Energy

  • Increasing the Efficiency of Older Hot Water Heaters

    We all know the importance of insulating our homes for comfort as well as energy efficiency. But did you know there are other areas and objects that can be easily and inexpensively insulated to possible save even more energy and money? yellowblue is an eco-driven company prepared to help you conserve energy and money through […]

  • Solar Street Lights: The New Kids on the Block

    In November we will once again transition to Standard Time. Darkness will descend sooner and street lights as well as those in parks, parking lots and other public and commercial spaces will begin to lighten our way at an earlier hour. With an economy that is challenging both corporate and community coffers, solar street lights […]

  • Residential Solar Lighting: Beautiful, Clean, Green and Free

    Residential solar lighting is an uncomplicated, affordable, energy efficient way to beautify your residence. Continued improvements in harnessing and utilizing solar power have enabled the development of a myriad of choices for all your outdoor lighting needs. Today’s solar powered LED outdoor lights shine as brightly. Yet, they don’t emit the heat of traditional bulbs, […]

  • Fracking 101

    Are you up to date on your Fracking? If not, we can enlighten you. In the most elementary terminology, Fracking means using a powerful drill to crack a big shale rock deep about a mile into the earth’s surface to extract natural gas. Now, we’ll proceed with a slightly more technical explanation. Fracking, also known […]

  • Economy vs Ecology

    Following the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) introduction of its clean air plan proposal on June 2nd of this year, 12 coal producing states instituted suit against the agency. Although coal is the primary domestic source driving dangerous emissions, coal mining is a main source of income for the citizens of the states bringing the suit. […]

  • The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Power Plan Proposal: An Overview

    On June 2, 2014, The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) set forth an initiative entitled: The Clean Power Plan Proposal. The strategy behind the plan is to significantly decrease carbon emissions from the nation’s power plants. Supported by most Federal, state and local governments, key recommendations outlined in the proposal are beginning to take shape throughout […]

  • Demystifying Solar Panels – The Choice for a Greener Tomorrow

    Many individuals, who genuinely believe in eco-friendly solutions, dismiss the idea of installing solar panels because the process is thought to be too costly. If you’re among them, this article might encourage you to rethink your decision….and when you do, consider yellowblue. Solar equipment prices have become more competitive. Federal state and local governments have […]

  • The Comfort and Financial Benefits of Multi Layer Insulation

    At yellowblue we are proud of our ground breaking multi layer insulation products. There are various reasons why they have emerged as one of the finest and fastest growing products in the reflective insulation industry, among them: Diverse usage applications Durability Insulating excellence Energy efficiency Comfort creating capabilities Cost saving opportunities Unlike conventional mass insulation, […]

  • Be Empowered: Understanding and Using the yellowblue Solar Powered Generator

    Many traditional sources of energy are nonrenewable, and several of these, such as coal, natural gas and propane are costly and being consumed at an alarming rate. As a result, eco-conscience individuals are using solar powered generators more readily. The most versatile of these generators is the yellowblue Solar Powered Generator with Sine Wave Inverter. […]

  • U.S. electricity prices may be going up for good

    As temperatures plunged to 16 below zero in Chicago in early January and set record lows across the eastern U.S., electrical system managers implored the public to turn off stoves, dryers and even lights or risk blackouts. A fifth of all power-generating capacity in a grid serving 60 million people went suddenly offline, as coal […]