LED lamps are the newest technology in eco-friendly lighting. They are more efficient than the newly popular CFLs, or compact-florescent lights.

…but just how efficient are LED lamps? Well, on average they will still have at least 50% of their light for 15,000 to 30,000 hours. That’s over 7 years with 12-hour/day usage!

Unfortunately LED lamps haven’t gone mainstream, and they’re still few-and-far-between.

Here’s our roundup of 9 different products to help you switch to LED Lamps. Even better, they’re all available easily online!

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 Treehugger is reporting tomorrow, Friday, Sept.21 as PARK(ing) day.

PARK(ing) day is a movement to “rethink the way streets are used and reinforces the need for urban open space”.

All day tomorrow people around the world will be paying for parking spaces, and converting them into small urban green spaces for the public to enjoy.

They’ll be collecting pictures of urban parks all day tomorrow, and if you’re involved send a couple pictures this way as well!

There’s no special forms to fill out, no registration or name tags. Just go out into your city, pay for some parking and set up a park! You can get some benches and trees, invite everyone to stop by.

via TreeHugger

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