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How To: Explain Energy-Efficient Lighting to Your Class

Spend a few minutes before class explaining to a group how to recognize and purchase energy-efficient light bulbs.

  1. Stress the look of the bulb. Look for the ENERGY STAR [2] when buying light bulbs and fixtures.
  2. Check if you need a specially designed bulb. Bulbs need to be specially marked for features like
    • dimmer switches
    • three-way switches
    • lighting timers
  3. Lead a change-out. With the permission of the school, host a day where students replace inefficient bulbs with ENERGY STAR qualified CFLs in a room (or mulitiple rooms).

Source: ENERGY STAR [3]

Time: 
One Day [4]
Where: 
At School [5]
Issues: 
Environment [6]
Energy Conservation [7]
Who: 
Alone [8]
School [9]
With Your Friends [10]
Source URL: http://www.dosomething.org/actnow/actionguide/how-to-explain-energy-efficient-lighting-to-your-class

Links:
[1] http://twitter.com/share
[2] http://www.energystar.gov
[3] http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=lighting.pr_lighting_landing
[4] http://www.dosomething.org/category/time/one-day
[5] http://www.dosomething.org/category/where/at-school
[6] http://www.dosomething.org/cause/environment
[7] http://www.dosomething.org/issues/energy-conservation
[8] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/alone
[9] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/school
[10] http://www.dosomething.org/category/who/with-your-friends