Last week, we took a look at fluorescent lighting, which is dramatically reducing our energy use for illuminating indoor spaces. This week, we'll cover mercury vapor lighting, which is the most common ...

Mercury vapor is out and LED is in. Mount Pleasant and North Charleston are beginning a transition from mercury vapor streetlights to LED lights, Kim Asbill said, public affairs specialist for South ...

Q: Given the toxicity of mercury, why in the world would light-bulb manufacturers have chosen to use this in the CFL light bulbs that replaced the incandescents? Soon after these new bulbs were ...

FLAGSTAFF - Flagstaff has begun cracking down on mercury vapor lights, 10 years after the city council first banned the aging lighting systems because they made it hard for local astronomers to ...

SCOTCH PLAINS – PSE&G has begun to install energy efficient street lights in New Jersey municipalities, including Scotch Plains. The new fixtures are brighter, last four times longer, and cost less to ...

Fluorescent lightbulbs use less energy than traditional incandescent bulbs, but many contain mercury, a neurotoxin that can accumulate in food sources and ultimately in our own tissues. Removing and ...

Vermont’s Department of Environmental Conservation plans to issue a decision on the future of mercury-containing lightbulbs in the state in 2022. If it bans the lights, Vermont will be the first state ...

Winter is prime time for some landscaping projects. Without the distraction of foliage, you can see the "bones" of your space, and determine what to do to improve structures, enhance overall design ...

Even if you aren’t a tube aficionado, you can’t help but be mesmerized by the blue glow inside a mercury vapor rectifier when it operates. It looks less like early 20th century tech and more like ...