Tag: Appliances - Page 7
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Drawer Fridge Saves Energy, Protects Food
We keep saying "Small fridges make good cities" and keep looking for the perfect small fridge. When we wrote about the Norcool drawer fridge, we bemoaned the fact that it had open bottoms and all of the cold air would fall out of it. Commenter
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When Good Ideas Go Bad: Toshiba's Washing Machine/Air Conditioner
Regular readers know that TreeHugger is fond of the gadget mash-up. Combine a sink and a toilet or a lamp and a broom, and we're (usually) happy as clams; it makes sense to us to double up on functionality, reduce materials and cut back on stuff, all
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TH Forums Highlights: Clean Coal, Peak Oil, Plastic Bags and More
The community over at TreeHugger Forums has been steadily growing, having reached almost 1500 users, but moderator greenhammer wants everyone to feel welcome to register and join the conversations for a greener planet. We can't continue to push
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Do 'Green' Appliances Live Up to Their Billing?
The Wall Street Journal has a piece up wondering "Do 'Green' Appliances Live Up to Their Billing?" They postulate that perhaps the answer is no, illustrated by that difficulties of one Jeanine Van Voorhees, who can't seem to get her energy-efficient
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TreeHugger Radio: Message in a Bottle
This week we look at water. San Francisco’s Gavin Newsome has taken a bold step, issuing an executive order draining bottled water from the city budget. Lester Brown summarizes the true impact of a bottle of the wet stuff, while Gigi Kellett of
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Eureka! $mart House Energy-Efficiency Challenge Launches Today
The Alliance to Save Energy, Edison Electric Institute and the SCI FI Channel have partnered up to create an innovative energy-efficiency campaign and contest that will encourage people everywhere to upgrade the energy efficiency features in their home
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Fast Appliances for Impatient Cooks
Appliance manufacturers are busy working on new appliances that cook more quickly. We thought the trend was in the other direction with the slow food
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The Prosumerification of Everything
Prosumer is a portmanteau from Professional and consumer, it is an ugly word picked up by the vendors of digital cameras to describe too many complicated and formerly expensive professional features being added to consumer models. Paul Kedrosky makes it
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Living with Less: Hydra Appliances
Hydra was a mythical beast with many heads; Hydra appliances are are multifunction designs that theoretically take up less space but end up just crowding countertops, and I couldn't decide if this should be in the Untreehugger or the Less is more
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China: Make My Appliance Energy Efficient, Please
Summer's on its way, along with lazy days, melting ice cream, and that perennial favorite - air conditioning. In China, air conditioner sales are expected to hit 25 million units this year, "bringing tremendous pressure to bear on the nation's already
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What Can You Take Out of Your Fridge?
TreeHugger knows that appliances use accounts for something like 20 percent of your home energy use, and that the refrigerator is one of the biggest consumers (insert fridge-running joke here). While refrigeration is a useful innovation, too much can
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Is Your Fridge Running (Efficiently)?
Appliances account for about 20 percent of a household’s annual electricity use and one of the biggest users of electricity is the refrigerator. If you’re in the market for a new refrigerator, see one of Union of Concerned Scientists’ previous posts on
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Newsweek : The Efficient Seven
We’d all love a bunch of heroes to ride into town and save us from our dilemma’s. Although Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson and their buddies are no longer available to perform such a service, Newsweek’s International edition reckons there might other
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Greening a Home One Fridge (and Rebate) at a Time (Part 2)
The second in a series of entries for Treehugger on converting an old apartment into an eco-friendly one. I left off last time explaining how I decided to replace my refrigerator. This post will cover how I joined my colleagues at UCS in reaping a
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Greening a Home One Fridge (and Rebate) at a Time
The first in a series of entries for Treehugger on converting an old apartment into an eco-friendly one. In September I bought my first apartment--an aging one bedroom unit that is primed for an eco-friendly makeover. As a novice at home remodeling, the
