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  1. Conserving Energy: Microdot

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    208
    NoS ID
    325887
    Story no
    1 / 4

    COI synopsis: The world’s cars are burning up fossil fuels at a suicidal rate. Electric cars would be much more economical. However, electric cars need numerous heavy batteries which demand regular...

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  2. Conserving Energy: Secret Straw

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    208
    NoS ID
    325888
    Story no
    2 / 4

    COI synopsis: Whole forests are lopped down to provide the world with paper. Only a third of that paper is ever recycled. One unusual aspect of recycling is that employed by British farmers. They’re using...

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  3. Conserving Energy: Radio Yarn

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    208
    NoS ID
    325889
    Story no
    3 / 4

    COI synopsis: The energy required to make just one knitted pullover is enough to keep a 100 watt bulb aglow for 24 hours. Most of this energy is spent in boiling great vats of water and dye and steaming the...

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  4. Conserving Energy: Safe Deslag

    Date released
    1977
    Series name
    Living Tomorrow
    Issue no
    208
    NoS ID
    325890
    Story no
    4 / 4

    COI synopsis: To save energy, molten metal is transported round huge foundries in a sort of metal thermos flask - a torpedo. The torpedo is lined with bricks, but after only 3 or 4 hours, this inner lining...

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