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Article: 1,000,000 and counting: Fluorescents are incandescent ; Compact fluorescent light bulbs are four times more efficient and last up to 10 times longer.
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- Portland Press Herald (Portland, ME)
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- March 2, 2007
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Portland Press Herald (Maine)
03-02-2007
1,000,000 and counting: Fluorescents are incandescent ; Compact fluorescent light bulbs are four times more efficient and last up to 10 times longer.
Edition: STORM
Section: EDITORIAL
A single light bulb seems like such an inconsequential thing.
But is it? Replacing one traditional incandescent light with a compact fluorescent bulb will keep a half-ton of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere by the time it needs to be replaced. CFLs use 50 to 80 percent less energy and last 10 times longer than standard bulbs.
That's why the Public Utilities Commission's Efficiency Maine program launched a campaign in 2004 to encourage Maine residents to swap out ...