Philips — the large Dutch electronics manufacturer — announced last week that it submitted the first entry for the L Prize, a contest run by the Department of Energy that plans to award ...
We have a confession to make. Although we want to be green in every way possible, when it comes to lighting, CFL bulbs are just...well...awful. We've gotten over the design of them but it's not quit...
We've talked a lot recently about the LED bulb revolution (here and here) and the fact that they're likely to replace CFLs as the go-to green bulb. We've also noticed in the Comments that many of y...
From the GreenBuild show in Boston to the International Builders' Show in Las Vegas, green building products are taking center stage: From a vertical wind turbine you can actually buy (but maybe not a...
We got a press release from GE - this week they are introducing the new SmartBulb which features a profile that is virtually identical to a standard incandescent but houses all the electronics of a CF...
We know it can difficult to find a CFL that's right for you. They can flicker, they can't be bright enough... we've heard (and experienced!) all the stories. So, when we found this roundup of the be...
Have you replaced all of your incandescents with CFLs? Or are you more of an LED person? Do you worry about the mercury in CFLs or the fact that it takes a little extra effort to dispose of them pr...
We're really liking Wal-Mart's efforts to educate people about CFLs. This is a great display......
As a rule, we try to be helpful, in life in general and in our posts here at Re-nest. So, it is with that in mind that we implore thee, Home Depot:...
Oh yeah -- CFLs totally look like soft serve ice cream! Why didn't we think of the Whippy Light ? Via Treehugger...
One of the criticisms about CFL bulbs beside light quality has been the issue about the minute amounts of mercury contained within each bulb. Last week at the 2008 National Hardware Show, Megalight an...
Hopefully, the majority of people who visit us here at Re-nest regularly have already replaced their traditional incandescent light bulbs with CFLs. We know, the mercury is an issue and CFL disposa...
Saturday's Chronicle featured an article in response to a February one about fluorescent bulbs. Included were tips on what sort of settings and fixtures are best for CFLs, and about what to do in cas...
Megan of Not Martha had a mishap while carrying a standing lamp which led to a broken CFL...clean up ensued, followed by the thought..."oh right, CFL bulbs contain mercury" Yikes. She followed up with...
As you may have noticed, we're diehard believers in compact fluorescent lights, or CFLs. They're affordable, they save gobs of electricity, they're a good (if not perfect) way to keep carbon -- and m...
We're not sure you can mention the word CFL without the words good for the environment being in the same sentence, or at least the same paragraph. Even though they contain a small amount of mercury w...
According to Treehugger, the UK's Environment Agency is planning to put warning labels on CFL packaging regarding safe disposal and what to do should a bulb break. We often find ourselves agreeing ...
In November, we blogged about our exploits with the Girl Scouts, Scientology, and CFL bulbs; Consumer Reports made it official: greenwashing exists; and Steph wrote about the importance of keeping...
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