Gadgets that help Conserving energy at Home

BobbyDelray

4-25-2008 1:30 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/80547bf3-97b9-45fe-a279-1ae36e58cb0a/C0BBC795-082B-4CA7-AD04-9CD7C8DA5122/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html" href="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html" style="font-size: 11px;">www.usnews.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html"><H2>These gadgets save power without breaking the bank</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html"> Simple meters can help identify energy hogs. The Kill A Watt (about $25 online) monitors the electricity used at one outlet.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html">Even when switched off, most electronics continue sucking small streams of current. That phantom load can consume 5 to 20 percent of a home's total electrical bill. The Bye Bye Standby starter kit (about $30) uses a wireless remote control to completely cut power to two outlets.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html">HYmini ($50) can put wind power into a handset. A battery stores electricity for small devices, such as cellphones, and can be charged from an outlet.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html">The Black & Decker CMM1200 ($400) packs enough of a charge to cut a third of an acre. It's also the first mower to earn an Energy Star rating.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html">Tankless heaters deliver water on demand</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html">The Rheem RTG-53 (about $800) can supply two showers at a time, including north of the Mason-Dixon Line.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.usnews.com/articles/business/technology/2008/04/17/small-moves-you-can-take-at-home-to-conserve.html">the Stiebel Eltron Tempra 12 (about $350) can provide enough water for one satisfying shower at a time</blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/C0BBC795-082B-4CA7-AD04-9CD7C8DA5122/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content7.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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4-25-2008 11:52 PM

masbury

I have two Black and Decker cordless mowers, and I love them. They're quiet, easily adjusted, and I have no gasoline in my garage.

4-26-2008 7:42 AM

skwirlinator

Noise is pollution too.
So is Light

4-27-2008 2:18 PM

n2teaching

Cool! I want the HYmini wind powered battery. I would also like to see more clothing with solar batteries attached, so I can charge my cell and tablet without using other, more expesive types of energy;D

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