{"id":14450,"date":"2011-02-17T06:20:22","date_gmt":"2011-02-17T06:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/uncategorized\/the-color-changing-polar-bear-informs-about-your-home-energy-usage.php"},"modified":"2013-01-24T09:59:42","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T09:59:42","slug":"the-color-changing-polar-bear-informs-about-your-home-energy-usage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlaunches.com\/gadgets-and-tech\/the-color-changing-polar-bear-informs-about-your-home-energy-usage.php","title":{"rendered":"The color changing polar bear informs about your home energy usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"color-changing-polar-bear-1.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wordpress-1190801-4202256.cloudwaysapps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/color-changing-polar-bear-1.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"235\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right; margin: 0 0 20px 20px;\"\/><\/span> If those home energy management systems are a bit to sci-fi for you, here\u2019s something a lot cuter that helps you keep a check on you energy use. Completely lovable and highly informative, this one was an entry for the Ecomagination challenge by GE. The toy keeps in touch with your home energy meter and accordingly changes its color depending on your energy use. As your home energy use gets worse, the little polar bear goes pink. Just perfect to have in your kid\u2019s room, reminding them to switch off the fans and lights on their way out, the polar bear goes green when your home energy use stabilizes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\nAfter all, the polar bear is the iconic figure of global warming, and they\u2019ve been suffering the most too. It\u2019s only fair that a stuffed representative of the fuzzy white bears is used to remind us of our energy usage.<br \/>\n[<a href=\"http:\/\/www.treehugger.com\/files\/2011\/02\/color-changing-polar-bear-doubles-as-power-monitor.php\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"follow external noopener noreferrer\">Treehugger<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If those home energy management systems are a bit to sci-fi for you, here\u2019s something a lot cuter that helps you keep a check on you energy use. 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