YEA!!! 44% of you that voted (total votes:16) said that You HAVE ALREADY CHANGED TO COMPACT FLOURESCENT LIGHTBULBS!!! Hey ...I'm stoked...it's a great start! This means that 7 people understand that switching out their Incandescent lightbulbs to Compact Flourescent bulbs:
- Use at least 2/3 less energy than standard incandescent bulbs to provide the same amount of light, and last up to 10 times longer.
- Save $30 or more in energy costs over each bulb’s lifetime
- Generate 70 percent less heat, so they’re safer to operate and can cut energy costs associated with home cooling.
- In addition to other quality requirements, must turn on instantly, produce no sound, and fall within a warm color range or be otherwise labeled as providing cooler color tones.
- Are available in different sizes and shapes to fit in almost any fixture, for indoors and outdoors.
Information sourced from ENERGY STAR :
BUT WAIT......I was shocked to see that 25% of you did not know WHAT COMPACT FLOURESCENT BULBS are. So here's the downlow on this Highly efficient and Green-'leaning' energy source.:
CFL stands for compact fluorescent lamp, and it is a small fluorescent light bulb that uses at least 2/3 less energy than a traditional incandescent bulb and can be screwed into a regular light socket. Don’t let the fact that it is fluorescent turn you off!
ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs must pass extensive testing to ensure they produce only the highest quality light. Qualified bulbs labeled “warm white” or “soft white” produce light like typical incandescent light bulbs. CFLs that have a cooler color (similar to bright white incandescent bulbs) are usually labeled “bright white” or “daylight” on the product packaging.
So change out a bulb....It's easy they can be found mostly anywhere from your LOCAL HARDWARE Store and perhaps even a drug store ...if you can't find them at your local ma and pop shop tell them to bring them into their inventory
If you must go elsewhere...try Home Depot, Target, or even Walmart...(yeah..they're even carrying organics now!)
THERE....don't you feel good to know that taking ECO- action can be as simple as CHANGING A LIGHTBULB!
CHEERS!,
Maggie
Green Community Leader
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