By Loyd on May 12th, 2008
Yesterday I was spending Mothers Day with my mom when a light bulb went out in her dining room light. “I’m going to have to run to the store tomorrow to get some more. It seems like we’re going through a bulb a week anymore.”
“Mom!” I said. “Don’t just get a light bulb get a Compact Fluorescent. Compact Fluorescents are a little more expensive when you initially buy them but they last up to 10 times longer. You save buy not having to buy more bulbs every week AND you cut your energy bill too! Not only that, Compact Fluorescents help you save money on your air conditioning during the summer months because they generate less heat!“
Needless to say my mom went out this morning and bought Compact Fluorescents for every light fixture in her house. What a great Mothers Day gift!
To learn more about Compact Fluorescents check out EnergyStar.gov
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By admin on May 11th, 2008
Volunteers from Engineers Without Borders have developed a small wind turbine that will bring power to remote villages.
The engineering team had to make their design simple enough that it could be assembled from cheap and widely available components. As a result, their plans call for building the turbine out of hard plastic (or canvas) bolted on to a steel-tube structure. The rotor, which creates mechanical energy from the movement of the blades, runs into an alternator (actually a cheap DC motor running in reverse), which converts the mechanical energy into electricity.
Wired has the full story.
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By Joseph on May 9th, 2008
So I was cruising through the newspaper this morning and came across this article.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/293462.html
It really makes you think about all of the benefits of the ‘green’ movement not only in terms of saving water or energy but in the creation of new jobs. So do your part by going ‘green’ and you can help protect the earth, save some money and keep your neighbor employed. Pretty Hot!
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