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Home design thermal efficiency
If I just asked about thermal efficiency would this be a good question for this site?
build up or build out
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Are there specific edit guidelines for this SE?
Have just found this SE and was reading through alot of the questions. I started editing a few questions to make for easier reading, as some of them are just a wall of text. I do have some experience ...
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Have any sustainability.SE questions ever made it to the hot network questions list?
Just curious as to whether this has ever happened, and if so, what the result was -- spammy answers, or increased engagement and new traffic?
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Is sustainable living SE sustainable?
I'm new to this site but I see that the last questions of this date were asked by myself 5 days ago. This suggests to me that this site is unlikely to break out of beta at its current level of ...
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Do questions about ethical living belong here – and if not, where?
Logically it seems to me that a question about ethical living, such as fair sharing of resources or welfare of farm animals need not be on topic for Sustainable Living, yet they seem very similar in ...
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Argumentation advice on topic?
Can I ask on sus.se for
factual information (such as wattage/flight)
argumentation patterns (such as diverting the "everyone is flying, not just me" strawman argument)
lead-ups to 2) which try to ...
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Composting Question at at Gardening SE
I posted a question relevant to sustainability over at the gardening SE site. Is this the best way to solicit input from members of this SE?
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Can we get MathJax?
It seems like there are a fair number of questions/answers involving math:
How is NOx mg/km from diesel cars and trucks related to µg/m3 in the air?
What are the carbon emissions from the manufacture ...
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Educational book on science of climate change with action items?
Can anyone recommend a book or books, intended for a non-scientific audience, which covers some (or all) of these elements?
Basic science of global warming
Evidence from ice cores, temp readings, etc
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Definition for organic tag
(Prompted by this question) The organic tag has no definition here yet.
What definition can we come up with?
Things to consider:
If there are no legal definitions, labeling something organic can ...
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Beginner's Guide to Sustainable Living
As a new member of the site, it occurred to me that someone just starting out with trying to live sustainable would not have a readily accessible way of finding out where to start on our site. I'm ...
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POLL: Should we participate in the 2016 “Winter Bash” Holiday hats promotion? [closed]
In 2016, Stack Exchange will continue its tradition of the "Winter Bash". Winter Bash is an annual event that can run on any Stack Exchange site that chooses to participate. Users earn “hats”...
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update the site description
At the top of the site tour, it currently says:
Sustainable Living Stack Exchange is a question and answer site for folks dedicated to a lifestyle that can be maintained indefinitely without ...
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Could related topics on other SE sites be used to drive traffic to sustainability.SE?
I found this site a few weeks ago and have really enjoyed the discussion, and searching out answers for new and interesting questions. But, there's just not enough activity! On the front page, rarely ...
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Disambiguation of the toilet tag?
I noticed that the toilet tag is currently used for two different purposes:
questions about locations or objects used for urination and defication, e.g. composting toilets
questions about personal ...
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