The Burns Paiute in Burns, Ore., may be a small tribe, but it is pretty big on being green, which is why it decided early this summer to do what no tribe has done yet: switch all of its residents from incandescent light bulbs to the far more efficient compact florescent (CFL) bulbs.
The effort, funded by the Bonneville Power Administration’s Energy Efficiency program, aims to switch residents in 55 homes on the reservation, amounting to around 1,200 energy- and cost-saving bulbs. The goal is to have all residents brightening up their homes with the CFLs before the end of August.
This should be the standard throughout the country.
ReplyDeleteSo should the education of how to safely dispose these light bulbs.
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