Friends in Unity with Nature - 15th Street Meeting, New York, New York

Compact Fluorescent Bulbs

At a Louisiana coal depot,

electrician Randel Brown holds a bright idea: a compact fluorescent lamp (CFL).

Much of the world's electricity is produced in coal-fired generators that belch carbon dioxide, mercury, and sulfur into the atmosphere.

A CFL last longer and consumes far less power than a conventional bulb, cutting energy costs, reducing greenhouse emissions, and saving nearly a quarter ton of coal over its lifetime.