Evolve’s Sleek, Low-Flow Shower-heads
In Phase III of Project Get Off the Grid (for those who haven’t been reading previous posts on Project Get Off the Grid, click here to catch up), I haven’t made many changes. Differing variables in the 2008 and 2009 periods of Phase II, namely a ten-day trip to Mexico in 2008, [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
Toilets use a tremendous amount of water. 40% of household indoor water is used for toilet flushing and we flush approximately 55 billion gallons of water each day. The numbers are pretty staggering, and ever since I saw my first dual-flush toilet many years ago in Europe, I’ve considered our standard one-flush toilets to be [...]
Black is the new Goog
Studies have revealed that an all-white website uses more energy than an all-black website. The energy use is small, and the difference minuscule, but if you apply it to a mega-high-traffic site, like Google, for example, the numbers add up. With this in mind, Tony Heap created Blackle in 2007, an all-black version of the Google [...]
