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LED replacement candelabra bulbs

By Elijah Sarver | Published: June 16, 2009
I decided to make the jump in my bathroom to replace my bathrooms’ bulbs with LED equivalents. I went with Lights of America ($13.70/3 at Sam’s Club) candelabra replacements for my existing Sylvania crystal lights. Some photos and cost/quality comparisons follow.
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Poll about CFLs on Unpluggd

By Elijah Sarver | Published: June 10, 2009
From the only Apartment Therapy site I still read, comes a poll: “Green or not: CFL Bulbs?” I agree with what one commenter said. The CFL may contain small amounts of mercury vapor, but it is the stopgap technology like hybrid vehicles are today. While I wouldn’t trade the one (very expensive!) LED reading light I [...]
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Home Energy Trivia

By Elijah Sarver | Published: June 3, 2009
ARS|Rescue Rooter has a fun/educational Energy Challenge flash game that teaches you about things you can do to make your house more energy efficient. I found this while scheduling an appointment for AC unit checkup, which I’ve been extremely bad at keeping up on. Apparently, you’re supposed to do this twice a year, and I [...]
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On using the P3 Kill A Watt

By Elijah Sarver | Published: May 27, 2009
The Kill A Watt, manufactured by P3 International, is an important tool for defining and measuring heavy power consumption by appliances in your home. I step you through the basic features and explain how to make decisions using facts instead of guess-work.
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Albedo and Greenhouse gases

By Elijah Sarver | Published: May 27, 2009
I like this Stephen Chu fellow: Making roads and roofs a paler colour could have the equivalent effect of taking every car in the world off the road for 11 years. This is a form of albedo adjustment, and it is also the reason the polar ice caps will heat up as more non-white surface appears under [...]
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