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Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and Energy Secretary Steven Chu are leading by example. On Monday, they flipped the switch on the LED light fixtures recently installed on the National Mall. Filled with over 30 important historical landmarks, museums and memorials this national park sees around 24 million visitors per year and uses more energy than Learn More

Forbes. I’ve always thought of it as a magazine for the rich, by the rich. But in these tough economic times, even the high-flying publication has to come down to earth, reporting on the difficult task American cities are facing when it comes to balancing the budget. Luckily, many of those cities are finding refuge Learn More

Beef: it’s what’s for dinner…or so the adage goes. And while it’s true that many Americans consume beef on a daily or weekly basis, it’s also true that most shoppers turn their noses up to beef that looks brown in its packaging. Kyle Steele, a recent master’s graduate in animal sciences and industry at Kansas Learn More

January 1st, 2012. That day has been looming large in the lighting industry since 2007, when Congress voted into law the eventual phase-out of energy inefficient incandescent light bulbs. Both parties supported the decision at first, but as time wore on, conservative pundits argued that banning incandescent bulbs would strip Americans of the right to Learn More

Ah, technology. Over the past few months, this blog has covered some of the amazing technological advances that scientists have achieved thanks to LED lights: LED contact lenses with smart phone capabilities, LED lights that effect mood, flexible LED sheets that might replace touch screen technology, infrared LED ribbon that grows plants in space, LED Learn More

Tebowmania. Tebowing. Tebow Time. If you haven’t heard one or all of these phrases by now, you’re missing out on a national phenomenon involving one very controversial-albeit-likeable NFL quarterback, Tim Tebow.  Tebow is in his second year on the Denver Broncos, but his popularity (stemming from his unconventional playing style, nail-biting 4th quarter comebacks and Learn More

In an economy in which jobs are difficult to come by (the current U.S. unemployment rate is 9.1%, and is expected to rise), it’s a relief to hear that the LED lighting industry might be able to help out a little. While most businesses are cutting back, LED light bulb manufacturer Rudd Lighting is expecting Learn More

It’s that time of year again, and I can’t in good conscience let another holiday season start without mentioning the giant LED-lit Christmas tree in New York’s Rockefeller Center. It’s a bit sentimental for me, because when I first started writing this blog (three years ago this month!) LED lights on the Rockefeller tree were Learn More

You may have already heard about and/or experienced the pop up café-trend: temporary, parking space sized cafes that have been springing up on sidewalks and in parking lots all over the country since 2010. From the New York Times, “The concept is simple: street space is limited and valuable. To that end, New York has Learn More

When we talk about LED lights, we most often tout their energy saving benefits—they’re the most eco-friendly, energy efficient lighting option on the market, after all. But Fred Maxik, a founder of the Lighting Science Group, which specializes in LED bulbs, is hoping to show that LED light fixtures contain myriad other untapped benefits, ranging Learn More