Even though they are considered dinosaurs in the modern lighting world, incandescent bulbs and the warm light they create still have a wide appeal. So how can we reconcile energy-gulping incandescents with a greener home?

More than ever before, people are aware of the need to ditch petroleum and coal as our main energy sources and turn to renewable sources. Now, thanks to Nanosolar's thin-film printing technology, solar is about to become much cheaper

Technological advances for clothes washers in the last decade have led to considerable water and electricity savings.Efficient washers can cut utility bills by $50 and use 7,000 gallons less water per year. This is more than 40 percent less energy and 55 percent less water than conventional washers. Throughout the eleven-year expected life of the unit, enough water is saved to provide six people with drinking water for their entire lives.

In California, lighting accounts for approximately 28% of home electricity use. As a nation, we spend about one-quarter of our electricity budget on lighting, or more than $37 billion annually.