Real estate blog entries tagged with cfl bulbs

Blog entries tagged with "cfl bulbs":

cfl bulbs: Free Light Bulbs for Earth Day - 04/22/08 01:37 PM

Santee Cooper, our local power company will be giving away 12 free CFL light bulbs today to all of their customers. The company is trying to promote the use of CFL bulbs to help reduce the amount of energy needed to run. To pick up these bulbs, visit their location on … (2 comments)

cfl bulbs: Okay, so there is mercury in CFL's -but how much? - 02/11/08 09:49 PM

Mercury in Compact Flourescent Ligtbulbs...but not much.
CFL's contain a very small amount of mercury in the tubing which is about 5 milligrams. This is reported to cover the tip of a ball point pen. A regular thermometer contains about 500 milligrams which means it would take about 100 broken CFL light … (1 comments)

cfl bulbs: The reported dangers of the CFL light bulbs that are to be required. - 01/27/08 09:13 PM

When I show a house and the lights are all filled with those little curly compact fluorescent light bulbs that are supposed to last longer and consume less electricity, I just hate it. They don't come on instantly and they don't put out enough light and the light is not pleasing.....at … (18 comments)

cfl bulbs: Being green pays off - 10/29/07 02:22 PM

I just wanted to let everyone know that by helping the environment and saving energy, it really does pay off in dollars and sense also.A few months ago, I changed most of the lights bulbs in my home from the regular we used to use to the Energy Star bulbs. We … (19 comments)

cfl bulbs: Help!...Do You Give Eco-Friendly Closing Gifts? - 04/17/07 12:32 PM

Help! I have some eco-friendly buyers and need some suggestions for eco-friendly closing gifts. Here are some ideas that I've come up with, but I'd like some additional ideas.
Hemp (or similar material) Welcome MatPack(s) of CFL bulbsRecycled art Purchase Carbon Reduction CreditsAngies List - The Green Edition I would like to … (39 comments)