Energy Efficiency Wounded, Not Killed, By Light Bulb Attack
With the rollback of energy efficiency standards for light bulbs, Americans can finally enjoy the freedom to make their own decisions about…light bulbs.
With the rollback of energy efficiency standards for light bulbs, Americans can finally enjoy the freedom to make their own decisions about…light bulbs.
Originally published on Shrink That Footprint by Lindsay Wilson Five years ago I bought my first LED light bulbs. They were to replace halogens in my bathroom. I spent too much money on not enough lumens and way too many kelvin. You know what I mean? No? Perfect. Let’s make a … [continued]
Originally published by the Natural Resources Defense Council Changing clocks to “fall back” means using more lights in our homes and businesses Just in time for Sunday’s ritual changing of the clocks to prepare for shorter days, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) today released an updated Light Bulb Buying … [continued]
The world leader in LED lamps built from pure gallium nitride substrates (GaN on GaN), Soraa has urged the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ENERGY STAR program to specifically address light quality and colour rendering in its upcoming new lamp specification. Soraa aren’t the first to jump on the bandwagon supporting higher … [continued]
This post first appeared on Join Mosaic. By Billy Parish http://youtu.be/kJaI79r9L5M How do we get to 100% clean energy? At Mosaic, we believe the fastest way is to allow more people to participate in building the clean energy economy. In the video above, produced by Mosaic’s good friends at Green For All, … [continued]
It would be no surprise to the majority of CleanTechnica readers that I am a huge fan of crowdfunding platforms like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. They provide people and companies who have great ideas a platform on which to sell their ideas to the wider global market. Crowdfunding has been a real … [continued]
IKEA, one of the world’s top home retail stores, plans to sell only LED lights by 2016 — it is reportedly the first to make such an announcement in the United States. The decision by the Swedish furniture giant is just part of the company’s sustainability strategy. IKEA has also … [continued]
It’s not something I tweet about, make known on Facebook, or generally make any noise about whatsoever, but I actually really like light bulbs. They fascinate me. They always have. Ever since I was a little kid and I realised that a broken light bulb meant the little filament would be dangling instead of held taught.
So that’s why I’m so stoked about the new Baby Plumen 001 from Hulger & Samuel Wilkinson […]
Interested in understanding how different lighting sources work? How about which light source is the most efficient, most cost effective, or has the best light distribution? This infographic, developed by Precision Paragon, explains all of this and more. Check it out below or view the full size version. –> Also … [continued]
GE has launched a cool energy-efficient light bulb savings calculator on its GE Lighting website. The calculator, of course, only features GE light bulbs (6 of them) — would be great if someone created such a calculator/webpage for a larger selection, especially with some LED bulbs added in (update: … [continued]