November 2, 2012

World’s Smartest LED Light Bulb Exclusively Through Apple Stores Called Philips Hue

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Philips introduces hue, the world’s first Web-enabled LED home lighting system available direct to the consumer. Offered exclusively through Apple stores beginning October 30, the hue starter kit includes three LED bulbs that fit into any standard light fixture, a bridge that connects to existing wireless routers.
Philips hue sets up in minutes and, with a quick download of the hue application, the system can be controlled from any iOS or Android device. From the app, consumers can remotely control their home lighting for added security, personalize their lighting experience with custom settings, or program timers to help manage daily schedules, all through the convenience of their smart device.

LED street lights lining an urban street at dusk, casting bright white light on the road with red and white car light trails.

Viper LED Light Savings for Municipalities Explained

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TROY, Mich., Oct. 31, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Viper Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:VPER) is pleased to announce positive developments for both LED lighting pilot programs with Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources; and with Colombo city officials representing the largest metropolitan area in Sri Lanka.
Positive developments are two-fold, as the time period for each pilot project is expected to be reduced by at least 50 percent, to 30 days maximum for each pilot installation and testing program, respectively; and manufacturing capabilities for the Company’s exclusive partner Apollo Metro Solutions are quickly ramping up to achieve greater production capacity by mid-December.

Pacific Northwest Mountain meadows Dwindling

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Some high mountain meadows in the Pacific Northwest are declining rapidly due to climate change, a study suggests, as reduced snowpacks, longer growing seasons and other factors allow trees to invade these unique ecosystems that once were carpeted with grasses, shrubs and wildflowers.
The process appears to have been going on for decades, but was highlighted in one recent analysis of Jefferson Park, a subalpine meadow complex in the central Oregon Cascade Range, in which tree occupation rose from 8 percent in 1950 to 35 percent in 2007.

Going Solar Pomar Junction Style

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September 25, 2012 (Templeton, CA) – Last July, Dana Merrill of Pomar Junction Vineyard & Winery, received word that his project to install solar panels at the winery had been selected to receive grant funds from the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) which is authorized by the 2008 Farm Bill. Pomar Junction is one of 450 projects nationwide to be supported by the program, which helps agricultural producers and rural small businesses reduce energy consumption and costs and use renewable energy technologies in their operation.
The decision to go solar was a simple one for Merrill, after having seen how his son and Pomar Junction General Manager, Matt Merrill, slashed his home electricity bills with solar energy. “Matt was the first to install solar panels at home,” he recalled. Matt’s father Dana also recently added solar “At my house, I had been paying something like four-hundred to eight-hundred dollars per month for five acres’ worth of electricity, but after going solar, my bill is now five dollars a month. I knew that if I could save that much at home, it only made sense to go solar on a bigger scale at the winery, too. We have now had a year’s worth of electricity at our new facility so we now know exactly how much solar electricity we need to generate to offset the wineries usage.”