Comments on: Get a Dog and Save the Planet http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2009/07/10/get-a-dog-and-save-the-planet/ Science, Environment, and Nature in the SF Bay Area Sat, 21 Nov 2009 22:39:48 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: chuck http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2009/07/10/get-a-dog-and-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-64211 chuck Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:32:51 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3026#comment-64211 dogs eat a lot of food. that requires energy to produce. dogs crap a lot, which increases our landfill problems. dogs use water for baths. dogs shed a lot and energy is used to vacuum all that hair up. dont get me wrong, i like dogs. but having one has nothing to do with energy efficiency. dogs eat a lot of food. that requires energy to produce. dogs crap a lot, which increases our landfill problems. dogs use water for baths. dogs shed a lot and energy is used to vacuum all that hair up.

dont get me wrong, i like dogs. but having one has nothing to do with energy efficiency.

]]> By: Jim Gunshinan http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2009/07/10/get-a-dog-and-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-64175 Jim Gunshinan Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:15:41 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3026#comment-64175 Interesting factoid: From 1996 to 2007, the U.S. residential sale of kilowatt-hours per canine (dog) decreased by 8%. Dogs really do save energy. (Maybe. Kilowatt-hour sales increased by 25%, but the canine population increased by 36%, while the human population of the U.S. only increased by 12%—lots more dogs, some more people, more energy use.) Interesting factoid: From 1996 to 2007, the U.S. residential sale of kilowatt-hours per canine (dog) decreased by 8%. Dogs really do save energy.

(Maybe. Kilowatt-hour sales increased by 25%, but the canine population increased by 36%, while the human population of the U.S. only increased by 12%—lots more dogs, some more people, more energy use.)

]]> By: Mark Romeo http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2009/07/10/get-a-dog-and-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-64172 Mark Romeo Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:26:32 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3026#comment-64172 Cats: In my observation, cats are even more stingy with energy than dogs. On any given day, ALL of a cat's activities can be summarized as an interruption of a nap. Cats: In my observation, cats are even more stingy with energy than dogs. On any given day, ALL of a cat's activities can be summarized as an interruption of a nap.

]]> By: Anne Marie http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/2009/07/10/get-a-dog-and-save-the-planet/comment-page-1/#comment-64166 Anne Marie Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:30:14 +0000 http://www.kqed.org/quest/blog/?p=3026#comment-64166 What's so bad about visiting relatives? We have dogs too! What's so bad about visiting relatives? We have dogs too!

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