Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Cool reminder stickers

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Check out these cool stickers http://www.hu2.com/store/eco-reminders.html They have less preachy ones too. Very cool. Some of the stickers a...
Tuesday, July 6, 2010

Zoom into your Roof: Checking the Thermal Performance of Home Roofs

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Zoom into your Roof: Checking the Thermal Performance of Home Roofs : " Information Aesthetics (a great blog by the way) has an interes...

Belkin gets in to energy saving accessories in a big way

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I've been holding off posting about belkin's products that are in their eco line because it seemed that the money you spent on the e...
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Friday, April 10, 2009

led motion sensors that fade in and out

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As I have previously expressed, I have wished for motion sensor lights that fade in and fade out (so they aren't as jarring). I think th...
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Thursday, April 9, 2009

chinese researchers improve white LEDs

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The article claims they are making them cheaper but doesn't really discuss it much other than mentioning using plastic like materials. ...
Wednesday, April 8, 2009

CFL power factor hidden energy cost

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Slashdot has a post commenting that due to the power factor of the CFL bulbs utilties are having to use a lot more resources than you think...
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Friday, April 3, 2009

LED bulb screw in replacement for incandescent

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Techbargains has cheap LED screw in bulbs that use 2 watts of power, a significant power savings over incadescent and CFL, though I'm n...

eco heater on sale at amazon today

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I haven't personally used one nor have I read detailed reviews. The Amazon reviews say it uses 400 watts, compared to 750-1500 standard ...
Friday, March 6, 2009

use your existing IR remote to turn power on/off via power strip

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this seems to cut power, so you'd need a furhter button press to turn on the electronic switch and most items. clipped from i.gizmodo.c...
Thursday, February 26, 2009

CFL buying guide from MSLiving

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Unclutterer highlights the CFL buying guide from martha stewart living (insert obligatory passe prison lighting joke here) clipped from unc...
Friday, February 13, 2009

new contributor!

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Soren from energyconsumption.org has joined the energy measuring resource quantifying savings suggesting future pontificating environmental ...
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Saturday, February 7, 2009

fancy looking $30 LED bulb

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clipped from i.gizmodo.com Featuring an aluminum, curvilinear design, a series of diecast cooling fins dissipate heat from the internal ci...
Wednesday, February 4, 2009

2 flushing options coming to a toilet near you

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The option for half or full flush is all over europe and canada but nowhere in the states. Here's an option to add it to your existing ...

twitter your energy consumption

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I want one for every outlet in the house! clipped from www.inhabitat.com What can you do with Tweet-a-watt ? Many things, not the least of...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009

DATA!

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Like Johnny Five (robot from short circuit for those of you born too late for 80s movie references) this guy needs MORE INPUT! Here's a...
Saturday, January 10, 2009

Garmin for the win!!!! (routing based on fuel economy)

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In driving my commute to work I have the option of a much longer highway route or a bunch of stop lights. By my rough calculations though ba...
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Tuesday, January 6, 2009

Word of the day: Wastricity

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I learned a new word today! and I found another person wanting to reduce energy used on street lighting clipped from blog.makezine.com Was...
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Remote controlled surge protector $23 after rebate

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Here's a nice looking remote controlled surge protector with remote for $23 after rebate from buy.com (I have no affiliation/kickback w...
Monday, October 27, 2008

Motion sensing

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Don't get me wrong, I'm all for using motion sensing to improve lighting. At my previous office we installed motion sensor switches ...

Battery powered light turn-er off-er

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So um yeahhhhh. While I agree with the goal of this thing, making a battery power motor that physically flips switches for you doesn't ...
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