If you don’t have any money to invest in green, sustainable, eco-friendly products or strategies you are in luck! Here are 15 ways that you can start to trim your utility bills by using less energy and water. Unless you have been living under a rock you have probably heard some of these before, but they are still worth repeating. 1. Turn Off the Lights: This is a favorite of dads everywhere. I can still hear my dad, and now I’m repeating it...more
Natural gas and electricity are the two most common providers of heat and light in today’s homes. These two commodities have been around so long it is difficult to imagine a world where they are replaced with an alternative. So far as we can see, on the scientific horizon at least, they wont be replaced either by some such method as zero point energy, which is energy created by the mechanical oscillations of quantum particles...Sound like...more
To get the most out of your solar lights, there are a few things you need to take into consideration, such as where you place them, how much shade there is, how well their solar panels are positioned relative to the sun, the effects of the weather and how clean you keep them. Place your outdoor solar lights in a sunny enough location. This may seem obvious, but outdoor solar lights require enough hours of sun per day so that they are able to recharge their batteries sufficiently. The number of hours of sun that an outdoor solar light requires per day depends on the quality and design of the outdoor solar light, the size and type of the solar panel that is a part of the outdoor solar light, the number and strength of the light bulbs that the outdoor solar light has and the number and type of batteries that it has. An Outdoor solar light with a larger solar panel relative to the light that it produces may shine for a longer time and require fewer hours of direct sunlight. Carefully consider the potential location of your outdoor solar lights. Look to see if anything might be shading them from direct sunlight. This could include trees, bushes, plants, pillars, posts, buildings, house...more
A Solar Powered Security Light - How To Install a Solar Motion LightA solar powered security light is a great way to light up a doorway, deck, driveway or parking lot ! Here are some tips to successfully install a solar motion light on a house or wall. First, find a good spot to mount the solar powered security light, where you would like the solar...more
by: Lisa Saffel A solar shed light is a great way to light up a shed or small building ! Here are some tips to successfully install solar shed lighting for your shed. First, find a good spot inside your shed to mount the solar shed light. This should be someplace where it is easy to reach to switch the solar shed light on and off and where it will...more
by: Elizabeth Nichols The huge potential for growth in green jobs is being mandated and funded. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 require large utilities to obtain 15 percent of their electricity from new renewable resources such as solar and wind by 2020. On May 18th, 2009, Secretary of the Department of Energy Chu announced the first 16 of the 100 standards that much be addressed by September in order to clear the way for the expenditure of Stimulus Package funds towards expanding the Smart Grid. Small and medium-sized businesses particularly are predicted to expand the green jobs market rapidly over the next ten years with considerable financial support for the investment markets and government. The Cleantech Network reports that venture capitalists have put $1.74 billion into North American and European green technology start ups in just the third quarter of 2007. Additionally, the energy crisis and the large number of retirements expected over the next 10 years in public utilities are contributing to the transition to a greener economy. According to the President of the Association of Energy Engineers, Rusty Hodopp, 41 percent of its members plan to retire...more
by: James Kores Going green is not much simple to follow. Though it is not simple and also the expenses for it are more people are following it. People are going green for different reasons; for some of them it is a matter of common sense, for some...more