Here are some pictures from the event:

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Tip: Because solid items hold cold better then empty space/air your fridge or freezer needs more energy to keep all the contents nice and cold, whenever it gets low on contents.

Consider filling up some op this space with some water filled containers you may have lying around (like in your plastic recycling bin…).

This way you’re reusing the bottles that you where going to recycle and your helping your fridge to stay cool with less energy.

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Tip: You might not know this, but gadgets that are on standby mode use typically between 10% to 50% of the energy they use when fully switched on! That’s a considerable amount of energy for something that is just not being used.

There are several ways to make it as easy as possible to switch devices. Clearly you don’t want to spend ages switching all your gadgets off, so here’s two simple tricks you can use to make it really easy.

If you have a TV with a digital TV receiver, or video player, or DVD player, or surround sound unit, or a satellite TV kit, or even a combination of them, that’s a lot of devices that could end up being left on standby. Here’s the trick, plug all of the gadgets onto a single power strip (one of those multi-way extension leads). Then you can just switch off all the devices at the socket where the extension lead is plugged in. These extension strips are so cheap these days, costing less than $8 or £4 usually.

If you’re really lazy or want to make it even easier, look for something like a standby saver. These standby savers have a primary socket that you typically plug the TV in to. When you switch the TV off on to standby, it switches all of the devices off completely. When you switch the TV on again, it automatically powers on all your other gadgets. Easy huh?

This tip was written by Daniel Harrison who just loves his eco friendly gadgets and has his own site where you can get eco friendly tips daily.

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Tip: Check with the company you get your water, gas and/or electricity from (if you have a company and don’t generate your own power…of course). Your local utilities provider may have programs and incentives available for saving and conserving power.

My local utilities (KUA | kua.com) for instance has a free energy audit program and several incentives regarding adding insulation, proper A/C maintenance, LED lightbulb rebates, etc

Be sure to check with you utilities provider to see if they have similar programs available.

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Tip: A great way to reduce on toxic waste is by using rechargeable batteries instead of disposable. But there are more options for charging your devices and one of them is solar power.

There are may options to harness the sun’s power. A few sites that I have ordered from myself include: solarstyle.com and siliconsolar.com, but there are many more. Just run a google search for “solar charging”, “solar power”, etc. and see for yourself.

There are products to charge rechargeable batteries, small electronics, laptops and even you entire house.

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Tip: Most of the energy used by a regular incandescent lightbulb (about 90%-95%) is wasted by producing heat, not light. That means that a 60 watt lamp uses most of it’s energy to produce heat. Switching out an incandescent lightbulb for a Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb (CFL) or even a LED lightbulb might save you a lot of energy costs. Changing one lightbulb (also consider places like the lightbulb in your garage) can make a huge difference over time.

Also most people think these energy-savings bulbs give off a really ugly bright blue light when in fact this is not true for all brands. Just look at the packaging of the bulb and make sure it says “soft light”. The CFL lightbulb brand we use in our house that we’re really happy with is Bright Effects available at Lowes.

For comparison charts and more info checkout these resources:

• http://www.productdose.com/article.php?article_id=1142
• http://www.terrapass.com/blog/posts/deck-the-halls
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LED_lamp

From wikipedia:
Image: Lightbulb Comparison

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