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Outside May 2007 Amanda Griscom Little	Screw the Right Thing Compact fluorescents are good for everybody, and the new models glow just as warmly as your cherished bulbs. So why aren't Americans seeing the light?
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Rich Smith	Lighting Up the Green Revolution How to profit from fluorescent bulbs.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Wal-Mart Saves Money and Mother Earth Wal-Mart is making strides to adapt to the changing consumer. The company has been recently tagged as a green giant of Wall Street, and it's been setting its mind on implementing other green initiatives.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Wal-Mart's Green Goal A new initiative could help the company, its customers, and the environment. The prospect of saving greenbacks while going green should leave Wal-Mart investors feeling good that the company is doing the right thing -- and profiting in the process.
Popular Mechanics January 15, 2009 Adam Hadhazy	When CFLs Fail: How to Keep Your Compact Fluorescent Glowing CFLS are perhaps the best bulbs on the market. But these pricey bulbs aren't perfect. Here, we explore the source of CFL problems and explain how to prevent them.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Wal-Mart's Hybrid Strategies Recent initiatives by the discounter show Wal-Mart's willingness to think outside the big box.
The Motley Fool June 25, 2008 Alyce Lomax	Home Depot's Bright Idea Home Depot has come up with a bright idea: offering recycling drop-offs for compact fluorescent light bulbs at all of its stores.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2011 Arunava De	How to Make Money During the LED Revolution With a ban on incandescent lighting on its way, LEDs might show the way to the future.
Popular Mechanics August 2008 Roy Berendsohn	3 Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb Problems--and Expert Fixes Defective bulbs... Bulb failure... Prematurely bulb wear...
The Motley Fool July 11, 2007 Jeremy MacNealy	Yahoo! Spreads the "Good" News By spreading the "good" news through a network that generates ads, Yahoo! offers a perfect example of how a business does what it is designed to do (make money) while simultaneously doing what it ought to do (make a positive difference in the world).
The Motley Fool August 17, 2007 Chuck Saletta	Saving Some Money and the Planet Eco-friendly used to mean more expensive. Finally, technological advances, high energy prices, and increasing consumer demand for greener options have helped make green choices far more cost-competitive.
Fast Company November 2006	Feedback Letters. Updates. Advice: A Lightbulb That Could Change the World... 2006 Customers First Awards... He Could Be in Pictures... Fast Fix... etc.
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The Motley Fool September 4, 2007 Rich Duprey	Gee, a Cree Buyout? No, GE! Investors bid up shares of LED maker on rumors of buyout by lighting giant.
This Old House Keith Pandolfi	Thinking Outside the Bulb Compact flourescent light bulbs and LEDs prepare for their turn in the spotlight
This Old House Taryn Lonergan	How to Speak CFL Trying to decipher the labels on a CFL package can make you think twice about using the eco-friendly bulbs, no matter the energy savings. Here's how to translate the tech talk so that you can shop smart and get the right bulb for every light in your house.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Rich Duprey	LEDing the Way to Profits With the world deciding to turn off the lights and some big players deciding that alternatives are needed right away, opportunities abound for investors to profit from the bright lights of the LED industry.
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Chemistry World January 17, 2013 David Bradley	Casting a shadow over green light bulbs New research suggests that the environmental legacy of the toxic metals in CFLs and LEDs, including copper, lead, mercury and zinc, needs to be given greater consideration by policymakers formulating strategies to cut energy use.
The Motley Fool October 3, 2007 Timothy M. Otte	Retail's Greenest Pastures Growth, profitability, and environmental consciousness can coexist in the retail world. Here is the "green quotient" on five of the biggest retailers.
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IEEE Spectrum January 2011 Paul Wallich	The Lightbulb That Really Is a Better Idea LED bulbs change the lighting equation
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Fast Company September 14, 2011 Rachel Z. Arndt	Fifty Bucks For A Lightbulb? Say Hello To LED Bulbs We're told LED bulbs will brighten our future. Just not yet.
This Old House October 2007 Keith Pandolfi	Recycling Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs Compact Fluorescents contain mercury. So when your CFLs burn out, you should dispose of them properly.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Rich Smith	China Joins the Light Bulb War China's National Development and Reform Commission, has ordered a halt to the production of 100-watt incandescent bulbs effective October 1 of next year.
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Reason April 2008 David Weigel	Bright Idea President Bush approves a mandate that all light bulbs consume 25 percent less energy by the year 2012, effectively banning the traditional, incandescent light bulb.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2008 Anders Bylund	This Stock Is Lights Out In the middle of a massive market upheaval, Cree pulls out a rambunctious quarter with a business model that hopes to replace most incandescent bulbs in the world someday.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2008 Matt Koppenheffer	Don't Fall to Green Fatigue Eco-profiteers could steal our zeal for saving the planet.
BusinessWeek January 29, 2007 John Carey	Wal-Mart: Big Strides To Become The Jolly Green Giant Wal-Mart's efforts to adopt green strategies astonished even some activists.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2009 Toby Shute	Wal-Mart's Next Growth Initiative The firm promotes an ambitious index that could reshape retail. The retail giant has pursued one green initiative after another.
IndustryWeek December 1, 2005 John Teresko	Technology Leader Of The Year -- Connecting Profits And Preservation As Chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., Jeffrey R. Immelt has embraced the cause for global and national preservation by turning it into multiple growth opportunities via innovative new products.
The Motley Fool January 27, 2011 Michael Kanellos	Cree Unfurls Its Household LED Bulb The price isn't out yet, but it cranks 800 lumens. Could it be the true 60 watt replacement?
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Selena Maranjian	The Green Giants of Wall Street Which companies are doing their part to help the environment? Investors, a few risks early on for eco-friendly firms may pay off later.
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PC Magazine March 17, 2008 John C. Dvorak	Turn Off the Lights! Why am I the one hassled by all this politically correct green blather while San Francisco is lit up like a Roman candle?
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CFO November 1, 2004 John Edwards	Let There Be Cheaper Light In the long run, LED devices can generate big savings in energy consumption.
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