Energy availability is the linchpin of our society, allowing communities to function as a whole unit. The consequence of an immensely active metropolitan is the overwhelming demand on the electrical infrastructure. Such is the case in Chicago, IL. as outlined in an initiative by Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel to reform the lighting solution throughout the buildings of [...]

If your one of the hundreds of millions of people in the world who do not live on “the grid”, it could be renewable energy. IRENA, the International Renewable Energy Association has released a policy brief with guidelines on how developing nations (and all of us, really) can make a smart and cost effective effort [...]

Over the last few weeks it seems that Climate change has become a National talking point again, both politically and due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy on the east coast. As we take a closer look at our impact on the environment, it would seem like we’re starting to treat those responsible for endangering it a [...]

Lights were first installed on the iconic New York City Skyscraper, the Empire State Building, in 1976 to commemorate the U.S. Bicentennial. Originally the seventy second floor was home to 546 lighting fixtures. Now, the Empire State building is replacing them with 1200 LED light fixtures as part of a green initiative. With an original [...]

After the tragic Fukushima Nuclear disaster last year, the German government moved to abandon Nuclear power in place of more eco friendly renewable energy. Having shut down eight nuclear plants right away and moving to be completely off of nuclear power in the next ten years, Germany has been working hard to produce their electricity [...]

According to a recent publication in the New York Times the G.O.P  recently attempted to repeal regulations requiring increased efficiency standards in light bulbs. The bases for this failed attempt is the party feels it is government overreach, that the government has no right to “determine what kind of light bulbs the American people are [...]

In less than a month, Denver International Airport is due to open what is being billed as the most environmentally-friendly parking garage in the world. The structure, called Canopy Airport Parking, is powered by solar arrays and wind turbines, uses geothermal energy for heating and cooling, and features shuttles that run on CNG and biodiesel. [...]

Seesmart knows commercial buildings. Many of our top-selling products (LED tube lights, high bays, and PAR lights) find their way home in these structures. Can you think of the last doctor’s office, retail store or office building you were in that didn’t bear rows and rows of fluorescent tube lights? Our line of LED lamps [...]

One of Seesmart’s chief objectives is to bring manufacturing back to the U.S. The vast majority of LEDs and LED lamp components are still manufactured in Southeast Asia. At this point, it is very difficult for US companies in this market to compete with countries such as China. Seesmart has already established one manufacturing facility [...]

By now you probably know something about “Climategate,” the cleverly-dubbed controversy surrounding the recently-hacked emails of prominent British and American climate scientists. The exchanges originated from a server at the University of East Anglia and date from 1996 to November of this year.  The stolen emails are generating a good deal of debate about anthropogenic [...]