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Summary
Summary graciously provided by Joshua Myrvaagnes.
Review of the Building a Better World in Your Backyard Instead of Being Angry at Bad Guys book.
They’ve done some reviews of the book on the podcast before.
Some people have indeed passed the book along, signing it.
The dedication is to Paul's grandad. He tells how his (step) grandfather raised him when he was a kid, and was the first adult who truly showed him kindness and concern.
The others would like a podcast about Paul's granddad; maybe that could be a paid podcast.
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Paul reads from the book. It begins with a quote that without deviation from the norm there can be no progress. (Frank Zappa)
Paul reads from the book: world problems are really bad.
Paul had been told vehemently that cancer kills 400x people than 200 years ago; he has found the source of info, but they put a lower figure in the book that would be less incredible.
Paul reads from the book about a protester protesting against fracking who heated his home with natural gas; when confronted with the contradiction, he also considered electric, which still originates with the grid and therefore natural gas—or going without.
Paul wonders if flying is not better than driving; he has seen a statistic of 5 gallons jet fuel per passenger on a flight, vs an estimated 150 gallons
gasoline for driving a similar distance. He thinks better data is needed about carbon emissions from various modes of transport.
If you’re going anyway, the jet plane might not be as much as you think.
Paul’s idea is to make where you live so appealing that you don’t want to leave it.
CO2 footprint is talked about much; Paul wants people to live a luxuriant life.
The book includes information on how you can heat without gas or electricity, or reduce so much it’s 1/10th.
The book is luring people with luxury and saving costs.
Katy has a quote saying the book is useful even in subtropics.
Relevant Threads
Building a Better World in your Backyard by Paul Wheaton and Shawn Klassen-Koop
Rocket Mass Heater forum
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