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Buenos Aires is switching around 100,000 street lamps to LED technology,...
Buenos Aires in Argentina is the second biggest city in South-America, with about 13 million people. To light up the city at night requires over 125,000 street lamps.
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London to heat apartments with waste heat from subway
The heat normally vented to the atmosphere will be captured and added to a district heating project.
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In-depth LED bulb reviews and teardowns: More than you ever wanted to know...
It's not for everybody, but if you are the target audience, you've probably already stopped reading this and have clicked to find the reviews.
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Would you use an indoor tent to save money on heating costs?
Extreme or ingenious: using a tent inside the home to cut down on heating expenses.
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Innovative Philips SlimStyle LED bulb loses heatsink, gains unique flat style
The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 effectively bans the antiquated incandescent bulb starting Jan 1, 2014. Here's the new generation of LED!
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Lighting facts: Did you know that 70% of lightbulbs in the U.S. are still...
If every home in the U.S. switched just one inefficient light for an Energy Star one, that would be equivalent to taking 800,000 vehicles off the road in term of greenhouse gas emissions
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Innovative Philips SlimStyle LED bulb goes on sale for $9.97 (short review)
Innovation is alive and well in the LED lightbulb industry!
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This looks like a fluorescent tube, but it's actually a 41% more efficient...
There are about 12 billion commercial fluorescent sockets in the world. If they were switched to this, it would be the equivalent of taking out 210 power plants.
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This map shows the top 50 markets for energy-efficient lightbulb sales around...
Since January 1st, 2014, there's been a renewed interest in energy-efficient lighting thanks to a law that requires a minimum level of efficiency from lightbulbs, making the century-old incandescents...
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How to use a wood stove without burning down the house
Alex Wilson of Building Green has been doing it for 30 years, and hasn't done it yet.
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It's National Sweater Day; here's why you should put one on
A roundup of our favorite posts about sweaters, energy, Patti Page and Jimmy Carter.
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Chevy Volt owner surprised to see electric bill go down after getting his...
Some Chevy Volt owners have expressed surprised after noticing that, following the purchase of their Chevy Volts, their electric bills actually went down. Find out why.
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Latest look at the Lawrence Livermore graph that tells you everything you...
But for a few glimmers of solar and wind, this picture just keeps getting worse.
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Flat LED gets Energy Star certification, now qualifies for rebates in most...
LEDs were already cheap when you take into account how much money they save you on your electricity bill, but now this is just a no-brainer.
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Goodbye fluorescents! This T8 LED lamp is 30% more efficient, lasts 50,000 hours
Energy efficiency might not be sexy, but it deserves the attention. Commercial lighting uses a huge amount of electricity in the US and around the world.
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