Conventional light bulbs will be banned in Europe
The sale of conventional light bulbs will be banned in Europe from the start of 2010 as part of a target to reduce greenhouse gases.
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Sunday 12 October 2008
Taiwan Switches On 5-year Green Plan to Ban Incandescent Lights
In five years beginning 2008, incandescent lamps, long known as a highly-inefficient light source and one of the major culprits behind global warming, will completely disappear from the Taiwan lighting market, according to a green plan recently announced by the local administration
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Saturday 12 July 2008
Light bulb challenge shows most people can't differentiate
Seven out of ten shoppers were confident that they would spot the energy saving light bulb before they did the test. But
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Wednesday 14 May 2008
Philippines joins light bulb ban trend
The Philippines is set to become the first country in Asia to phase out traditional light bulbs in favour of more energy efficient compact fluorescent lamps
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Thursday 14 February 2008
Ireland Ban Incandescent
The Republic of Ireland will become the first European Union member state to place an outright ban on incandescent lamps.
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Thursday 6 December 2007
Omicron Helps Homebase Reduce Co2 Emissions
Following an energy audit Homebase are now using Omicron Energy Saving Lamps in their lighting displays
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Thursday 22 November 2007
Australia first to ban Incandescent light bulbs
Australian MPs have passed legislation which will see standard incandescent bulbs outlawed in 2010
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Thursday 22 February 2007
