Green-Eco-Friendly

I believe I’d be remiss in the blogging world if I failed to mention Coachella in the month of April. After all, Coachella is the most talked-about music and arts festival this side of the Mississippi, and though I didn’t get to go this year, I did hear there was some pretty amazing art there. Learn More

Volkswagen has done it again, but this time it’s not the safest car on the road, it’s an electric scooter, called the Bik.e. The scooter is designed to fold up and fit in the spare wheel compartement of your car, where it charges its battery until you decide to use it next. The purpose, I Learn More

Happy belated Earth Week!
Last week, I was so busy with my Earth Week-related activities that I forgot to greet you with the proper salutation to honor of our precious planet. I think you’ll forgive me once you hear what I was up to, and how LEDs, as usual, helped to make the project a Learn More

I’m all about public art. In fact, I often rate cities based on the level to which they prioritize providing big, cool, interactive art to their public for free. Chicago is at the top of my list – if you haven’t experienced Cloud Gate, the 110-ton elliptical, stainless steel sculpture in Millennium Park, then you’re seriously Learn More

With Easter behind us, I must admit I’m getting excited for summer and spending some relaxed days by the pool. And here in LA, it’s usually hot enough to swim at night too…in fact that’s one of the best times to go for a dip, especially when you’ve got the right lighting for the situation. Learn More

Who doesn’t love dying eggs? It’s a favorite pastime of most youngsters (and even some young-at-heart adults like myself), even if you aren’t Catholic and don’t celebrate Easter, which is just around the corner. But what if you had eggs that glowed in the dark, or better yet, offered cool, colorful ambient lighting? Well, Learn More

If you’re someone who gets stressed out about flying, you should move to Scotland and limit your travel to flights departing from and arriving to the Edinburgh airport. Sound drastic? It won’t after you check out the new lavish buses Edinburgh is providing for passengers! Lothian buses, a Scotland bus company, has launched a new Learn More

Just like flowers blooming in the sun, new solar-powered, sustainable LED street lamps designed by Philips soak up the sun’s rays during the day, and then use the accumulated energy to shine much-needed light at night. This ingenious design mimics that of real flowers; the lights’ photovoltaic petals (each light is comprised of five solar Learn More

It’s hard to imagine a world without incandescent or florescent bulbs, but it seems that’s where we’re headed, in no small part because of the US Department of Energy. In its 6th round of funding for LED technology and solid state lighting, the DOE announced $37 million in grants to support more research for improving Learn More