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 ...

Signatories to the Minamata Convention on Mercury have agreed to ban the manufacture, import and export of straight tube ...

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 ...

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 ...

In December 2022, the President Joe Biden's administration proposed a new rule that, if enacted, would nearly triple the current minimum light bulb efficiency level of 45 lumens per watt to over 120 ...

(The Center Square) – One of the nearly 300 new laws that took effect in Illinois on New Year’s Day is a ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs. State Rep. Nicholas Smith (D-Chicago) introduced House ...

(CBSLA.com) — A new study finds fluorescent light bulbs, although eco- and budget-friendly, could pose a health risk. Researchers at Stony Brook University found energy-efficient bulbs emit high ...

In 1976, Good Times ruled TV, Gerald Ford was trying to "whip inflation now," and in Ohio, a new kind of light bulb was being invented. The man behind the CFL looks back. Michael Kanellos is editor at ...

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 ...

We all know how energy efficient compact fluorescent bulbs are, and we’ve all been hearing for the past couple years how we should replace every light bulb in our house with a CFL. But have you ever ...

EVERETT — Phil Beardsley got a surprise last week when he bought some fluorescent lights at a home improvement store. The Lake Stevens retiree was prepared to plunk down the sticker price of nearly ...