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Turning Bicyclists Into Fireflies

The Huffington Post | Priscilla Frank | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Bike Lights, Kuramoto Project 1000 Fireflies, Video, Northern Spark, Farming-Suburban-Community, Art Meets Science, Kickstarter, Kuramoto Project, Synchronization, David Rueter, Cycling, 1000 Fireflies, Arts News

Fireflies are the only species in North America that can synchronize their flashing light patterns; through a new project, bicyclists are soon to be t...

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'Think Like a Man' Has Sony Thinking Green

Gina Hall | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Sony, Energy Efficiency, Gary Martin, Green, Screen Gems, Think Like a Man, Entertainment News

Think Like a Man is the first feature film to use 100 percent energy efficient (LED) lighting sources on the production.

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Would You Spend $50 For A 20-Year Lightbulb?

Posted 04.23.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Bright Tomorrow Lighting Competition, L Prize Competition, Philips LED Lighting, LED Lightbulb, LED Lighting, 20 Year Lightbulb, LEd Bulb Bulb, L Prize Winner, Technology News

Dutch electronics giant Philips introduced their award-winning 20-year LED lightbulb to U.S. markets on Sunday and is working with suppliers to cut th...

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Bill Gates Never Ran an Energy Company

Jigar Shah | Posted 04.12.2012

Read More: Solar-Energy-Industries-Association, Bill Gates, Carbon Emissions, Marc Gunther, Solar Power, Carbon War Room, LED Lights, Solar Energy, Solar, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Green News

Last year, Bill Gates noted in an interview with Alan Murray of the Wall Street Journal that technologies like solar photovoltaics and LED lights were...

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Business Makes Cool Dresses That Literally Light Up

The Huffington Post | Alice Hines | Posted 03.16.2012

Read More: Small Business News and Trends, LED Lights, La Lights Sneakers, Video, Katy-Perry-Light-Up-Dress, Electric Fashion, Cutecircuit, Light Up Dress, Small Business News

Excuse me, is there somewhere I can charge my dress? That's the question fans of CuteCircuit, a fashion tech company, will be asking if they party ...

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Can You See The Light?

Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Low Energy Light Technology, Petronus Stag, Art Meets Science, Japanese Sculpture, Led Light Sculptures, Technology Art, Slidewide, Harry Potter, No Shadow Sculptures, Makoto Tojiki, Japanese Art, Tojiki, Video, Arts News

Makoto Tojiki's "No Shadow" sculptures portray glowing humans and animals out of thousands of mesmerizing LED lights. The Japanese artist has always b...

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The Craziest Light Show Ever. Period.

Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Led Cathedral, Luminarie De Cagna, LED Lights, Ghent Light Festival, Video, UK Arts, Arts News

Have you ever been to church and seen the light? Well at the recent Light Festival in Ghent, Belgium, the Luminarie De Cagna created an LED cathedral ...

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New LED Lights To Brighten National Mall

The Huffington Post | Megan Arellano | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Video, Pepco, Department of the Interior, Washington D.C., National Park Service, The Trust for the National Mall, D.C., LED Bulbs, DC News

WASHINGTON -- While Congress may be trying to dim the federal incandescent bulb ban, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar is getting ready to brighten up th...

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Detroit Receives $400,000 Grant For Energy-Saving Streetlights

Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: LED Lights, Michigan Economic Development Corporation, Detroit Lighting Grant, Detroit Public Lighting, Medc, Mayor Dave Bing, Solid State Lighting, Detroit Streetlights, Detroit Led Streetlights, Detroit News

The Michigan Economic Development Corporation has awarded the city of Detroit a $400,000 grant to upgrade city streetlights with new, energy-efficient...

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Which Kind Of Bulb Should I Buy?

Posted 12.26.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Video, Energy Efficient Light Bulb Tips, Incandescent Bulbs, New Light Bulb Standards, Green-Living, Cfl, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Light Bulbs, Cfls, Light Bulb Tips, Green News

Given the many light bulb choices available today and the new bulb efficiency standards that are set to go into effect in 2012, selecting the right bu...

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PHOTOS: Festival Of Lights At Vancouver's VanDusen Botanical Garden

Sandra Thomas | Posted 02.19.2012

Read More: Elf, LED Lights, Festival of Lights, Drag Queens, Buddy the Elf, Vancouver Courier, Vancouver Canucks, VanDusen Botanical Garden, Christmas, Santa, Slidepollajax, Christmas Travel, Festivals, Holiday Travel, Video, Travel News

What most visitors don't know is that behind the glittering winter wonderland is a small team of dedicated bulb testers, who this year hand tested 1.4 million lights in the 12 weeks leading up to the festival's opening Dec. 9.

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WATCH: The Bay Bridge's 2 Year Long, 1 Mile Wide Light Sculpture

Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Leo Villareal, Villareal, Light Installation, Light Sculpture, Installation, Eiffel Tower, Oakland, Monument, Bay Bridge, The Bay, East Bay, San Francisco, Arts News

San Francisco's beloved Bay Bridge is about to turn 75, and for this milestone birthday the city wanted something big. In the tradition of many great ...

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7 Game-Changing Green Advancements You Should Know About

Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Co2, Clean-Burning Stoves, Green Gamechangers, Solar, Biofuel, Piezoelectricity, Electric Vehicles, Green Concrete, Bmwi, Bslide-Bmw, Green Tech, Cellulosic Ethanol, LED Lights, Stoves, Gamechangers, Game-Changers, Green Game Changers, Green Technology, Bmw, Sustainability, Ethanol, Environmental Issues, Technology, Huffington Post Game Changers, LED Bulbs, Global Warming, Concentrated Solar Power, Green News

As temperatures rise and populations get larger, it's clear that breakthroughs in green technology hold the key to the survival of Earth and all the s...

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Let There Be (LED) Light!

Jeff Bocan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Venture Capital, Jeff Bocan, Relume Technologies, LED Lighting, Venture Capitalists, Beringea, Streetlights, Green News

LED lighting is an excellent and meaningful first step we can take on the long road of becoming a clean energy/cleantech society.

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Green News Report -- April 20, 2010 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app! IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Rescue & reco...

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Shanghai Corporate Pavilion Made Of Recycled CD Cases Nears Completion

Inhabitat | Bridgette Meinhold | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Shanghai World Expo, Recycled Materials, Shanghai Corporate Pavilion, Green Building, Atelier Feichang Jianzhu, Cd Cases, Green Energy, Building Cd Cases, Green News

The Shanghai Corporate Pavilion is almost done and here are the pictures to show its current status. We were really impressed last year when we learne...

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LED Traffic Lights That Can't Melt Snow Are Blamed In 1 Death, At Least 12 Accidents

AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Driving, LED Lights, Driving Hazard, Energy Efficient, Led Traffic Lights, Snow, Winter Driving, Driving Safety, Led Safety, Winter, Home News

MILWAUKEE — Cities around the country that have installed energy-efficient traffic lights are discovering a hazardous downside: The bulbs don't ...

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LED Traffic Lights Save Energy, Hide When It Snows

switched.com | By Terrence O'Brien — Dec 17th 2009 at 2:20PM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LED Traffic Snow, Led Traffic Lights, LED Lights, LED Energy, LED Traffic Lights Snow, Technology News

By now, you should know that every technological advancement comes with a major downside. The assembly line brought cheap motorized transport to the m...

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Exxon is Green? CFL's "Probably" Reduce Energy Use?

Andrew Winston | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Exxon Mobil, Lee Scott, Forbes Magazine, Green Business, Newspaper Op-Eds, Cfls, Wall Street Journal, Wal-Mart, Jeff Immelt, Ge, Home News

There's a rise in ridiculous cover stories and op-eds in the green world.

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LED Lights: The Bright Green Future

nytimes.com | ELISABETH ROSENTHAL and FELICITY BARRINGER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Green Living, Green Technology, Giy, Green News

LEDs are more than twice as efficient as compact fluorescent bulbs, currently the standard for greener lighting. Unlike compact fluorescents, LEDs tur...

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Fighting Poverty with Acumen

Marc Gunther | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rwanda, d.light, LED Lights, Acumen Fund, Jacqueline Novogratz, Water Health International, The Blue Sweater, Business News

The Acumen Fund provides "patient capital" to for-profit businesses around the world that help people climb out of poverty.

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Should Businesses Be Skipping CFLs For Greener LED Lighting?

ilumisys | Dave Simon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Green Lighting, LED Lights, LED Light Bulbs, Green Business, Saving Money, Green Technology, Green News

Businesses are not only being encouraged to switch their energy consumption practices to more environmentally friendly alternatives but also are being...

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One Step Ahead: Clinton Pushes LED Bulbs In Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times | Marla Dickerson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: LED Lights, Bill Clinton, Energy Efficiency, Los Angeles, Money Saving, Green News

Subjects as mundane as lightbulbs and insulation would be deadly-dull stuff in the hands of a less gifted public speaker, but since leaving office in ...

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Mr. Obama's New Wheels -- First Official Look

Steve Parker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Turbochargers, Ronald Reagan, Caddy, Secret Service, George W. Bush, 44th Inaugural Address, Fbi, Cars, Detroit News, Warren G. Harding, Cadillac Presidential Limo, Ford, Goodyear, Clean Diesel, Supercharger, Caddies, Blair House, General Motors, Richard Nixon, Inaugural Parade, Philadelphia, Bidens, Packard Twin-Six, George HW Bush, Gm, United Airlines, Washington DC, Pullman, New York City, Barack Obama, James Bond, The Beast, LED Lights, Cadillac DTS, Lincoln, Satellite Communications, Georgia 300, Union Station, Cadillac, Business News

I never liked the look of the Bush limo. It was too massive and appeared to be a truck that had started out as a tank. Obama's new limo looks more like an actual car, albeit a very big and heavy one.

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Silent Night, Sparkle-less Night

Cathy Erway | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, LED Lights, Energy Consumption, Empire State Building, Christmas Lights, Holiday Decorations, Times Square, Christmas Tree at Rockefeller Center, New Year's Eve Ball Drop, Christmas Tree, Eiffel Tower, Green Energy, Sustainability, Green Holiday, Green News

In the lobby of my apartment building, there is a Christmas tree adorned with ornaments and colored lights. A boombox is placed conspicuously behind i...

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