1. LIGHTBULBS MATTER
Switch from traditional incandescent lightbulbs to compact fluorescent lightbulbs (C.F.L.). If every American household replaced one regular lightbulb with a C.F.L., the pollution reduction would be equivalent to removing one million cars from the road. A 30-watt C.F.L. produces about as much light as an ordinary 100-watt bulb. Although the initial price is higher,C.F.L.'s can last 12 times as long. C.F.L.'s are available at most home-improvement stores and at bulbs.com.
Right now, with an instant rebate, you can get four 30-watt C.F.L. bulbs at Costco for only $2.49!
Challenge: Change one light bulb in your house to a C.F.L.
3 comments:
I have replaced only some of my light bulbs with these bulbs, and have noticed a reduction in my electric bill. Albertsons sometimes has a 3 pack on sale for .99! That's right 99 cents! The price is subsidized by So Cal Edison
Hello Dr. Yabroff,
Don't CFB's contain harmful mercury that will enter the environemnt because most people don't dispose of the bulbs properly? Doesn't this kind of defeat the purpose?
Yes, there is a small amount of mercury in C.F.L.(4mg), but a power plant will emit 10mg of mercury to produce the electricity to run an incandescent bulb compared to only 2.4mg of mercury to run a C.F.L .for the same time.
http://www.nema.org/lamprecycle/epafactsheet-cfl.pdf
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