Have any fluorescent bulbs, either the long tubes or squiggly compact ones? These days, most consumers are switching to newer LED bulbs, which burn cooler and last longer. But what are you supposed to ...

Hybrid bulbs, the kind being made by Deposition Sciences Inc., are too expensive to pay for themselves at the moment, says an editor at Consumer Reports magazine, which put compact fluorescent bulbs ...

Fluorescent lighting uses less energy than comparably bright incandescent bulbs do. So switching to fluorescents will shave your energy bill. The big surprise: Relying on fluorescent lights may also ...

Not all CFLs are created equal. Find out how to save the most energy with CFLs and how to get a bulb with better light quality. Compact fluorescent light bulbs save consumers money — and their use can ...

Compact fluorescent light bulbs, long touted by environmentalists as a more efficient and longer-lasting alternative to the incandescent bulbs that have lighted homes for more than a century, are ...

You see them in every grocery store and home center - those funny-looking curly compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) that are rapidly replacing the old round bulbs. And pretty soon, the Energy ...

Families and businesses in Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Maine will save $2 billion in utility bills by 2050 and have reduced risk of mercury exposure, thanks to new laws that phase out ...

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PRESIDIO OF MONTEREY, Calif. -- The incandescent light bulb was invented, and marketed through his company General Electric, by Thomas Edison nearly 130 years ago. On Sept. 23, 2010, GE made the last ...

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