18 Seconds to save the Universe?
Yes, changing one thing can in fact change everything. Yahoo’s new Green site is a vast resource of information on every shade of green you can image. One initiative for 2007 is the ‘18 Second’ change a light bulb challenge- to simply change a standard light bulb with a CFL bulb.
http://green.yahoo.com/18seconds/
A compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) is a light bulb that uses less energy than a standard bulb to provide the same amount of light. Those bearing the ENERGY STAR label use 1/3 the energy of a traditional bulb, can last up to 10 times longer, and save $30 or more in energy costs over their lifetime. You can find ENERGY STAR CFLs most anywhere you currently shop for light bulbs.
What kind of difference can one CFL make? Consider this: If every American swapped just ONE bulb for an ENERGY STAR labeled CFL, it would collectively save more than $8 billion in energy costs, prevent burning 30 billion pounds of coal, and remove 2 million cars worth of greenhouse gas emissions from our atmosphere. Just imagine the difference we could make if we replaced all of the lights we use most!
Simply buying a CFL makes you a part of the solution to help slow global warming!
http://green.yahoo.com/18seconds/
Cayman Diving Lodge will not and will never use any incandescent lighting throughout the property. All lighting will be provided through low energy CFL or LED bulbs.