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Today Kicks Off a Ban
of These Lightbulbs

Aug 1, 2023 11:27 AM CDT

Today Kicks Off a Ban of These Lightbulbs

Barring of incandescent, halogen bulbs emitting fewer than 45 lumens per watt is now in place

(Newser) - The country may look a bit brighter Tuesday under a new rule banning most incandescent and halogen lightbulbs. Under an Energy Department rule put in place in April 2022, the manufacture and sale of most household incandescent and halogen bulbs is banned as of Tuesday, per Quartz . There are exceptions,...

Feds Are Scrapping Old-Fashioned Light Bulbs

Old-Fashioned Light Bulbs
Are Handed a Death Sentence

Apr 26, 2022 2:05 PM CDT

Old-Fashioned Light Bulbs Are Handed a Death Sentence

Advocates praise move to wind down use of '19th-century technology'

(Newser) - The Biden administration is scrapping old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs, speeding an ongoing trend toward more efficient lighting that officials say will save households, schools, and businesses billions of dollars a year. Rules finalized by the Energy Department will require manufacturers to sell energy-efficient light bulbs, accelerating a longtime industry practice...

The Lighting Game Made
GE. Now It Says Goodbye

May 28, 2020 11:05 AM CDT

The Lighting Game Made GE. Now It Says Goodbye

Savant Systems to acquire GE Lighting for a reported $250M

(Newser) - General Electric has sold its lighting business, which originated with Thomas Edison more than 140 years ago. For some, it's "as if Kellogg had jettisoned its cornflakes business or Ford had stopped making cars," reports the New York Times , noting GE floodlights allowed for the first MLB...

Trump Talks About
Looking 'Orange'

Sep 13, 2019 10:30 AM CDT

Trump Talks About Looking 'Orange'

He jokes that high-efficiency light bulbs are to blame

(Newser) - While the Democrats debated in Houston, President Trump gave a lengthy speech to Republicans in Baltimore. One part of the speech was getting a little extra attention Friday morning—in which the president joked about his famous hue. As the New York Times notes, it came during an apparently nonscripted...

Citing Cost, Trump Pulls
the Plug on Light Bulb Change

Sep 4, 2019 7:15 PM CDT

Citing Cost, Trump Pulls the Plug on Light Bulb Change

Environmental groups disagree with argument

(Newser) - The Trump administration turned its deregulatory focus Wednesday to light bulbs, scrapping a rule that would have phased out the less energy-efficient incandescent bulbs. The move slows a years-long push by Congress and past administrations to switch Americans to LED bulbs and other lighting using less electricity, the AP reports....

GE: Say Goodbye
to CFLs, Hello
to LEDs

Feb 1, 2016 1:22 PM CST

GE: Say Goodbye to CFLs, Hello to LEDs

Company is phasing out curly compact fluorescents

(Newser) - Valentine's Day is just a couple of weeks away, but there's a big split making headlines. "GE is breaking up with compact fluorescent lamps" is how General Electric broke the news in a Monday release on its latest development: It will phase out compact fluorescent lights, or...

Light Bulb
of the Future:
Incandescent?

new study

Jan 12, 2016 10:35 AM CST

Light Bulb of the Future: Incandescent?

'New lease on life' for Edison's filaments?

(Newser) - The old-school incandescent bulb has been getting a bad rap, but MIT researchers say they've figured out a way to make one that even Al Gore would embrace. In fact, their breakthrough could result in an incandescent bulb far more efficient than the more modern LEDs or compact fluorescents,...

No, Incandescent
Bulbs Aren't
'Banned'

OPINION

Jan 2, 2014 10:09 AM CST

No, Incandescent Bulbs Aren't 'Banned'

They're just evolving and getting more expensive

(Newser) - By now, you've probably heard that as of yesterday , it's illegal to manufacture 40W and 60W incandescent light bulbs, due to a government ban . Ergo, the incandescent bulb is dead—except it's not, writes Sean Hollister at The Verge . "There is no such thing as an...

Light Bulb Ban
Among 2014's
40K New Laws

Jan 1, 2014 7:23 AM CST

Light Bulb Ban Among 2014's 40K New Laws

Placentas, drones, pot also feature

(Newser) - Most of the 40,000 new state, federal, and local laws that took effect at midnight are pretty dull but there are some doozies in there—including the legalization of recreational pot in Colorado, where over-21s will be able to walk into stores and buy weed for recreational toking starting...

Big Light Bulb
Phase-Out
Begins Jan. 1

Dec 27, 2013 7:53 AM CST

Big Light Bulb Phase-Out Begins Jan. 1

Production ends for 60W and 40W incandescent bulbs Wednesday

(Newser) - Next Wednesday—Jan. 1—production will officially end on incandescent light bulbs, and according to a new survey, this likely comes as news to most of you. While 64% of Americans are aware that incandescents are being phased out, only 4 in 10 know that the bell tolls for the...

Wi-Fi Light Bulbs
Are 'Awesome'

Oct 22, 2012 6:43 PM CDT

Wi-Fi Light Bulbs Are 'Awesome'

You can control them from any smartphone or tablet

(Newser) - Ever stubbed a fragile toe while hunting for a lamp at night? No need, it seems, when you can control your lights from any tablet or smartphone. The technology has been around a while, but Greenwave Reality is releasing new 2700K, standard-size, Wi-Fi bulbs that "may just be the...

WiFi? Phhhh.
Try Sending
Data by a
Light Bulb

Sep 30, 2012 5:54 PM CDT

WiFi? Phhhh. Try Sending Data by a Light Bulb

Physicist Herald Haas calls it 'Visible Light Communication'

(Newser) - Think WiFi is amazing? How about LiFi, a technology in the works that could transmit data at amazingly high speeds from everyday light bulbs, CNN reports. German physicist Herald Haas is working on the process that could revolutionize movie downloads, cell phone calls, and anything that uses radio wave signals...

20-Year Light Bulb Now on Sale

Energy-saver hits stores for Earth Day

(Newser) - An energy-saving light bulb capable of staying in service until 2032 hit the market yesterday to coincide with Earth Day. The LED light bulb—which won a $10 million US government eco-bulb prize —originally had a hefty $60 price tag but manufacturer Philips has arranged discounts and rebates to...

$10M Prize for Affordable
Eco-Bulb Goes to ... $50 Bulb

Mar 9, 2012 12:24 PM CST

$10M Prize for Affordable Eco-Bulb Goes to ... $50 Bulb

US government funded contest for low-energy light bulb

(Newser) - The US government's $10 million "L Prize" was supposed to go to a manufacturer that developed an affordable low-energy light bulb, but the Philips LED bulb that won—now available for purchase—will set you back $50. LED bulbs similar to the "L Prize" winner can cost...

4 Products Going
the Way of the Dodo

Aug 13, 2011 11:08 AM CDT

4 Products Going the Way of the Dodo

Bar soap, antiperspirant spray wane in popularity

(Newser) - Another casualty of the recession could be your favorite deodorant: As consumers flock toward store brands and stores in turn look to downsize, the result is the death of some of America's best-known consumer products, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports. "As we shrink the size of stores, a number...

'Green' Bulbs
Release Toxins,
Carginogens

'Green' Bulbs Release Toxins, Carginogens

They should not be used near head, says new report out of Germany

(Newser) - Paging Stephen Colbert : There's apparently a new reason to be wary of energy-saving lightbulbs. In a new report, scientists in Germany warn that compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) emit carcinogenic chemicals and toxins—including phenol, naphthalene, and styrene—when turned on, resulting in what one scientists describes as "...

How Big Government
Actually Helps Innovation

OPINION

Mar 11, 2011 1:50 PM CST

How Big Government Actually Helps Innovation

Op-ed: Federal standards have helped technology advance

(Newser) - Last week, Michele Bachmann introduced a bill to repeal the energy efficiency standards for lightbulbs, because, as she said, the “government has no business telling an individual what kind of lightbulb to buy.” She’s not the only conservative politician who’s upset (see here and here )....

Thanks to Obama, My Toilet Won't Flush: Rand Paul

Mar 11, 2011 7:07 AM CST

Thanks to Obama, My Toilet Won't Flush: Rand Paul

Senator slams administration's energy-efficiency rules

(Newser) - Sen. Rand Paul yesterday ripped into the Energy Department's efficiency rules, which he says require Americans to buy poorly-flushing toilets and unwanted light bulbs, reports USA Today . "My toilets don't work in my house. And I blame you and people like you who want to tell me what I...

Are Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Junk?

Mar 28, 2009 2:35 PM CDT

Are Compact Fluorescent Bulbs Junk?

Buyers complain that some eco-lights last hours, not years

(Newser) - Compact fluorescent light bulbs cost a little more than regular bulbs, but they’re supposed to last for 10,000 hours, cut your electric bill, and, incidentally, help save the planet. But buyers are finding a disturbing number of bulbs that last hours, not years, the New York Times reports....

Brits Hunt for Oldest Bulb

Jan 31, 2009 6:12 PM CST

Brits Hunt for Oldest Bulb

(Newser) - The UK’s Royal Society of Chemistry has offered a $700 prize for the lucky Briton who turns up with the oldest working light bulb in the nation, the Telegraph reports. The society hopes the search will produce a bulb even older than the current world record holder—a lamp...