Back on the topic of alternate light bulbs, a publication just out shows the new Phillips Ambient 12.5 watt LED Mercury free light bulb won the US Department of Energy award for Bright Tomorrow Lighting (the prize for better lights that save energy).
1. it is dimmable, not all such bulbs are
2. it is soft white light (puts out the equivalent of 60 watts of light from a normal bulb)
3. it will last a consumer 25,000 hours
4. if every 60 watt bulb in the USA were replaced with this, we would a decline of annual CO2 emissions of 20 million metric tons. Not to mention less land fills needed for "used" bulbs and the power bill reductions.
The downside is, at present, the bulb is $25 (available now at Home Depot). As you might have noticed, most hotel rooms now use spiral or alternative light bulbs in rooms. It is a trend, we might as well learn which such bulbs are the best way to go. I am sure the ones I have seen in hotel rooms are NOT the best way to go.
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