Dr. Flower's Handmade Soap » green energy http://dr-flower.com/blog The Essential Blog Wed, 28 Apr 2010 09:18:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 What to do with Cucumbers from Rock Star Farms… http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/07/10/what-to-do-with-cucumbers-from-rock-star-farms/ http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/07/10/what-to-do-with-cucumbers-from-rock-star-farms/#comments Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:40:26 +0000 Regina http://dr-flower.com/blog/?p=1726 Hey there! While I’ve been active on twitter, it’s been a while since I’ve sat down for a blog post.  If you are interested in what’s been going on, take a gander at the Dr. Flower twitter stream here or if you are a visual person, twitpic and Flickr work pretty well too!

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]]> http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/07/10/what-to-do-with-cucumbers-from-rock-star-farms/feed/ 1 Sweetwater 420 Festival, an Earth day celebration http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/04/21/sweetwater-420-festival-an-earth-day-celebration/ http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/04/21/sweetwater-420-festival-an-earth-day-celebration/#comments Tue, 21 Apr 2009 12:03:59 +0000 Regina http://dr-flower.com/blog/?p=1423 Earth Day…Posh! EVERYDAY is EARTH DAY folks! Jump on the green bus everyone let’s recycle on one day in April! Can you sense the sarcasm?  That is how I view some of the Earth Day proceedings that I hear about over the internet via social media.  It just seems hollow to me.  That [...] No related posts.]]> http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/04/21/sweetwater-420-festival-an-earth-day-celebration/feed/ 0 Energy Lighting – Part 2 – LED Lighting http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/02/10/energy-lighting-part-2-led-lighting/ http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/02/10/energy-lighting-part-2-led-lighting/#comments Tue, 10 Feb 2009 21:27:24 +0000 Regina http://dr-flower.com/blog/?p=1071

LED Lighting is going through a metamorphosis.

Take a look at the following link to see what I mean. (here)  “German scientists have discovered a method of hydrogen doping that allows the production of higher-performing LEDs and other semiconductors.”   This process evidently requires zinc oxide.  If you are interested, there’s a deeper explanation at [...] Related posts:

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Using the energy smart flouresent light bulbs in your average lamp or fixture is an eco-friendly, energy saving idea.

What if your light fixture isn’t exactly set up for one of those spiral bulbs without looking like an eye sore? Maybe you are concerned about the small amount of mercury in the bulb anyway. And maybe you’d [...] No related posts.]]> http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/02/06/energy-smart-lighting/feed/ 1 Dishwasher, How would you pick a new one? http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/01/04/dishwasher-how-to-pick-a-new-one/ http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/01/04/dishwasher-how-to-pick-a-new-one/#comments Sun, 04 Jan 2009 18:00:45 +0000 Regina http://dr-flower.com/blog/?p=736

As I write this post, my hubby is working on the dishwasher that has been pulled out and sitting in the middle of the kitchen.  At some point today, this appliance will either be fixed and back working or it will be ready for replacement.  Either way, the idea of choosing an environmentally smart dishwasher [...] No related posts.]]> http://dr-flower.com/blog/2009/01/04/dishwasher-how-to-pick-a-new-one/feed/ 3 Another…couldn’t resist!~ nanoflowers! http://dr-flower.com/blog/2008/09/13/nanoflowers/ http://dr-flower.com/blog/2008/09/13/nanoflowers/#comments Sat, 13 Sep 2008 16:53:50 +0000 Regina http://dr-flower.com/blog/?p=194 If you click the picture below, you’ll see an article on nanoflowers! What are they? Flower power? Why Yes they are! Technology that could mean superior batteries of the future! Just a little example of how we can use our brains to get out of our oil dependency.

Happy Washing

~Regina

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