Avery Point Prepares To Shine Again

Ron Foster, left, watches while Jim Streeter, points out the fresnel lens of the light while in the lantern room of the Avery Point lighthouse talking about the restoration project Friday. Foster and Streeter are co-chairs of the Avery Point Lighthouse Society. Photo...

Lights Fantastic, and Efficient

But while the public is switching to new technologies that are revolutionizing lighting, planners at the top can’t seem to turn off old thinking. Simon Minett looks around a conference room at the historic Old Mill Inn and points to four grandiose chandeliers,...

The Power of Green Technology

The electric power industry is one of the world’s largest industrial segments, with annual revenue of approximately US $1.06 trillion in 2004. Global electricity demand has grown consistently at a rate of 2 to 5% annually for the past decade. Worldwide demand...