Comments on: Small Steps Can Go a Long Way http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-steps-can-go-a-long-way EPA's Blog About Our World Wed, 19 Jun 2013 08:33:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Kris http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-47229 Kris Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:11:19 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-47229 This year we replaced the last of our holiday lights with LED lights! When they were incandescent lights it made sense to have them on electric timers. I’m wondering if the timer uses more energy than the string of LED lights would if it was on all day. Where does one look for this information?

]]> By: Simon http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-41337 Simon Mon, 11 Jul 2011 08:12:49 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-41337 Have you heard about the idea of using led lights to save energy and your electricity bills?

This type of lighting technologies have been developing so fast at the moment and are expected to dominate the lighting market in the near future.

LED lights can be up to 80% energy saving comparing with traditional lights like incandescents, fluorecents and halogens. They are equivalent to energy-saving lamps in terms of energy efficiency at the current stage. However, LED lights have much longer lifespan, expected to be >50000 hous, and unlike energy-saving lamps, they do not contain murcury, and furthermore, the efficiency of LED is still being improved…

Regards,
Simon

]]> By: Naples Dentist http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-41304 Naples Dentist Sat, 09 Jul 2011 14:22:51 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-41304 Thanks,I think this is better topic for me. I get some benifit by this topic. You can’t go anywhere without some type of stimulus coming at you but it’s effective. To requried atopics, It is also so much important for us.

]]> By: mariage http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-41038 mariage Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:13:37 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-41038 Thanks,I think this is better topic for me. I get some benifit by this topic. You can’t go anywhere without some type of stimulus coming at you but it’s effective. To requried atopics, It is also so much important for us.

]]> By: Ft Lauderdale http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-40124 Ft Lauderdale Sat, 07 May 2011 14:16:47 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-40124 Fantastic post! I’m just starting out in community management/marketing media and looking to understand how to do it effectively – resources like this post are incredibly helpful. As our company is based inside the US, it?s all a bit new to us. The example above is something that I worry about as well, how you can show your own genuine enthusiasm and share the fact that your product is useful in that case.

]]> By: Ft Lauderdale http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-40123 Ft Lauderdale Sat, 07 May 2011 14:16:03 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-40123 Fantastic post! I’m just starting out in community management/marketing media and looking to understand how to do it effectively – resources like this post are incredibly helpful. As our company is based inside the US, it?s all a bit new to us. The example above is something that I worry about as well, how you can show your own genuine enthusiasm and share the fact that your product is useful in that case

]]> By: Siverek http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-39168 Siverek Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:18:14 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-39168 Thank you article and for sharing! Siverek

]]> By: Stephen Thomas http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-38212 Stephen Thomas Sat, 22 Jan 2011 18:52:58 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-38212 Take the screens of the windows. Screens block 20% of the sunlight. This allows for more solar gain and much needed winter sunlight.

]]> By: Linda http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-38179 Linda Fri, 21 Jan 2011 14:10:12 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-38179 Since we started composting our yard waste and kitchen scraps, as well as sorting out our recyclables, we’ve reduced the amount of trash we dispose of to about one small bag every week. Since there are no food scraps, it doesn’t smell, so there’s no need to take the contents out to the big can every day. It’s a win-win-win situation; I get nice, enriched media to feed my plants, our community gets paid for the recyclables, and there’s less waste going into our landfills.

]]> By: Scott Osberg http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2011/01/small-steps-can-go-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-38178 Scott Osberg Fri, 21 Jan 2011 13:20:28 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=5897#comment-38178 Hello – Regarding turning the lights off when you leave a room, I would be interested in a Greenversations piece on taking that approach in business. I live in downtown Washington, DC and there are offices all around us that leave the lights on all night, and even leave them on for months on end in vacant offices.

Are there any EPA efforts to change this ridiculous behavior?

Thanks.

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