Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 13:05:52 -0800
Reply-To: Michael Hart <mjhart853@YAHOO.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Michael Hart <mjhart853@YAHOO.COM>
Subject: Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
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Least impact to the earth would be to adopt the previous suggestion
to drink your beer the correct way (room temp).
A Brit speaking.
Mike
'87 Westy
----- Original Message ----
From: David Clarkson <dvdclarksn@AOL.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 12:56:10 PM
Subject: Re: fridge problems-LEAST IMPACT TO THE EARTH
We should also consider the impact of the recycling cost of a lead acid battery, that is assuming the battery is eventually recycled. Aren't most of the greenhouse gases that are contributing to global warming (careful-don't start a thread here) coming from the intestinal gases/byproducts of bovine animals? If your drinking beer aren't you also contributing to these gases as well. There's no perfect solution except possibly a solar powered gel cell. Let's all have a cold one and think about it.
David Clarkson (amateur zymergist)
90 Westy (always with cold beer)
-----Original Message-----
From: abagdan@SHAW.CA
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Sent: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: fridge problems
>
> I still don't understand why anyone would want to waste unmeasurable
> propane
> when driving, instead of using battery power that is not used otherwise.
> It's inefficient, too, adds to your greenhouse gas emissions instead of
> using a power source your van is creating anyway.
>
Not true.
It is cheaper and greener to run the fridge on propane than on gasoline.
If the fridge is on battery power when driving, the alternator must work
harder to supply the power, thus burning more gasoline. (Same idea as when
you have the air conditioner on).
Cheers
Alfred
85 Westy
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