Comments on: Saving Energy http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/ A blog by Mark and Nat, a married couple who are living in Kuwait. Both are designers, Mark works in Advertising while Nat works in TV. Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:45:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Baziz http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441625 Baziz Sun, 13 Jul 2008 06:47:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441625 If you want to conserve more energy, check out the new Led Bulbs. Platform in shuwaikh has a huge collection of Philips led bulbs in stock. The only downside is that they cost 3kd a pop! If you want to conserve more energy, check out the new Led Bulbs. Platform in shuwaikh has a huge collection of Philips led bulbs in stock. The only downside is that they cost 3kd a pop!

]]> By: lensman http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441604 lensman Sat, 12 Jul 2008 22:33:24 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441604 I'm still not convinced that nuclear energy is the best solution to our power problems. There's only so much fuel and a whole lot of waste. So I still don't believe its the best solution. I’m still not convinced that nuclear energy is the best solution to our power problems. There’s only so much fuel and a whole lot of waste. So I still don’t believe its the best solution.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441590 Mark Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:21:12 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441590 Not really, at least you control Nuclear Waste. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_waste#Long_term_management_of_waste worse case you can always send the waste out to space ;) Not really, at least you control Nuclear Waste.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_waste#Long_term_management_of_waste

worse case you can always send the waste out to space ;)

]]> By: lensman http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441589 lensman Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:08:28 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441589 Ok, but what about radio active waste? Where do they dump it and for how long will they keep dumping waste into some repository? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_waste This is a lot worse than green house gases being dispersed into the air... Ok, but what about radio active waste? Where do they dump it and for how long will they keep dumping waste into some repository?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_waste

This is a lot worse than green house gases being dispersed into the air…

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441573 Mark Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:06:15 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441573 You can disagree if you want but just check the environmental facts http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power#Environmental_effects Its fairly clean. Of course not as clean as solar or wind power but you can't compare them anyways since Nuclear Power Plants produce wayyy more power. You can disagree if you want but just check the environmental facts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power#Environmental_effects
Its fairly clean. Of course not as clean as solar or wind power but you can’t compare them anyways since Nuclear Power Plants produce wayyy more power.

]]> By: Moe http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441572 Moe Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:01:10 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441572 i will have to disagree with you on that Mark i will have to disagree with you on that Mark

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441562 Mark Sat, 12 Jul 2008 12:22:09 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441562 Nuclear energy is the best solution and more and more countries are realizing that. Nuclear energy is the best solution and more and more countries are realizing that.

]]> By: Moe http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441555 Moe Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:42:28 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441555 lensman, are you serious! so they are welling to destroy the atmosphere and paying billions of dollars just because it's nuclear.. oh and not mention the catastrophe that might happen in one small error that's why we will never advance.. we never think of future consequences lensman,

are you serious! so they are welling to destroy the atmosphere and paying billions of dollars just because it’s nuclear.. oh and not mention the catastrophe that might happen in one small error

that’s why we will never advance.. we never think of future consequences

]]> By: ~LE~ http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441553 ~LE~ Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:38:03 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441553 10 light bulbs in a house? lol I so dont think so...I cant even count the number of bulbs we have. But seriously, good for you Mark..we really should try to chip in. 10 light bulbs in a house?

lol I so dont think so…I cant even count the number of bulbs we have.

But seriously, good for you Mark..we really should try to chip in.

]]> By: lensman http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441552 lensman Sat, 12 Jul 2008 09:36:24 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441552 Moe, I agree with you that this would be the best solution in Kuwait since we have abundant sunlight throughout most of the year. But it seems that recently the govt. is more interested in investing in Nuclear energy (as is the UAE) since Solar energy is not a viable solution for Kuwait power needs. Can you believe that? Moe,

I agree with you that this would be the best solution in Kuwait since we have abundant sunlight throughout most of the year.

But it seems that recently the govt. is more interested in investing in Nuclear energy (as is the UAE) since Solar energy is not a viable solution for Kuwait power needs. Can you believe that?

]]> By: Raijin http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441550 Raijin Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:05:50 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441550 Not trying to be a smartass, but they're called compact fluorescent lamps. I also can't stand white light, but I'm still not going to use these even though it is very similar to incandescent. They need to be properly disposed of and I'm too lazy. Not trying to be a smartass, but they’re called compact fluorescent lamps.

I also can’t stand white light, but I’m still not going to use these even though it is very similar to incandescent. They need to be properly disposed of and I’m too lazy.

]]> By: Moe http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441549 Moe Sat, 12 Jul 2008 07:29:06 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441549 This is how we should save energy Solar-powered lighting systems : http://www.solarpathusa.com/index.html?gclid=CNC75MnouZQCFQkrlAodVk-JUQ or check these for your garden http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100401729&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=100401729&cm_mmc=1hd.com2froogle-_-product_feed-_-D27X-_-100401729 Man this is how we should save energy especially in kuwait "we have enough solar power" check this PDF if you want to light all kuwait: http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy01osti/28751.pdf Free Electricity guys.. I hope some official know about that This is how we should save energy

Solar-powered lighting systems :

http://www.solarpathusa.com/index.html?gclid=CNC75MnouZQCFQkrlAodVk-JUQ

or check these for your garden
http://www.homedepot.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10051&productId=100401729&langId=-1&catalogId=10053&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=100401729&cm_mmc=1hd.com2froogle-_-product_feed-_-D27X-_-100401729

Man this is how we should save energy especially in kuwait “we have enough solar power”
check this PDF if you want to light all kuwait:

http://www.nrel.gov/docs/fy01osti/28751.pdf

Free Electricity guys.. I hope some official know about that

]]> By: Abdullah AL-Naser http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441548 Abdullah AL-Naser Sat, 12 Jul 2008 04:21:43 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441548 I like the idea of saving energy, it's gotta be global recall. There will be a great impact, if many people switch to the energy-conserving products. Regarding mercury, I suggest to provide special trash for this stuff. I think it is not practical in Q8. People throw all kinds of materials in one bag, " screw the recycle" loool. In the dental clinic here, we throw the disposable sharp stuff in special boxes. Because they are scary source of infections if they stick those who handle the trash bags. I like the idea of saving energy, it’s gotta be global recall. There will be a great impact, if many people switch to the energy-conserving products. Regarding mercury, I suggest to provide special trash for this stuff. I think it is not practical in Q8. People throw all kinds of materials in one bag, ” screw the recycle” loool.

In the dental clinic here, we throw the disposable sharp stuff in special boxes. Because they are scary source of infections if they stick those who handle the trash bags.

]]> By: Mark http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441544 Mark Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:39:16 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441544 Ansam stop being paranoid. Every reader here has fluorescent lights in their homes and their workplace and no one has ever gotten sick from them. Even the link you provided tells you that when a fluorescent light bulb breaks nothing happens and its not dangerous! Its not a mercury spill, so please keep your paranoia to yourself. Ansam stop being paranoid. Every reader here has fluorescent lights in their homes and their workplace and no one has ever gotten sick from them. Even the link you provided tells you that when a fluorescent light bulb breaks nothing happens and its not dangerous! Its not a mercury spill, so please keep your paranoia to yourself.

]]> By: Ansam http://www.248am.com/mark/personal/saving-energy/#comment-441543 Ansam Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:30:16 +0000 http://www.248am.com/?p=4817#comment-441543 wikipedia is not that reliable and open to collaborative editing... check this out :-) http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm#whatnever Cheers! wikipedia is not that reliable and open to collaborative editing… check this out :-)

http://www.epa.gov/mercury/spills/index.htm#whatnever

Cheers!

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