Ann Hoyt put her used shopping bags in her car so she can reuse them when she goes to the grocery store. Tania Banak finally programmed the programmable thermostat in her home. Marla Handy tried to figure out whether heating her rural home with wood was a good idea and looked at the pros and cons of an electric rechargeable lawn mower. And all three will use a meter to measure the electricity …

UW staff goes GAIA for energy sustainability

As part of the LED Lenser High Performance line of professional tactical lights, the P7 tactical flashlight offers the performance and functionality critical for law enforcement and other professionals. This line of high performance LED products, including the P7, is now available for pre-order at LightsAndKnives.com.

LED Lenser High Performance P7 Tactical A Must Have For Police Officers

As part of the LED Lenser High Performance line of professional tactical lights, the P7 tactical flashlight offers the performance and functionality critical for law enforcement and other professionals. This line of high performance LED products, including the P7, is now available for pre-order at LightsAndKnives.com.

LED Lenser High Performance P7 Tactical A Must Have For Police Officers

Combining LED technology, 25 mm Edison screw-in base, and light optimizing design, PAR30-Style LED spotlight bulbs produce 480-544 lumens of light. They are available in 40° light-emitting viewing angle, running on 80-260 Vac current. With low power draw and high shock/vibration resistance, bulbs draw 15.8 W power, replace 50-75 W PAR30 incandescent bulb, and come with color temperatures of …

Spotlight Bulbs incorporate five 3 W LEDs.

Indian billionaire Lakshmi Mittal-led ArcelorMittal will get Energy Star Partner of the Year award. This award is given by the EPA and the US Department of Energy for companies making outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and reducing greenhouse gas emissions through energy efficiency. To cut the company’s energy and carbon intensity, it had launched ArcelorMittal Energy …

US award for ArcelorMittal

Thirty or so glamorous garden light fixtures dangle from arbors or punctuate the graveled outdoor showroom area of Illumigarden in downtown Mill Valley.

As pretty as they are, they’re just the vehicle for the real product of interest which is hidden inside - Light-Emitting Diode bulbs or LEDs.

Fine Living: Let there be energy-saving, mercury-free LED light

Crompton Greaves Monday announced its formal alliances with two Europe-based electrical giants in a bid to enter the light emitting diodes (LED) market. Sudhir Trehan, managing director of Crompton, told reporters that its alliance with the Netherlands-based Lemnis Lighting and Italy-based Fael Luce Lighting would provide them a platform for entering into the LED segment.

The LED bulbs would replace the present compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and general lighting service (GLS), he said.

Crompton ties up with two European electrical firms

With the feds legislating the end of the incandescent lightbulb by 2011, and compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) being not-so-popular*, I’m eagerly awaiting the advent of inexpensive screw-in replacement high-brightness LEDs (HB LEDs.) It will be a while before they’re readily available at a reasonable price, but it’s likely that dissatisfaction with CFLs will drive LED replacement bulbs into the market sooner rather than later.

Not so easy to run an LED ”bulb” off of a dimmer switch – but here’s how

The Christmas tree traditionally lights up Rockefeller Center in the winter, but a new electric fountain by artists Sue Webster and Tim Noble is giving the plaza a post-Christmas glow.

Electric Fountain Lights Up Rockefeller Center

No varsity game is ever complete without the basics: a lit-up stadium, exuberant cheerleaders, a commentator trying very hard to be heard over the noise, and of course, the players. However, it’s hard to forget the part of the field that attracts a million gazes every few seconds. Perhaps the most important part of the game should be that which decides the final outcome of all the adrenaline rush: the scoreboard.

How Things Work: Scoreboards