So to redress the balance, DOE has assembled a list of helpful resources, including Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that look at the matter in considerable depth, providing accurate and useful ...

Phil Goldstein is a former web editor of the CDW family of tech magazines and a veteran technology journalist. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and their animals: a dog named Brenna and two ...

It was something that I hadn't heard about until the street light near our former apartment in Houston Heights was changed. For a few days I thought that there were oncoming vehicles (with LED ...

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Rick Newman's backyard in east Boca Raton has that Old Florida vibe: A swimming pool is surrounded by live oaks and palms. For years, the trees' lush canopy has kept the area shaded against the sun, ...

After deliberating for a while, I finally decided to install my own street light on the path leading to my home. A lamppost is actually already there but with a small fluorescent bulb that burned out ...

A recent study suggests that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, cannot be seen by one-third of humanity. Why? Millions of city lamps brighten our cities every night, but only part of their light is used ...

SOUTH BEND — Streets will be taking on a different hue in the next several months as the city and Indiana Michigan Power begin the process of converting thousands of street lights from sodium vapor to ...

The city is converting 1,000 street lights to LED and adding almost 200 lights to poorly lit areas. Though it's only a fraction of the city's total lights, the benefits of LED include energy ...