Want to decorate for Christmas with colorful Christmas lights and holiday figures but worried about the environmental and economic impact of using so much electricity?
Fortunately due to increased demand for eco-friendly outdoor Christmas decorations there are several solar powered Christmas characters and lights to choose from this holiday season.Give yourself and the Earth a gift this Christmas by saving [ Read More → ]
Want to decorate for Christmas with colorful Christmas lights and holiday figures but worried about the environmental and economic impact of using so much electricity?
Fortunately due to increased demand for eco-friendly outdoor Christmas decorations there are several solar powered Christmas characters and lights to choose from this holiday season.Give yourself and the Earth a gift this Christmas by saving [ Read More → ]
Over the past couple of years much has been made of the Federal government’s stimulus package that included upgrading your home with energy efficient appliances. Products labeled with the Energy Star logo have been termed by the Environmental Protection Agency as being more energy efficient than other appliances for your home.
In my own experience, we were [ Read More → ]
It’s human nature. We’re always eager to explore the newest product, especially the ones touted to improve our lives. At the same time, we can be skeptical about new product technologies, and it can be hard to decide what, and whether, to buy.
This is certainly the case with energy-saving light bulbs. The Energy Independence and Security Act, passed in December [ Read More → ]
There are a variety of steps you can take, big ones and smaller ones, to make each room in your home more eco-friendly:
Bathroom
Big: Install a low-flow aerating showerhead. Most models allow you to save around 30 percent on water usage without compromising on your shower experience.
Small: Avoid using toxic cleaning products, as chemicals find their way into the atmosphere and [ Read More → ]
NEW YORK, NY — The Crowne Plaza Times Square hotel is the first business to earn a Con Ed business rebate for energy efficiency as a result of upgrading its glittering sign with compact fluorescent light bulbs.
The hotel replaced all 3,300 40-watt incandescent light bulbs in its 80-foot by 20-foot sign with 8-watt compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs.
Outfitted with the [ Read More → ]
1. Buy store brands – they don’t advertise as much, so they don’t use as much paper and ink as name brands. They can also usually save 20-40% in cost as compared to name brands.
2. Avoid single use products, including prepackaged foods.
3. Minimize the number of trips to your local grocery store – buying a weeks (or months) worth of [ Read More → ]
About 11% of your electric bill, so if you pay about $100 per month you can likely save about $11 per month. The way I calculate is this, on average an American home spends 15% of the energy on lighting. CFL’s use 75% less energy than an incandescent.
The most financially advantageous way to go about switching is to change the [ Read More → ]
There are voltage and heat issues, CFLs for me last about a year too, the innards overheat and die early. I completely switched over to LEDs, CCDs, and ELs two years ago. They’re extremely expensive but actually live up to their product claims.
regular incandescent- 750-2000 hours hi voltage incandescent (not practical)- decades if you under volt a bulb by 1/2 [ Read More → ]
For this list of 5 energy saving green ideas, I should first mention a little something about “latent energy consumption”. This is something that can account for up to 73% of most average homes’ energy bills. The fact is that whenever you switch off most appliances, these things are still drawing power and using up electricity! What are some of [ Read More → ]
With high gas prices and global warming on many people’s minds, consumers are looking for ways they can participate in energy conservation and reduce their carbon footprint. And while you may not be ready to buy a Toyota Prius or install solar panels in your home, there a number of everyday things you can do to adopt a green living [ Read More → ]
