Australia to mandate fluorescent lighting
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SYDNEY -- Australia's government announced plans yesterday to phase out incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs across the country.
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Prime Minister John Howard has outlined plans to make Australia an &amp;quot;energy superpower&amp;quot; and said nuclear energy was a vital part of his vision.
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Traditional high-energy lightbulb will be taken off the shelves under a government scheme.
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Australia is moving toward having the region&#39;s most advanced missile strike capability, but the plan has prompted concerns in a region where the country
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Australia is to test unmanned surveillance aircraft as a means of protecting vital offshore oil and gas installations against terrorist attacks, the government said.
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Farewell, my lovely old flashlight? Incandescent bulbs are being supplanted by a new generation of light-emitting diodes.
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Australia plans to strengthen immigration law with tough tests on language and culture.
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Scientists say they may be able to make cancer drugs target tumours by using ultra-violet light to activate them.
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PRIME Minister John Howard has backed curfews and alcohol bans for Aboriginal communities where leaders want to put them in place.
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Australia's Labor government plans new rules to protect children from online pornography and violence.
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Environmental group Greenpeace asked India Wednesday to follow Australia and ban the common lightbulb to cut greenhouse gas emissions, fight climate change and conserve energy.
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Chile announced Thursday it will try to head off power rationing by cutting electrical voltage, distributing efficient light bulbs and extending daylight savings time.
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Australia's prime minister, facing a tough re-election fight and under pressure over his climate credentials, has pledged new "clean energy" targets in a move environment groups said would not sway green-leaning voters.
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The LED maker fulfills its promise.
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NSW Premier Bob Carr has announced that smoking in pubs and clubs will be banned throughout the state from 2007, following similar moves in Queensland.
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By The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 18--Raleigh wants more from Cree   Two months after Raleigh installed energy-efficient light fixtures in a parking deck downtown, officials want to expand the program citywide.
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SYDNEY, Australia  - Australia plans to enforce a maritime security zone more than 1,700 kilometres out to sea, far beyond its territorial waters, in a move to boost defences against possible terror attacks on its soil and offshore oil and gas facilities, Prime Minister John Howard said Wednesday.