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Ketan JoshiCheers to everyone who delayed fossil fuel phaseout by saying "you can't switch off fossil fuels overnight"
Because thanks to them everyone now has to face a situation where fossil fuels are switched off overnight πππ
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Wittyname@ketan yep... but coincidentally they've already secured an alternative source in Venezuela
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ProScience πͺπΊSpecial cheers to the failing fossil-brownnosing media that spread dis- and misinformation about renewables, EVs, heatpumps etc.
Amorpheus@ketan Who would have thought that MAGA will be the instance that puts true pressure on global energy transition.
We assumed oil magnats and the power the US received from binding the oil price to the Dollar will remain the primary force having everyone stick to fossil fuels.
Just as with BigTech, they go all in, ruining the entire US economy, as most nations now diverge from their economic influence.
The historic conclusion will be how the most influencial nation lost it all by stupidity.
Neil Gall@Amorpheus @ketan My 2026 bingo card has Trump falling out with the fossil fuel lobby and embracing renewables to spite them. Feels slightly more likely each month.
millennial fulcrum@ketan spot on.
but don't worry about the liars. nobody does anything to correct them, not even the law for some reason. they'll be onto their next destructive, murderous lie before you know it with their heads still, inexplicably, attached to their pencil necks.
every problem we have we have because we collectively choose to allow evil to live.
so don't sweat it. nobody else does. most people are demonstrably keen for a boot to press down upon their neck, forever.
SilkesterWe are still far far far away from "switched off overnight"
We might get anther time with car free Sundays... that is car reduced Sundays, since we have a significant number of cars that can run on fusion power from the sun, or kinetic energy from Earth itself, like wind and tides.
But I appreciate the motivation that comes with this fossil fuel crisis.
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manchicken@ketan It's almost like folks were right when they said getting away from fossil fuels would be important for economic resilience and stability.
Mason Loring Bliss@ketan I can't afford an electric furnace yet. Same with a solar installation. *We* can't afford people not to be on electric furnaces and solar.
It's all a horrible balancing act. We opted for carbon-free electricity thanks to it being available through a town initiative, but it's pretty expensive. We kept the furnace capped at 64Β° for a month and used electric room heaters over the winter, and we got a crushing $700 power bill that month. And at that, the house was still at "wear a sweater" levels.
I've been keenly wanting a solar installation for years, but *how*?
We need to get an electrician in to run 220v lines before we can replace our oven. We'll need to replace all our pans to use an induction top, and look for coil tops sometime - they're getting harder to find.
Maybe I should have not given as much to UNRWA and Doctors Without Borders and Middle-East Children's Alliance. What we gave didn't total enough for sonar panels or an electric water heater or furnace, though.
And we're doing better than many folks. There are people who can't afford food. That's not us at the moment.
What do we do as individuals to get past this? We know what we need to do as a society. That's easy. But what do we do as individuals without societal support for these necessary transitions?
I'll welcome actual, tactical advice, as long as it's not "join VHEMT" or similar.
Mike Anderson@mason I can't speak to all of that, but I will say that you likely do not need to replace all your pans to use an induction hob.
@mspcommentary When I was looking into it, I was told that you're going to get uneven heat if your pans aren't absolutely flat on the bottom, and mine aren't. Anything with a ridge is potentially going to be a problem. So, that's just more money to make it happen. The over is probably the lowest-hanging fruit out of what we need to replace, though, so we'll try to do it as soon as we can.
@mason a traditional wok will not work, but here is a picture of my moka pot; this model is specifically designed for use on induction hobs:
@mspcommentary Is that just for brewing? The Wikipedia article makes the device appear to be just for that:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moka_pot
How do you use yours?
@mason for brewing coffee, yes. You use it by placing it on a stove. This one is designed for an induction hob and, as you can see, it has an indentation in the base. It isn't perfectly flat.
Which is not to say that all non-flat things will work. Traditionally shaped woks will not.
@mspcommentary Ah, before I gave up coffee I was using an electric water kettle and a Chemex, so my coffee-drinking was already maximally efficient. But I like your moka-pot a lot!
I still miss coffee keenly.
Eel-on-Mollusk@red0ran @ketan I'm curious what you mean by air sealing. We've got decent insulation and we segment the house so we don't have to heat all of it. We want to see if it's possible to do better insulation. We know we need to replace windows and rotted sills, but that's beyond my skillset and again, expensive. I hope it all happens at some point.
Our energy bills generally are not super high, but this one month we tried the electric heaters it was insane.
@mason @ketan air sealing refers to fixing any gaps or cracks that might be letting outside and inside air mix. Usual locations are top plates and chases in the attic, sill plates and rim joists in the basement (/crawl space), outlets along exterior walls, and any other wall penetrations. Insulation is important to minimize heat loss through conduction and (to a lesser extent) radiation, but convection is both a huge mechanism for heat transfer and not something (most) insulation really blocks.
@mason @ketan sure thing! Building science is one of my ADHD side-hobbies that I've gotten into as I try to bring our 90yo, barely-insulated house up to speed. Lots of good online resources out there (GreenBuildingAdvisor Forums in particular), but I've still had to figure out stuff as I go just because pre-WWII homes have so many idiosyncracies. Happy to talk further if that'd be helpful.
axolotl solidario@ketan I wish. Most people (in the US at least) will stop eating before trading their car for a bike.
AGF : poemproducer
Elshara Silverheart@nanowiz @ketan IT seems to dry up real quick if the powers that be want them to. Which really makes me wonder why it takes so long to naturally do it by private industry reluctant to invest in alternative energy sources. Not that I don't want reduction in harmful ones, mind you. But slow on the uptake means investors are involved. I promise you that.
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@ketan we got solar power a tear ago. It supplies 80% of our power needs. This really feels like a great time to go solar.