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So That's Why It's Called an Evergreen
Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree will be efficiently lit |
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21 Nov 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:40 PM on 21 Nov 2007 The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree is up; once it's lit on Nov. 28, we can no longer deny that The Holiday Season is in full swing. We can, however, ogle the tree guilt-free, as the towering evergreen will be lit by energy-efficient LED bulbs and powered in part by solar energy. sources: Associated Press, amNewYork see also, in Grist: Times Square New Year's Eve ... |
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| Topics: energy, energy efficiency, green living, holiday, news (all these topics) |
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Dropping the Ball
Times Square New Year's Eve ball goes green |
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04 Oct 2007 |
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| Posted at 2:02 PM on 04 Oct 2007 The ball that drops in Times Square on New Year's Eve is -- say it with us now -- going green. This year, the 100th anniversary of the tradition, the fifth iteration of the ball will have an aluminum skeleton and be lit by energy-efficient LED lights. With 16 times as many lights, it will use half the wattage of the last ball. That's the power equivalent of 10 toasters toasting for six hours, for the ... |
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