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Perspectives on the Big Picture
By Tom Anderson
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On Space Ship Earth
Humans are not the Passengers
We are part of the Crew
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The Age of Fossil FuelsIn a 10 Thousand Year Frame
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Human Capacity for Work
One horsepower is 745.7 Watts
A human is capable of about 1/3 of a horsepower
Therefore a human is good for about 249 Watts of output
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Gasoline vrs Human
• Regular Gas is 125,000 BTUs per gal
• Let’s allow a 25% conversion to work
• Therefore a gal is 31,250 BTUs
• At a human rate of 249 Watts of output
• It would take you 37 hours of peddling
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Value of Human WorkCompared to Gasoline
• Gasoline is about $4 per gallon
• Human output is about 249 Watt hrs / hr
• Or about 854 BTUs per hr
• Or about 0.03 gallons of gas per hr
• Or about $0.11 per hr
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Perspective
• The age of fossil fuels has greatly shifted and distorted our estimation of the value of human work
• When people think about there being less fossil fuel they panic as they see it as a contraction of what they can do.
• As a negation of the idea of abundance
• But it is NOT
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The Age of Fossil FuelsIn a 10 Thousand Year Frame
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Living Lighter Party!
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Let’s Talk Trash
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How Much Energy Does It Use
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What’s A Girl To Do
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Abundance• The abundance of human creativity
• The abundance of work available to supply human needs
• The abundance of satisfaction in doing something productive to help others
• The abundance of rich and vibrant communities
• The abundance of possible human relationships
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Methane: Farm Power NW
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Methane: Dry Fermentation
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District Heating Electricity
CHP Proportion of Electricity and District Heating Production
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Composition of Fuels in District Heating Production
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Combined Heat and Power
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Combined Heat and Power
• Infinia’s Micro CHP
• Sterling engine electrical generator
• Available soon!!
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Public Policy
• State legislation supporting solar installations.
• Community solar projects
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Tom Anderson
739-1968
Thank You for Your Time and Attention
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