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  • June 2008

    • EU Will Ban Incandescent Bulbs

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Jun 19, 08 2:07 PM CDT

      EU Will Ban Incandescent Bulbs

      The European Union is set to begin phasing out the incandescent light bulb in favor of compact fluorescent bulb, Der Spiegel reports. The highest-wattage bulbs will go next year; the transition to CFLs—using a fifth of the energy and lasting 10 times longer—should be complete in 2015.  More »

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      global warming  • European Union  • electricity  • compact fluorescent bulbs  • energy consumption  • incandescent bulbs  • bulbs

  • May 2008
  • December 2007

    • What's the Next Bright Idea for Light Bulbs?

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Dec 22, 07 4:50 PM CST

      What's the Next Bright Idea for Light Bulbs?

      Retailers will be banned from selling inefficient incandescent bulbs in 2012, but manufacturers say their bright idea about compact fluorescents came years ago and the industry was heading in that direction anyway. In fact, the coming years will see a wave of more efficient light sources—not only flourescents, but LEDs and even high-efficient versions of old-fashioned incandescents, the New York Times reports. More »

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      Congress  • Environmental Protection Agency  • General Electric  • LEDs  • compact fluorescent bulbs  • incandescent bulbs  • EnergyStar

    • LEDs Light Up Europe, As Bulb Makers Switch

      newser  |  Economist  |  Dec 1, 07 2:10 PM CST

      LEDs Light Up Europe, As Bulb Makers Switch

      Europe is going low-e with LEDs, presaging a trend about to spread worldwide. The Italian village Torraca, for example, just switched all of its streetlights for light-emitting diode fixtures, and Dutch electronics giant Philips has snapped up an American firm in a plan to push similar changes in the states. LEDs use an eighth of the power of incandescent bulbs, the Economist reports, stay cool, and can last for ten years. More »

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      LEDs  • Philips  • interior design  • incandescent bulbs

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