For most of us, all of our lives we have associated watts with the brightness of a light source. After all, when we change a light bulb at home, we choose a 100 watt bulb if we want more light than we ...

Q I keep reading articles and hear people talk about lumens from a light bulb and watts from a light bulb. I’m told that if I buy a compact fluorescent lamp, that swirly light bulb, that I have to get ...

Katherine Martinko is an expert in sustainable living. She holds a degree in English Literature and History from the University of Toronto. The U.S. Department of Energy is cranking up the minimum ...

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