Compact Fluorescent Lightbulb (CFL)

How Many Lightbulbs Does it Take to Change the World? One. And You’re Looking At It.

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Sitting humbly on shelves in stores everywhere is a product, priced at less than $3, that will change the world. Soon. It is a fairly ordinary item that nonetheless cuts to the heart of a half-dozen of the most profound, most urgent problems we face. Energy consumption. Rising gasoline costs and electric bills. Greenhouse-gas emissions. Dependence on coal and foreign oil. Global warming.

They quickly pay for themselves with reduced electricty use of up to 80%. Makes sense to me to buy these next time your shopping for lightbulbs!