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I'm resolving to change my light bulbs. Will you join me?
Happy new year and welcome back to Enviroblog--you are reading the first post of 2007!
I’ve never been big on New Year's resolutions but this year I’m making one I know I’ll follow through with and that will benefit both my wallet and the earth--changing the remainder of the incandescent bulbs in my house to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). After switching most of my lamps and fixtures over to CFLs last Fall I saw a 30-40% reduction in my home energy bill. CFLs are to be Wal-Mart’s next environmental conquest as they aim to sell 100 million of them per year by 2008.
I will also be replacing my halogen floor lamps, which suck up as much as 300 watts each, with floor lamps that are compatible with CFLs. I found out what energy leeches my halogens are after measuring them with a Kill-a-Watt Electricity Monitor, a helpful device I bought myself (and a few other people) for the holidays this year. The Kill-A-Watt plugs into a wall outlet and gives an accurate reading of energy consumption for any electrical appliance plugged into it. The Kill-A-Watt, which costs about $20, is a good investment and is sure to pay for itself very quickly in my home. I was shocked to find that the vampire load my small stereo used when completely OFF was 15 watts! Now I unplug it when it’s not on.
Comment in and tell us what other resolutions you'll be making to lighten your environmental footprint in 2007.
Power-sipping bulbs get backing from Wal-Mart, New York Times. (2 Jan 07)
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I'm with you Matthew. I've just moved into the place I'm in - but the bulbs are going!!
Posted by: Craig Mackintosh | January 3, 2007 1:22 PM
We really have to spread the word about Citizenre who has a fantastic solar program.
Yes, I am a seller, so this is self serving to some extent, but this is going to change solar power which is really unaffordable to most people and will never catch on because of the upfront price.
The customer does not have to pay anything upfront and they get the system installed, all
the permitting is done by the company, no hassles. If you put solar on your roof and pay
upfront or finance it and new technology comes along (which it will) you are out, but with
this installation, the company owns the system, you just rent it. Check it out. They are building the largest solar panel manufacturing plant in the US to put on 100,000 installs first year.
Be a customer - Go to:
http://www.jointhesolution.com/911
Plus they are looking for people who want to be direct sellers.
Nothing to buy...........ever!
No fees or anything to pay.
Sellers get commissions on installations and a whopping 4-6% of the electric bill for 25 years as a residual. Any questions?
Be a seller -
Go to: http://www.powur.com/911
Posted by: Steve | January 4, 2007 9:04 PM