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Friends welcome light move
A new chapter in the move towards a greener Britain
by The Friend Newsdesk
7th September 2012
The phasing out of energy-guzzling light bulbs last weekend has been welcomed by environmentalists.
Saturday 1 September marked a new chapter in the move towards a greener Britain. From that date shops can no longer order new stocks of energy intensive incandescent light bulbs of forty watts or lower. This follows earlier moves to phase out higher wattage versions.
Friends of the Earth’s head of campaigns, Andrew Pendleton, said: ‘Swapping out-dated bulbs for longer-lasting, energy-efficient alternatives will lead to significant cuts in electricity bills – and because they use only a fifth of the energy, less dirty fossil fuels will be burned.’
