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  Lightbulb - the icon of good ideas

  Actually, the lightbulb thing, I believe, is a wonderful idea. Sure, saving a few bucks a year in energy costs isn't that dramatic, but the act of changing the lightbulb, one of the simplest acts one can perform, acts as a sort of 'gateway drug' for further environmentalism.

  Once I switched over to CFLs, I started asking myself how I could do more, including buying a water heater jacket for better insulation, being more vigilant about my thermostat, instending to bike more, etc. All this stuff is simple, but I intend to take it further. The hope is that more people who change a lightbulb will get the same bright idea.

  Hopefully this idea is what will prompt personal research and education about the issues (what the US seems to lack terribly), and get people away from the 'greenwashed' ideas like agro-fuels and 'clean coal'.

  Nerethel
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