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    Here are Three Fast Home Hacks That Will Save Energy & Money

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    You’d be surprised just how easy it is to conserve the energy use in your house without really sacrificing anything else. Here are a few tips for getting your energy bill down quickly and easily.

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    Solar Energy Bucket includes solar panels, an LED lamp and can heat water!

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    Ah! We love stuff with more than a single use, particularly if the stuff in discussion is an energy-efficient piece of brilliance. We’ve had the pleasure of spotting this fantastic bucket by designer Chia-Yuan Pai. Called the Solar Energy Bucket, … Continue reading3

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    San Francisco Bay Bridge Celebrates 75 Years With LED Light Up

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    To commemorate 75 years of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, an $8 million public art installation will light up the iconic structure for the next two years. Conceived by creative agency head, Ben Davis, and designed by New York-based artist … Continue reading3

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    Energy-efficient NanoLight LED light bulbs outshine 100 W incandescent bulbs!

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    100 W incandescent bulbs have always been energy vampires, sucking out energy and lengthening electricity bills. Researchers at the University of Toronto recently came up with a fantastic solution to replace these bulbs and fill in the 75 to 100-watt … Continue reading3

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    Firefly Smart LED stays lit for 40 years; decreases lighting costs by 90%

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    Austin-based Firefly LED has recently announced its latest offering, a one of a kind Smart LED that could pretty much light up your home for the next 40 years! Capable of pulling down your electricity costs for lighting by nearly … Continue reading3

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    Salt-water-powered LED lamp charges USB devices too!

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    Lighting up living spaces in areas away from grid connections, particularly in under-development regions isn’t all that easy and at times, using renewable energy sources to do the same proves beneficial. Take this LED lamp for instance. Extremely green and … Continue reading3

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    Solar powered Heating Lounger chairs sport temperature-indicating LEDs

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    Outdoor lounge chairs used for sunbathing are known to spend longer hours in sunlight and are built to bear the harshness of nature. Designers at the Nea Studio have now come up with an innovative way to turn these pieces … Continue reading3

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    Designers use LED-integrated costumes at the Olympic Closing Ceremony

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    Carnival costumes are known to be flashy and eye-catching, packed with extravagance. So when designers Moritz Waldemeyer and Japanese fashion designer Jum Nakao set about design costumes for the Olympic Closing Ceremony, they decided to go the eco-friendly way. Using … Continue reading3

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    Philips to light up1000m2 “lighting centers” in Africa with solar-powered LED lighting

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    electronics giant Philips, also known as Royal Philips Electronics, has been drawing plans to lighten up far-flung areas of Africa since quite a while now and is currently planning to invest a whopping $1.48 million in the effort. The company … Continue reading3

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    BMW to user laser diodes for energy-efficient and brighter headlights

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    The automobile industry today is desperately trying to wipe itself clean of carbon footprints, and the answer seems to lie in hybrid and electric cars, with gas-powered cars slowly being shouldered off the road. BMW has come up with a … Continue reading3

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