In general, amusement parks aren’t the eco-friendliest place to hang out. The thrilling rides are powered by electricity and plenty of trash piles up from all the fast food concessions. But in honor of Six Flags Great Adventure’s 35th anniversary this year, the park got a makeover, including one green update. The New Jersey amusement park’s The Big Wheel, which has been in place since day one in 1974, is now more eco-friendly.

The 15-story tall ride didn’t get any greener as far as what makes it go round, but it’s still saving power. At night, The Big Wheel features animated lights and 7,824 energy-saving LED light bulbs were installed. The now eco-friendly show will display flower petals, chasing rim lights and more. With the greener bulbs in place, Six Flags Great Adventure claims it will reduce about 8.5 million pounds of carbon emissions from the atmosphere, which is equal to taking over 72 cars off the road or planting more than 2,850 trees. We do wonder what happened to all those incandescent bulbs that got replaced though. Click here to read more

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Daily Greenz #68

The oxymoronic ‘heater fan’ is putting the smile back on everyone’s face this winter. Powered by heat, these circulating fans utilize the heat from the stove or gas room heater to send heat out horizontally rather than vertically, resulting in faster, more efficient heating. The brilliance of this fan is that there is no operating cost involved since its thermoelectric module runs on heat alone. Simply set it on top of your stove- and voila!- you can dream that it’s summer again. Prices range from $50 to $150 at amazon.com and they are worth every penny in energy cost savings alone. Plus, they’re designed to last forever, so pick one up before the chill sets in.

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