By the Jesuit Academy Class of 2016
Green Monkey Corps
  • The Corps
  • History
  • Global Warming
  • Energy Use
  • Lightbulbs
  • Recycling
  • E-Waste
  • Food Waste



INFORMATION

 We are going to tell you about lights bulbs and which ones save most money.  There are three types of light bulbs for your home: CFLs, Incandescent, and LEDs. We found that CFL bulbs are the 2nd highest price light bulb, but save lots of energy. LED bulbs cost the most of all light bulbs, but last long and save lots of energy. Incandescent waste the most energy.    
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FUN FACTS


  • Turning off lights is the easiest way to save energy.
  • CFL saves you up to 70% energy compared to ICDs.
  • CFL light bulb can save your family about $30 per year.   
  • CFLs and LEDs use less wattage but have the same brightness as ICDs
  • CFL’s have mercury inside, which can be very dangerous if you break them




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CITATIONS :
 http://www.tvakids.com/cfl.htm  

http://www.designrecycleinc.com/led%20comp%20chart.html


http://ext.homedepot.com/



Jesuit Academy 6th Grade • 2013