Posts Tagged ‘Gadgets’

A New Twist on CFL Bulbs

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. [...]

WSJ on Saving Energy (and $$$) at Home

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 [...]

Bringing Home the Half-Flush

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 [...]

Blackle: Google Gone Green

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 [...]

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