"Royal Philips NV, the Dutch consumer appliances giant, said Thursday that it has developed an LED light that will soon be far more efficient than the best fluorescents on the market. That should make it cheaper and greener, as well. ... a top executive said the prototype LED is headed to mass production and will hit the market in 2015. He claimed that in 10 years, LEDs will replace at least half of the world's fluorescent bulbs, which have been the main source of workplace lighting since shortly after World War II." (04/11/13)
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No good deed goes unpunished: The high cost of solar
by Mary Theroux
"Residents of Hawaii were dismayed to see this recent front-page headline: 'Hawaii Solar Savings Spark Higher Electric Bills.' Since so many consumers have sought electrical savings from installing solar panels, the state-monopoly electric utility is losing revenue and now needs to make it up in higher rates." (02/20/12)
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