EVERYTIME THE SIGN INDUSTRY GETS a new idea, our cities get uglier.Rectangular white plastic boxes lit with fluorescent tubes, backlit channel letters, painted foam, vinyl, LEDs--nothing compares to the beauty of neon.

    With over 200 colors available versus 5 for LEDs, neon was recently declared "closed loop green" by UL (Underwriters Laboratory). Able to last up to 75 yearsand then only needing to be re-gassed (not discarded) should a tube burn out, neon has been "green" for over 100 years.