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In addition to saving energy, you can save $ too! CFLs are great. I have switched my incandescent bulbs to the spirals, and I am also using CFL floodlights. Here is a link to an online savings calculator; you can see the energy and money savings of switching to CFLs - http://www.nvisioncfl.com/savings-calcul... It also shows you the formula it uses to calculate the savings.

If you burn through a ton of AA and AAA batteries in your camera, electronics and toys you should be using recharegeable batteries. You’ll not only save a pile of money but you’ll be doing the environment a world of good by not adding to the tons of carcinogenic batteries we pour into landfills each day.

More and more people are realizing that their televisions, stereos and computer-related devices burn up energy even when on standby. The U.K. has the nifty, Bye Bye Standby, but here in the states the search is on for innovative devices to control the energy waste of devices which are at rest or not in use.