Pete Keller works for Eco Lights Northwest, the only company in Washington state that recycles fluorescent lamps.

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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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This means sealing air leaks around windows and doors, properly insulating attics, replacing standard light bulbs with compact fluorescent lamps and giving your heating and cooling systems an annual checkup to ensure they're running properly.

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Yale economist William Nordhaus examined the history of lighting technologies, from open fires and stone animal fat lamps in ancient times to modern incandescent and fluorescent bulbs.

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