Get Green » Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen Energy Saving Tips for Consumers Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:51:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc Commercial Lighting Fixtures – Making the Most Out of Your Choices http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/commercial-lighting-fixtures-making-the-most-out-of-your-choices/2009/10/04/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/commercial-lighting-fixtures-making-the-most-out-of-your-choices/2009/10/04/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:51:40 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=557 What areas of the business or commercial lighting applications are you shopping for? Often, once you narrow down the location of the lighting fixtures that you’re looking for, you will be able to narrow down your options as well. You will be able to limit yourself to lobby areas or outdoor security lighting. By thinking and planning ahead, you’ll be much more prepared to go out and buy the right commercial lighting fixtures when the time comes. Just make sure that you take the time to see w Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/commercial-lighting-fixtures-making-the-most-out-of-your-choices/2009/10/04/feed/ 1 LED Light Bulbs- Uses, Applications, and Future Trends http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/led-light-bulbs-uses-applications-and-future-trends/2009/09/26/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/led-light-bulbs-uses-applications-and-future-trends/2009/09/26/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 20:24:09 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=551 LED light bulbs, also known as light emitting diode light bulbs are a much more energy efficient solution to lighting. They use very little electricity at all, and have no filament to deal with or heat generation that causes them to burn out. When you have a typical lamp, it is far more likely to burn out faster because it wastes a lot of heat. However, LEDs are lit up by electrons that move around in a semiconductor material, which means almost no heat is emitted and they don’t have the hassl Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/led-light-bulbs-uses-applications-and-future-trends/2009/09/26/feed/ 1 Energy Effeciency Comparison Cold Cathode CFL http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/energy-effeciency-comparison-cold-cathode-cfl/2009/07/18/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/energy-effeciency-comparison-cold-cathode-cfl/2009/07/18/#comments Sat, 18 Jul 2009 09:47:17 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=437 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Today the same technology used to light my laptop and computer screen is being used in innovative sources of lighting. This new technology in lighting means that I’m now provided with a bulb that will have a long life cycle, can hold up in cold weather conditions and will instantly turn on. In a conventional CFL bulb, there is a hot cathode that is made of tungsten wire and is coated with barium carbonate which emits electrons. The electrons pass through a mercury vapor and in turn Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/energy-effeciency-comparison-cold-cathode-cfl/2009/07/18/feed/ 0 Light Bulbs: Environmental Savior http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/light-bulbs-environmental/2009/06/29/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/light-bulbs-environmental/2009/06/29/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 04:39:25 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=418 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Saving our environment is on everyone’s mind. One of the best ways to do that is to save energy. A very small item in our home can waste a great deal of energy every day. That small item is a light bulb. How many do you have in your home? Many people have many rooms in their homes and multiple light bulbs in each room. When those lamps are in use, they use energy whether you are in the room with them or not. This causes a lot of wasted energy. But there are ways to reduce the energy th Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/light-bulbs-environmental/2009/06/29/feed/ 0 How to Go Green with Eco-Friendly Light Bulbs http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/green-eco-light-bulbs/2009/06/24/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/green-eco-light-bulbs/2009/06/24/#comments Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:24:00 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=456 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Going green is on everyone’s mind and we all try to figure out the best way to do it. Changing all of your normal incandescent light bulbs to low energy light bulbs is a huge step in going green and saving energy. There are several types of eco friendly light bulbs: compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) light emitting diode (LED) halogen light bulb (the least talked about) All of these lights will save energy and, in the long run, save you money. The compact fluorescent light bulb, the Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/green-eco-light-bulbs/2009/06/24/feed/ 0 Disposing of CFLs Can Be Tricky Business http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/disposing-of-cfls/2009/06/23/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/disposing-of-cfls/2009/06/23/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:18:41 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=337 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Using compact fluorescent light bulbs is a wonderful way to conserve energy and save money. The amount of energy used by a compact fluorescent light bulb is around one fourth of the energy used by a regular incandescent light bulb. By increasing the use of “energy saving bulbs“, we can significantly decrease the amount of energy used on a daily basis. But this brilliant energy saving light bulb does have a down side. Luckily, the down side is very tiny in relation to the good co Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/disposing-of-cfls/2009/06/23/feed/ 0 Aquarium Light Bulbs: Knowing What Is Good For Your Fish http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/aquarium-light-bulbs-for-fish/2009/06/04/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/aquarium-light-bulbs-for-fish/2009/06/04/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 19:20:14 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=329 Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> Having an aquarium is a hobby that is becoming more and more popular every day. There are as many different reasons for setting up an aquarium as there are fish in the sea. Some fish hobbyists want the joys of having a pet without the rigors of dealing with energetic puppies or curious kittens. Some believe that an aquarium brings a sense of peace and tranquility in to their home. There are even people who just enjoy the challenge of setting up a wonderland inside their aquarium with an arra Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/aquarium-light-bulbs-for-fish/2009/06/04/feed/ 0 Save money by growing Indoors http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/save-money-by-growing-indoors/2009/05/15/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/save-money-by-growing-indoors/2009/05/15/#comments Fri, 15 May 2009 10:16:43 +0000 Get Green http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=292 If you want to grow food to save your hard earned money, growing indoors is a good idea, even people with a small area can grow enough to save a 50 to 300 dollars a year at the super market, and with medium growing areas you can easily save 500 to 1,000 dollars at the current crazy prices (oh yes, last week I spent $2.35 for one zucchini, which was grown in Mexico of all places). When deciding what to plant for saving money, you need to consider a few different issues. What indoor plant light d Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/save-money-by-growing-indoors/2009/05/15/feed/ 0 Cleaning up a broken Fluorescent Light Bulbs http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/cleaning-up-a-broken-fluorescent-light-bulbs/2009/03/26/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/cleaning-up-a-broken-fluorescent-light-bulbs/2009/03/26/#comments Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:05:32 +0000 Get Green http://expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=217 A large number of people are switching to CFL light bulbs (i.e. R30 cfl) to save money and help with the environment. An increasing number of hobbists are using compact fluorescent lighting for their aquarium, grow fixtures and even using full spectrum CFL’s for overall health for their pets. It is important to remember that all fluorescent light bulbs contain mercury. When a fluorescent lamp breaks it can pose a health problem for you and your family if it is not cleaned up properly. CF Finish Reading this Post

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]]> http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/cleaning-up-a-broken-fluorescent-light-bulbs/2009/03/26/feed/ 1 Fluorescent Grow Lights – Best Choice for Small Growing Areas http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/fluorescent-grow-lights-might-be-the-best-choice-for-small-growing-areas/2009/03/25/ http://www.expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/fluorescent-grow-lights-might-be-the-best-choice-for-small-growing-areas/2009/03/25/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:50:59 +0000 Get Green http://expresslightbulbs.com/getgreen/?p=209 Plants need an adequate amount of lighting in order to process their food and get the energy they need to keep living and growing well. The light available in a home is usually not enough for this purpose and additional Grow Lights will provide proper light when you are keeping an indoor garden. As an alternative to sunlight, these plant lights afford your plants the opportunity to thrive indoors, giving you a successful indoor gardening project all year round. You will get a great harvest of ve Finish Reading this Post

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