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Five simple steps to save

By Marie Oser Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:51am PST for ecomii_healthy_living 3 Comments

Saving energy saves money. And with Americans using a million dollars worth of energy every minute of every day of the year,¹ there are a lot ways to save money through simple, smart and more efficient choices. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Tips, Electricity, Lights, Heating-Cooling, House
Desk lamp powered by a phone jack

By Hank Green Posted Fri Nov 6, 2009 4:25pm PST for ecogeek 2 Comments

From my perspective, they very fact that this is possible is the news here. It's a "reading" lamp that can be powered by a phone jack. That's right, your phone jack has a tiny amount of power that comes through along with the phone signal to pow Read full post »
Related topics: Shopping, Electronics, Lights
Save money and the planet

By Marie Oser Posted Mon Nov 2, 2009 7:21am PST for ecomii_healthy_living 1 Comments

Five actions you can take that will help to preserve and protect the planet and your budget. Read full post »
Related topics: Food and Drink, How-To, Tips, Organic, Lights, Locavore, Commuting, Saving Money, Saving energy at home, Saving water at home, Mass transit
How to find cash hidden in your house

By Cameron Bard Posted Mon Oct 5, 2009 10:46am PDT for ecomii_healthy_living 11 Comments

Look around the house, and you could find $150 to nearly $850 a year. Just make a few small changes to save energy and money. Read full post »
Related topics: Finances, Cleaning, Tips, Lights, Heating-Cooling, House, Saving Money
Europe bans incandescents: Fallout begins

By Hank Green Posted Thu Sep 3, 2009 6:19pm PDT for ecogeek 18 Comments

Europe has officially begun its ban on incandescent light bulbs, a ban that promises to save some $7 billion a year in energy costs. Stores are allowed to continue selling their current stock, but they can no longer buy any more bulbs to sell. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Europe, Electricity, Lights
Study confirms LED life cycle more efficient than incandescent

By Megan Treacy Posted Tue Aug 4, 2009 6:09pm PDT for ecogeek 2 Comments

LEDs are by far more efficient than incandescents and even CFLs while being used as a light source, but what about over their entire life cycle? Until a recent study, there had been doubts that the technology could claim the title of "most effi Read full post »
Related topics: Lights
New LED bulb has built-in remote for dimming and tuning

By Hank Green Posted Thu Jun 18, 2009 3:41pm PDT for ecogeek 1 Comments

For the folks who are still complaining about the light quality of CFLs (buy nicer ones) the LED revolution is going to make you melt. Martha Stewart beware! Soon you will be able to change not only the brightness of the light in your home, but the color Read full post »
Related topics: Electricity, Lights
Incandescents may not become obsolete after all

By Megan Treacy Posted Wed Jun 10, 2009 10:39am PDT for ecogeek 2 Comments

With all the new developments in CFL, LED and HID technology and the fact that Read full post »
Related topics: Lights
Wind and solar-powered street lighting skips the grid

By Megan Treacy Posted Fri May 22, 2009 11:27am PDT for ecogeek 6 Comments

French company Windela has created a street lighting system that works without any connection to the grid. The Windelux is powered by both a small vertical wind turbine and a solar PV panel. The lamp is comprised of 84 LEDs and automatically switches on Read full post »
Related topics: Electricity, Lights
Recycling dangerous items

By Lori Bongiorno Posted Tue May 12, 2009 1:17pm PDT for the_conscious_consumer 37 Comments

You know it's dangerous to throw compact fluorescent light bulbs, medications, and other household hazardous waste into the trash, but it can be hard to figure out what to do with it. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Cleaning, Cars, Lights, Recycling tips