Posts Tagged ‘Electricity’

Once you go Black, you might still go back… to Google

By Matthew Philip • Aug 20th, 2008 • Category: Energy, Recent Posts, Resource Waste Reduction, Technology

How much energy do black backgrounds really save? How to make your computer monitor save energy and be more efficient. The answers might surprise you!



Download Energy-Saving Software (Free, for Your PC)

By Wesley Joseph • Aug 6th, 2008 • Category: Business, Household, Recent Posts, Recycling, Resource Waste Reduction, Technology, Uncategorized

How can you reduce your computing energy consumption, extend the life of your computer, and save up to $100 per year?



Consider Dumping Your Newspaper In Favor of Your Iphone

By Wesley Joseph • Jul 21st, 2008 • Category: Energy, News and Media, Products and Shopping, Recent Posts, Resource Waste Reduction, Technology

Ditching your newspaper subscription will improve your envirohuman impact.



Weekly Green News Blurb | You Should Know Vol. 2

By Wesley Joseph • Jul 20th, 2008 • Category: Climate Change, Energy, News and Media, Recent Posts

Big Environmental News shaping up that you may not have heard through traditional means



Al Gore Challenges U.S. to Change to Carbon-Free Energy in Ten Years

By Wesley Joseph • Jul 17th, 2008 • Category: Climate Change, Energy, Politics, Recent Posts, Uncategorized

Gore moves the debate toward using 100% renewable power sources in ten years.



EHI Quick Tip: Drain to Reduce Strain On Air Conditioners

By Wesley Joseph • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Energy, Household, Recent Posts, Resource Waste Reduction

We detail a few ways to reduce moisture in your home’s air so your A.C. unit will run more efficiently!



EHI Quick Tip: Stock that Fridge and Freezer!

By Wesley Joseph • Jun 23rd, 2008 • Category: Household, Recent Posts, Resource Waste Reduction

I am sure that most of you heard it from time to time from your parents while growing up: “close that refrigerator door.”  I heard just about anytime that I was checking out the snack variety and trying to make a choice.
Sure, I could have and should have gotten an idea for what was available [...]



Greener Under Twenty: Use Rechargeable Batteries

By Wesley Joseph • Apr 29th, 2008 • Category: Household, Recycling

Sure, more and more electronics have built-in batteries, charged with a multitude of chargers with distinct prongs, so that most of us now have a collection of tangled charger wires laying around at any available outlet. It seems that for the most part, no two chargers are alike.
But we still use plenty of devices that [...]