Carnival of the Green #47
Bienvenidos a Miami, where we are proud to host the 47th weekly edition of the Carnival of the Green, brainchild of City Hippy and Triple Pundit. This Carnival travels virtually, so there is no need to worry about carbon emissions. Last week it stopped over at Ecostreet and next week it will travel north once again to EnviroPundit. Miami itself has a growing blogging community. We recently...
Read MorePoll Results: CFLs
The results of our latest poll is in. In the question, How many compact fluorescent light bulbs are you using in your home?, almost everyone is using at least one. It seems I may be preaching to the choir here. As I’ve mentioned before, using CFLs in your home instead of regular light bulbs, is probably the #1 easiest thing you can do to reduce your energy usage. I’d love to hear...
Read MorePledge to Change Your Bulbs
Environmental Defense is asking you to pledge to swap out regular light bulbs with super-energy efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). "Replace one 100-watt bulb with a just-as-bright 30-watt compact fluorescent, and cut more than 1,300 pounds of carbon dioxide pollution over the life of the bulb. Swap out two bulbs to lower your household emissions by more than a ton!" Sign...
Read MorePoll Results: Energy Usage
The totals are in. The question: How many KWH (kilowatt hours) a day do you spend in your home? Survey says you probably spend a lot of money on your electric bill…probably over $100/month. (See original post.) Soon, we’ll start providing more tools on how to save energy inside your home. To get started, take our new poll: How many CFL light bulbs do you have in your home? To learn...
Read MoreThe Easiest Way to Reduce Your Energy Usage
The number one easiest way to reduce the energy usage in your home (or office, for that matter) is to change your light bulbs. Instead of the typically 60W and 100W bulbs, use compact fluorescent bulbs and consume just 1/3 of the energy. Does it really make that much of a difference in the energy? Yes. A 100W bulb pulls, well, 100 watts an hour. A compact fluorescent bulb that gives off the same...
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