- What is it? *Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs are a more energy efficient light source to replace standard, incandescent light bulbs - How to identify Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs: *ENERGY STAR is a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program that labels energy efficient products and practices with its ENERGY STAR symbol. Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs have this symbol: - Why is Engery Start Qualified? *Use 75% less engery *Last up to 10 times longer *Save over $30 in electricity bills over bulb's lifetime *Manufacturers are required to offer at 2-year limited warrntee on bulbs
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Conversion Chart to replace incadescent light bulbs with Compact Flourescent Light Bulbs:
- If every home replaced ONE standard incadescent light with a compact flourescent light bulb: *Save engery to light over 3-million homes for a year *Save over $600 million annual engery costs *Lower greenhouse gases comparabale to 800,00 car emissions
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- Mercury inside light bulbs causes a light bulb to be efficient but it also is a hazard to enviroment. - Mercurcy Hazard: *If CFL bulb breaks, air our the room for atleast 15 minutes and throw away bulb remnants in a sealed bag *Mecury gets into air and waiter contaminating fish *CFL use less electricity and produces less mercury than incadescent lights *CFL: emit 1.6 mg Mercury
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