(First Sunday of October)
Ofncourse we want to try to conserve energy every day of every year.nRemember to unplug appliances and chargers while they aren’t beingnused (such as toasters and phone chargers); walk, bike, or use publicntransit when possible; turn out lights that aren’t needed. Today is anspecial day to get energy saving lightbulbs and update all your lightnfixtures into energy-leaner, greener versions of themselves.
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nAccordingnto the Energy Star website, if every American home replacednjust one old-fashioned incandescent lightbulbs with a lightbulb thatnhas earned the Energy Star, we would save enough energy “to light 3nmillion homes for a year, save about $600 million in annual energyncosts, and prevent 9 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions pernyear, equivalent to those from about 800,000 cars.”
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nWow!nn
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Sonhow about if all of us replaced all (or almost all) our lightbulbs withnEnergy Star bulbs? What a lot of savings that would be!
Sonhow about if all of us replaced all (or almost all) our lightbulbs withnEnergy Star bulbs? What a lot of savings that would be!n
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nTogether,nwith all of us pitching in and doing just a little, we can end upndoing a lot.
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nBynthe way…
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nThenEnergy Star rating is given to products by the U.S. EnvironmentalnProtection Agency.n It’s not just for lightbulbs! The official website lists largenkitchen appliances, washers, computers, air conditioners,ntelevisions, and many more products that have earned Energy Stars!
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