In 2012, 100 watt light bulbs were told to get lost. In 2013, 75 watt bulbs will join them in their demise. On January 2, 2013, 75 watt incandescent light bulbs were banned in the U.S. as part of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Whatever is left on store shelves and in [...]
Q: Are there health concerns with LED lighting, which may soon replace compact fluorescents as the green-friendly light bulb of choice? Indeed, LED (light emitting diode) lighting does seem to be the wave of the future right now, given the mercury content and light quality issues with the current king-of-the-hill of green bulbs, the compact [...]
Q: What do I need to know about the new U.S. energy efficiency standards for light bulbs that take effect in January 2012? Will certain bulbs be unavailable? And am I supposed to switch out my older inefficient bulbs with newer efficient ones? Indeed, January 2012 marks the beginning of a planned phase-out of inefficient [...]
Did you know that if every home in America replaced just a single incandescent light bulb with a CFL bulb, we as a country would save enough energy to light 3 million homes for a year? Save $600 million in yearly energy costs? Prevent the equivalent of 800,000 cars’ worth of greenhouse gas emissions from [...]
I have been talking about CFL light bulbs on this site for just about as long as I have been publishing it, about 4.5 years. Every light fixture in my home(s) has had a CFL bulb in them, and my electric bill has rarely been above $35/month at the absolute highest. Those bulbs are a [...]
Dear EarthTalk: What’s the story with LED light bulbs that are reputed to be even more energy-efficient than compact fluorescents? Perhaps the ultimate “alternative to the alternative,” the LED (light-emitting diode) light bulb may well dethrone the compact fluorescent (CFL) as king of the green lighting choices. But it has a way to go yet [...]
Since we are moving into an actual house in a month, we are very excited to have some outdoor space to call our own and to relax in. In our apartment building, we are not even allowed to put a plant on our stoop, never mind a chair or one of these solar-powered lanterns. We [...]
