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No More Easy-Bake Oven After Incandescent Ban

Alison Neumer Lara, February 23rd, 2011

Hasbro announced it will retire the much-loved Easy-Bake Oven this year because federal law will essentially prohibit the toy's heating element - a 100 watt incandescent bulb. Legislation passed in 2007 launched the phase-out of traditional bulbs and established energy efficiency standards that require all new bulbs to use 25-30 percent less power than incandescents by 2012. The oven, ... read more

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Tagged lightbulbs, oven, toys

Published in Household


Captain Planet Returning to a TV Near You

Amanda Wills, February 23rd, 2011

The 1990s classic environmental cartoon "Captain Planet and the Planeteers: Season One" will be available on DVD for the first time on April 19. The series follows the Planeteers, a group of chosen kids with rings that represent one special element of nature - Earth, wind, water, fire and heart. When the eco-crime fighting team gets into a bind, they ... read more

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Tagged television

Published in General


Inside the Retrofitted Empire State Building

Amanda Wills, February 23rd, 2011

More than 3.5 million visitors pay $21 to stand on its observation deck every year, but the Empire State Building's biggest financial endeavor is well below the 102nd story. In October 2010, the Empire State Building (ESB) completed its historical, avant-garde energy retrofit - a $20 million investment that is expected to reduce the building's energy usage by up to ... read more

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Tagged clearglass, constructionmaterials, energy, windows

Published in Construction


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