A month ago today, I wrote about Campaign Earth. Their mission is to challenge individuals and business to get involved. Last month, the challenge was to reduce junk mail and catalogs. Here's this month's challege (quoted directly from their site):
Your challenge: Change a Light, Change the World
Campaign Earth is proud to announce this month's challenge is in partnership with the EPA. We are asking all members to change out 2 of their most used regular light bulbs to CFLs, compact fluorescent lightbulbs. It's a quick and easy way to make a BIG difference!
Here are some bright ideas on why this challenge is so important:
* trillion pounds of greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
* Also with this model, the annual energy savings would be equivalent to the annual output of more than 21 power plants!
* Although CFLs cost more initially than traditional bulbs, the electricity savings and longer life more than justify the higher cost. CFLs last 6 to 10 times longer and use one-quarter to one-third the amount of energy of a traditional bulb. In other words, by paying $5 to $8 initially for a CFL, consumers can avoid buying ten ordinary bulbs and save about $45 in electricity costs over the life of the CFL.
Take the challege today. Make a difference. Click here now.
1 comment:
Thanks Mona. The prices of CFL lightbulbs are generally very low at Home Depot. Lowe's is 2nd on my list and Fred Meyer is dead last here in Bellingham. People can also check for coupons from their local power company. The first time I purchased CFL lightbulbs here in Bellingham, the clerk at Lowe's asked me if I knew about the coupons, which was very kind of her seeing as how that day, I only had to pay the tax on the pack of 4 bulbs - less then one dollar. My biggest struggle is my love for 3-way lamps and finding CFL bulbs for them. Despite the fact the Fred Meyer had the most expensive prices for CFLs at the stores I've seen here, they did have 3-way bulbs for $4.99 a piece - which was a $5 savings at the time (just last month methinks). cathy gault
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