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Everything you've ever wanted to know about light bulbs...

A compact fluorescent lamp

A bulb a day keeps climate change at bay (or something along those lines...)

We've had a lot of support for our current light bulbs campaign (and some detractors too, it has to be said) but there have been many queries about whether compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) really are what they're cracked up to be - what about the mercury, can they be recycled, that sort of thing. Many of them have already been covered elsewhere on the site, but it's worth following them up in a slightly more prominent position.

If you have any more queries, just post a comment below or contact us at info@uk.greenpeace.org.

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Light bulb retailers league table

Which retailers are seizing the light to take a lead on energy efficiency, and which are lagging way behind?

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Clearcut forest in British Columbia

Clearcut forest in British Columbia


Published on April 8, 2002
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The state of the world's ancient forests

Ancient forest

Ancient forest

Ancient forests are the living expression of billions of years of evolution. Home to millions of types of plants and animals, these forests sustain as much as 90% of the world's land-based species - everything from owls to orchids and bears to beetles.