In the race to finding the greenest way to illuminate our nights, a new company has come up with a new refinement of old technology to serve our needs. Will it be enough to save you even more money? F...
I've heard many interior designers express disdain over the quality of light emitted from fluorescent light bulbs. However, incandescent bulbs will be phased out starting January 2010, unless someon...
Since President Obama announced new lighting standards for 2012, people have been singing the swan song for incandescents. But it seems that incandescent bulbs may soon be seen in a new...er...ligh...
We thought there ways no way our bizarre experience with CFLs, Scientology, and Girl Scouts could be duplicated. So you can understand why this ad in the North Berkeley BART station made a chill run ...
Although we'd hate to believe it -- we know there are plenty of households out there that haven't yet switched over to CFLs. Now's the time! They're getting cheaper. Their mercury levels are com...
One of the peeks we're getting from the Milan furniture fair is of Dutch design collective Droog's exhibition: A Touch of Green. It's a collection of designs that explore the various issues surround...
Which myths listed here are true and which are, well, myths? CFL bulbs are no better for the environment than incandescent bulbs: Mercury is still released into the environment during production. ...
The New York Times has been on a tear this week. This time, it's tested 21 energy efficient light bulbs, including a slew of CFLs. There is also a table showing the test results, and most read somet...
We've spent a pleasant hour sipping coffee and reading through the different sections on greenhomeguide.org. This is the new-ish website put up by the U.S. Green Building Council to promote LEED for ...
Keeping reused Ziploc bags tidy, wasting energy by working at home, and how CFLs reduce mercury pollution—even though they contain mercury)… [links after the jump]...
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