Posted on October 16, 2009 by mastadonzq
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) : A smaller version [...]
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Posted on June 25, 2009 by mastadonzq
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. The [...]
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Posted on February 28, 2009 by mastadonzq
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 easily recyclable but [...]
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Posted on February 27, 2009 by mastadonzq
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, [...]
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