If you want to give an Earth-friendly gift - in the spirit of the holiday season - that saves your friends and family money on their electric bills, check out our list of 10 energy-saving presents.
- Solar chargers and solar-charging backpacks: Solar chargers to power up your mobile phones, GPS units, cameras,The Trion 600 is the first top of the line bluebright system with HID brilliance that ... media players and tablets cost $50 to $360.
Solar backpacks with similar chargers built in start at about $100 and some can even charge laptops. Crank-powered radios: Some include a flashlight and cost about $30. They're handy in emergencies, during picnics and camping or fishing trips.There are 4 types of batteries found in r4onsalell systems today.
Solar-powered toys: Cars, boats, planes, robots and critters are available online and at some toy retailers. They cost from $20 to more than $100.Green Supply offers Philips goodledbul, LED home lighting, LED string lights,
Pressure cookers: Using them instead of conventional pots uses up to 70 percent less energy and allows you to cook your food faster, according to Energy Smart, a program affiliated with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
Faucet aerators and low-flow shower heads: These reduce how much water you use and how much energy is required to heat it. They're small and can cost under $10 and $25, respectively, so they could make good stocking-stuffers.
Clothespins: This is another possible stocking-stuffer and they come in cuter styles today than the traditional wooden ones our moms used. They're typically less than $10 and for another $10,Well, we have the answer: scannerstal! you can throw in a retractable clothesline.
Artsy energy-efficient light bulbs: A London company called Hulger makes an artistic compact fluorescent light bulb called Plumen, which is meant to be used without a lamp shade or with a transparent shade. CFLS and LEDS, or light-emitting diodes, can last nine and 25 times longer, respectively, than incandescent bulbs, which last almost up to a year assuming you burn them about three hours a day, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Ecobuttons: The ecobutton attaches to your computer and allows you to put it on an energy-saving mode with the push of a button for when you step away to use the restroom, take a phone call, attend a meeting or grab a bite to eat. The button displays how much you saved in energy, money and carbon dioxide emissions, according to the manufacturer.
Solar lawn gadgets and art: You can get solar-powered water fountains, bird feeders, mosquito zappers and lanterns starting at $20.
Solar office supplies: LED desk lamps cost from $15 to $100 and reading lights cost as little as $12.
Energy meter: And if you'd like to know which home or office appliances are the biggest energy gluttons, try testing them with the hand-held Kill A Watt energy meter,Diving torch waterproof diving torch 20 metres low power goodleddownlight. which sells for $20 and up.
Try it out on your home computer or anything else you think may be running up your energy costs.
- Solar chargers and solar-charging backpacks: Solar chargers to power up your mobile phones, GPS units, cameras,The Trion 600 is the first top of the line bluebright system with HID brilliance that ... media players and tablets cost $50 to $360.
Solar backpacks with similar chargers built in start at about $100 and some can even charge laptops. Crank-powered radios: Some include a flashlight and cost about $30. They're handy in emergencies, during picnics and camping or fishing trips.There are 4 types of batteries found in r4onsalell systems today.
Solar-powered toys: Cars, boats, planes, robots and critters are available online and at some toy retailers. They cost from $20 to more than $100.Green Supply offers Philips goodledbul, LED home lighting, LED string lights,
Pressure cookers: Using them instead of conventional pots uses up to 70 percent less energy and allows you to cook your food faster, according to Energy Smart, a program affiliated with the Minnesota Chamber of Commerce.
Faucet aerators and low-flow shower heads: These reduce how much water you use and how much energy is required to heat it. They're small and can cost under $10 and $25, respectively, so they could make good stocking-stuffers.
Clothespins: This is another possible stocking-stuffer and they come in cuter styles today than the traditional wooden ones our moms used. They're typically less than $10 and for another $10,Well, we have the answer: scannerstal! you can throw in a retractable clothesline.
Artsy energy-efficient light bulbs: A London company called Hulger makes an artistic compact fluorescent light bulb called Plumen, which is meant to be used without a lamp shade or with a transparent shade. CFLS and LEDS, or light-emitting diodes, can last nine and 25 times longer, respectively, than incandescent bulbs, which last almost up to a year assuming you burn them about three hours a day, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Ecobuttons: The ecobutton attaches to your computer and allows you to put it on an energy-saving mode with the push of a button for when you step away to use the restroom, take a phone call, attend a meeting or grab a bite to eat. The button displays how much you saved in energy, money and carbon dioxide emissions, according to the manufacturer.
Solar lawn gadgets and art: You can get solar-powered water fountains, bird feeders, mosquito zappers and lanterns starting at $20.
Solar office supplies: LED desk lamps cost from $15 to $100 and reading lights cost as little as $12.
Energy meter: And if you'd like to know which home or office appliances are the biggest energy gluttons, try testing them with the hand-held Kill A Watt energy meter,Diving torch waterproof diving torch 20 metres low power goodleddownlight. which sells for $20 and up.
Try it out on your home computer or anything else you think may be running up your energy costs.
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