NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- With sales of pricy compact fluorescent bulbs slowed to a stop by the recession, the lighting industry is sharpening its focus on light emitting diodes in the hope this ...

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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After mentioning in a blog post my difficulties with CFLs (compact fluorescent lights) and their tendency to burn out after less than a year of use, I was surprised by the number of comments I ...

Close your eyes and imagine the fluorescent lamp fixtures from your childhood. These lights most likely hummed, flickered, buzzed, and created harsh, unnatural light. If you stood under one of these ...

A fluorescent light illuminates a kitchen sink and countertop - Michael_at_isp/Getty Images When it comes to illegal possession, fluorescent lights probably don't immediately come to mind. But as ...

Here in Texas, where it is very hot in the summer (granted, we deserve to be in hell for having produced George Bush), some of us have been enthusiastically switching our light bulbs to cooler compact ...

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I get that we have to let incandescents go, but the chilly, shrill light of their replacements doesn’t compare. By Pamela Paul New efficiency rules, more than a decade in the making, have taken effect ...