On April 22, 2008, Earth Day, the Bright Futures Project of Fairfax and Arlington County Schools will launch a 2-week, student-led drive to replace one incandescent bulb with one compact fluorescent light bulb ("CFL") for each child enrolled in our county school systems. That's 167,000 bulbs in Fairfax County and 18,600 bulbs in Arlington County.
Our students will help create a "bright future" in northern Virginia by educating themselves and the public at large about the economic and environmental benefits of switching from incandescent light bulbs to the far more energy-efficient CFLs and supplying these bulbs at a reasonable price to local residents. They will remove 150 million lbs. of greenhouse gasses from our region's atmosphere -- the equivalent of planting over 50,000 trees - and help local consumers save more than $13 million in energy costs.
We invite students, educators, and others to learn more about Bright Futures’ mission, energy conservation, and CFL bulbs at this site by clicking on the tabs to the left.
| "Thank you to the parents, Parent Teacher Associations, and the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce for organizing this initiative, which will help the County reach its greenhouse gas emissions objectives in Cool Counties." |
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| -Fairfax County Board of Supervisors, January 28, 2008 |