The EU banned lightbulbs that suck more than 60 watts to improve the energy efficiency of an entire continent. And responding with the proverbial “F U” are two Germans, importing high-wattage bulbs ...

German authorities on Friday rejected a satirical attempt by a businessman to import and sell EU-banned incandescent light bulbs by calling them “Heatballs” - thousands of bulbs shipped from China ...

Thanks in part to new House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Fred Upton, 100-watt incandescent light bulbs will no longer be sold in the U.S. after Jan. 1, 2012, with a ban of 75-, 60- and ...

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German entrepreneur is bypassing a European Union ban on light bulbs of more than 60 watts by marketing his own brand as mini heaters. Siegfried Rotthaeuser and his brother-in-law ...

A German company bemoaning the European ban on incandescent light bulbs as a “loss of lighting culture” is offering “heatballs” to consumers in the region’s biggest economy. The company, DTG Trading ...