Green Options » Green Light New Orleans http://greenoptions.com/tag/green-light-new-orleans Posts tagged 'Green Light New Orleans' Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:33:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en 60,000 CFLs and Counting http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/23/60000-cfls-and-counting/ http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/23/60000-cfls-and-counting/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:33:32 +0000 Shirley Siluk Gregory http://ecolocalizer.com/2008/04/23/60000-cfls-and-counting/ A compact fluorescent light bulb.Green Light New Orleans Recently reached a milestone: 60,000 compact fluorescent bulbs installed for free in local homes since October 2006. The headline-making 60,000th CFL was installed earlier this month at the Jeannette Street home of Irene Green.

Established in 2006 after the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Green Light New Orleans is the brainchild of Swiss-born musician Andi Hoffmann, who’s now a resident of the Big Easy. Hoffman started the program first as a way to offset the greenhouse gas pollution he and his band b-goes generated during their tours to Europe. It’s since taken on a greater goal: to reduce New Orleanians’ energy costs and help fight climate change.

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