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EarthTalk: LED Light Bulbs More Efficient Than CFL's? Dear EarthTalk: What’s the story with LED light bulbs that are reputed to be even more energy-efficient than compact fluorescents? Perhaps the ultimate “alternative to the alternative,” the LED (light-emitting diode) light bulb may well dethrone the compact fluorescent (CFL) as king of the green lighting choices. But it has...- Antique Lighting Antiques -> Decorative Arts -> Lamps Whether you are trying to restore an older home and would like to keep it in the period style, or you just appreciate older light fixtures, antique lighting has much to offer. There are many different styles from Victorian, to Art Deco to Modern...
How To Pick the Best Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb There's something about compact fluorescent (or CFL) bulbs and the light they put out. The light looks different from what we're used to with energy-wasting incandescent bulbs. Why is that? And is there a CFL that comes close to the light quality of incandescents? There are two ways to...
How many dogs does it take to change a light bulb? Don't you just love animal humor, especially when it is served up to take the mickey out of us humanoids. This little beauty about dogs and light bulbs found its way into my in-box and then just as quickly made its way onto this page. These classic and well thought...
Green Home Makeovers that are Easy and Affordable Are you looking to save the environment, but you cannot afford costly options like solar panels? Are you looking for a way to cut down on your energy costs, but are not all together sure about installing wind turbines in your back yard? Don't worry! There are plenty of things...- Update your lighting on the cheap If you're like me, every now and then you'll look around your house and be hit with the urge to make a little update to your decor. If it's a 1970s shiny brass light fixture that's annoyed you for the last time, you're in luck. You can update your light...
Rise of the LED Light Bulb While an LED light bulb such as the Evolux incandescent replacement is initially expensive, it is far less so than using incandescent bulbs over the medium to long term. They even beat CFL bulbs. This article shows you the math.- Aquarium Lighting - What Are Your Options? Water quality (in which I include water movement) is top of the list in importance when it comes to keeping a saltwater aquarium. Closely following water quality is lighting, as much life on the reef depends on it. The lighting used for a reef aquarium is more intense than on any other type. The reason for this is that we are trying to simulate the sun as far as humanly possible. The lighting used on the reef aquarium is normally more towards the blue end of the colour spectrum as we are trying to produce the lighting colours present at between 10m and 30m in water depth.
Frugal Home Dec Tip: Electrical Outlet or Light Switch Frame Here is simple home decoration project to spruce up your walls or sides of cabinets that have an electrical outlet or light switch plate. This electrical outlet pictured to the right is in a conspicuous place in our house and I found the yellowish white plastic color rather offensive,...
10 Simple Tips To Keep A Healthy Home. Since your home is your castle, shouldn't it be a safe haven away from the troubles of the world, including environmental troubles? This list not not inclusive, but rather a bunch of simple ways that I, along with many others, try to follow in order to keep our house...
- Turn out the lights Anyone who's ever been a kid has heard "turn out the lights!" more than once. It's good advice for saving money too, especially now that energy costs are at a premium. But what about when you want to have the lights on? Use compact fluorescent bulbs instead of incandescent bulbs....
- 10 things to do before listing your home I've moved too many times to remember off hand growing up, and toured literally hundreds of houses in my lifetime. I've also bought 4 properties of my own, and sold 3. Every time I've gone house hunting, either for myself or for someone else, I've been struck by just how...
- Anemones Sometimes Go For A Walk... An anemone is a superb addition to a marine aquarium. With their tentacle gently swaying in the water currents, their unique way in catching food, their breathtaking relationship with anemone fish etc it is no surprise that a lot of aquarists consider adding one to their aquarium. However.... An anemone...
- I've Come Home To No Electricity! Nothing ever works as it should do does it? I came home from work today to find that we had no electricity. A quick check showed that we had electricity with the exception of the kitchen and the dining room which therefore meant that we had not had not had...
- Two Corals To Avoid When an aquarium is ready for coral stocking, or is up and running and additional coral stocking is being contemplated, a trip is usually taken to the local retailer to decide on what to purchase. On arrival, more often than not there is a large range of corals on display...
Cheddar Cheese Salad, Dip, Garnish (As a main ingredient, this makes about 4 servings. As a tasty, accenting garnish, it probably can serve at least 10 adults.) Ingredients: 5 Ounces of Mild Cheddar Cheese (either grated or finely diced). * About 10 pimento-stuffed Medium Green Olives (finely diced). * 2 Tablespoons of fresh onion (finely diced)....
- Comment on Greenspan and the Fed From the Contrarian Chronicles on MSN.com: Greenspan: The worst Fed chief ever Ouch. Past chairman William McChesney Martin once commented that the Fed's job was "to take away the punch bowl just when the party is getting going," meaning that the Fed should raise interest rates as the economy is...
- Viral Marketing Series, Part 3: Why and How E-mail Viral Marketing Works Why and How E-mail Viral Marketing Works What does a virus have to do with marketing? Viral marketing describes any strategy that encourages individuals to pass on a marketing message to others, creating the potential for exponential growth in the message's exposure and influence. Like viruses, such strategies take advantage...
- Roundup for week of 18 March 2007 Here are some links of interest from the MBN and other great personal finance blogs:Blueprint for Financial Prosperity discusses the morality of deducting charitable contributions. (Debt Hater's original post is linked below.) He also has a great Devil's Advocate post on not budgeting to the penny.Consumerism Commentary talks about projected...
Subaru's Clean Car Plant - Less Waste Than In Your Own House. When you carry out your trash at home on the next collection day, you'll be sending more trash to landfills than the entire Subaru manufacturing plant in Lafayette, Indiana (SIA). The Subaru plant was the first auto assembly plant to achieve zero landfill status - nothing from its manufacturing efforts...
Benefits of Home Warranty Policies Homeowners typically want to protect all that they own and this usually means purchasing an insurance policy for their home and valuables. However, this will not provide any assistance if something just stops working or if something in the home is damaged as a result of typical use. In this...
How And Why To Choose Low/No VOC Paint. You know that smell - that freshly painted room that looks great but gives you a headache. In fact, if I am gone all day long and it's warm out, when I get home I can still smell the paint in my house from 4 months ago when the landlord...- 10 Ways On How To Deal With CyberBullying Cyber bullying is characterized by sending hateful or threatening emails or online messages directed at a particular person via the Internet or mobile phone. The spreading of lies, malicious content and other things that can damage a person's reputation through the use of blogs, social networks, forums, etc can also be considered as cyber bullying.
Time is the pleasure for Heather Graham Heather Graham, famed for her roles as Rollergirl in 'Boogie Nights' and Felicity Shagwell in 'Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me', has revealed that she now enjoys tantric sex, rather than the sex portrayed in the roles.- Improving Cash Flow vs. Accumulating Wealth When it comes to personal finance, most people are very familiar with the concept of cash flow. They know that their monthly pay represents cash flow in and checks written and automatic draft payments each month are cash flow out. As long as cash flow remains positive (the more positive...
New skin cancer warning for dark-haired easy tanners By Cher Thornhill (Daily Mail) Deceiving: A new gene variant 'raises the risk of skin cancer almost 10 times in dark-haired easy tanners' They are widely seen as being protected from the sun by their genetic make-up. But a new study suggests dark-haired people who do not burn easily should...- Don't Let Yourself Get Gouged As I was driving into work yesterday, I noticed the gas station that I pass had raised their price to $4.39/gal, up from $3.99 the night before. Then, by the time I was driving back home, the price had settled back to $4.09. Now, the Illinois Attorney General is looking...
