Going Green

A few months ago, a discussion came up on one of my on-line forums about energy efficient Compact Fluorescent Light
bulbs. I finally had to admit publicly that, even though I do many
other things green in my life, I still burn the ol’ incandescent bulbs.
The light is softer on my eyes: I’ve had nightmare images in my mind
of having to cuddle up with a book under the flickering greenish glare
of fluorescence. Plus, I excuse myself by saying that there are plenty
of other things I do, I think I can feel okay remaining energy
inefficient in the lighting department.

But, I’ve noticed since then, that other people make
similar excuses. “We own a hybrid, so it’s okay that our other car’s a
hummer. “We use an absurd amount of paper towels everyday; that’s okay,
we have compact fluorescent light bulbs and an Energy Star Rated
clothes dryer in our home.”