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