On March 29th, people from around the world turned off lights for Earth Hour 2009. 4,085 cities and 88 countries participated in the event, which is being described as the largest demonstration of public concern about climate change in history. Check out these pictures of international cities, monuments, and landmarks before and during Earth Hour. [...]
I just got my Duke Energy bill for the period of February 18 to March 19, so the results of Phase II of Project Get Off the Grid are officially in.
For those who haven’t read my old posts about Project Get Off the Grid, here’s a quick summary. During each Duke Energy billing period, I’ll be [...]
Overload
As I mentioned in my Purging Plastic post, I am temporarily saving all the plastic I use to, one, get an idea of how much plastic I actually go through on a regular basis and, two, identify where and how I can reduce that amount. I then intend to do the same thing while consciously making some [...]
In 2007, 2.2 million homes and businesses in Sydney, Australia turned off their lights for one hour to show their commitment to planet earth. In 2008, the message grew into a global sustainability movement, and approximately 50 million people around the world turned off their lights for Earth Hour. This year, Earth hour, with the support [...]
I have been and will continue to promote the Compact Flourescent Light (CFL) bulbs. It’s just one of those “why not?” products that I think any home, workspace, or whatever should implement. Now, a London-based boutique electronics company called Hulger has initiated The Pulmen Project, which is putting a whole new spin on the CFL. [...]
Fasten Your Seatbelts
Over the course of the last few weeks, I’ve read a series of articles that, when considered together, paint a particularly scary picture when it comes to the condition of our environment and, accordingly, our future. Each article discusses the findings of a three-day conference held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in which nearly 2,000 [...]
I apologize for being MIA last week. Work was beating me down and I celebrated St. Patty’s Day far too aggressively this weekend. Anyway…
As I discussed in my Biodegradable Plastic: An Oxymoron? post, plastic, despite being tremendously useful, presents a number of serious environmental problems. However, it has become such an integral part of our [...]
It’s one of the primary drawbacks facing the green movement today: the upfront cost that often accompanies going green. Although going green can help us save money in the long run, the amount of time it can take to break even frequently deters even those with the very best intentions (yes, me included). Especially considering [...]
By the way, a number of people have asked me to notify them whenever I add a new post to Green Light Reflections. Since doing that for everyone might get a little impractical, I wanted to point out the fact that you can subscribe to a “feed” that will automatically notify you of new posts. [...]
As those who have read previous posts about Project Get Off the Grid already know, I’ve been attempting to make small changes that will reduce my energy use around the house, then analyze the impact of the particular changes by comparing my current Duke Energy bills with those from the year before. During Phase I [...]
