In June of 2009, the state legislature in Maine took a big step in ensuring that consumers in the state had a quick, easy and free way of recycling mercury-containing compact fluorescent lamps.
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Read More »Back in the early 1990’s, there was a movement taking place that was shining a light on global warming, pollution reduction, and
Read More »In 1903, Niels Ryberg Finsen was awarded the Nobel Prize for his invention of light therapy for skin tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris).
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Read More »The First Presbyterian Church of Roselle, NJ, was selected by Thomas Edison in 1882 to be the first church to install and
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Read More »Billed as "One Hot Night," the 1992 NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway was the first superspeedway race run at night,
Read More »Wilhelm Roentgen, Professor of Physics in Wurzburg, Bavaria, discovered X-rays in 1895—accidentally—while testing whether cathode rays could pass through glass. His cathode
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