17 Jun
Some people have fluorescent lighting at home, or know someone, or somewhere that has.
What do you do with the burnt out tubes?
Throw them away!
But wait, can the be repurposed?
Nope!
Oh, but yes they can…
Look!
Try making a lampshade out them.
Usually vitriolic, at times bellicose; I'm not here to be nice
A weekly challenge from Reduce Footprints blog. I try to participate weekly.
Each Friday, something to think about
A walk on the natural side each Sunday (or Monday...)
The Apothecary - A place to find natural products and remedies
The Green Ink Bottle - A repository for my quotes
So how have we gotten so far off course? When the label of ‘green’ was introduced, it was seen as a mission statement; something that would entitle the customer to some sense of comfort that they product they were supporting (which was usually more expensive) was working with the Earth’s best interests at heart. Instead we have simply completed a full consumerist revolution; the label has been taken, assigned a cultural identity and used to sell a piece of a lifestyle that is intended to speak more to your peers than to subsidize an environmental commitment.
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Posted by shiborigirl on June 17, 2014 at 11:54 am
you might be interested in this
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-power-hog-20140617-story.html#page=1
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on June 18, 2014 at 11:29 am
>Shibori, I have written about this in the past. I don’t switch off with the remote, I switch off at the set. I only have the TV, so for me the worry is less. My PC is the biggest power user, it’s 24/7, but I manually switch off the monitor at night.
Thanks for the link.
AV
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Posted by ltsblogstaff on June 18, 2014 at 6:14 am
Nice! I usually just dispose burnt out tubes. Do you have a step-by-step procedure of this lampshade?
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Posted by argentumvulgaris on June 18, 2014 at 11:24 am
Sorry, I don’t, but before I posted I had a look and it doesn’t seem to be too hard to figure out. I assume the light source is not fluorescent.
AV
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