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2012-02-02 The Atlantic

The Light Fantastic

Streetlights are about to change the color of night—for the better.

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2012-02-02 PR-USA.net

NanoMarkets Report Predicts Smart Lighting Systems to Reach $5.9 billion (USD) by 2017

In a newly released report,

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2012-02-02 News9.com

Cooper Lighting's Halo Product Named Electronic House 2012 Product of the Year

The Halo H4 LED Adjustable Gimbal Series is chosen for innovation, aesthetics and technological advances.

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2012-02-02 LEDs Magazine

Lumen-maintenance testing for LED lamps, light engines and luminaires (MAGAZINE)

Now that procedures are in place to make long-term lumen-maintenance projections for LED components, efforts are being made to develop methods for testing the lighting system as a whole, as JIANZHONG JIAO explains.

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2012-02-01 Zimbio

Lumiere Lighting

Lumiere Lighting is there as the sun's rays goes down and the omnipresent cause of light. We have to rely on artificial sources of life. Hence lighting becomes a necessity as well as a luxury.

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2012-02-01 The Sacramento Bee

SMUD incentives promote money-saving lighting control systems

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District is offering incentives of up to $100,000 to help owners of small and medium-sized buildings install advanced lighting control systems.

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2012-01-31 NewsTimes.com (AP)

Andrew Burns: The nanny state and light bulbs

In his Jan. 28 Earth Matters commentary, News-Times staff columnist Robert Miller declares that

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2012-01-31 Buildings

Let Your School Shine Brightly

Cut energy use and save money with efficient lighting strategies

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2012-01-31 KATV Channel 7

NanoMarkets Report Predicts Smart Lighting Systems to Reach $5.9 billion (USD) by 2017

/PRNewswire/ -- In a newly released report,

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2012-01-30 WAFB Channel 9

Zero Energy Buildings

/PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Zero Energy Buildings http://www.reportlinker.

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2012-01-30 Zimbio

Copper Landscape Lights for a unique touch

Copper is a very old metal and has been in existence for long. Today market has very nice collection of Copper Landscape Lights for illuminating the garden of a house or a commercial complex.

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2012-01-26 EzineArticles

Room Lighting and Automation Controls Offer Smart Ideas for Motels and Hotel Establishments

Because guests usually don't make an effort to conserve energy when staying in establishments such as inns and hotels, there is an important opportunity for the hospitality industry to save on energy and other costs through room lighting and automation controls.

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2012-01-25 Article Dashboard

Window Replacement - Efficiency Ratings, Types And Features

The US windows & home windows industry is worth more than $12 billion, according to figures from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The industry is currently experiencing a drop due to low levels of investments in the residential property segment.

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2012-01-23 Paramus Post

IES Is Presenting A Symposium On The Role And Effects Of Lighting On Older Adults

The Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IES) is presenting a symposium on the role and effects of lighting on older adults to be held in Washington, DC, on March 6-7, 2012.

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2012-01-19 EzineMark

LED Light Models For Indoor and Outdoor Lighting

When you are looking for LED light models for indoor and outdoor lighting, there is no paucity of options. In recent times, light emitting diodes have taken up a major chunk of the market share owing to their energy efficiency as well as the versatility with which they can be operated.

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2012-01-19 PRWeb

Building Lighting Control System Manufacturing in the US Industry Market Research Report Now Available from IBISWorld

Revenue earned by companies in the Building Lighting Control System Manufacturing soured In late 2007; as downstream demand from non-residential and residential construction plummeted, revenue declined steeply during the recession. Moreover, rising import competition has placed significant pricing p

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2012-01-18 Oregon Live

Oregon Legislature will consider capping mercury in fluorescent bulbs

Oregon's Legislature will consider a scaled-back proposal next month to address mercury in compact-fluorescent light bulbs, including a cap on the amount of the toxic metal in each bulb sold in the state.

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2012-01-18 Red Orbit

Cooper Industries’ Products Earn Top Honors in Consulting-Specifying Engineer’s 2011 Product of the Year Competition

DUBLIN, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Cooper Lighting, Cooper B-Line and Cooper Notification, subsidiaries of Cooper Industries plc (NYSE: CBE), a global provider of electrical solutions, have been selected as Gold and Silver award winners in Consulting-Specifying Engineer magazine’s 2011 Product of

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2012-01-17 4-Traders

Cooper Industries plc : 1.17.2012 - Cooper Lighting Announces 2012 Class Schedule for the SOURCE Educational Facility

Cooper Lighting Customer First Center 1121 Highway 74 South Peachtree City, GA 30269 T: (770) 486-4800 www.cooperlighting.com News Release Contact: Karin Martin, Karin Martin Communications (630) 513-8625 Kmartin41@aol.

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2012-01-11 The Beacon News - Sun Times

Old light bulbs fading, but what will replace them?

ELGIN — There’s one trend we usually can count on in electrical equipment, from TV sets and radios to music players and telephones: As the years pass, it will become cheaper and cheaper, and more and more disposable.

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2012-01-11 System Contractor News

The Business of Lighting Control

Permanent link by Matt Scott Lighting is one of the most overlooked aspects of our industry and yet is one of the most important. If used and controlled properly, it is the one thing in every installation that can evoke emotion, set the mood, and beautify the space! Find me another piece of gear t

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2012-01-11 Isnare

Why is Outdoor LED Lighting Better Than Normal Outdoor Lighting?

If you want to learn more about outdoor LED lighting, then you’ll want to read this article. Specifically we’ll discuss the environmental advantages of outdoor LED lighting.

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2012-01-11 Free Press Release

As London's Tower Bridge Using LED Technology For 2012 Olympics, Lighting EVER LED Lights Become New Favorite

London's Tower Bridge Using LED Technology For 2012 Olympic, as this news comes out, vast number of consumers begins to pay more attention to LED products, Lighting EVER LED Lights Become New Favorite

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2012-01-10 ThinkProgress

Virginia Lawmaker Files Wildly Unconstitutional Bill Seeking To Nullify Federal Lightbulb Standards

Last year, Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed an unambiguously unconstitutional bill nullifying a federal law signed by George W. Bush that gradually phases out older and less energy efficient light bulbs.

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2012-01-09 Yahoo! News

American Astronomical Society Conference Highlights Battle for Dark Skies

AUSTIN, Texas -- Imagine that you couldn't see more than a few stars in your sky. Or never knew what the Milky Way looked like. Would you know what you're missing? And would you even care? You might think that astronomers are the only ones who care about seeing the stars.

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2012-01-09 Article Dashboard

Lamps & Light Fixtures Are The Focal Areas In Any Room Decor

Candles and oil torches were for centuries the only type of lighting available to people before electricity. The convenience of the electric light bulb and the subsequent lamps & light fixtures one can buy nowadays are a relevantly new experience.

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2012-01-09 TMCnet.com

How Many Americans Does It Take to Change a Light Bulb?

The answer to the question above: A majority of the 535 members of the U.S. Congress, as well as the POTUS, who signed The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 into law – former President George W.

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2012-01-08 HeraldNet.com

Shedding some light on the confusion about new light bulb rules

These are confusing days to be shopping for a light bulb. New federal standards were to kick in after Jan. 1 requiring 100-watt bulbs to be more energy efficient.

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2012-01-07 TMCnet.com

Dennis Quebe is 32nd President of National Electrical Contractors Association

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) BETHESDA, Md., Jan. 5 -- The National Electrical Contractors Association issued the following news release: Dennis Quebe (http://www.

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2012-01-06 EzineArticles

The Importance of Efficient Retail Lighting

People do not like shopping in stores that are dimly lit, those that have excessive light or those with hues. For this reason, you need to consider your lighting choices thoroughly in order to ensure that the lighting fixtures that you choose provide the most efficient retail lighting.

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2012-01-06 Post-Gazette.com

Market Ready

Q. My apartment doesn't get much natural light. What can I do to improve the way it looks to buyers? A.

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2012-01-03 Free Press Release

Why Some LEDs are Not Dimmable

Unlike incandescent bulbs , LED chip technology must have a constant positive- negative electrical inputs ,this is incompatible with (AC) alternating current (standard household electricity).

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2012-01-03 Top Instabloggers -- Seeking Alpha

Al Ruud Named Lighting's 2011 Person of the Year

EdisonReport has named Alan J. Ruud the 2011 Person of the Year. Over the last month we had discussions with several leaders in the industry as well as our regular sources.

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2012-01-02 EzineArticles

Different Types of Energy Efficient Lighting Equipments

Saving energy has become one of the prime concerns of residential and commercial building owners. Apart from reducing the electricity bills, various practices to save energy contribute to maintaining environmental balance.

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2012-01-02 Wausau Daily Herald

New year, new rules begin for light bulbs

Companies instructed to create products more energy-efficient

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