Last week, we took a look at fluorescent lighting, which is dramatically reducing our energy use for illuminating indoor spaces. This week, we'll cover mercury vapor lighting, which is the most common ...

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – A five-year resident of the Roaring Fork Valley who sells lighting supplies recently had a bright idea, and is now taking on the challenge of recycling light bulbs and other devices ...

Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation plans to issue a decision on the future of mercury-containing lightbulbs in the state in 2022. If it bans the lights, Vermont will be the first state ...

RARITAN BOROUGH — PSE&G is installing energy efficient street lights in New Jersey municipalities, including Raritan, reads a press release from the electric and natural gas utility company. The new ...

GARWOOD — PSE&G has begun to install energy-efficient street lights in New Jersey municipalities, including Garwood. PS&G officials said, “The new fixtures are brighter, last four times longer and ...

Researchers have discovered a nanomaterial that can absorb the mercury emitted from a broken compact fluorescent lamp. The researchers have created a mercury-absorbent container lining that can be ...

GRAND HAVEN - The Grand Haven Board of Light & Power has decided to move ahead with a program that would, over time, improve the efficiency of local street lights. In the fall of 2009 the BLP began ...

Even if you aren’t a tube aficionado, you can’t help but be mesmerized by the blue glow inside a mercury vapor rectifier when it operates. It looks less like early 20th century tech and more like ...

NEWMARKET — The Newmarket Town Council accepted an ordinance that they had been discussing for some time last week at the monthly workshop session. The lighting ordinance is an attempt by the Planning ...