BERLIN, Aug. 22 (UPI) -- Energy-inefficient conventional light bulbs are being hoarded by Germans, Austrians and Hungarians in advance of a European Union ban, analysts say.
LONDON, May 9 (UPI) -- The European Union is set to ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs, forcing consumers to buy more energy efficient alternatives, officials said.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- A new U.S. law to take effect in four years will make old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs a thing of the past, a report said.
LONDON, Jan. 5 (UPI) -- British researchers warn environmentally friendly, energy-saving, light bulbs could cause skin cancer and trigger migraines.
COLUMBIA, S.C., May 15 (UPI) -- South Carolina is attempting to follow the lead of Australia and the European Union by enforcing the use of compact fluorescent light bulbs.
CANBERRA, Australia, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- Australia plans to phase out conventional light bulbs over the next three years and replace them with energy-saving globes.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions were 7,147.2 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equilvalent last year, the Energy Department said. That's an 0.6 percent increase over the previous year's figures, the federal government department said Tuesday in a
BRUSSELS, June 21 (UPI) -- Greenhouse gas emissions in the European Union rose by 1.5 percent in 2003 compared with 2002.
BRUSSELS, April 29 (UPI) -- The European Union has achieved its goal of stabilizing greenhouse gas emissions by 2000, but is in danger of breaching ambitious new targets to slash emissions by 8 percent over the next decade, new figures published Monday show.