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The Saudi Arabia of geothermal heating
 Where is it? Why no further than Pennsylvania and Ohio! In the past, I've shown you some of these systems in Europe, where they use the water in an abandoned coal mine as a geothermal source. That idea is now coming to America. Think district heating and cooling. Here's the article. |
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Hydronic you
 I've mentioned in the past how some countries are burning dead people and collecting the heat to add to the district-heating systems. Sort of your last gift to the neighbors. Well, here's another option for you when you're ready to turn the page. Instead of getting burned or frozen, why not get liquified? That way, your relatives can add you to their heating systems and listen to you surging through the pipes on chilly nights. Brilliant! |
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What am I missing?
 I'm for all this green stuff, and I hope you've figured that out by now, but this one had me scratching my head. First you have to spend a fortune on a Land Rover, and then, being the sort of person who will do that, you plug the parked Land Rover into your home's heating system every time you get home so the big car can pass its otherwise-wasted heat into your hydronic flow. I'm sure that's going to save the planet. |
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How 'bout them Japanese!
 They're still recovering from their recent disasters, and electricity sure is a concern, so Panasonic is building an entire smart town, and this Japanese construction company, is asking all of its employees to get identical haircuts so they won't need to use hair dryers or lots of water for hair washing. I'm going to suggest this to my daughters. Wish me luck. |
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And the Koreans
 I came across this interesting article about Korean ondols, which is an ancient way of keeping folks warm. It's very similar to the Roman's hypocaust method of heating. I hope you enjoy the article as much as I did. |
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Cowboy traders
 I had never heard that term before, but I like it a lot. I think we should start using it here in the U.S. Read the article and let me know if you agree. What I find most interesting here is the tiny percentage of people who check with TrustMark, the government-endorsed standards agency before hiring the cowboy. But they got a good price! |
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Nothing to do with heating
 But I get to be intimidated, once again, by the brains at MIT for thinking of it, and the other brains at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for making it practical. Thanks to subscriber, Mike Somer, for the heads-up on an invention that would make Maxwell Smart smile. Here 'tis. |
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Dan
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