Compact fluorescent light bulbs containing toxic mercury are either being thrown in the trash or hoarded at home instead of being disposed of properly by most Canadians, a Statistics Canada report ...

The lighting industry solved this problem by adopting CFLs, or fluorescent bulbs shaped like incandescent bulbs that could be screwed into incandescent sockets.

Ontario is contemplating a ban on curly-shaped, energy-saving compact fluorescent light bulbs from garbage dumps, Environment Minister Glen Murray says. Acknowledging mercury from the bulbs is at ...

But this was not the case until recently; as an article in Greentech Media shows, not that long ago an LED replacement bulb cost $70 and put out less light. They often needed new fixtures as well.

Nestled in it are eight curly 13-watt compact fluorescent light bulbs. These bulbs were supposed to last 10,000 hours, each one equivalent to 10 standard 60 watt incandescent bulbs. Stephen Hume ...

Vancouver Sun columnist Stephen Hume. Photo by Diana Nethercott / VANCOUVER SUN The more I dig into this compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) file, the more Wizard of Oz-like the federal policy seems.

Starting in 2012, stores across Canada will begin phasing out the sale of incandescent light bulbs under the terms of a federal ban announced in 2007. The ban is expected to reduce greenhouse gas ...

By the 1950s and ’60s, fluorescent tubes that threw light straight down onto people’s heads and flickered audibly were the dominant form of office lighting, which meant that everyone was ...

ENERGY draining halogen and fluorescent light bulbs are to be banned from sale. It means households will have to use LED lightbulbs. The energy-friendly bulbs last several years longer than halogen… ...

New Technology Provides Flicker-Free Light A new advance in lighting could soon bring a silent, consistent glow that’s easy on the eyes to an office near you Joseph Stromberg December 4, 2012 ...