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This is a place to assess and improve the sustainable practices and technologies utilized by Beam Reach.
 
This is a place to assess and improve the sustainable practices and technologies utilized by Beam Reach.
 
Place new information in the categories below or create a new category for your efforts.  
 
Place new information in the categories below or create a new category for your efforts.  
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== Our green ship: Gato Verde ==
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== Our marine home: the green ship Gato Verde ==
 
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Energy generation: a biodiesel-electric propulsion system
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Energy sources: biodiesel, propane, lamp oil, batteries, regeneration under sail
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(Should we have a wind turbine?  Photovoltaic panels?  A fuel cell?)
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Water source(s):
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Water use(s): hydration, washing (dishes)
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Water fates: grey water
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Sewage system
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===Energy===
[http://www.beamreach.org link Sewage in the sea]
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* a biodiesel-electric propulsion system
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* [[Consumption of Electricity]] (Elise Chapman, 071)
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* [[Biodiesel]] (Heather Hooper, 071)
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* propane
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* lamp oil
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* batteries
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* [http://beamreach.org/wiki/index.php?title=Energy_Efficiency_of_the_Gato_Verde Sustainable propulsion and energy use on the Gato Verde] (Alex Kougantakis, 071)
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* regeneration under sail
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* a wind turbine? 
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* [[Photovoltaic panels]] (Anne Harmann, 071)
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* fuel cells?)
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* [[Light Bulbs]] (Ashleigh Kemp, 071)
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* [[Hybrid diesel-electric propulsion systems]] (Tim Hunt, 071)
  
Solid waste: Trash, recycling
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===Water===
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* Source: Friday Harbor
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* Source: Roche Harbor
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* Source: Snug Harbor
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* Source: Port Angeles
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* Use: hydration
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* Use: washing (dishes)
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* Use: showers
  
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===Liquid waste===
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* grey water (sinks, showers, decks)
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* black water (heads, urine, feces)
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* [[Sewage in the sea]]
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* [http://beamreach.org/wiki/index.php?title=Cleaning_Supplies_and_Paper_Towels Cleaning supplies and paper towels] (Liz Hetherington)
  
Quiet underwater signature: pro driv
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===Solid waste===
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* Trash
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* recycling
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* compost
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**[[Compostable plastics]] (Kenna Lehmann, 071)
  
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===Noise pollution===
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* Gato Verde underwater signature
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* Noise mitigation technologies
  
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== Our terrestrial home: Friday Harbor Labs and San Juan Island ==
  
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===Food production and choices===
  
== Terrestrial home: Friday Harbor Labs and San Juan Island ==
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* [http://lacroverfarm.com/ Lacrover Farm] (source of produce during fall, 2007)
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* [[Carbon footprint of transporting tofu and chicken to San Juan Island]] (Sam Levinson, 071)
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* [[A Comparison of the Sustainability of Meat-Based Diets and Plant-Based Diets]] (Wes Kenaio, 071)
  
Food production and choices
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===Water supply===
Lacrover Farm
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* Friday Harbor Labs
Vegetarians and carnivores
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* Friday Harbor town
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* Other sources of water on San Juan Island
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* salt water intrusion and desalination
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* rain catchment
  
Water supply: at FHL, on SJI, in particular neighborhoods (salt water intrusion and desalination)
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===Water uses===
Water uses: showers, laundry, hydration)
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* showers
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* laundry
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* hydration
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* cooking

Latest revision as of 10:52, 5 November 2007

This is a place to assess and improve the sustainable practices and technologies utilized by Beam Reach. Place new information in the categories below or create a new category for your efforts.

(Make sure you create an account so that we can track your contribution. Then start editing, uploading files, and reading the FAQ to learn new wiki-skills...)


Our marine home: the green ship Gato Verde

Energy

Water

  • Source: Friday Harbor
  • Source: Roche Harbor
  • Source: Snug Harbor
  • Source: Port Angeles
  • Use: hydration
  • Use: washing (dishes)
  • Use: showers

Liquid waste

Solid waste

Noise pollution

  • Gato Verde underwater signature
  • Noise mitigation technologies

Our terrestrial home: Friday Harbor Labs and San Juan Island

Food production and choices

Water supply

  • Friday Harbor Labs
  • Friday Harbor town
  • Other sources of water on San Juan Island
  • salt water intrusion and desalination
  • rain catchment

Water uses

  • showers
  • laundry
  • hydration
  • cooking