this article in the la times today sheds some light on the potential
for clean, green technologies and the business reasons to go
sustainable.
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-fi-
gore13nov13,0,5058940.story?coll=la-politics-campaign
gore is even more connected than i thought. while we may sit and
watch people like al go out and make steps to solve the climate
crisis, it's important to remember that we too should be conserving
resources and thinking progressively about energy use - it is
something that everyone can do. with this in mind, i'd like to take
an active role in sparking change along with all of you. sometime in
the next week, i'd love for everybody to get out and buy one compact
fluorescent light bulb (CFL) for your home. i know i have replaced
many of my bulbs, but those ones in the hard-to-reach areas are still
burning outdated, wasteful lights. the product variety has been
significantly increased over the last few years. now you can choose
from many different hues, intensities, and even 3-way lights. let's
all make a difference together!
if you want to respond and let me know the specs of the light you
purchased, we can add up our results in a week and figure out just
how much CO2 we've prevented from entering our atmosphere.
-jimmy
ps - this is a great example of how the public can be confused
concerning the realities of climate change
http://adamant.typepad.com/seitz/2007/11/rush-to-judgeme.html
6 comments:
I did 12.
Nice to see the challenge.
Ferris
Jimmy, this is a great idea! More power to your elbow (as we say in the Old
Country...)
Jane Whitten
Seventh Generation also makes really great biodegradable laundry detergent and dishwashing soaps as
well as paper products. The more these products are used the lower the cost will become.
-AB
over here in Spain florescent is all that they have
(from Erik Thorson)
John changed several lights for me when he was here in June, 4 in each bathroom, 3 in garage, one in dad's bedroom that stays on most of the time, and one in front room that burns a lot. Have some reading ones to change. I have changed 13 thus far.
Glad you have others doing this, Jimmy
Nancy Raich
it is true, there is no hardware store where i'm at.
we use flurescent tubes.
Mike Pomponi
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