Newsletter
February 15,
2008
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How
compact fluorescent light bulbs save the planet, and save you money...
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According to
ENERGY STAR, a joint program of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and
the U.S. Department of Energy:
Changing the
world starts with simple actions. When you replace light bulbs in your home
with ones that have earned the government's ENERGY STAR, you help preserve energy
resources and reduce the risks of global warming while saving money and time
buying and changing lights in your home. To save the most energy and money,
replace your highest used fixtures or the light bulbs in them with energy-efficient
models. The five highest use fixtures in a home are typically the kitchen ceiling
light, the living room table and floor lamps, bathroom vanity, and outdoor porch
or post lamp.
ENERGY STAR
qualified lighting provides bright, warm light but uses at least 2/3 less energy
than standard lighting, generates 70 percent less heat, and lasts up to 10 times
longer.
We encourage
you to change out the light fixtures or bulbs at home that you use most with
ENERGY STAR qualified models. If every American home changed out just five high-use
light fixtures or the bulbs in them with ones that have earned the ENERGY STAR,
each family would save about $60 every year in energy costs, and together we'd
save about $6.5 billion each year in energy costs and prevent greenhouse gases
equivalent to the emissions from more than 8 million cars.
FACT: The energy
used in the average home can be responsible for more than twice the greenhouse
gas emissions of the average car. When you use less energy at home, you reduce
greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and help protect our environment
from the risks of global climate change.
Light Bulbs
Etc, Inc. is currently offering reduced pricing on Energy Star listed products,
including:
Click
here for an Energy Audit to determine how much compact fluorescents can
save you in energy costs.
