Posts Tagged ‘light’

Environmental Defense Fund: Easy Recycling of Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs

CFL light bulbCompact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) use 75 percent less electricity than incandescent light bulbs for the same amount of light. (For why, see Bill’s post “Why Switch to Compact Fluorescents“.) But some people fear CFLs because of the tiny amount of mercury they contain. The risk from a broken CFL is extremely small, but CFLs should be disposed of properly so landfills aren’t polluted. Sealing used bulbs [...]

LED tea lights!

Found these LED tea lights, and they’re awesome, and it’s a good deal!

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No more using up lots of wax tea lights, no more blown-out flames, no more burning risks, hopefully no more toxins!

Tip o’ the Day: A Bright Idea

Have you heard this one before? "A light bulb walks into a bar…" Wait, that's not right. Let's try it again, "What's bright and light and white all over?" Okay, we're not the best joke tellers in the world, but we do know the punchline: CFL.

Switching over to compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) is one of those solutions that is so simple and so effective, we all just need to do it. Says

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