I’m constantly being told that the simplest way to improve my green cred is to start using compact fluorescent lights. Yet some naysayers—like one of your Slate colleagues —argue that the ...

GE Lighting on Wednesday announced a new light bulb that is effectively a mashup of old and new. Its new hybrid halogen-CFL bulb looks like a fluorescent bulb shoved inside a traditional incandescent ...

CNET conducts a "regular person's" comparison of the new AmbientLED bulb from Philips, along with its CFL and incandescent counterparts, without all the jargon. In a software-driven world, it's easy ...

"Going green" is all the rage, and many people are doing their part by switching to energy-efficient light bulbs. But, says environmental lifestyle expert Danny Seo, not all "green lights" are created ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

Dear EarthTalk: Can those energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs that are popular now cause headaches because of the flickering they do? I converted my whole house over last fall and both my ...

Despite what some Republicans have been claiming, the Energy Independence and Security Actdoes not ban incandescent light bulbs. Instead, it mandates that new light bulbs sold in stores be at least 25 ...

Thousands of FirstEnergy customers have snapped up the company's free compact fluorescent light bulbs, less than two years after they sparked a consumer revolt. FirstEnergy has given away more than a ...

Eddie Ramos, manager at the Rocky's Ace Hardware store in Agawam holds one of the new compact flourescent light bulbs that will be replacing traditional 40-watt light bulbs, at right, this year. (Dave ...