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NEWS ABOUT: incandescent bulbs

incandescent bulbs stories: 5 news summaries

 Euro Bulb Ban 
 Begins, But Many 
 Take Dim View of CFLs 

Consumers stockpile aesthetically pleasing old-school bulbs

Aug 31, 09 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Though proponents plug the financial savings and good climate karma of compact fluorescent light bulbs, not everyone thinks the European ban on most incandescent bulbs that kicks in tomorrow is such a bright idea, the New York Times reports. Consumers across the continent are hoarding old-school bulbs, worried over the... More »

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climate change • greenhouse gases • European Union • compact fluorescent bulbs • epilepsy • ban • CFL • savings • incandescent bulbs

 EU Will Ban Incandescent Bulbs 

Capacity might be only speed bump to quick switch to CFLs

Jun 19, 08 2:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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 • compact fluorescent bulbs • electricity • bulbs • incandescent bulbs • energy consumption

Venture Capitalists See
the Eco-Friendly Light

LED and other cleaner, efficient options attracted $100M in first quarter of '08

May 7, 08 8:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Venture capitalists are swarming around firms developing LED (light-emitting diode) and similar lighting technologies beyond their current applications in calculators and cell phones, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Investors see new sources, using one-sixth of the power of incandescent bulbs, as environmentally friendly replacements for indoor and outdoor lighting. More »

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electricity • venture capital • green technology • LEDs • incandescent bulbs • energy saving • electrical circuits

What's the Next Bright
Idea for Light Bulbs?

Two next-generation contenders emerge

Dec 22, 07 4:50 PM CST
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

LEDs Light Up Europe,
As Bulb Makers Switch

An Italian village goes LED, and Philips makes a multi-billion bet

Dec 1, 07 2:10 PM CST
(Newser) - 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.... More »

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Philips • interior design • LEDs • lighting • lightbulbs • incandescent bulbs

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