6. Conservation Gets A Green Light

Can fluorescent bulbs save the planet?

By Samir S Patel
Dec 12, 2007 6:00 AMNov 12, 2019 4:25 AM

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With oil at well over $80 a barrel and the bulk of the world’s petroleum reserves locked away in politically prickly places, reducing dependency on fossil fuel has never looked more appealing—and energy economics and national security aren’t the only reasons.

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