Lane Burt The New DOE Steps Up: New Lamp Standard Will Save More Energy Than Any Previous DOE Standard
Posted on Switchboard by Lane Burt July 1, 2009

On Monday, President Obama and Secretary Chu announced a strengthened final rule on lamps that will save consumers $4 billion annually by 2022.

This standard would cover the tube fluorescent bulbs (general service fluorescent or GSFL) that we are all familiar with and the flat faced bulbs that fit into recessed can fixtures in many homes (incandescent reflector lamps or IRLs).  I have blogged on the importance of this standard Read more

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Pushing Produce into Urban Food Deserts
Posted on Greenlight | OnEarth Magazine by Wendy Gordon July 1, 2009

Produce stand

There is a new fruit stand on the corner near my home. I think it’s terrific, but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t belong there. The cart appeared on the day the New York Times announced a new citywide effort to encourage street vendors to bring fresh vegetables and fruit to low-income neighborhoods that have been called “food deserts” because of the... Read more

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