Read this before heading down that hardware store aisle. While the crux of those old "changing a lightbulb" jokes is based on the simplicity of the task, shopping for light bulbs can be anything but ...

AKRON, Ohio -- Even Thomas Edison might scratch his head over the choices in a typical home center's light bulb aisle. The array seems endless -- compact fluorescent and incandescent, clear and ...

Vermonters will be able to buy only certain kinds of light bulbs soon. The state passed legislation this past May that bans the sale of fluorescent light bulbs and tubes that contain mercury. The ...

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The U.S. Department of Energy is banning the sale of energy inefficient light bulbs beginning Aug. 1, 2023. Given that incandescent and halogen light bulbs are far less energy efficient than LED light ...

Credit typically goes to inventor and entrepreneur Thomas Edison. But the actual story is more complicated and interesting.

Q: How much time should elapse between turning off and on a light bulb before it saves you enough electricity to be worth it? A: A bigger question may be whether turning lights on and off will reduce ...

These are confusing days to be shopping for a light bulb. New federal standards were to kick in after the New Year requiring 100-watt bulbs to be more energy efficient. Then Congress, in a bill passed ...

The best part of smart light bulbs is being able to turn them on without being in the room. I can't tell you how many times I've walked up the stairs and yelled to my Amazon speak ...

Susan Mulvihill couldn’t resist planting a few Asiatic lilies called Forever Susan. It turns out they were a good investment because the bright colors really stand out in her garden. (Susan ...