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Empire State Building Redefines New York City Skyline With Philips LED Lighting

From BusinessWire9 May, 2012 10:18

New lighting creates state-of-the-art, dynamic lighting system that can change building's mast color in real-time.

Globally recognized as an engineering marvel and symbol of New York City, the Empire State Building (ESB) has selected Philips, the world's leader in lighting, as its partner to transition the building's iconic tower lights to innovative LEDs.

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Green Light, Go!

From The Wall Street Journal29 March, 2012 09:40

Testing the best and brightest in the new class of eco-friendly bulbs

I'VE BEEN A DEVOTED FAN of incandescent light bulbs for years, but huge advances in energy-efficient alternatives are winning me over. Compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs) and the light-emitting diode variety (LEDs) have improved dramatically recently and are only getting better. You no longer have to choose between energy efficiency and warm, beautiful light that makes everything in a room look as nature intended.

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China says ready to defend its rare earth policies

From Reuters1 February, 2012 09:18

China's Commerce Ministry said on Wednesday it was prepared to defend its rare earth export policies at the World Trade Organization

A WTO panel decided on Monday that China had violated global trading rules by curbing exports of raw materials such as bauxite, coke, magnesium, manganese and zinc, which inflated prices and gave domestic Chinese firms an unfair competitive advantage.

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Lights to Make a Party Shine

From The Wall Street Journal26 January, 2012 10:37

Tricks of the Trade - Bulbs can make all the difference at your party.

Lighting can set—or kill—the mood at a party. When it's too bright, "everyone looks bad, the place looks bad," says Kevin Adams, the Tony Award-winning lighting designer whose shows include "Spring Awakening," "American Idiot" and "Hair." He adds, "I'll often sneak around and turn the lights down."

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Sales light up by 18% for Bulbs.com in 2011

From Internet Retailer12 January, 2012 09:45

Customer feedback helps identify changes to site functions and design.

Bulbs.com Inc. turned to its customers for help in improving its web site in mid-2011 and the upgrades helped increase sales by 18%. A usability study and benchmarks from customer satisfaction measurement vendor ForeSee showed the web-only light bulb retailer that its site needed work, says CEO Mike Connors.

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Energy-Efficient Philips LEDs Light the Times Square New Year's Eve Ball

From PR Newswire20 December, 2011 10:29

Innovative technology also used in ever-expanding line of Philips AmbientLED bulbs for consumer use.

On January 1, 2012, new U.S. energy and lighting standards under the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) go into effect, and Philips Lighting – whose light-emitting diode bulbs (LEDs) light the Times Square Ball – is ready. Consumers may purchase a wide range of Philips LED bulbs for home use, online and at thousands of retail outlets.

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Congress overturns incandescent light bulb ban

From www.washingtontimes.com16 December, 2011 10:08

Congress overturns incandescent light bulb ban

Congressional negotiators struck a deal Thursday that overturns the new rules that were to have banned sales of traditional incandescent light bulbs beginning next year.

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Hoarders' Latest Turn-On: Lightbulbs

From www.smartmoney.com15 December, 2011 09:20

Hoarders' Latest Turn-On: Lightbulbs

Karen Beseth is all about energy conservation. She shuts off the lights when leaving the room and sets the thermostat at 67 degrees through her small town's blustery winters. But there's one concession the DeWitt, N.Y., insurance consultant won't make -- she loves her incandescent lightbulbs. No surprise then that in advance of the federal phaseout of traditional bulbs starting Jan. 1, she's stocking up.

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Spending on Building Energy Efficiency to Boom in Next 5 Years

From GreenBiz.com30 November, 2011 14:15

Spending on Building Energy Efficiency to Boom in Next 5 Years

As we've been saying for many years at GreenBiz.com, building energy efficiency may not be sexy, but it is big business. According to a recent report, it's going to get a whole lot bigger. Pike Research predicts the building energy efficiency market will soar more than 50 percent between now and 2017 to $103.5 billion. Among the leading factors: an active stable of energy service companies (ESCOs) and aggressive efficiency policies being enacted around the world.

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LED to illuminate London’s Tower Bridge

From Silicon Republic9 November, 2011 08:51

LED to illuminate London’s Tower Bridge

General Electric and EDF Energy have got the go-ahead to install energy-efficient LED technology and a cabling system to illuminate the 800-foot Tower Bridge in London, enhancing the bridge's gothic features in time for the 2012 Olympic Games.

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