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CFLs and Mercury … reducing the problem …

May 10th, 2007 · Comments Off on CFLs and Mercury … reducing the problem …

Walmart continues to make news in the ‘greening’ / energy efficiency environment.  Earlier this week, there was the announcement of a large solar buy.  Today, they announced a path forward for reducing mercury in compact flourescent lightbulbs (CFLs). As given prominence earlier this year, Wal-Mart is seeking to sell 100+ million CFLs per year. (For an […]

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Tags: CFL · lighting · pollution · Wal-Mart

Walmart … lighting a revolution for energy efficiency use?

May 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments

As discussed prominently in the New York Times earlier this year, Walmart has committed to pushing aggressively for sales of compact fluorescent lightbulb sales in its stores, targeting a doubling of CFL sales of from 50 to 100 million CFLs by 2008. CFLs burn roughly 25% of the electricity of incandescent lightbulbs, last longer, and […]

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Tags: business practice · CFL · energy efficiency · lighting · Wal-Mart