Compact fluorescent light bulbs are promoted because they use up to 75% less energy, last longer and cost less over time than incandescent bulbs. The average household reduces its energy budget by $12 to $20 a month using compact fluorescents.
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Leading The Way In Recycling Fluorescent Bulbs, You Guessed It,
(via www.modernecohomes.com)
Submitted by Buzzbars on Wed, 2008-06-25 07:33. | Tags: take action | home depot | incandescent lightbulbs | recycle | Reusing and Recycling
ComEd Distributes 1 Million CFL bulbs
(via www.greenbiz.com)
ComEd customers snatched up nearly 1 million discounted compact fluorescent light bulbs from the energy provider this fall, a small step in phasing out incandescent light bulbs nationwide by 2014.
Submitted by jaybol on Sun, 2007-12-30 10:32. | Tags: take action | incandescent lightbulbs

China, Maker of 70% of the World's Lightbulbs, to Phase out Incandescent Lightbulbs
(via thoughtsonglobalwarming.blogspot.com)
The transition could be made in the next 10 years, said Monique Barbut, chief executive officer of the Global Environment Facility.
Submitted by Simmons on Mon, 2007-10-08 22:19. | Tags: technology | china | Fluorescent lightbulb | global warming | incandescent lightbulbs | lightbulbs