by Thomas Beutel
...CONTEMPLATING CODE AND LIFE
...CONTEMPLATING CODE AND LIFE

Archive for January, 2009

San Francisco: Much Sun, Little Rain

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Posted in Energy, Solar | Comments

San Francisco is known for it's fog, not it's sunshine, but that's mostly in the summer months, mid June to the end of August. Right now in January it should be raining, but we have gotten precious little rain this ...

For-Profit Do-Gooders

Saturday, January 31st, 2009 Posted in Culture, Energy, Media, Solar | Comments

Economist magazine has a great article on for-profit activism and mentions both 1BOG.org and Virgance. 1BOG helped me get a solar panel system last year and I'm am still delighted with how well the whole process went. Thank you again 1BOG ...

Switching From Halogen to LED Lamps

Saturday, January 17th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments

Jeremiah Owyang switched out a high wattage halogen lamp with an LED version that is only 3W. The LED bulb is expensive, but it will save much more over its life. Just another example of how to use less energy withiout ...