THE GREEN ENERGY BLOG

LED Bulbs: The Latest Bright Idea for Lighting

admin — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 07:09:49 +0000

The light bulb aisle at home improvement stores is an overwhelming display of options – CFLs, LEDs, incandescents, lumens and watts, warm light and cool light. That’s not even getting into price variation. Sure, we’re getting accustomed to the CFLs (compact fluorescent lighting), which are everywhere. Meanwhile, with little fanfare, higher-efficiency light-emitting diode (LED) [...]

3 Simple Ways to Use Less Electricity in Your Home This Summer

admin — Thu, 31 May 2012 07:08:29 +0000

GUEST POST If you live in a warm area, keeping your level of energy consumption down in the summer can be difficult. Fortunately, there are things you can do this summer to use less electricity. Here are some of them: 1. Change out your thermostat Older thermostats simply don’t work as well, and they usually [...]

Universal Design Living Laboratory Blends Technology, Green Features in Wheelchair-Friendly Footprint

admin — Wed, 30 May 2012 07:02:51 +0000

When Rosemarie Rossetti moved into her new home on Friday, she effortlessly guided her wheelchair from the van through the front door of the Gahanna-area house. That simple act is the culmination of 14 years of frustration, dreams and persistence. The home Rossetti will share with her husband, Mark Leder, is more than just a [...]

5 Ways to Combat Indoor Air Pollution

admin — Tue, 29 May 2012 07:06:50 +0000

GUEST POST We regularly hear about the dangers of air pollution and all of the negative effects it can have on our health, and we typically tend to associate that with outdoor air pollution. However air pollution isn’t constricted to outdoor air pollution and indoor air pollution is just as big of a threat – [...]

Solar Power Helps College Cope with Budget Cuts

admin — Mon, 28 May 2012 07:06:18 +0000

(Image credit: Mercer County Improvement Authority) Public universities throughout the United States have had their budgets cut deeply and often since the Great Recession began. One New Jersey community college has offset lost funding by installing a solar system on campus. Mercer County Community College (MCCC) in West Windsor, NJ will save an estimated US$750,000 [...]

Solar Impulse Plane Begins First Transcontinental Flight

admin — Sun, 27 May 2012 07:09:47 +0000

GENEVA — An experimental solar-powered airplane took off from Switzerland on its first transcontinental flight Thursday, aiming to reach North Africa next week. Pilot Andre Borschberg planned to take the jumbo jet-size Solar Impulse plane on its first leg to Madrid, Spain, by Friday. His colleague Bertrand Piccard will take the helm of the aircraft [...]

WHO TOOK THE BEES?

admin — Wed, 30 May 2012 10:06:46 +0000

Courtesy: todaysgreenminute.com

Turning Down Electricity Use in the Bay Area

admin — Sat, 26 May 2012 07:07:30 +0000

A key recommendation in the Bay Area’s action plan is to replicate projects that include crowd-sourcing funds for solar panel installation. Credit: Oakland Local Four local government agencies and a coalition of clean energy advocates have drafted a plan for the San Francisco Bay Area to reach “zero net energy” in building electricity use by [...]

Apple Powering NC Data Center with 100% Renewable Energy

admin — Fri, 25 May 2012 07:08:09 +0000

© Apple Apple is taking great strides to disprove Greenpeace’s accusations that its large Maiden, NC data center will be powered mostly by coal. Yesterday the company posted a new page to its website outlining the use of renewable energy at its data centers, revealing some exciting information. The company had already announced plans to [...]

Going Green at Your Storage Facility

admin — Thu, 24 May 2012 07:08:17 +0000

Surprisingly, the self-storage industry is actually inherently green. Facilities use far fewer resources to operate that most other businesses use to occupy the same space. Many locations have even taken it a step further and have embraced the green movement. The growing popularity of recycling and alternate energy forms has positioned this industry as a [...]