Green Light New Orleans - helping all of New Orleans with free CFL light bulbs
Global warming is the most significant environmental challenge of the day, and New Orleans is one of the most at risk cities. Wasteful energy consumption is perhaps the largest contributor to Global Warming. One of the easiest effective steps to reduce energy consumption is to change the lighting in your home from old style incandescent bulbs to modern compact fluorescent lighting. If every household in the United States replaced one light bulb with a compact fluorescent light (CFL), it would prevent enough pollution to equal removing 800,000 cars from the road. In addition to the environmental benefits, a CFL uses 75% less energy than an incandescent bulb and lasts 10 times longer, thereby saving money on a home’s energy bills. Each CFL will save the user more than $45 over the life of the bulb.
Green Light New Orleans is working to reverse global warming by helping New Orleans low- and middle-income families and individuals make the switch from incandescent bulbs to energy efficient compact fluorescent lights , one house at a time. Our strategy is to actually go to the homes of New Orleans residents and install the CFLs ourselves, so the savings are immediately felt. The installation is done by volunteers from the community and the program is free.   READ MORE ABOUT IT HERE
Green Light New Orleans helps people to lower their energy bills AND gives them an opportunity to actively contribute to global warming solutions.