Bob Morris Posted on Sat May 18, 2013 7:30 am.
Lifx allow you to dim, turn on or off any light in the house, change the color of the lights with a smartphone from anywhere. It’s also highly energy-efficient LIFX is the smartest light bulb you’ve ever experienced. It’s a WIFI enabled, energy efficient, multi-colored bulb that you control with your iPhone or Android. LIFX [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Mon Apr 22, 2013 17:20 pm.
Grayhawk Homes in Georgia accomplishes the seeming impossible. Affordable, highly energy efficient homes built for little more than the cost of regular homes. The added cost for efficiency is a mere $300 per home and their homes use half the power of traditional houses. Their Energy Star certified homes include features such as high-performance windows, [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Wed Feb 6, 2013 4:30 am.
This blog is #41 on the list. Thank you! An infographic by the team at CouponAudit .
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Bob Morris Posted on Thu Jan 17, 2013 6:00 am.
NanoLight is now being funded through Kickstarter. Uses just 12 watts to generate 1600 lumens, equivalent to 100W incandescent Turns on instantly with full brightness Doesn’t need a heat sink
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Bob Morris Posted on Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:00 am.
Green Tech Gazette explains the technology and design involved in creating net-zero energy office buildings. Net-zero energy consumption is a growing trend that allows office buildings to generate as much energy as they use. [They] are made possible through a combination of innovative building design, cutting edge technology, and energy-efficient appliances. Much of the energy [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Sun Jan 13, 2013 6:00 am.
Hybrid cars % of all new car sales 1.San Francisco/Oakland/San Jose 9.4% 2. Monterey/Salinas, Calif. 8.84 % 3. Eugene, Ore. 7.89% 4. Santa Barbara, Calif. 7.5% 5. San Diego, Calif. 7.13% 6. Eureka, Calif. 6.97% 7. Los Angeles 6.62% 8. Chico/Redding, Calif. 6.06% 9. Palm Springs, Calif. 6.03% 10. Portland, Ore. 5.95% My trusty 2001 [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Thu Jan 10, 2013 22:30 pm.
LED lighting is becoming popular for warehouses and factories. Not just because the lights save the building owners money, but because they are digitally networked and controlled. In 5 years, LED lighting will be common in homes too, as the price will have dropped enormously by then.
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Bob Morris Posted on Fri Dec 28, 2012 6:30 am.
Massachusetts is the most energy efficient state, followed by followed by California, New York, Oregon, Vermont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Washington, Maryland, and Minnesota. New England thus is by far the most energy efficient region with four of its six states in the top ten. Its tiny comparative size certainly helps (the electricity doesn’t need to be [...]
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Bob Morris Posted on Fri Dec 21, 2012 6:30 am.
Dutch company Dykstra Naval Architects has put forward plans for a new concept sail-powered ship. Dubbed “The Ecoliner Fair Winds”, the vessel has four massive “automatic” sails that use satellite-based weather data to harness the wind and calculate the most optimal route for the ship. This would reduce fuel costs and emissions considerably as engines [...]
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Pat H Posted on Fri May 18, 2012 12:00 pm.
Responding to criticism over energy consumption at its data centers from Greenpeace and other activist groups, Apple made an announcement on its website on Thursday, May 17, 2012: Apple’s data center in Maiden, North Carolina, will draw about 20 megawatts of power at full capacity. We’ll be producing an unprecedented 60 percent of this power [...]
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