While it may seem like changing out your lightbulbs can't do much, the numbers say otherwise. Last year alone, Americans saved over $1.5 billion by switching to CFLs. Not only that, but changing those bulbs is the equivalent to taking 2 million cars off the road, and removes as much greenhouse pollution as planting 2.85 million acres of trees. So really, the simple act of changing out a few lightbulbs becomes a big deal, a really, really big deal.

How This Helps You

In buying a CFL bulb, you're buying a product that makes a difference.
Purchasing a single bulb you are:

• Saving over 2,000 times the light bulb's weight in greenhouse gases.


• Significantly lowering the amount of mercury emitted over the light
  bulb's lifespan.


• Directly saving money on your recurring energy costs.

On average, a CFL bulb pays for itself in savings compared to a regular incandescent bulb in just six months. It also uses 75% less energy and typically lasts 10 times longer. So really, it helps us all.