Change your lightbulbs, and more environment news

February 1, 2007 | Matt Marshall
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Here’s the latest on environment developments:

florescent lights.bmpDid you know this? — Fluorescent lightbulbs, those funny looking spiral bulbs that cost a little more than regular bulbs, will save you money in the long run (they last longer), and are also kinder to the environment. No brainer to buy these things, right? Well, that’s not happening, because people don’t seem to get it. So a state lawmaker wants to implement legislation to ban sales of the standard incandescent bulbs by 2012. See story here.

Other policy news — See here for how the White House has reportedly pressured climate scientists from talking openly about global warming, and here for how there’s growing momentum among leading U.S. Senators to push for greenhouse gas legislation.

FindPollution for sale — FindPollution, a site that integrates Google Maps with US Government data about pollution sites, has listed itself for sale at VentureBeat’s VentureBoard. If you’re looking to buy a home, might be worth checking your desired location on this map beforehand. See screenshot below:

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Matt launched VentureBeat in September of 2006, with the realization that no one else was covering the entrepreneurial and tech innovation scene with the velocity or depth that he was. Prior to founding VentureBeat, he covered venture capital for the San Jose Mercury News from 2001 to 2006. In 2002, Matt was awarded "Journalist of the Year" by the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists. Prior to working at the Merc, he was a correspondent for the Wall Street Journal in Bonn, Germany from 1995 to 1998, and a writer for the Washington Post in 1994. Matt holds a PhD in Government and an MA in German and European Studies from Georgetown University. In addition to VentureBeat, Matt is also the Executive Producer of DEMO, the leading launchpad event for emerging technologies.

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