Posts by BillyDigs

My office is freezing.  It does NOT have to be this cold.  My comfort aside, how much is this costing to cool?  How many lb of CO2 emissions could be reduced if they turned up the thermostat a few degrees?  I...

Cost or production, along with developing technologies.  It takes time.  Right now there are some great products to help you live green and save money.  But as with any fresh idea, it takes awhile for the mainstream...

Yep, there are some lousy LED products out there.  Hopefully in time they'll get better.  Pretty solid products at EnerDigs.  Not a huge selection though, only the basics.

Everyone probably knows that a western-facing room gets warm in the afternoon.  How much does that affect your AC costs?  Obviously you've got the sun heating your walls, which are then carrying that heat into your home...

I bought a juicer earlier this year to help with triathlon training/ performance.  At first I figured it'd be a disgusting slime that I'd have to choke down.  Little did I suspect that homemade juice can be delicious!  I...

Evidently they are.  If you look at the data provided by the U.S. Department of Energy, find the energy consumption by home age, and normalize for a 1500sf home, there's a big difference between older homes and new ones.  A...

A relative has a houseboat, which is obviously not connected to the city sewage system.  For water conservation they have a sign above the latrine that reads "If its brown, flush it down.  If its yellow, let it mellow." ...

Give it time.  LED technology is moving along at a rapid clip.  Its all about the lumens/ watt, and some companies are making huge strides.  Keep in mind the technological progress of any awesome device you've ever...

I think a lot of people are just suprised to find out that solar water heaters aren't the super-cool-shiny PV stuff.  Once they realize that its just radiation at work, the sexiness goes away.  But solar water heaters...

I was actually told this growing up.  My parents said that the lights only had 500 "turn-ons" built into them!  There is a slight scientific basis to this, having to do with startup amperage.  But yes, totally a myth,...