CFL’s – No Child Left Behind
February 23, 2006 by admin
Filed under Green Living
I’m a little late to the party on this one but I still want to give a shout out in case some of you haven’t heard about it yet. Kenny Luna is an 8th grade science teacher from Long Island, New York and he’s on a mission to get Oprah to give away something more practical than a bunch of cars that the recipients can’t afford to pay the taxes and insurance on.
Kenny wants Oprah to help him give every child in the US one compact fluorescent light bulb. Kenny and his students are asking Oprah to use her super media powers to make this a reality and they’ve got a blog on the go that explains how we can all help convince Oprah that this is a very cool idea.
According to their calculations, if 50 million kids in the US replaced one incandescent in their home with a CFL, the US as a whole could realize $2.3 billion in energy savings, not to mention eliminate many tons of carbon emissions.
Head on over to Kenny’s blog for the details on how to send an email to Oprah. Come on, it’ll only take a minute of your time and it’s for the kids. 
Website: Mr Luna’s Bright Idea
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Hi, thanks for helping out with “The Bright Idea”! My students and I are really trying to make the world a better place, and every person who can join us makes a difference. If you would like to help in any other way, just let me know- kenny