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Panasonic’s New Lamp Automatically Adjusts Brightness
Via GoodCleanTech. Following in the footsteps of other household appliances equipped with sensors such as televisions and air conditioners, Panasonic is releasing the first home-use fluorescent lamp with the same feature. The new product is called the “Auto-eco Light-control Twin Pa” – a lamp that…
Not All CFLs Are Created Equal
Although, from an energy consumption perspective, almost any compact fluorescent light (CFL) is better than the incandescent bulb it replaces, some CFLs are better than others. A recent report from the Environmental Working Group has identified a long list of over 1000 models of CFL…
About Sustainability
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Our Common Future is a report from the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) and was published in 1987. Our Common Future is also known as the Brundtland Report in recognition of former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro…
Wind Turbines for Homes Fail To Meet Expectations
How many times have you heard the claim that a micro-turbine will be able to provide 30 percent of a household’s electricity needs? These micro-turbines were created for home use, especially in urban areas where little space is available to people. Unfortunately, if we base…
Eco range beats the crunch to reach US
From NZ Herald, 4:00AM Tuesday Jan 13, 2009 By Owen Hembry As growth plans are reined in across the corporate world, Auckland-based Ecostore is bucking the trend. Founder Malcolm Rands has secured distribution of the company’s health and environmentally focused products to more than 180…