Winehikin’ Wednesday

• California Assembly Committee Calls for Phase-Out of Incandescent Lights
  A state Assembly committee voted Monday to phase out the incandescent light bulb. As a result, sales of the standard incandescent bulb will be prohibited in California stores starting in 2012.
  (tags: incandescent light bulb environment impact landfills lead ban energy conservation)
• Let’s Green This City
  CFL bulbs use one-third the energy of standard incandescent bulbs, last 10 times longer and save almost $30 each in costs. Find out why they’re changing the world.
  (tags: compact fluorescent light bulbs green mercury)
• From Renewable Energy Journal: Leading with the lightbulb
  Little things can add up, and add up quickly. Here’s data supporting the notion that if each one of us replaced one incandescent lightbulb with a compact fluorescent bulb, it would have the same impact as removing 1,000,000 cars from the road.
  (tags: compact fluorescent light bulb efficiency effect environment energy)
• LampRecycle.org
  Lamprecycle.org is a resource for any light bulb user seeking details on recycling spent mercury-containing bulbs. “Any light bulb user”? What about incandescent bulbs containing lead?
  (tags: light bulbs recycle recycling resources)
• Used light bulbs and thinking green don’t mix
  How many grassroots inquiries and local governments does it take to recycle an incandescent light bulb?
  (tags: light bulb incandescent recycle recycling resources mercury lead compact fluorescent)

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• A simple change we can all make today
• Used light bulbs and thinking green don’t mix
• Thrilling Thursday links

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