compact fluorescents

Ever wonder how many Huggers it takes to change a light bulb? No? Well, ever wonder the real cost difference between incandescent, CFL, and LED light bulbs? Here's a wiki article that looks at the cost of ownership of these different light bulbs that takes into account the initial cost of the bulb, its energy consumption, its light output, its lifetime length, and the cost of electricity.

Now the energy-saving bulbs are dimmable, come for 3-way lamps, have regular shapes, and have a bunch of other new sizes and uses. No excuses left!

Chile is providing its poorest households with energy-efficient CFLs in exchange for their incandescents -- and paying for the program with carbon credits. Chilean & IDB officials say its the first CDM project in Latin America and the Caribbean involving energy efficiency in households, but not the last!