Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs
 Did you know that by converting just one light bulb in your house to a compact fluorescent light bulb (CFL) you can prevent more than 110 pounds of coal from being burned, reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 450 pounds, and save up to $30 in electric costs over the life of the bulb?
At Wal-Mart we envisioned the cumulative effect of each of our customers taking this simple step. And we decided that we needed to do what we could to help bring these bulbs into the lives and homes of our customers. In our stores, we established displays to educate shoppers about the energy and cost-saving benefits of CFLs, and we also introduced a private label CFL bulb to make them more affordable for customers. Last year we sold 137 million CFLs, surpassing our goal to sell 100 million bulbs. We expect that this will save our customers $4 billion in energy costs and prevent almost one billion incandescent bulbs from reaching landfills. Moreover, we will prevent 25 million tons of carbon dioxide from being released. That’s the equivalent of taking 1 million cars off the road.
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