Feeling blind to your commute? When passing the same sights every day, it’s easy to miss a city’s beauty. Alert commuters in Kansas City, however, were recently shaken from their hum-drum routine by a new sight: new LED lights illuminating the Paseo Bridge.

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As you may know, the second annual Earth Hour occurred between eight and nine on Saturday night. The iconic Opera House in Sydney, Rome’s Colluseum, and the Sears Tower went dark, as did the homes of an estimated thirty million people. Across the globe, people, governments, and corporations joined together to express concern for the earth’s climate by turning off lights for one hour. Their goal was to show that consumers can reduce carbon emissions through conservation.

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1961 was a banner year for interior lighting. Before then, the average consumer had two choices for home lighting: on and off. Dating back to 1890, various inventors had attempted to allow for a range of light levels. Messy, dangerous “pis pots,” or salt water dimmers, were one early option. These tricky devices consisted of a beaker of salty water with two contacts, one at the top and the other at the bottom. The closer the contacts, the brighter the light. Other dimmers, such as rheostats and autotransformers, were dangerously hot, inefficient, or too slow.

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As any new technology gains support, consumers and businesses struggle to find appropriate uses. The green movement is no exception. Across the country, people are wondering if they should switch to green products, or if older solutions are more reliable.

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Solar panels aren’t just for warm, sunny climates. For evidence, look to Kelowna, Canada, the third largest city in British Columbia. As RenewableEnergyWorld.com reports, Kelowna is instroducing 100 Carmanah EverGEN lights in public areas across the city. The lights are easy to install, as they are entirely self-contained– no trenches, cables, or permits are required. The city’s savings should be substantial, since the sun-powered lights will cut monthly utility bills completely out of the equation.

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