Comments on: Drinking Tea in Groups is Good for the Environment! http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/ The official weblog of Arbor Teas Wed, 22 May 2013 22:56:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Donn Griffith http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-866 Donn Griffith Fri, 21 Jan 2011 01:05:57 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-866 Energy is neither created or destroyed according to Einstein. Therefore the energy use seems to be a choice and a continuum that neither creates or destroys the existence of the energy. Energy takes many forms and its use is a choice that removes it from another user at that time and perhaps transfers it to another form containing the energy. Energy is seen in a living organism and in various forms in nature around us. We need to make good choices in using the energy we have access to use.

]]> By: Donn Griffith http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-853 Donn Griffith Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:41:14 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-853 I have instant hot water with RO (reverse osmosis water)I have a stainless tank and I do not know whether it is more energy efficient than other heating methods but I save time and my personal energy.There are many ways to look at energy saving but in the chain of actions related to any activity, there is energy involved which may be hidden from view. The components have manufacturing energy, electricity has coal, gas, nuclear or other energy and the chain goes on. I do not trust the carbon credit theories as they are more reflective of measurements in the last stages in the chain of events. There is energy used at every step and may not be measurable. Politicians have there own way to measure energy.

]]> By: Barbara http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-491 Barbara Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:57:45 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-491 I believe that the electric kettles are the most energy efficient way of boiling water….of course they are pretty much all made in China, so there’s that.

]]> By: Marilee http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-487 Marilee Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:09:00 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-487 I feel a little hesitant to say this, because I know that it’s considered traditional and “proper” to heat your water in a kettle, but I heat my water-just the amount that I need for the cup of tea-in a glass cup in the microwave, then put in the tea, and cover the cup to let it steep. I then pour the tea through a strainer into my teacup. I’m not sure how much energy this saves over heating the water in a kettle, but I would think it might be at least half.

]]> By: Gil http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-158 Gil Thu, 05 Jun 2008 14:16:23 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-158 Has anyone actually calculated the carbon footprint of a cup of tea?
By that I mean, from production to disposal or even more ambitious from raw material to disposal?

]]> By: Sarah http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-129 Sarah Wed, 02 Apr 2008 04:43:56 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-129 I have also read that just preparing the water for the necessary tea temperature for white tea or green tea is lower in temperature therefore reducing the energy impact. There is also a certain amount of gratitude that I have read on http://artoftea.com/wordpress/2007/06/24/sado-or-chado/ which brings in the intention of preparing a perfect cup of tea.

]]> By: Chris http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-111 Chris Sat, 23 Feb 2008 20:47:49 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-111 What about microwaving?

]]> By: Scientific Ink » links for 2008-02-20 - not particularly objective musings on odds and ends - Dunrie Greiling, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-109 Scientific Ink » links for 2008-02-20 - not particularly objective musings on odds and ends - Dunrie Greiling, Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:31:15 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-109 [...] Drinking Tea in Groups is Good for the Environment! Now, unless your super-power is to boil water spontaneously, energy will certainly be required to boil (or nearly boil) water to brew tea in the traditional fashion. So what’s an environmentally-conscious tea drinker to do? Only heat as much water in (tags: tea green sustainability community) [...]

]]> By: Jason Rakowski http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-103 Jason Rakowski Thu, 14 Feb 2008 20:34:13 +0000 http://www.arborteas.com/teablog/tea-preparation/drinking-tea-in-groups-is-good-for-the-environment/#comment-103 I found your site on technorati and read a few of your other posts. Keep up the good work. I just added your RSS feed to my Google News Reader. Looking forward to reading more from you.

Jason Rakowski

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