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India and Alternative Energy

November 14, 2011

India is the second most populous country in the world, with a whooping 1.21 billion people living in it. China is number one with 1.35 billion. For that reason, India is one of the biggest energy guzzlers the world. Technorati Tags: India renewable energy, Indian children, LED lights, OneChildOneLight, Thrive Related Posts:Researchers Shed New Light [...]

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New Rules for Incandescent Light Bulbs from 2011; New Light Bulb Packaging System

December 20, 2010

The American Lighting Association has said in a release that from January 01, 2011 in California, and from January, 01, 2012 throughout the U.S., incandescent light bulbs will have to meet stricter lumens/watt requirements, that is, the bulbs will have to be more efficient, producing more brightness for less wattage. Technorati Tags: American Lighting Association, [...]

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Americans unaware of the environmental benefits of new energy technologies

September 3, 2010

The results of a recent survey published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that “many Americans believe they can save energy with small behavior changes that actually achieve very little, and severely underestimate the major effects of switching to efficient, currently available technologies” Technorati Tags: Earth Institute, energy efficiency, Lifestyle, Research [...]

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Avoid waste and be green

July 16, 2010

The guys at Do The Green Thing know how to get your attention and put across a green message with a good dose of nonsensical British humor. They have produced a series of videos to show how people can avoid waste by using products they’ve bought to their very end, never leaving anything behind. They [...]

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Commercial partnership to ease switch to LED

June 16, 2010

Dialight, a New Jersey LED lighting technology company, announced that it has partnered with Chicago-based Veolia Environmental Services to offer high-intensity discharge (HID) and street light fixture and lamp recycling. The service is being offered to commercial facilities and municipalities that make the switch to Dialight’s more energy-efficient and environmentally-friendly LED lighting solutions. Technorati Tags: [...]

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