Friday, October 5, 2007

Change a Light, Change the World

Our county (as well as others in the National Association of Counties) has teamed up with Office Depot and the Energy Star Change a Light, Change the World campaign.

Just go to http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/news/2007/223.htm and click on the link to pledge that you will change at least one of the standard light bulbs in your home to an energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulb. After you make the pledge, you will receive a $3 discount coupon toward an energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulb at Office Depot.

Compact fluorescent bulbs provide the same light as the old bulbs but use less energy. This means less greenhouse gasses and a lower energy bill for your home.

If every American home replaced just one light with an energy efficient one, every year we would save enough energy to light 3 million homes and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars.

Wow! We CAN make a difference!

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