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04:02, 8 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Biofuels (Redirected page to Biofuel) Tag: New redirect
04:00, 8 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page How much electricity would it take? (Created page with "When it comes to the goal of replacing all fossil fuels with electricity, it helps to have a quick reference for how much electricity we'd need to generate. ==Status quo, electrified== If we assume the world's consumption habits stay the same but all vehicles are electric, then here's a quick estimate: {{dp |<nowiki>car.fuel_economy</nowiki> |<nowiki>25.4 miles per gallon gasoline</nowiki> |<nowiki>Gas mileage of an average American ne...")
03:48, 8 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Solar panel minerals (Created page with "To make solar panels, you need a variety of metals, some of which are scarce. This isn't a major problem ''right now'', but that's just because solar power is still barely than 1% of the world's energy supply. {{talk|TODO: cite the source, and also explain the difference between "electricity" and "energy". If you've seen higher percentages for solar, it's because they were only talking about the "percent of total ''electricity''".}} It ''would'' be an issue if solar...")
21:33, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Food used as feed (Created page with "A common misconception is that farm animals only eat things that humans wouldn't be able to eat. But this is not true. * Pigs & chickens are not ruminants. Most of their diet consists of grains & legumes that could have instead been turned into flour to make food that people can eat. {{talk|TODO: talk about grain grades - debunk some other myths there. Also about types of corn: It's true that "corn on the cob" is different from the corn grain that farm animals eat. But...")
21:07, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Preamble (Created page with "<div style="margin-left:2em;font-size:70%;color:#888;line-height:1.1em">{{{1}}}</div>")
20:12, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Dumpster diving (Created page with "A lot of good stuff goes to waste. ==What you might find== {{empty}} {{talk|This section should probably be organized into "food" and "non-food"}} ==How to get started== {{empty}} {{talk|TALK: Should this page actually be called trash picking? Should there be 2 pages (the dumpster diving page focusing more on recovering waste from businesses maybe)?}} ==See also== * Food waste * Home waste")
20:05, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Leftovers bin (Created page with "{{minor|This might be a '''weird''' idea, but:}} In public places, it would be cool to have a '''leftovers bin''' where people could put their half-eaten food, so that anyone else could come and eat it. A bin completely separate from garbage, compost or recycling. Of course this would need a huge shift in cultural norms, but it is viable. ==Next steps {{fists}}== {{empty}} ==See also== * Food waste")
19:58, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Food waste harms the environment (Created page with "==Deforestation== {{empty}} ==Methane emissions== {{empty}} {{talk|This page also maybe needs: Carbon footprint of food production, processing, packaging, etc - all of this is amplified by how much food goes to waste.}} ==See also== * Food waste * Redirect unsold food")
19:51, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Redirect unsold food (Created page with "There needs to be a systemic way to recover unsold food from businesses (food they would otherwise waste, but is perfectly safe to eat) and feed people with it. ==How it can work== {{empty}} ==Next steps{{fists}}== {{empty}} ==FAQ== ==="Should it be reserved for poor people only?"=== No. There's currently so much food going to waste, that it could feed almost half the local population! Also it's not worth trying to "screen" people and make them "prove" tha...")
19:34, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Food waste causes hunger in other countries (Created page with "Food waste in rich developed countries, contributes to hunger in much poorer countries. * Food waste shrinks the global food supply, which raises food prices. The poorest of the poor are the first to suffer. {{talk|TODO: illustrate examples: Net food exporter country vs net food importer country: Food wasted in either one has effectively the same net effect on the world}} ==Why this is important to know== * Debunk the old "Who cares if we waste food, we...")
18:33, 6 November 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page Is it still ok to eat to Is this still ok to eat? (More descriptive hopefully)
13:10, 2 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page the change wiki:Logical linking (Created page with "'''Logical linking''' is a style for how to link pages to other pages on this wiki. It's based in a "this, therefore that" approach. It's different from "encyclopedic-style" linking you've seen on other wikis. ==Upstream linking== thumb When making a persuasive point, you don't need to write everything on one page. Instead, just present the main reasons as simply as possible - and each reason could be a link to another page that prov...")
12:06, 2 November 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Pumpkin recovery (Created page with "After Halloween, there are lots of leftover pumpkins, most of which unfortunately go to waste. This page is about what could be done instead. ==Food ideas== * Pumpkin pie * Add pumpkin to breads, muffins or cakes (improves the texture) * Pumpkin soup ==Collective actions {{fists}}== ===Pumpkin drive=== Main idea: # Have a local place in the neighborhood for everyone to put their unwant...")
12:56, 31 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Crop residues (Created page with "Category:Energy sources Nearly every food crop has some parts that are too fibrous for people to eat. These are called '''crop residues'''. ==Examples== * banana leaves & peels * peanut shells * coconut shells * empty corn cobs with no kernels * rice husks * sunflower seed husks * straw ==Uses== # All crop residues can be burned as fuel. # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be converted into packaging. # ''Some'' kinds of crop residue can be fed to ruminant...")
12:39, 31 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Biomass waste (Created page with "thumb|Biomass waste production is not a whole lot, compared to fossil fuel production. Also, biomass waste is already being put to other uses besides energy. This severely '''limits the extent''' to which biomass waste could [[decarbonize the energy supply|replace fossil fuels.{{pbr}}Also note that crop residues are the only ''unavoidable'' biomass waste. The other wastes (for example stop vegetable oil waste|fryer oil) co...")
12:12, 31 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Biofuel (Created page with "thumb|Biofuels are part of the global food inefficiency problem. And this diagram is just the status quo. If biofuels were scaled up more (i.e. enough to have any noticeable impact on replacing fossil fuels), the results would be disastrous. Category:Energy sources Category:Bad ideas '''Biofuel''' is fuel that's made from food{{x|or in some cases, non-food crops that were grown specifically to make fuel}}. * For example, corn grai...")
11:56, 31 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Crop residue (Redirected page to Crop residues) Tag: New redirect
11:37, 31 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Global hunger (Created page with "Hunger")
15:19, 28 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page the change wiki:Original research (Created page with "A lot of other wikis (such as Wikipedia) don't allow original research - but '''we do.''' In fact, we encourage it. ==What is original research== {{empty}} ==Why it's needed==  When it comes to developing good insights, half the battle is '''asking the right questions.''' Often times, there are no existing academic papers available that ask & answer those exact questions. <!--ALT: Often times, it's hard to find any existing a...")
15:01, 28 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Archive:000/Wiki for a better world:About (Created page with " This is a place to build consensus on how the world should change, how people can make it happen, and why. This is a "wiki"-style platform to link together big ideas, small details, and...")
13:58, 28 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Answer (Created page with "<noinclude>To be used on Category:question pages. * Parameter 1 should be your signature (<code><nowiki>~~~~</nowiki></code>). * Parameter 2 is the content of your answer. </noinclude><div style="border:1px solid #DDD"><div style="font-size:75%;border-bottom:1px dashed #DDD">{{{1}}}</div>{{{2}}}</div>")
20:12, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Archive:000/Main Page (Created page with "Archive:000/Main Page <big>The world has problems. This is a wiki for solutions.</big> {{minor|Problems to be solved}} * <big>'''Hunger'''</big> * <big>'''Climate change'''</big> * <big>'''Overworking'''</big> * ''See more...'' ==Recent talks== * [Aug 22, 2024] - This wiki needs a redesign")
19:45, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Template:T2 (Created page with "{{{1}}}{{{2|Discussion not written yet.}}}")
19:34, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page How much less energy could be used in heating & cooling buildings, in most cases? (Created page with "Ok so we all know there are options, but how often are they really worth the tradeoffs when retrofitting existing buildings including homes? * A ground source heat pump requires a huge amount of renovations (which themselves might have a large environmental footprint). Is there even enough space for it in most cases? * An air source heat pump is only beneficial in moderately cool weather. In colder weather, it's not much better than an electric heater (which, if...")
19:33, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Cheap plant-based eating (Redirected page to Cheap plant-based food) Tag: New redirect
19:31, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Crop choices (Created page with "One way to increase crop yields might be to ''grow different crops''. But which crops in which regions? ==Studies== * '''User:Elie/Crop choices''' - analysis to see what are the highest-yielding protein & calorie crops in each country. Surprisingly, it's often garlic, chili, fruits and more.")
19:26, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Plant-based using status quo crops (Created page with "Suppose if farms continued producing the same crops, but the crops were '''not''' used as animal feed, and instead were used directly to make food: * What would the diet look like? * How much less farmland would we need? ==Nutrition analysis== {{empty}} {{talk|TODO: use the FAO/USDA analysis i did awhile back. Lots of corn and soy, but still nutritionally balanceable}} ==Farmland reduction== {{empty}} {{talk|Based on "status quo total human-edible crop calories produce...")
19:25, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Lentils vs second-hand soy (Created page with "If people switched from... * a typical western diet where much of the protein comes from '''animals fed soy''' ...to... * similar diet but the animal proteins are replaced with '''lentils''' (same ''total'' amount of protein) ...'''would it use less crop land?''' Because on one hand, farm animals are inefficient protein converters. But on the other hand, lentils are lower-yielding than soybeans (both in terms of protein ''and'' calories). So what would the estimated ove...")
19:24, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Which plant-based diets are best for stopping deforestation? (Created page with "We know that ''in general'', plant-based diets could use less land[see why], which is crucial for stopping deforestation. But not all plant-based diets are equally beneficial. It depends what crops are involved, how high their yields are, and where they are grown. What are some diets that would really help the most? {{minor|Also note: In some cases, the {{uw|"production configuration"|i.e. which of...")
19:24, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page How to eat more plant-based (Created page with "''Specifically, plant-based diets that are better for the environment than the status quo of food in general.'' ==Examples== * '''Cheap plant-based eating'''")
19:18, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Shorten the work week (Created page with "Throughout this past century, there has been plenty of mechanization & automation{{x|and more recently, A.I. - but that's a whole other discussion}} - i.e.: do a job more efficiently - get the same amount of work done using less labor. But instead of people ''working less'', businesses chose to ''produce more''{{x|i.e. more goods and more services, per capita}}. Of course, in moderation this can be a very good thing - but we've long reached a point where it's harm...")
19:16, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Lower the cost of housing (Created page with "Make housing available & affordable to poor people. ==Things that would help== ===Physical=== * Don't demolish existing buildings (except for ones that are condemned, of course) * Subdivide housing (especially if there's a shortage of single-person homes) * Create new walkable neighborhoods * Low-cost construction ===Socioeconomic=== * Rent control * Affordable (subsidized) housing <!--* Fix zoning laws TALK: I think this one needs to be m...")
19:15, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Lower the cost of living (Created page with "==Main factors== * '''Lower the cost of housing''' * Reduce the need for driving * Stop planned obsolescence ==Discussions== {{empty}}")
19:15, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Overworking (Created page with "Category:Problems A lot of people spend most of their lives working jobs they hate. Jobs that are physically & mentally harmful to health.<!-- {{talk |TODO: Add to this page: {{pbr}}~ Examples of jobs that harm the body and/or mind. Plus, how it's physically possible to do them without such harm, if bosses/economics were to allow. There are plenty of examples! {{pbr}}~ Statistics about how many hours people work (average / per capita) (notice that there isn't a lot o...")
19:13, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page To end global hunger, the world needs to eat more plant-based (Redirected page to Reduce the amount of land required to feed the world) Tag: New redirect
19:11, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Decarbonize the energy supply (Created page with "How to produce enough {{p2|energy|This includes more than just the status-quo of electricity production. It also includes all the additional electricity that would be needed to replace fossil fuels in vehicles and in industries.}} (for the world) without burning fossil fuels? {{minor|''This page is about the ongoing challenges involved.''}} ==The '''renewables''' approach {{light|(+ energy storage)}}== * Solar & wind power would have to be the main energy s...")
19:10, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Template:Rb (Created page with "<noinclude>A "retroactive bullet" to be used in lists. Useful for adding an annotation regarding all the bullet points above it. </noinclude>↑ {{{1}}}")
19:09, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Reduce the need for driving (Created page with "Approaches: * Walkability * Public transit Countries that need this the most: * USA * Canada")
19:09, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page We can still have nice things, just not replace them so often (Created page with "==More specifically== ===Electronics=== * Need to stop planned obsolescence * Need to promote right to repair * People still have to actually choose to not replace stuff until it's actually broken ** Stop shaming people for having old phones lol ===Clothing=== {{empty}} <!-- TODO: improve: * Most people (in developed countries) buy new clothes long before the old ones are worn out * Even low-quality clothes can last long if you take c...")
19:08, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Climate change (Created page with "Category:Problems __NOTOC__ thumb|GHGs (greenhouse gases, such as '''CO2''') are the gases that cause climate change. '''This is a pie chart of where they come from.''' Note that a large chunk of emissions are a function of how much new '''"stuff" people buy''': ''See sections: "manufacturing", "transporting goods", "agriculture".'' File:carbon-inequality1.png|thumb|Note that half of emissi...")
19:05, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Stop food waste (Redirected page to Food waste) Tag: New redirect
19:04, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Make the food supply more plant-based (Created page with "==Why== * To stop deforestation * To stop factory farming ==How== # First and foremost, people's diets would have to actually be more plant-based - especially people in developed ("first-world") countries, which currently consume more animal protein than the rest of the world. {{talk|Might even be "than the rest of the world ''combined''". But I don't have th...")
19:04, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Reduce the amount of land required to feed the world (Created page with "thumb|Farmers produce more than enough crops to [[feed the world, but most of it isn't put to good use, and people still go hungry. If resources were allocated differently, there '''would''' be enough food to go around (and also, less crop production would be needed).]] ==Why== Agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation, because agriculture uses the most land. To stop defores...")
19:01, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Food waste (Created page with "About 1/3 of the world's food goes to waste. In some places it's even more: In Canada & US, ''half'' of all food produced goes to waste. ==Causes== ===Businesses=== {{empty}} ===Personal=== {{empty}} ==Effects== * Food waste in rich countries causes hunger in poor countries {{talk|(because it contributes significantly to global food shortages).{{pbr}}TODO: Make the page}} * Food waste harms the environment {{talk|(mostly because of how it drives deforestation...")
19:00, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Hunger (Created page with "Category:Problems About 829 million people (1 in 10 people globally) are undernourished {{light|(lacking protein and/or calories)}}.  ==Causes== thumb|For more details, see... * [[:File:food-funnel.png|Numbers & methodology of the above image * Food production-consumption geography ]] ===Inefficiencies=== Even though farms produce '''more than enough''' food cro...")
16:34, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs created page Archive:000 (Created page with "Archive created on October 26, 2024. Contains almost every page that existed before that date. <blockquote> I'm refactoring the whole wiki - most of my old titles and link schemas are no good. I'll slowly start copying old content from this archive, back into the main wiki, carefully fitting it into my new structure. ~~~~ </blockquote> '''[{{fullurl:Special:PrefixIndex}}?prefix=000&namespace=3000 List of pages]'''")
16:30, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page the change wiki:Refactor/SMART goal to Archive:000/Wiki for a better world:Refactor/SMART goal without leaving a redirect (Huge_refactor)
16:30, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page the change wiki:Refactor to Archive:000/Wiki for a better world:Refactor without leaving a redirect (Huge_refactor)
16:30, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page Talk:Wind power to Archive talk:000/Wind power without leaving a redirect (Huge_refactor)
16:30, 26 October 2024 Elie talk contribs moved page Talk:Wind to Archive talk:000/Wind without leaving a redirect (Huge_refactor)