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 EU Will Ban Incandescent Bulbs 

Capacity might be only speed bump to quick switch to CFLs

Der Spiegel Der Spiegel 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 »

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

At Last, US Gas Consumption Starts to Fall

High prices, economic crash cause first decline in 17 years

New York Times New York Times Jun 19, 08 8:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - The price of gasoline quadrupled over the last decade, but Americans responded by driving more and more in ever-larger gas guzzlers as if nothing had changed. But $4 gas combined with an economic black hole may have finally gotten the message across, reports the New York Times, as American gasoline consumption is set for its first annual decline in 17 years. More »

More about:  gas prices • United States • oil price • gas • energy consumption

Hybrid Owners Put the Pedal to Fuel Efficiency

Prius' real-time feedback alters driving habits to max MPGs

Washington Post Washington Post May 26, 08 8:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Leaving the bad old days of drag-racing in the dust, greenies are now engaging in their own race for fuel efficiency, reports the Washington Post. With hybrid vehicles such as the Toyota Prius giving up-to-the-second feedback on just how much gas passing that little old lady in the right lane is guzzling, many drivers are adjusting their habits to max out their MPGs. More »

More about:  energy • gas • hybrid car • Toyota Prius • energy consumption • gas mileage • mpg

 Alaskan City Goes
 Green—by Necessity 

After avalanche, Juneau is forced to find ways to use less energy

New York Times New York Times May 14, 08 7:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - An energy conservation effort born out of necessity has turned the residents of Juneau, Alaska, into poster children for the green movement, the New York Times reports. Electricity rates skyrocketed 400% after an avalanche knocked out several major transmission towers last month; the state capital has since lowered its electricity usage by more than 30%, a figure that makes conservationists swoon. More »

More about:  Alaska • alternative energy • conservation • electricity • clean energy • energy consumption • Juneau

Turn Clocks Ahead Tonight

Some doubt that daylight saving time conserves energy

Boston Globe Boston Globe Mar 8, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Time flies when you’re trying to save energy: Americans will have to spring their clocks forward by an hour tonight—technically at 2am— for daylight saving time. The sleep-reducing tradition is happening a month earlier than usual in a government effort to cut down on electricity use and take advantage of the extra hour of sunlight, the Boston Globe reports. More »

More about:  summer • Daylight Saving Time • energy consumption • air conditioning • Benjamin Franklin • clocks

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