Tag: "cfl"
How CFLs Got Their Bad Rap
CFLs — maligned for their industrial color and low-quality manufacturing — deserve better.
Post on Jan 21, 2011 by Amy Standen
Goodbye to the Lightbulb We All Know and Love
What’s killing the familiar bulb is an act of Congress that mandated efficiency standards that incandescents cannot meet.
Post on Jan 14, 2011 by Jim Gunshinan
How toxic is a busted compact florescent bulb?
Which is worse for you, a can of tuna or a broken CFL bulb? Sorry, Charlie…
Post on Jun 12, 2009 by Jim Gunshinan
Top Energy (and Money) Saving Thermostat Tactics
The Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others recommend that we set our thermostats at 68°F in the winter and F in the summer. Some people are comfortable at home with these temperatures and some or not. So how can we save energy and still be comfortable?
Post on Oct 03, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
Me and CFLs Haven't Parted Ways Just Yet
Some readers may have noted that I declared my allegiance to light-emitting diodes LEDs, in a recent blog, since they are potentially much more energy efficient than CFLs. But we'll have to live with CFLs until LEDs become more cost effective…
Post on Sep 19, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
Saving Energy in a Hurry
Yeah Alaska! Yeah Brazil! Yeah California? The people of Juneau saved electricity in a hurry– when electricity went to 55 cents per kilowatt-hourIn Juneau, Alaska, an avalanche on April 16th downed transmission lines and cut off the city from it's cheap source of hydroelectric power; electricity prices jumped by 500%. Alan Meier-a scientist at Lawrence [...]
Post on Jun 02, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
Building to Beat Climate Change and Save Energy
Low winter light over the town of Iqaluit, the capitol of Nunavut,Canada. Photo by Bill Semple, architect and senior researcher at the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation.I recently heard Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist, speak at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab about his soon to be published new book, Green: The New Red, White [...]
Post on Feb 23, 2008 by Jim Gunshinan
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