the outlying cases?
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Re:Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a ri... by lambdaphagy on Sunday June 27, 2021 @10:48AM (#27651991)
The substance you're talking about is already essentially banned in the developed world.
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Re:Some biologists and ecologists think social media is a ri... by meristohm on Monday June 28, 2021 @01:17PM (#27664597)
What is being used instead, and what are its potential impacts? What happens to all the freon (and other chemicals banned in developed countries) after it is banned? Do we sell it like we did with DDT?
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