Posts Tagged ‘incandescent’

I’m dreaming of a green Christmas

Posted Wednesday, December 23rd, 2009 by admin

In the movie National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, Chevy Chase plays Clark “Sparky” Griswold, who decorates his home with 25,000 Christmas lights. Comedy ensues as he tirelessly works to find the one burnt out bulb that’s prohibiting any of lights from coming on. The lights go live, he’s electrocuted (but survives) and the local power station has to kick into high gear to supply the power. The 1989 classic comedy is good fun and airs at this time of year.

Europe bans Incandescent Light Bulbs

Posted Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 by admin

As of Sept. 1, 2009, 100-watt incandescent light bulbs can no longer be manufactured in or imported into Europe.

European households will save up to $80 a year on electricity bills, leading to EU-wide savings of up to $7.9-billion to $15.8-billion, according to European Union estimates.
Read more in my column at the National Post : http://bit.ly/4Nh9yY

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A Crisis is a terrible thing to waste – Coming 2010

Jim Harris discusses the 4 concurrent challenges that nations are currently facing and provides a set of solutions in his new book A Crisis is a terrible thing to waste.

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