Lights on Shine

Who turned off the Lights?

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Okay, so last night(March 27th) , at 7 30, the lights off my apartment building went off. My sister ws on the computer and i was watching TV since my dad was sleeping on the couch, not watcjhing soccer anymore. "hey! What?" I heard my sister say. My mom wasactuaklky happy because…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Why light an empty room?

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As our good friend Elizabeth notes in the latest SmartPower Minute, we can save money and energy, and reduce air pollution by simply remembering to turn off lights when we leave a room. I know what you may be…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Get the LED out!

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So you want to continue to be your Energy Smart self this holiday season, and you’re now thinking about new ways to save energy like you never did before.

The problem: You still want to celebrate the holidays with traditional decorative lights just like you always have, but feel compromised by using all of that energy.

The perfect snow!

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Today, we awoke to the perfect snow. 3 inches on the grass, roads and walks wet only (ground temps too warm to stick to pavement). My hubby and son got the outdoor lights and decor up yesterday, and we put up the tree tonight. We got the garland and the angel...

Leaving Your Home in the Dark?

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The holidays are just around the corner and many people plan to spend time with family, away from home. When we leave our home for the holidays, many of us think about the movie "Home Alone". The movie showed how empty houses are more prone to be robbed while people take off on vacation. We also...

The Power of an Hour: What We Gain When We Turn Out the Light

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When I was growing up, my mother was always after family members to turn off lights in rooms they weren't using. It's a common sense policy I'm pleased she nagged into me; now it's second nature. Last week I was having (

The power of an hour: What we gain when we turn out the lights

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When I was growing up, my mother was always after family members to turn off lights in rooms they weren't using. It's a common-sense policy I'm pleased she nagged into me; now it's second nature. Last week I was having (IrvingFarm) coffee with a green-leaning architect, Julie Torres Moskowitz , who contributed an essay about building a nontoxic nursery to The Complete Organic Pregnancy at one of my favorite green leaning local spots, The City Bakery. As we caught each other up on our latest projects, and chatted about the overabundance of greenwashing, especially in the building supply arena, a bakery worker with a tray full of votive candles walked around the space, placing one on every table. It was seriously odd -- not only have I never seen candles at The City Bakery, it was 10:30 in the morning. We half-joked about the economy being so bad that they had to resort to flames instead of electricity. Our conversation shifted for a while, and I forgot about the candles until suddenly the lights went out and the candle-toting server whooshed by lighting wicks.

Damn it Outtage

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I been away for a while cuz my power just came back like two hours ago. It had been out since mid Sunday and I am so relieved that I can see with the lights on instead of all them damn candles. Ya'll prob thinkin' i didn't pay the bill or somethin' but a storm wiped out not just my power but most...

User Post of the Day: Teacup lights...brilliant!

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i made an awesome discovery. check out the brilliance of domestic construction. these lights ROCK!! domestic construction was a featured seller on etsy.com last week. check out their etsy site here. prices range from $48 and up. here is a cool single light. this would be awesome in a kitchen. i love...