energy efficient

Anyone who watched the adoption arc of CFLs can predict what will happen with LEDs: In a few years, they'll be popular, and everywhere. Harder to predict is how to invest in them. But we have a suggestion.

Some TVs use as much electricity as a refrigerator, one of the home's biggest energy hogs. Yet big-screen TVs come in energy-efficient models at prices comparable to the electricity-gobbling beasts. Trouble is, you can't spot them just by looking at them. Side by side, they may appear identical,...

It's hard to make huge changes in your spending habits all at once. To reach your new year's resolution to manage your finances better, try small steps instead. Financial experts offer 10 easy suggestions that could help you spend less and save more in 2011.

Americans are buying fewer televisions, according to a new report from DisplaySearch. Overall, North American TV shipments fell 3% in the second quarter, even as worldwide shipments grew 26%.

The Energy Department is funneling $120 million into financing and installing a variety of energy-efficient technologies to help low-income families cut energy use and save money.

The Spyder III Arctic Pro is a hand-held laser that looks remarkably like a lightsaber. That wouldn't be a problem, if it weren't almost as much of a menace as the fictional weapon. And with lasers getting rapidly more powerful and less expensive, regulation is falling behind.

The Washington state attorney general's office settled with a Pacific Northwest window company it says marketed questionable products and used aggressive tactics to make sales to reluctant buyers. Harley Exteriors of Bothell, Wash., near Seattle, advertised and sold energy-efficient windows the...

Last week, the House passed the "Cash for Caulkers" bill, which will provide nearly $6 billion worth of rebates for people who make energy-efficient improvements to their homes. Sounds green, but look closer and you'll realize it's not really about saving energy.

During his recent visit to China, U.S. President Barack Obama pushed hard for a firm target for cutting carbon emissions from the Chinese government. He had hoped to secure a concrete, detailed proposal from the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases ahead of the pending Copenhagen Climate...

Small business owners know better than anyone that they have to reduce expenses during shaky economic times. But if you're looking around for costs to cut, you don't have to go straight to payroll. One painless place to look that might not be on your radar is energy savings. As energy prices rise,...