by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
As we begin to hang up the holiday lighting around our homes we may also start to brace for the increase in our electric bill. If you haven’t already made the switch from your old incandescent holiday lights I’ll give you a couple reasons why you should. First, LEDs...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Kansas City
Green Improvement Consulting is turning a Liberty recreational basketball team green. We are sponsoring this team and promoting MyGreenKC.com, GIC’s perfectly named website. We want to turn KC green! Green Improvement Consulting views community interaction as a key...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
A group of engineers spanning multiple universities think they may have found a way to charge small personal electronics with the power of vibrations. These vibrations could be the vibrations from a car ride or even bouncing your leg while the device is in your...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Energy
Japan’s nuclear crisis will lead to increased fossil fuel consumption, energy conservation, further industrial off-shoring and perhaps political change, Laban Yu, an equity analyst at Jefferies International, said in a research note published Wednesday. The “good...
by Luke | Apr 3, 2014 | Uncategorized
While we were getting hit with winter storms a couple weeks ago I blogged about ice dams. As the snow began to pile up on roofs we got calls reporting damage to homes. The cause: ice dams. Today I went out to a home in the Northland that had significant damage to...