WEEK ONE TARGETS: LIGHT BULBS

TURN OFF YOUR LIGHTS WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING THEM. If you don't already use compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs), buy one next time you're at the hardware store. They use 75% less energy than a regular incandescent bulb and last 10-16 times as long! Although they cost more than incandescents (typically $1 or $2 more), because CFLs last longer they actually save you money, with a pay-back time of 500 hours! (Wikipedia)

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In honor of this week's light bulb theme, check out the following links:

WHAT IS A COMPACT FLUORESCENT LIGHT BULB?
Wikipedia article on compact fluorescent light bulbs
Energy saving facts about CFLS from Energy Star

NEWS ARTICLES/OP-EDS ABOUT CFLS:
NY Times: Walmart to sell 100,000,000,000 CFLs by 2008
"How many light bulbs does it take to change the world? One."
"California may ban conventional light bulbs"
NY Times: "A LIght Bulb Goes On"
The Grist's Umbra Fisk's article: "Just Screw It"

NOTE: If you have a broken CFL please return it to the store you bought it from, or bring it to the Environmental Center (reynolds club basement, room 002a) so it can be disposed of properly.