Latest Green Tips

Congress to be briefed on LED lighting A Congressional Luncheon Briefing discussed how, with energy-efficient technology becoming a government priority, cities across the country are investing in greener lighting sources. A Congressional Luncheon Briefing later this week will discuss how, with energy-efficient technology becoming a government priority, cities across the country are investing in greener lighting sources. Published January 5th
LED Clip Light Transforms any Object Into a Lamp Wow those around you by transforming any old household object into a lamp with this “LED Pin” by Korean designer Sungho Lee. To create this subtle, yet awe-inspiring illuminating accent Lee stylized and whitewashed the form of a traditional clothespin. The refreshing take on a familiar design successfully turns the object’s dollar-store stigma into a museum store find, but it’s the techy twist that makes it even more notable. Published October 12th
European Union Begins Ban of Incandescent Light Bulbs The European Union is on the cutting-edge of green technology; already ahead of many nations through its introduction a ban of incandescent light bulbs that began on September 1, 2009. The ban of these incandescent light bulbs has a goal of reducing region-wide energy costs through use of the more eco-friendly compact fluorescent light bulbs instead. Published October 12th
Nitride phosphor from Philips Lumileds closes yellow LED gap Philips Lumileds researchers have developed a monochromatic nitride diode that closes the yellow light LED gap. The phosphor-converted (PC) amber LED demonstrated by Regina Mueller-Mach and her colleagues uses the down-conversion of blue light from an indium-gallium-nitride (InGaN) LED to longer-wavelength light by a phosphor Published August 5th
Refrigerator Keep your head out of the refrigerator and the door closed! The refrigerator is the single biggest energy-consuming kitchen appliance, and opening the refrigerator door accounts for between $30 and $60 of a typical family’s electricity bill each year Published July 6th
Preheating If you’re boiling, roasting, or baking a dish that will cook for an hour or more, don’t bother preheating your oven. Even for breads and cakes, never preheat for longer than ten minutes. If you reduce the amount of time your oven is on by one hour per year, you’ss save an average of two kilowatt-hours of energy Published July 6th
Storage Containers Instead of using plastic, store your food in glass or porcelain containers. Fewer chemicals will likely leach from the container into the food. Chemicals that transfer from plastic to food and from food to body may cause health risks. Published July 6th
Composting If, over the course of a year, everyone in the US composted their kitchen scaps instead of sending them away in the trash, the organic waste diverted from landfills could make a three-foot high compost pile to cover the city of San Francisco. Published June 29
Food Waste If you could reduce the amount of food wasted in your household by just twenty-five grams per day (about the weight of a slice of bread), you'd save twenty pounds of food annually - roughly enough to make 16 meals. Published June 29
Garbage Disposal Use cold water when you run your garbage disposal. Better yet, try not to use it at all by composting your food waste or disposing of it in the trash. Published June 29
Junk Mail Rid yourself of Junk mail – or at least recycle it. The average U.S. household receives 1.5 trees’ worth of junk mail each year, and many of these are thrown right into the trash. Published June 29