Fluorescent lighting uses less energy than comparably bright incandescent bulbs do. So switching to fluorescents will shave your energy bill. The big surprise: Relying on fluorescent lights may also ...

There's an old joke about the number of people it takes to change a light bulb. But because the newer energy-efficient kinds contain tiny amounts of mercury, the hard part now may be getting rid of ...

Incandescent bulbs do not contain mercury, but coal–fired power plants, which help to manufacture these incandescent bulbs, does emit mercury in their processes. CFLs are found as compact fluorescent ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - There's an old joke about the number of people it takes to change a light bulb. But because the newer energy-efficient kinds contain tiny amounts of mercury, the hard part is ...

EDITOR—This is in reference to the article about energy-saving bulbs published on May 13. While respecting the writer’s concern on public health and environmental issues, I would like to make the ...

It looks like a robot from a science fiction movie but it only exterminates fluorescent light bulbs. The new bulb eater at the University of Calgary, an alien-looking lamp crushing system, will keep ...

Reporting from Walnut Creek, Calif. — The nation’s accelerating shift from incandescent lighting to a new generation of energy-efficient bulbs is raising an environmental concern: the release of tons ...

To reduce electricity bills, consumers have started switching from incandescent to compact fluorescent light bulbs. As more people make the swap, increasing numbers of fluorescent bulbs end up in ...

ROSSLYN, VA — When you remove a customer’s old mercury-bulb thermostat, do you think about recycling the mercury in that bulb? Do you wish you could recycle it, but you don’t know how? Your options ...

Scroll down to read advice from the EPA and Energy Department on what to look for in a CFL — and get a home energy calculator. The Environmental Protection Agency and some large business, including ...

The world of thermostats for hydronics is full of myths and misunderstandings. Some of these are misinformation about thermostats in general. Some are specific to mercury-bulb thermostats. And some ...