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Greenpeace: Change your light bulbs, not the climate

Is your website feeling drab? Is your blog looking a bit boring? We've got just the thing for you - a new set of snazzy banners to add to your site, pointing towards our ongoing campaign to remove old-fashioned and inefficient light bulbs from the shelves of UK retailers.

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How to close down 25 power plants in two minutes

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Ever wanted to make a real difference to the world but never seem to have the time? Well, here’s a chance for you to help cut around 20 million tonnes of Europe’s carbon emissions, in about two minutes.

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Light bulb gallery

Energy saving bulbs, or CFLs, have been on sale for over 30 years, and recently the shapes, sizes and colours available - as well as the quality - have improved dramatically. To prove that buying a CFL doesn't mean being stuck with an ugly bulb, here's a selection of just a few of the energy efficient bulbs on offer from a single retailer:


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CFL bulbs: the myths

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Aren’t Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) really big and ugly?

These days, the range of energy saving bulbs on sale is huge. You can get them in all shapes and sizes, including some that look almost exactly the same as traditional incandescents. Don’t believe us? Have a look at our gallery.



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Ask your supermarket to make the switch

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Your help in getting supermarkets to take incandescent bulbs off their shelves is vital. In the UK, around 80 per cent of domestic bulbs sold are wasteful, incandescent bulbs. If all retailers in the UK only stocked energy efficient light bulbs, the UK could save over five million tonnes of CO2 emissions a year – more than the CO2 emissions of the 26 lowest countries combined!