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Change a Light Bulb U.S. bus tour ends
New York (UPI) Oct 23, 2007 The 20-day U.S. Change a Light Bus Tour concluded Tuesday, with nearly 1 million citizens pledging to change light bulbs to help fight climate change. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Energy Department, which co-sponsored the tour, said if all pledges are fulfilled, people will switch 2.5 million incandescent lights to fluorescent blubs. That, said EPA officials, would represent a potential savings of nearly $70 million in energy costs and prevent 1 billion pounds of greenhouse gas emissions. EPA Administrator Stephen Johnson participated in the 10-city tour's ending ceremony at New York's Union Square. "Some have said one person can't change the world," said Johnson. "Well, how about a million people? By teaching nearly a million Americans that protecting the environment and saving money is as easy as changing a light, we are brightening our country's future, one light -- and one person -- at a time." Critics of the program claim fluorescent bulbs contain small amounts of mercury, a neurotoxin, and might break, possibly contaminating consumers or the soil. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
Outside View: Arctic oil competition rages
Moscow (UPI) Oct 23, 2007 The Arctic is rapidly becoming a scene of "competition and conflict for access to natural resources." (United Press International's "Outside View" commentaries are written by outside contributors who specialize in a variety of important issues. The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of United Press International. In the interests of creating an open forum, original submissions are invited.) |
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