Switch to compact fluorescent light bulbs

I put in 5 CFL bulbs today. Only two incandescent bulbs remain inside my closets. Not too shabby.

_{edit: not too shabby, for something that was already “done”...}

is CFL now…The excuse for 1 non CFL – weird shaped dome; a normal CFL does not fit it. :(

I got a couple of little bulbs that I’m trying out. It’s going great!

I’ve heard some people don’t like the compact fluorescent bulbs in the bedroom, but it has not had any negative affect whatsoever…

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I’m still keeping this goal on the give-up side, but I don’t like thinking that I’ve given up on this.

Yes, yes, the bulbs are more expensive. I knew that. Maybe I can focus on switching one per month, to spread out the cost.

For now—I’m making my list tighter, so this goal is going to be here for the interim.

i bought 5 bulbs yesterday and not a SINGLE one fit into the cap or was of appropriate size for the lamp. apparently, i will not save the planet today.

most of my rooms have been switched over. Now I hope I see a reduction in my electric bill.

It’s time to switch the rest. I was waiting for the old ones to burn out, but why? We’ll save electricity as soon as the new ones are installed.

Last Saturday we discovered 4-packs of the mini CFLs on sale at the supermarket for just $2.97. We bought enough to complete the switchover … 19 incandescent bulbs replaced in total. I still want to change a couple of the new bulbs to 3-ways, which are considerably more expensive, but for now this task is done. I feel really good about making our home a little “greener”

We found some “mini” CFLs at the 99-Cent Store, so today I replaced four incandescent bulbs in the revolving fan in the kitchen, one in the laundry area, and one in a small lamp in the livingroom. These mini-bulbs fit existing sockets better than some of the larger ones we bought before, and at under a dollar apiece, they are really quite affordable.

Making the switch is important, too. According to a recent article in Fast Company magazine, “If every one of 110 million American households bought just one ice-cream-cone bulb, took it home, and screwed it in the place of an ordinary 60-watt bulb, the energy saved would be enough to power a city of 1.5 million people…. In terms of oil not burned, or greenhouse gases not exhausted into the atmosphere, one bulb (per household) is equivalent to taking 1.3 million cars off the roads…. Swirl bulbs don’t just work, they pay for themselves. They use so little power compared with old reliable bulbs, a $3 swirl pays for itself in lower electric bills in about five months…. Compact fluorescents, even in heavy use, last 5, 7, 10 years. Install one on your 30th birthday; it may be around to help illuminate your 40th.”

We really can make a big difference by switching to CFLs. I’m hoping more and more 43Ters will adopt this goal. It’s practically a no-brainer.