re-nest.com - 7/6/2009
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President Obama is not only having Nobel laureate physicist Steven Chu manage the replacement of bulbs in the White House to more energy efficient models, but has also announced he's shaping a national new efficiency standards for fluorescent and incandescent lighting that will affect both ...
theenergycollective.com - 7/11/2009
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theenergycollective.com —
President Obama and Energy Secretary Steven Chu on
June 29th announce actions including major changes to energy...
conservation standards for lighting, as well as $346 million from the Recovery Act that will accelerate the development and use of energy efficient technologies in commercial and ...
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Obama Administration Announces Energy Efficiency Efforts ...
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Incandescent Bulbs: Not Dead Yet!
Apartment Therapy —
... Since President Obama announced new lighting standards for 2012, people have been singing the swan song for incandescents. But it seems that incandescent bulbs may soon be seen in a new... er... light. ...
Lightbulbs: Shedding Light on the Power of Choice
Apartment Therapy —
... I've heard many interior designers express disdain over the quality of light emitted from fluorescent light bulbs. However, incandescent bulbs will be phased out starting January 2010, unless someone comes to save the day with an ...
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