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

Andrew Winston | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home

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
Andrew Winston

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 07.09.2009 | Green

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 05.13.2009 | Business

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

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 05.07.2009 | Green

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 03.20.2009 | Green

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 02.17.2009 | Business

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
Steve Parker

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 01.15.2009 | Green

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 News
Cathy Erway

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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LED Lights Are Efficient, But Can They Also Transmit Data?

EcoGeek | Hank Green | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Smart LED Lighting, LED Lights, Data Lights, Smart LEDs, Green Living, Boston University LEDs, Green Technology, LED Light Data, Green News

LEDs are a fantastic technology. They are more efficient and less polluting than compact fluorescent light bulbs, and come with a host of other advant...

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Purdue LED Breakthrough: Five Times As Efficient, Way Cheaper

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 09.20.2008 | Green

Read More: LED, LED Lights, Reducing Energy Use, LED Technology, Reducing Waste, Green News

Better, Cheaper LEDs The incandescent lightbulb that wastes 90% of the electricity as heat is dying, we all know that. But a new breakthrough in solid...

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How To Green Your Christmas Tree

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living

Read More: LED Lights, Mayor Bloomberg, Green Christmas, Make a Difference, Light Emitting Diodes, Christmas Lights, Christmas Decorations, David Letterman, One Million Trees in New York City, Living News
Olivia Zaleski

Te Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif., estimates that 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide could be cut, along with $250 million in energy costs, if every U.S. house switched standard incandescents to energy-saving LED Christmas lights.

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