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From the GreenerBusiness Podcast "This week we speak with Jaime Salm, who founded the sustainable design firm MIO, based out of Philadelphia."

gravity powered lamp designed by a Virginia Tech student has just been awarded runner up at a Green Gadgets technology competition.

The Interstate Traveler is developing a solar and hydrogen powered MagLev light rail transportation system that will use zero emissions.

You may have come across many attractive streetlights in your locality, but try beating this one from the tech world (Japan).

CFL and LED light bulbs are compared for short-term and long-term household use.

Xerox develops new technology to print on chemically-coated paper using only light. The Text fades in 16 hours and the paper can be reused 30 to 100 times.

The Matra MS1 is a French-made electric bike that is actually a human hybrid vehicle as well with a 62 mile range that can be extended by pedal power.

I stopped at a local Albertsons food store last night in Central Point (Southern Oregon) and notice that they were selling brand new Soft White 23w(100w replacement) and 16w(60watt replacement) Compact florescent bulbs for $1.00 dollar EACH! No limit. So I bought a bunch. The clerk said that a lady just came in and bought sixty of them.

You may have heard that LED light bulbs are the future of lighting. Before you spend a lot of money (they’re expensive at $30 - $100 per bulb) here are some things that many sellers don’t tell you about LED light bulbs.

n:vision CFLs are a brand on compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL). There are many benefits to using CFLs including: protecting the environment, saving money, producing less heat, and they last longer. 

Protecting the environment

LED is the new CFL, they can provide over 22 years of 12hour/day operation!

The World Bank Group has launched an initiative to provide modern lighting to the 250 million people in Sub-Saharan Africa who do not have access to electricity. The initiative called, Lighting Africa, will be managed in conjunction with International Finance Corporation, the Bank's private sector arm.

Color Kinetics transforms how we see light, helping to conserve energy along the way. An innovative form of lighting technology can help us guzzle less power - while at the same time turning ordinary buildings into works of art. The technology is rooted in semiconductor-based LEDs, or light emitting diodes.