Archive for September, 2011

Getting Creative to Save the Planet

Thursday, September 22nd, 2011

I love the diversity of LED lights in DIY projects. They can be put almost anywhere with a small battery and still last a long time. The creative capability with LED lights is limited only by our imagination. So what happens when we unleash our creativity not just on lighting, but on environmentalism as a whole? We [...]

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Ikea continues to be eco friendly – Partners with ECOtality

Thursday, September 15th, 2011

The Swedish superstore popular for affordable and questionably easy to assemble furniture began phasing out incandescent bulbs in the United States in 2010. While they may not have the most environmentally friendly products, they do have a record of pursuing environmentally friendly technology. Ikea has a goal of 100% renewable energy, and owns wind farms [...]

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5 Quick and Easy ways to keep cool without AC

Friday, September 9th, 2011

I’ve been told I’m a little strange in that I did not know what Air Conditioning was until I was about fourteen. My parents couldn’t afford it and when they finally could, decided we didn’t need it. 84% of U.S. homes use air conditioners, and right now it’s over 100 degrees out. We could run our [...]

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Android connected LEDs

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

If we were to look back over the last five years, mobile technology has exploded with progress. Both the iPhone and Android system were announced in 2007 (with the first Android phone being introduced in 2008). Since then we have seen both phones progress as well as innovate technologies in several industries, including the LED [...]

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