{"id":3197,"date":"2008-07-20T11:05:30","date_gmt":"2008-07-20T17:05:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=3197"},"modified":"2008-07-20T11:05:30","modified_gmt":"2008-07-20T17:05:30","slug":"look-into-the-light-the-cfl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/look-into-the-light-the-cfl\/","title":{"rendered":"Look into the Light: the CFL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/07\/greencfl.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3201\" src=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/files\/2008\/07\/greencfl.jpg\" alt=\"compact fluorescent lightbulb (cfl) on green background\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" \/><\/a><em>If you ask Simran about compact florescent light bulbs, she may crack one open and cut you. Not really, that would scatter mercury, but she is <\/em><em>loca for the light bulbs. Check Monday&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/simran-sethi\/life-cycle-look-into-the_b_113956.html\">Huffington Post<\/a> for the full version of this post.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>People give you this whole rap about how easy saving the planet is. Change a light bulb and save the world. Yes and no. How about we consider it a start rather than an end destination?<\/p>\n<p>Lighting accounts for about 20% of our electric bills. Traditional bulbs burn heat rather than light, so are extremely inefficient. Compact florescent light bulbs (CFLs) are 80% more efficient and can last up to 10 times longer than a traditional bulb. Last December, Congress voted to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usnews.com\/articles\/business\/economy\/2007\/12\/19\/faq-the-end-of-the-light-bulb-as-we-know-it.html\">phase out<\/a> the inefficient incandescent. By 2012, the 100-watt bulb will be history.<\/p>\n<p>In the interim, environmentally-minded folks of all ilks are heralding the bulb. The virtual <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stopglobalwarming.org\/sgw_actionitems.asp\">Stop Global Warming march<\/a> reminds us swapping out three incandescent bulbs for CFLs will save us 300 lbs. of carbon dioxide and $60 a year. The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.coejl.org\/climatechange\/CFLceremony.php\">Coalition On the Environment and Jewish Life<\/a> suggests installing CFLs for Hanukkah as a way to redefine \u201cenergy-stretching light\u201d and reflect environmental stewardship. Students in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesef.org\/kb\/entry\/47\/\">Pennsylvania<\/a> sell light bulbs instead of candy to raise money for their schools. (Simran prefers candy.)<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->If you haven\u2019t changed your bulbs, get with the program. The light is a lot prettier than what you remember from your high school cafeteria.<\/p>\n<p><em>Thanks to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.journalism.ku.edu\/\">University of Kansas School of Journalism<\/a> and Lacey Johnston for research assistance.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you ask Simran about compact florescent light bulbs, she may crack one open and cut you. 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