Hybrid bulbs, the kind being made by Deposition Sciences Inc., are too expensive to pay for themselves at the moment, says an editor at Consumer Reports magazine, which put compact fluorescent bulbs ...

You see them in every grocery store and home center - those funny-looking curly compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) that are rapidly replacing the old round bulbs. And pretty soon, the Energy ...

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Wal-Mart stores, Supercenters and Sam's Clubs across Minnesota will recycle compact fluorescent light bulbs free of charge on Saturday, part of a campaign to encourage consumers to buy, use and then ...

How many lawmakers does it take to change a light bulb? Apparently, too many. In 2007, Congress passed legislation requiring energy-efficient light bulbs. I’m a big fan of energy efficiency. I’ve been ...

People who want greener homes and lower electricity bills are increasingly switching to compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs), but the spiral-shaped bulbs are turning off some consumers because ...

Most Canadians are using compact fluorescent bulbs, but only a third of them are disposing of the mercury-containing devices properly, a new Statistics Canada report suggests. The federal agency ...

Lightbulbs are synonymous with bright ideas — in cartoons, at any rate. But compact fluorescent bulbs can also be a small, yet brilliant, step toward energy efficiency. The Department of Energy says ...

Harmless low-energy nuclear reactions may be taking place routinely inside of compact fluorescent lightbulbs, according to a physicist whose theories have NASA researchers abuzz with the prospect of ...

Replacing even one incandescent bulb in your home with a compact fluorescent is, unfortunately, a bit of an adventure. But it is well worth the effort, and once you have the system figured out, it ...