Greenwashing

  Everywhere we go recently it seems as though there is a brand new eco-friendly “green” versions of old products.  I have mentioned a few of these silly thing like the 57 watt light bulb as a new energy efficient version of the 60 watt. I have been coming across even more ludicrous examples, many of them outright lies.  Often you can see [...]

Clean water is good for your health

As you may or may not know a contributing factor to the fall of the Roman Empire was the widespread use of lead water pipes and eating utensils… Reverse osmosis Water Filter by Blue Gold for Life 5092010 We sell a water filtration system that is amazing. It is a three stage reverse osmosis system that [...]

Tech Companies Make Push For Home Energy Efficiency

Microsoft Hohm is an online service that makes it possible for consumers to see how much electrical power and gas they use in a given month along with suggestions on how to reduce their consumption. This application was recently updated with some new features including two dozen behavior recommendations for those who take the time [...]

The Benefit of ceiling fans

Hugger style ceiling fans can save you a lot of money normally spent on air conditioning. It is not just about have air blowing on you to keep cool, it is also very helpful when used in conjunction with an air conditioner to quickly and efficiently cool your house. Keep cool and save money this [...]

General Electric doesn’t have a very high opinion of the consumer

GE, I’m disappointed. I work in a hardware store and we have three basic types of lightbulbs for general use, Incandescent:  The original Thomas Edison invention, they use 3% of the electricity to produce light and the rest of the electricity produces heat.  Essentially it is a very small fire. Compact Flourescent (the spiral bulbs) [...]

LED part two

A while back I wrote a post on how LEDs might suck because my personal experience with them has been bad. Well I’ve done the research and it seems clear that all lighting will eventually be LED lighting.  My father just built a house lighted entirely with LEDs and his electric bill is ridiculously low. [...]

Green Gadgets part two

Here are some good examples of green design done right vs. completely misguided. A computer made from light weight reusable and recyclable materials.  Also if you are tech savvy at all you can just buy new components instead of a whole new system. The Takeup: A computer made out of cardboard.  It’s true cardboard is [...]

Blight the lighting shades

Today was the annual Green Gadgets Design competition.  I think it’s fantastic that people are excited about being innovative for a positive purpose.  Many of these products will contribute to a better world and others will simply waste time and money.  We should be skeptical of these new inventions because while they all have good motives, [...]