Fwd: Taking Ourselves More Lightly

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> Monday, June 26, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: Taking Ourselves More Lightly

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> How many Biters does it take to change a light bulb?

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> The Bite:

> Who cares, as long as they’re using compact

> fluorescent lights (CFLs)?

> Incandescent bulbs might still rule the sockets, but

> they’re very

> inefficient. Conserve energy and cash by switching

> all your bulbs to

> CFLs - even if the ones you’ve got still work.

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> The Benefits:

> - CFLs are more expensive off the shelf, but by

> replacing a 100-watt

> bulb with its CFL equivalent, you’ll save $100+ in

> electricity costs

> over the lifetime of each bulb.

> - Conserve major energy. Incandescents are energy

> black holes - only

> 10% of the energy they use is converted to light;

> the rest is turned

> into heat.

> - Most lights suck (energy) and then they die. Not

> CFLs - they’ll last

> up to 15 times longer than your average

> incandescent. Meaning you’ll

> spend less time changing bulbs, and more time

> counting all the cash

> you’ve saved.

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> Personally Speaking

> Heather remembers trying out the early CFLs - which

> were about as

> bright as candles - as an undergrad. It wasn’t until

> Jen brought

> Heather a couple of Fresh2 bulbs as a housewarming

> present (not the

> sassiest of gifts, but...) that she was convinced to

> replace all 7

> lights in her tiny apartment.

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>

> Wanna Try?

> You won’t need to replace your lamps - CFLs fit into

> traditional light

> sockets. They’re also easily found at the

> supermarket or hardware

> store.

> - Fresh2 - no kidding, these bulbs kill odors as

> they light up ($12).

> - Kill A Watt - measure the energy your lamps and

> other appliances are

> using ($27).

> - Make the Switch Campaign - we love a good

> challenge. Environmental

> Defense is daring us to get all of you Biters to

> take the CFL pledge.

> - Earth911 - check to see if your city has recycling

> facilities for

> fluorescents (many do), since they contain mercury.

> Some stores, such

> as Ikea , will do the dirty work if you bring ‘em

> in.

> - Should you replace right away, even if you just

> installed a new

> incandescent? Incandescents are cheap, and CFLs save

> so much energy,

> we recommend replacing ASAP.

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>

> Bang for the Bite Rating: 5 Apples (out of 5)

> If you replace ten 100W light bulbs with CFLs,

> you’ll reduce the same

> amount of CO2 that an SUV emits over a year.

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> Cocktail Tip

> The power output of a human heart is 1-5 watts.

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