Daily Greenz #154

Now that the weather’s finally taken a turn for the warmer, we’re all looking forward to spending as much time as possible in the great outdoors. Gaiam, which offers a number of other eco-chic furnishings for your backyard, has the perfect solution to allow you to appreciate the sun long after it goes down. Hang their Solar Shoji Lanterns around your outdoor area or place them atop a table to keep the party going long after dusk. These festive lanterns collect sunlight through a solar panel and charge the rechargeable AAA battery all day, relying on a photo sensor to cue the illumination of your surroundings at dusk.   Plus, the lanterns’ glow comes from light emitting diodes (LEDs),
which can last up to 20 times as long as incandescent light bulbs and
consume significantly less energy.  These durable LEDs are protected by
a weatherproof nylon orb, ensuring you’ll be able to hang them for many
summers to come.

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Daily Greenz #113

For all you beer-lovin’ people out there, we’ve found the perfect piece to compliment your home and personality.  Why toss out all those beer bottles after a Sunday game when you can create a chandelier out of them?  The two-tiered pool table chandelier by Tejas Home holds 52 beer bottles and eight light bulbs in a scrolled steel frame, creating a rugged fixture that’s sure to spark a conversation or two when you have guests over for drinks.  The eco-friendly spin is that Tejas Home doesn’t use new beer bottles to create these pieces; it asks buyers to send in their own, so you can customize your chandelier with your favorite drinks.  It’s a tad pricey for $1,250 at tabbyinc.com, but now, you can immortalize your days of youth and fun-loving on your ceiling forever.

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Daily Greenz #51

In the day and age of instant gratification, even changing the world is getting to be a snap. 18 seconds is all it takes to change a regular light bulb for a compact florescent light (CFL) bulb, which can last up to 10 times longer, and save you and the world a ton of money and energy! These Energy Star bulbs use less energy and provide that same amount of light as a standard bulb. In fact, if every person in the U.S. switched just one bulb for a CFL bulb, it would altogether save more than $8 billion in energy costs, eliminate the need to burn 30 billion pounds of coal, and effectively remove 2 million cars’ worth of gas emissions from our atmosphere. So do your part in slowing down global warming by buying one from any local store that sells light bulbs or check out our lighting section to buy them online. Want to know how many others in the U.S. are buying CFL bulbs and changing the world, state by state? Visit 18seconds.org to see how your state ranks.

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