The hows and whys of going green - without going bankrupt!
I thought I’d been quite thorough when I posted my list of “10 ways to make your refrigerator use less energy” a while ago. Turns out I left out not just one or two ways to up a fridge’s energy efficiency, but a whole bunch of ways! A follow-up post is clearly in order, so [...]
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You can help reduce the needed energy production from dirty coal and other non-renewable resources – just by running your dishwasher and other appliances at night. The demand for electricity is higher in the daytime than at night, particularly during office hours. The increase in demand starts in the morning when people and businesses switch [...]
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For those of you that liked my list of 10 ways to make your refrigerator use less energy, Yanic at Adventures into green has some interesting numbers and a few more ways to boost energy efficiency. Also, Vegetarian times has a good article on other ways to green your refrigerator, as well as tips on [...]
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Refrigerators are less energy efficient than most people realize. Their energy efficiency ratings are done under ideal conditions – get a few things wrong and you might end up spending a lot more electricity on cooling your food than necessary. If you follow the advice in the list below, though, you can be safe in [...]
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LED light bulbs are a relative newcomer to the lighting market. As such, they still have a few issues that hamper widespread use, especially on the home market: High quality, white LEDs are still expensive to produce The light given by home market bulbs is often tinted slightly blue Point 1 results in two things: [...]
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