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Those spiral fluorescent light bulbs are distinctive looking from your traditional bulb, they also happen to be substantially more efficient. You may not like the glow they project but consider this; if every home in the U.S. replaced just one traditional bulb with an efficiency bulb it would be equivalent to removing a million cars from the road. Just be sure to READ and follow the WARNING and DISPOSAL message on the box.

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PSE&G faces legal barrier in reporting bill history
Patti Sapone/The Star Ledger Forget to pay your utility bill and the worst thing you used to have to worry about was having your lights turned off. Now you might have to worry about losing points on your credit score,...
N.J. businesses no longer face fee for not shopping for electricity
Steve Hockstein/Bloomberg State regulators eliminated a fee that penalized hundreds of businesses in New Jersey for failing to shop around for lower electricity costs. The charge, which was created after the state deregulated its utilities almost a decade ago to...
Solar panels invented in N.J. 55 years ago
COURTESY OF ALCATEL-LUCENT BELL LABSThe solar battery is an invention of Bell Labs. In this photo, a Southern Bell cable repairman adjusts the device to pick up the prevailing light, Oct. 4, 1955. It is well-known that New Jersey has...
Ocean Power Technology gets $2.75M grant from US Navy
Ocean Power TechnologyFile photo of Ocean Power Technology power buoy off New Jersey coast. Ocean Power Technology announced today that it has been awarded $2.75 million for second stage funding of an off-grid power buoy project for a vessel detection...
In N.J., smart meter program stymied by cost concerns
Smart meters have become popular around the country, with utilities from Texas to California installing them on homes and businesses as a way to help cut energy consumption and better manage peak electricity demand. But if you live in New Jersey, don’t expect to get a smart meter of your own any time soon.

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EPA releases for public comment draft scientific study of Bristol Bay Watershed
Report assesses potential impacts of mining activity in the area (May 18, 2012—Seattle) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released for public comment a draft scientific study of the Bristol Bay watershed and its natural resources
EPA Recognizes Environmental Innovation at Science Competition for High School Students / Thabit Pulak, age 16, wins the Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability Award, and will participate in National Sustainable Design Expo in 2013
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today recognized this year’s winner of the EPA’s Patrick H. Hurd Sustainability award for demonstrating a commitment to environmental sustainability and stewardship. Thabit Pulak, a sophomore at Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas, was named the recipient of the award
EPA Announces NAS’ Review of IRIS Assessment Development Process
WASHINGTON – The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced that the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) will conduct a comprehensive review of the agency’s Integrated Risk Information System (IRIS) program’s assessment development process. The IRIS program helps EPA protect Americans’ health and the environment by conducting health assessments of over 550 chemicals that may be present in our environment
EPA Awards Three Universities in the Southeast with Grants to Develop Innovative Environmental Solutions
ATLANTA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded three universities in the southeast with the People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) Phase grants at the 8th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Nationally, the grants were awarded to 15 teams of college and university students across the country
EPA Awards More Than $1 Million to College Teams for Innovative Environmental Solutions
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded more than $1 million in grants to 15 university and college teams from across the country who participated in the 8th Annual National Sustainable Design Expo on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. for their innovative environmental solutions