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5 Cool Energy Saving Heaters for Winter

admin — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 11:28:26 +0000

The winter is approaching fast in the U.S., and so are those hefty bills that you will have to pay to keep your place warm. I know a lot of people tend to turn their heaters off for hours each day to save money on their bills, but with the flu expected to be rampant this year and the state of economy not exactly great, the last thing you want to do is get ill during the winter season. You can always just pay the extra money to keep your place warm or you can take on those eco-friendly heaters.

There are a lot of folks who have to consume more energy with their heaters to keep all their rooms warm. A lot of houses are not ready to keep the warm inside, and some heating systems can’t properly keep all the rooms in those large houses warm. Energy saving heaters let you keep your rooms warm and save energy in the process as well.

If you are looking to save money during the winter season, here are 5 energy saving heaters you should consider picking up:

Optimus H-5210 Infrared Quartz Radiant Heater: gives you a lot of bang for your buck. It’s energy efficient and powerful enough to warm you up in those cold days. It’s very affordable as well.

Eco-heater 602 High-Efficiency Electric Panel Heater: a cool solution that heats up your room without bringing you those crazy energy bills. Very easy to install and saves you money in these tough times. Pays for itself fast.

Optimus H-4438 14-Inch Energy-Saving Oscillating Dish Heater: it’s a cool 14-inch dish heater that produces warm, sun-like radiant heat to help you handle those cold days. It’s portable too.

Eco-Save Compact Heater: a compact heater for those chilly days at home or in your office. It uses only 750 watts of power.

Soleus Air MS-09 Oscillating Radiant Heater: another cool energy efficient heater that warms you up without you having to picking up larger bills. It has no moving parts and doesn’t stir up dust either.

Your take: what energy saving heater are you using at home?

4 Do-it-Yourself Green Home Guides

admin — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 10:31:46 +0000

A lot of people assume that you need to be a technical genius to go green at home and on the road. Putting up a solar panel or building a wind engine may look daunting from the outside, but it’s not that hard when you think about it. As long as you are willing to educate yourself and be serious about going green, there is no reason you can’t have a green house and car in no time. Thankfully, there are many green training courses available that you can use to learn how to do it all yourself. Whether you want to go solar to save money or help the planet, you can learn to do so with these green guides:

Earth 4 Energy: a complete do it yourself training system for folks who are interested in learning how to save money by using solar or wind engines. You’ll get all the instructions and tips you need to set up your solar panels or wind engine fast. You are also provided with videos to help you better implement what you have learned from the course. IRS Tax forms and other bonuses pluses.

Home Made Energy: if you are looking for a system that teaches you how to go green in your house and save a whole lot of money on your energy bills, this is the one you should try. You’ll see where you need to look for parts for your engines, and how you can put together a complete green energy system for cheap. 60 days money back guarantee is also offered.

GreenDIYenergy: so you want to go green at home but don’t want to spend a fortune to do it? Use the videos and tutorials in this package to learn how you can go green and save money at the same time.

Energy 2 Green: if you have watched TV lately, the chances are good that you have seen the commercials for this system. Energy 2 Green is a do-it-yourself green system that teaches you everything you need to know to get moving with your solar or wind projects. Whether you need legal information or just want to find out more about these technologies, everything’s covered in this course. It also helps you plan your projects properly (a big issue). Simple to follow instructions get you going in no time.

There are plenty of good green books out there that you should read to get you more familiar with solar and wind technologies. Green technologies are the future, and the sooner you start using them, the better off you’ll be.

Your take: how do you plan to go green?

5 Cool Portable Air Conditioners For Summer

admin — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:25:00 +0000

Winter and summer can both be challenging for those who want to spend as little as energy as possible and keep those bills low. Depending on the systems that you in your house, you may end up paying more for electricity in summer and gas in winter or vice versa. Cooling your house down during summer is not going to be cheap. But you do not want to sit in a hot room and sweat your way through summer. Not when you can pick up energy efficient and eco-friendly portable coolers for your rooms. These air conditioners will cool down your work room and won’t cost you as much as your central air conditioner.

If you are looking to save some money on your energy bills this summer, these 5 eco-friendly air conditioners could be your answer:

Soleus Air PE2-08R-62, Evaporative Portable Air Conditioner: a versatile air conditioner that provides 8,000 BTU’s air conditioning and dehumidifies your place as well. It also has a programmable thermostat too.

Royal Sovereign ARP-1400BLS Air Conditioner: a 14,000 BTU portable air conditioner that can cover rooms as large as 500 sq feet. It also has a 3 in 1 cooling system to help you save energy at home.

Friedrich P12B ZoneAire Portable Air Conditioner: takes advantage of environmentally friendly R-410A refrigerant and has an EER of 8.8. Works with any type of window too.

Haier 14,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner: an eco-friendly air conditioner that is not for the faint of heart. It’s designed to cool down a whole house. It has a 14,000 BTU and is RoHS compliant as well.

DeLonghi PAC C120 12,000 BTU Portable Air Conditioner: a cooler and dehumidifier all fit into one device. It also has a programmable thermostat to help you save energy without cooling your rooms down too much.

Are you using a portable air conditioner at home?

5 Cool Green Gift Ideas for The Holiday Season

admin — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 14:34:26 +0000

So you still haven’t picked out gifts for the upcoming holidays? You still have time. If you are giving a gift this year, why not give the gift of green? Eco-friendly products are not only as capable as their non-eco counterparts, they also save energy and money for the owner. So they make great gifts. With that in mind, here are 5 green gift ideas for the coming holiday season:

Kindle DX: one of the best, if not the best, e-book reader on the market. It comes with a large screen, it’s energy efficient and makes a great gift for those who are obsessed with learning new things (through books and audio-books).

ASUS Eee PC 1005HA-PU1X Netbook: it’s a very lightweight and energy efficient netbook that makes a perfect gift for students and business pros. It just works for everyone.

Apple MacBook MC207LL/A 13.3-Inch Laptop: a more energy efficient and powerful Macbook. It’s fairly affordable too. If you need a real good laptop that lasts you a while, getting this Macbook is a great place to start.

ASUS UL30A-X5 Thin and Light CULV: CULV laptops are on the rise. They are not only slim and more powerful than netbooks, they are energy efficient as well. This laptop gives you up to 12 hours of battery life and has a dual core CPU.

Samsung UN46B8000 46-Inch 1080p 240Hz LED HDTV: a killer HDTV that not only comes with stunning picture quality but it’s energy efficient as well. So you won’t be adding too much to your electricity bill. It’s slim as well.

Don’t forget to add your green gift ideas below.

5 Energy Saving Desk Lamps That Save You Money

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:52:41 +0000

I won’t be the first one to tell you that whether you are going through your documents or reading a book at your desk, you are going to need proper lighting to put less strain on your eyes and enjoy a better reading experience. But you don’t want to add a lamp that is consumes too much energy and increases you electricity bill. Thanks to these energy saving desk lamps, you won’t have to worry about that:

Grandrich ES-251 23-Watt Energy Saving Desk Lamp: a very compact and flexible desk lamp that is an excellent choice for those who do a lot of running behind their desks.

EasyEye Energy Saving Elongated Desk Lamp: a very cool lamp with built in ionizer that simulates natural lighting. The bulb has an average life span of 10,000 hrs which is pretty long.

Grandrich ES-243-2 Organizer Desk Lamp: a standard eco friendly desk lamp that comes with a desk organizer as well. Great for those who are running out of space on their desks.

Energy Saving Daylight Stylish Desk Task Lamp: if you are looking for a stylish desk lamp that is flexible, compact, and doesn’t spend too much energy, this one is a good model to consider.

Grandrich ES-252 13-Watt Energy Saving with Organizer: yet another cool desk lamp by Grandrich that comes with an organizer to save you space on your desk.

What’s your favorite desk lamp?

5 Cool HEPA Vacuums For a Cleaner Home

admin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:59:27 +0000

A lot of people assume that going green is all about saving energy and saving the environment. Those are some good goals to pursue, but the whole point of going green is help bring up an environment that is healthy for you and your children. Saving energy is noble but you wouldn’t do it if it hurt your health. So if you want to go green at home, your goal should be to improve the overall quality of your living environment at home. One way to do that is by using HEPA vacuums to get rid of those nasty particles in the air. Whether you are allergic or just want to protect your kids against air particles, HEPA vacuums are the right gadgets to do it.

If you are looking to provide a cleaner, more healthy environment to your kids and family, here are 5 cool HEPA vacuums you should try:

Eureka 4870MZ Boss Smart-Vac Upright HEPA Vacuum Cleaner: a cool HEPA vacuum with 12-amp motor cleans carpets and hard floors. Eureka has some of the best home products around, and this is one of them.

Bissell 3920 Pet Hair Eraser Vacuum: if you have a pet, you are going to need one of these. Its 2-stage cyclonic action provides superior suction for removing dirt and pet hair. A great way to keep the house clean without making your pets uncomfortable.

Dirt Devil 0105 Purpose for Pets Handheld Vacuum Cleaner: a portable, compact vacuum to keep your home clean from pet hair. It’s powerful enough to get rid of the smallest hair and get the job done.

Eureka 6500A Airextreme Vacuum Cleaner with Hepa Filtration: another great Eureka vacuum to help you enjoy a cleaner home. It also comes with carpet brush, bare-floor brush, and dusting brush.

Metropolitan Professionals ADM-4SF Canister Vacuum: a professional quality vacuum for those who want to have a clean working environment. Super powerful!

There you have it. If you are looking for a vacuum that keeps things clean at home and helps you provide a better living environment for your kids, you can’t go wrong with the above vacuum.

6 Cool Rain Water Catchers To Help You Save Water

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:55:45 +0000

Collecting rain water? In this day and age? May sound strange to a lot of folks, but it’s in fact one of the best ways to save water and take care of your garden while helping conserve water. I have talked about on this blog about doing small little things to go green. Collecting rain water may sound extreme but it’s a very effective way to get things done in your garden without having to use the water that you actually pay for. Rain water is natural and is as good as any other water. So there is no reason not to try.

Thankfully, there are companies that realize there is value in these products and have come out with their water catchers. These water collection gadgets not only help you gather rain water but also connect your hose and water your garden easily. If you are trying to lower your water bill or help save the environment around you, you should consider getting one of these 5 rain water storage systems:

Algreen 81001 Cascata Rain Water Collection and Storage System: it store up to 65 gallons of rain water. Not bad if you have a small size garden and want to use rain water to take care of it. It’s very durable.

Algreen 81002 Agua Rain Water Storage System: it’s not as large as the above rain catcher but 50 gallons storage is not that bad either. It’s made from roto molded plastic.

Achla Model RB-01 Rain Catcher Water Barrel: a very cool rain catcher to go green. Its compact design makes it great for deck or patio an the debris screen catches leaves. It’s childproof too!

55 US Gallon Sand-Stone-Look Rain Barrel: another very good looking and durable rain catcher to help you save money on your water bill. It’s very easy to set up and use and gets the job done.

Cypress Water Rain Barrel Collection: this is essentially designed for folks who want to collect a whole lot of rain water. 95 lbs is the limit, and that’s more than enough for most gardens.

There you have it. 5 cool rain catches that help you save money and water at the same time. And it’s all natural. Can’t get better than that.

4 Energy Efficient Green Hard Drives

admin — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:30:50 +0000

Hard drives are more than just luxury gadget these days. A few years ago you could say that having an external hard drive was not that necessary. But things have changed quite a bit, and if you have downloaded any music or video in the past few years, you probably know how crucial having a decent hard drive is. Now if you have more than a few hard drives, you could end up consuming a whole lot of energy. Those energy hog hard drives can cost you or your business more than necessary, and they could die on you sooner than their green counterparts. Whether you are interested in helping save the planet or just want to save money on your electricity bill, green hard drives are good gadgets to consider.

Eco Friendly hard drives perform to the same level as their non-eco counterparts. But they run cooler and spend less energy. If you are looking for an eco hard drive, here are 4 cool ones you should consider:

160GB Kanguru Eco Drive: an energy efficient hard drive that costs you less money and lets you enjoy your videos and music without hurting the planet. Not that expensive either.

Seagate Desktop External Hard Drive: Seagate is a force to be reckoned with in the hard drive business. This hard drive consumes much less power and is a reliable storage to own.

Cavalry Storage CAXM Green Series: another cool eco-friendly HDD that not only runs very cool but saves energy in the process. It uses WD’s green hard drive to store your content.

Western Digital eco-friendly Hard Drive: if you don’t want your WD hard drive inside a Cavalry package, you can always try to pick up an internal green power eco hard drive from Western Digital. It’s cool, energy efficient, and durable.

There you have it. 4 more cool gadgets that help you get your work done and save the environment in the process. Who knew going green could be this easy?