Articles on CFLs

Any Other Bright Ideas?
Source: The New York Times
By Julie Scelfo
Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company

WHEN Lloyd Levine, a California assemblyman, proposed last year that his state become the first in the country to ban energy-wasting incandescent light bulbs, his position was met with outrage.

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Lipinski Sheds Some Light on Saving Energy
Source: South West News Herald
© Copyright 2007 Vondrak Publishing Company, Inc.

Cong. Dan Lipinski (D-3rd), vice chairman of the House Committee on Science and Technology, called on the Senate on Tuesday to accept his provision to require the use of high efficiency light bulbs in federal buildings, which was included in the comprehensive energy bill that passed the House on Aug. 4.

Lipinski hosted an event at the Kluczynski Federal Building to discuss the benefits of changing to high efficiency light bulbs and to demonstrate the ease of use of these bulbs. 
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New Twist in Light Bulbs
Source: Ohio.com (Akron Beacon Journal)
By: Mary Beth Breckenridge
©  The Akron Beacon Journal

AKRON, Ohio — Some funny-looking light bulbs are getting pretty serious consideration these days.

In Australia in February, the government announced it’s phasing out sales of incandescent bulbs in favor of eco-friendly compact fluorescent bulbs. A month earlier, a California legislator proposed a ban on incandescents in that state. And Wal-Mart is in a yearlong campaign to encourage each of its 100 million regular customers to buy a compact fluorescent bulb.

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