Comments on: Going Green: Is It For You or The Earth? Really? http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/07/30/going-green-is-it-for-you-or-the-earth-really/ Thoughts on the Journey Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:57:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Jesse Turri http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/07/30/going-green-is-it-for-you-or-the-earth-really/#comment-37391 Jesse Turri Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:29:31 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/?p=1489#comment-37391 Ariah, Good post. I agree, we can buy all the green stuff we want but if our heats do not change it is all for not. "The truth of Christianity is only truth if it transforms you into a new person." -Kierkegaard Ariah,

Good post. I agree, we can buy all the green stuff we want but if our heats do not change it is all for not.

“The truth of Christianity is only truth if it transforms you into a new person.”
-Kierkegaard

]]> By: Ariah http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/07/30/going-green-is-it-for-you-or-the-earth-really/#comment-37353 Ariah Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:09:32 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/?p=1489#comment-37353 Jamie, your right on. I'm definitely a fan of keeping and using incandescent bulbs, which is why I suggesting keeping for areas you can't use cfls (dimmed lights, sometimes outdoor ones, etc). Jamie, your right on. I’m definitely a fan of keeping and using incandescent bulbs, which is why I suggesting keeping for areas you can’t use cfls (dimmed lights, sometimes outdoor ones, etc).

]]> By: jamie http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/07/30/going-green-is-it-for-you-or-the-earth-really/#comment-37352 jamie Wed, 30 Jul 2008 18:59:28 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/?p=1489#comment-37352 The thing I've been trying to weigh in my head is the balance between buying new energy saving bulbs and throwing away perfectly good bulbs. Does it make sense to replace something that already exists and works with something else? Yes, CFL bulbs save energy, but we actually can make more energy. Perhaps donating the working bulb to a shelter would be wise? I also get irritated that most CFL bulbs are packaged in plastic versus incandescent bulbs which are packaged in paper boxes. And CFL's contain mercury, so they cannot be thrown away; they must be "disposed" of properly. I think you can do this at IKEA? Many of them are not dimmable, so it's important to check that out before buying. I think there are a few that are. Dimming lights is a way to save energy, so if that's important to you make sure to inspect the package. I've heard good things about LED bulbs, but I believe the only way to get them is to order them from the internet. The thing I’ve been trying to weigh in my head is the balance between buying new energy saving bulbs and throwing away perfectly good bulbs.
Does it make sense to replace something that already exists and works with something else? Yes, CFL bulbs save energy, but we actually can make more energy. Perhaps donating the working bulb to a shelter would be wise?
I also get irritated that most CFL bulbs are packaged in plastic versus incandescent bulbs which are packaged in paper boxes. And CFL’s contain mercury, so they cannot be thrown away; they must be “disposed” of properly. I think you can do this at IKEA?
Many of them are not dimmable, so it’s important to check that out before buying. I think there are a few that are. Dimming lights is a way to save energy, so if that’s important to you make sure to inspect the package.
I’ve heard good things about LED bulbs, but I believe the only way to get them is to order them from the internet.

]]> By: Ariah http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/07/30/going-green-is-it-for-you-or-the-earth-really/#comment-37350 Ariah Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:47:41 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/?p=1489#comment-37350 So is buying tapioca pudding! So is buying tapioca pudding!

]]> By: crossn81 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/2008/07/30/going-green-is-it-for-you-or-the-earth-really/#comment-37349 crossn81 Wed, 30 Jul 2008 12:31:52 +0000 http://blog.iamnotashamed.net/?p=1489#comment-37349 But buying lots of "green" stuff is good for the economy!! But buying lots of “green” stuff is good for the economy!!

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