Low-energy bulbs are incompatible with millions of lamps and sockets in homes, it has emerged. Lighting experts said many of the more bulky fluorescent lights were too large for table and standard ...

In this issue of our environmental newsletter, we look at what's behind a new ban on compact fluorescent light bulbs, and ...

According to the Energy Star Web site, when choosing a compact fluorescent light bulb for use in a dimmer or three-way socket fixture, choose one that specifies use with a dimmer or with a three-way ...

It is pretty much a given that, at some point in time, a light bulb is going to burn out somewhere in your home. The good news is that changing a light bulb, or installing a smart light bulb, is a ...

Part of our work here at Grist is to give advice to curious readers, and one thing we find ourselves saying a lot is, “Change those bulbs to CFLs!” But you can only socket to ’em so many times before ...

No one expects to have to perform higher math in the aisles of a Home Depot or Sears store, especially when the calculation seems so obvious. Twenty dollars for a light bulb? It simply doesn’t compute ...

Most Canadians are using compact fluorescent bulbs, but only a third of them are disposing of the mercury-containing devices properly, a new Statistics Canada report suggests. The federal agency ...

If you stop and think about it, when Edison invented the light bulb he also had to invent the socket. Edison was a master innovator, but it must have become clear to him pretty quickly that continued ...