'cfl' entries

ABC News put out the word that they were looking for people to post videos on their site in honor of Earth Day 2008. Here is my cringe-worthy post.

Switching to compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) is one of the single most effective steps you can take to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and save money at the same time. Yet CFLs contain a small amount of mercury, a highly toxic element. Do CFLs increase the amount of mercury in the environment?

Congratulations EnergyRacers. You are reducing over 3,000 tons of CO2. That's a 17% carbon footprint reduction per member. While some of us have taken on the big projects like new windows (8%) or solar power (3%), most of us are doing the little things that add up to tons of CO2 reductions:

Artist Bob Staake has produced a wonderful, iconic illustration for the Independence Day edition of The New Yorker magazine. He calls it “Bright Idea” and I love it.