| We are constantly discovering more | | | | bulbs, CFLs consume only about a third of the |
| astonishing truths about the environmental | | | | electricity used by incandescent bulbs and |
| repercussions of living wasteful lifestyles. | | | | can last up to ten times longer! New |
| The national perspective regarding waste, | | | | technology also gives us the option between a |
| recycling and energy use is undergoing a | | | | CFL in cool white, which appears like the |
| drastic transformation as citizens come to | | | | fluorescent lighting to which we are |
| the realization that we do not have unlimited | | | | accustomed, or in a warm white, which looks |
| resources to sustain future generations. The | | | | the same as the light produced by an |
| effort to reduce our collective ecological | | | | incandescent bulb. |
| footprint on earth is a matter of each person | | | | |
| taking responsibility for their own | | | | Installing light fixtures with dimming |
| consumption, rather than only a few citizens | | | | capability is a more involved way to conserve |
| making enormous changes. One simple action we | | | | the energy your home uses for lighting. The |
| can all take to contribute to a cleaner | | | | ability to adjust the level of light in a |
| future is instituting energy efficient | | | | room gives you the flexibility of using only |
| solutions for home lighting. | | | | necessary energy, thus reducing your negative |
| | | | contributions to the environment. Fluorescent |
| Standard incandescent light bulbs, while | | | | lights are now available with three level |
| initially cheap, have high lifetime operation | | | | dimming capabilities, so you can optimize |
| costs and produce excessive energy waste. | | | | your energy conservation by instituting both |
| Incandescent bulbs only use a small fraction | | | | fluorescent lighting technology and light |
| of the energy they consume to produce light, | | | | dimming elements into your home. |
| and give off heat that wastes a majority of | | | | |
| the consumed energy. The easiest and most | | | | Using smart, energy efficient lighting in |
| affordable action you can take to save energy | | | | your home will save more than money. By |
| and money is replacing all incandescent bulbs | | | | consuming less energy, you will reduce the |
| in your home with compact fluorescent lights, | | | | amount of harmful carbon dioxide, sulfur |
| or CFLs. Fluorescent tube lights have long | | | | oxide and nuclear waste that you would |
| been used for commercial and industrial | | | | otherwise contribute to the atmosphere. |
| applications, but their miniature | | | | Regardless of the extent of modifications you |
| counterparts are revolutionizing our ability | | | | undertake in your home, every small effort is |
| to reap the benefits of energy efficient | | | | a part of a vast paradigm shift that will |
| lighting in standard light fixtures. While | | | | enable us to leave behind a cleaner, safer |
| initially priced higher than incandescent | | | | environment for future generations. |