As I drove through Central Park at the wheel of my convertible, I felt myself bathed in a flickering light, like that of a fluorescent bulb emitting a series of livid, blinking flashes before it turns on fully.

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The best-known green-home technology must surely be the compact-fluorescent light bulb, the very icon of green living.

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We have seen a very strong response from customers for our newest version, Acrich 2, in light bulb, fluorescent tubes and panels.

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Since one of the diamond's selling points was its ability to change hues from cotton-candy pink to fuchsia under fluorescent light, a bulb was positioned over its case to flicker on and off.

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They typically last 50, 000 hours, compared with 10, 000 for a compact fluorescent and 1, 000 for an incandescent bulb.

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The 60W is the latest old-fashioned light bulb to be switched off in favour of the fluorescent lamps, energy-saving halogen bulbs and LED lights.

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