Comments on: 18 Seconds – Change a Bulb. Change Everything.

By: A Realistic Back to School Guide for College Students - PaulStamatiou.com

A Realistic Back to School Guide for College Students - PaulStamatiou.com — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:16:21 +0000

[...] fixtures such as the $10 nail-in one pictured above. For a few extra dollars you can pick up a CFL bulb that produces a lot more light while using less electricity, although they do tend to hum a bit and [...]

By: Change a Bulb. Change Everything. » Lawrence Salberg

Change a Bulb. Change Everything. » Lawrence Salberg — Thu, 04 Oct 2007 00:52:02 +0000

[...] to Paul Stamatiou for pointing this out. As a right-wing conservative, you might already think I’m betraying [...]

By: Kristina Richardson

Kristina Richardson — Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:01:07 +0000

I found lots of useful information on CFLs including what to do if one breaks, how to dispose of them, and the difference between color temperatures at http://www.nvisioncfl.com

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 15:09:08 +0000

Aaron mentioned that he likes the “soft” color CFL bulbs. Most of the CFLs I found in Target and Home Depot here in South Florida are the GE & NVision “soft” (green label) bulbs, so I guess a lot of other people must agree.

By: Jimmy Guerrero

Jimmy Guerrero — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 00:56:45 +0000

I recently bought some of your light bulbs at Home Depot and the last time. They lasted about two weeks.

By: BuyEco.com » Blog Archive » First Eco-Oriented Purchase- N:Vision CFL Light Bulb

Mon, 26 Mar 2007 20:33:00 +0000

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Fri, 23 Feb 2007 16:07:19 +0000

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By: How many consumers does it take to change a lightbuld? at charisma:18

How many consumers does it take to change a lightbuld? at charisma:18 — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:37:48 +0000

[...] is a site focusing on one thing – changing a light bulb (to CFL.)Â Link via Paul Stamatiou. Technorati Tags: Tags: No Tags [...]

By: aaron

aaron — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:31:02 +0000

I use nvision too but hate the ‘daylight’ color. Try the ’soft’ sometime – the light it gives off is a lot more natural – just make sure you get a higher wattage as you lose 25% in a CFL. This normally wouldn’t be worth posting, but the reason it took me so long to convert was how stark and institutional the light seemed. Regardless of what Godin says, I think it’s the quality perception, not the packaging, that keeps people from changing.

By: billg

billg — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:41:17 +0000

I found out after I bought some that disposing of them is an issue. They contain mercury and should be properly recycled. Many folks are not going to be aware of that. (I’m the type who reads labels and I don’t recall seeing anything about recycling when I bought my bulbs.) Even if they are aware of it, they might be miles from a recycling center that will deal with mercury.

By: Blake Brannon

Blake Brannon — Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:00:04 +0000

Very cool site.

Speaking of energy consumption. Raleigh, North Carolina is trying to make the world’s first “LED City” where all lighting in the city (Street lamps, Parking Decks, Traffic Lights, etc) comes from LEDs. LEDs burn approximately 40% less energy than traditional incandescent (Not as much as the ~ 70% less for CLFs) but where CLFs only last 8,000 hours, LEDs last 50,000+ hours.