Articles Related to: Global Warming
Still Using Halogen Lamps? Are You Mad?
This is not just because it's a "green" issue (the original justification for the ban was to tackle global warming), but because sticking with this outdated technology is costing you a great deal of money. And the way fuel prices keep heading on up, it will just keep getting ever more expensive the longer you stick to your old ways.
These days an LED GU10 lamp ... Outdoor Solar Lighting
Of course, all greenhouses are "solar powered" - that's the point of them; the "greenhouse" effect is well known as a metaphor for global warming because a greenhouse traps heat inside the glass during the day thereby raising the temperature and hopefully storing some heat to protect tender plants overnight as the outside temperature drops.
But sometimes the sun is not enough. Greenhouses actually need "sunshine" as opposed to just daylight, whereas photovoltaic (PV) ... How To Get The Best Home Lighting
However, before you get to considering much of anything at all, the first thing likely to smack you in the face sooner rather than later is the fact that, as part of a global initiative to address global warming, all light bulbs that fail to match "low energy" criteria are being banned (well, withdrawn from sale, but the effect is the same). This of course covers traditional incandescent GLS (General Lighting Service) bulbs - already 100w bulbs are no longer available in most countries and ... What To Look For When Buying Low Energy Light Bulbs
In many places all incandescent bulbs of 60 watts and above are already unavailable as governments quietly enact legislation to enforce low energy lighting as part of a package of measures aimed at reducing global warming.
So then, whether or not you take global warming seriously, your government certainly does and consequently you will henceforth be required to light your own patch of darkness with low energy light bulbs. So what should you be looking for as you poke around the lighting shelves and find them now devoid of the old familiar light bulbs of yore?
For a start, ... Solar Lighting for Beginners
These technologies perfectly complement each other and between them may possibly prove to be the features that will define the beginning of this new century, as the world comes to terms with the combination of declining oil reserves and global warming.
Solar lighting is just one facet of solar power in general, with systems that have the capacity to power all your household electrical appliances, whether directly, by storing electricity locally in batteries, or by sending excess electricity back to the main electrical power ... 
