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South Carolina ’s electrical co-ops have launched a campaign to place about 7 million CFLs throughout the homes of co-op members over the next ten years. Beginning this week, the co-ops will send each consumer-member two free CFLs. The 20 participating co-ops expect to distribute about 1.2 million CFLs...

Published Thu, May 08 2008 10:56 AM by Barbara Darraugh

Filed under: Energy Efficiency

Copper theft on the raise.

A falling economy and a surge in the price of metals have fueled a wave of copper thefts. Farmers are loosing wiring to irrigation pumps , churches have been stripped of their roofs and downspouts, and building sites have ransacked for spools of wire. The foolhardy even target transformer substations...

Published Thu, May 08 2008 10:16 AM by Gerard Winstanley

Filed under: Electrical Safety, Economy

The World's Most Influential People

Time magazine's " World's Most Influential People " edition is out on the newsstands now. While I recognize that these lists are incredibly arbitrary, built thoroughly on the foundation of whatever biases the publisher has, like everyone else I'm compelled to read them. This year's...

Published Wed, May 07 2008 5:27 PM by Stephen Gold

Filed under: General

Solving a Parental Concern Through Innovation

Last week in honor of " National Electrical Safety Month " I posted an article on arc-fault circuit interrupters (AFCIs) and the political challenges these electrical safety devices are facing from homebuilders in midwestern states. The good news is that AFCIs are just one of several innovative...

Published Tue, May 06 2008 8:44 AM by Stephen Gold

Filed under: Electrical Safety

Standards work critical in National Nanotechnology Initiative reauthorization

As Fiscal Year 2009 funding for the National Nanotechnology Initiative is proposed, those in charge of writing the reauthorization for FY 2009 need to be aware of the importance of funding necessary for active U.S. participation in international nanotechnology metrology and standards development work...

Published Mon, May 05 2008 4:50 PM by Leibowitz, Mike

Filed under: Regulation

Mulching Lawn Mowers - Better than sliced bread

Three weeks ago I purchased a new Troy-Built lawn mower with mulching capabilities. My old lawn mower was still in good condition, but it wasn't designed to mulch the grass. I could either bag the grass clippings every time I cut the grass, or I could leave big clumps of grass on my lawn. I decided...

Published Mon, May 05 2008 3:18 PM by Caskey, John

Filed under: Environmental Design

Tesla Lives! A Book Review

My electric reading tastes led me to pick up Samantha Hunt’s new novel, The Invention of Everything Else , an attempt of sorts to revive our appreciation for Nikola Tesla. He indeed was a path-breaking electrical genius who has long since been forgotten by the general public and very much deserves being...

Published Mon, May 05 2008 7:52 AM by Meakem, John

Half-Empty or Half-Full?

Following a week chocked full of stories about soaring food prices , $120 oil , sliding housing prices and a blowback against ethanol , we need to step back, take a deep breath and canvas the economic landscape for any signs of improvement. The economy is certainly not at peak performance right now....

Published Fri, May 02 2008 4:18 PM by Brian Lego

Filed under: Economy

Managing Effective IPR Law Enforcement

Three years ago, the Bush Administration introduced a new intellectual property rights initiative called Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP) and named a Coordinator for the program reporting the Secretary of Commerce. Both the private and public sector generally agree that the STOP program has...

Published Thu, May 01 2008 4:16 PM by Silcox, Clark

Filed under: Anti-Counterfeiting

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