The AP reports:

Manufacturers and retailers across the country report sales that are surprisingly brisk even during an economic downturn. For example, light-bulb maker OSRAM Sylvania said it doubled its LED sales since last year to between 15 million and 20 million LED units.

LEDs, or light-emitting diodes, can be three times more expensive than traditional incandescent lights but they use 90 percent less energy, produce less heat and last longer.

Interestingly, the AP feels a need to “balance” this good news cleantech story about the actions of millions of sensible people by quoting one myopic doofus:

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Three days later, the traditional media has finally picked up the shocking toxic coal sludge story (see “Clean coal, meet harsh reality“). It was on NBC last night (among other networks). Elliott Negin of the Union of Concerned Scientists explained:

This disaster shows that the term ‘clean coal’ is an oxymoron. It’s akin to saying ‘safe cigarette.’ Clean coal doesn’t exist.

TP has the video:

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This looks like a job for a green stimulus!