Envirotip of the Month Install Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFL's) in your home, instead of the traditional incandescent globes or tungsten filament globes. Incadescent globes cost around 70¢ and last about 1000 hours. CFL's have a lifetime of around 8000 hours and cost about $20 each, but they use only a small proportion of electricity to give the same amount of light as an incandescent globe (a 15W CFL produces the same brightness as a 75W incandescent). If one of each of these globes was used 5 hours a day, the incandescent would last 200 days, while the CFL would last 4.38 years! After 2250 hours of use by a CFL, the total cost of the CFL (electricity included) is equal to the cost of the incandescent globe; and you still have 5750 hours of use left! So hit mum and dad with these statistcs and persuade them to buy CFL's; you'll help the environment, and save money. This months tip came from: Katrina O'Mara Please send us your tips, by emailing us here. © 1998 Kids Helping Kids, Inc.