The Best Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

Can the new breed of energy-saving fluorescents hold their own against incandescents? Popular Mechanics ran seven bulbs through their optical course to find out.
The compact fluorescent light bulb revolution nearly occurred back in the early 1990s. When CFLs first hit the market in force, consumers bought them in large numbers — but they hated them. [...]

By andreamahoney | 21 Dec 07 | Posted in Products | Comments (1)

E.U. Eco-label

Established in 1992, the European Union Eco-label “Flower” is a unique certification scheme aimed to help European consumers distinguish greener, more environmentally friendly, products and services.
Over the past ten years, the “Flower” has become a European-wide symbol for products, providing simple and accurate guidance to consumers.
All products bearing the “Flower” have been checked by [...]

By jonasrisen | 02 Dec 07 | Posted in Products | Comments (3)

WaterSense Rating System by the U.S. EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has introduced a new water efficiency program dubbed WaterSense. The EPA states that the goal of the rating system is to “spead(ing) the ethic of water efficiency and promote(ing) the tools to make wise water choices.” In many ways the program is similar to the very successful EnergyStar system [...]

By jonasrisen | 07 Nov 07 | Posted in News | Comments (0)

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