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Published on October 1st, 2008

Change a Light Day Promotes Energy-Efficiency

by Trey Granger

Today is the annual Change a Light Day, an EPA campaign to promote the energy savings of ENERGY STAR-qualified light bulbs that already has 1.8 million Americans on board.

Over one-third of those pledges were due to partnerships with energy organizations throughout the nation. This year, the campaign has expanded to target other energy-saving practices, such as insulation and programmable thermostats.

Energy-efficient bulbs like compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) do contain recycle CFLs.

Trey Granger

Trey Granger

Trey Granger is a staff member at Earth911.com.

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  1. Average Voter

    posted on October 1st, 2008 at 3:53 pm

    <strong>Today Is Change A Light Day…</strong>

      Did you know that today was change a light day? Don’t worry, it seems only .01% of the population here in the U.S. knew about it.
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