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Energy Lighting – Part 2 – LED Lighting
LED Lighting is going through a metamorphosis. Take a look at the following link to see what I mean. (here) “German scientists have discovered a method of hydrogen doping that allows the production of higher-performing LEDs and other semiconductors.” This process evidently requires zinc oxide. If you are interested, there’s a deeper explanation at this link from Science Daily here. What is really means is that our concerns for the fluorescent bulbs that have mercury may not be our new standard of light bulb. It’s possible that as these breakthroughs continue, we will be on our way with a green energy love affair with LED technology as it becomes stronger,…
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Energy Smart Lighting, what about the fancy fixtures?
Using the energy smart flouresent light bulbs in your average lamp or fixture is an eco-friendly, energy saving idea. What if your light fixture isn’t exactly set up for one of those spiral bulbs without looking like an eye sore? Maybe you are concerned about the small amount of mercury in the bulb anyway. And maybe you’d rather something that would save you on your energy bill that much more! Well here is my suggestion. LED technology is getting snazzier by the minute. We aren’t the first ones with these type questions. It does not contain mercury and it’s energy consumption is even less than that of the flourescent bulb much…
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Dishwasher, How would you pick a new one?
As I write this post, my hubby is working on the dishwasher that has been pulled out and sitting in the middle of the kitchen. At some point today, this appliance will either be fixed and back working or it will be ready for replacement. Either way, the idea of choosing an environmentally smart dishwasher is on our minds. Energy Star has a slick website that is aimed at helping in these kinds of decisions. http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=dishwash.pr_dishwashers There are two spreadsheets you can download at the right column of the site, Qualified Dishwashers and savings calculator. These are the first two files I looked at. The qualified dishwashers is a long…
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Another…couldn't resist!~ nanoflowers!
If you click the picture below, you’ll see an article on nanoflowers! What are they? Flower power? Why Yes they are! Technology that could mean superior batteries of the future! Just a little example of how we can use our brains to get out of our oil dependency. 😀 Happy Washing ~Regina
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Repost: More Offshore Oil Drilling Is A Stupid Idea
... In Groovy Green's blog post here, there's discussion on offshore drilling being a stupid idea, hence the name of the post. ....
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Pickensplan sure breezes thru nice!
From watching the introduction to this plan on their site, THIS is the kind of talk that I’m really glad to hear! Green Energy. No, it won’t be easy, but YES it is doable and will get us through for a bit until we get our wits about us. Why do we need so much oil? Do we really? Those answers aren’t listed. But a practical stop gap measure could help us focus on the other important questions. We are a nation of smart people. We can come up with good, thought through answers to our problems. We can create solid ideas on oil dependence and at the same time, help…
