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One of our Floridians is taking a stand http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/108/open_lightbulbs.html The single greatest source of greenhouse gases in the United States is power plants–half our electricity comes from coal plants. One bulb swapped out: enough electricity saved to turn off two entire power plants–or skip building the next two. I was recently in California. Pacific Power…
Are you kidding me? Today’s Sun Sentinel reports that the Senate Finance & Tax committee approved a plan allowing existing pari-mutuel permit holders to add 1500 video slots. Currently only Broward, which the entire state was allowed to vote on, allows gambling. Finding themselves short of cash and facing the property tax issue, legislators look…
The hottest thing in household energy savings is the compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL). CFL’s cost a bit more than conventional incandescent light bulbs but use 1/3 the electricity. They also last up to 10X longer than incandescent light bulbs. In the early days, CFL’s were dim and expensive. No more. A 7-watt CFL is…