{"id":2770,"date":"2011-01-31T17:10:33","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T22:10:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2013-11-21T14:55:09","modified_gmt":"2013-11-21T19:55:09","slug":"cfls-get-the-whole-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/climate411\/2011\/01\/31\/cfls-get-the-whole-story\/","title":{"rendered":"CFL&#8217;s: Get the Whole Story"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A recent news article has revived some of the same old questions about compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL&#8217;s). So EDF&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.edf.org\/page.cfm?tagID=26818\">Elena Craft<\/a> has\u00a0summed up the issue on our sister\u00a0blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texasenergyexchange\/2011\/01\/31\/cfls-again-different-story-%e2%80%93-same-answers\/\">Texas Energy Exchange<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After\u00a0compiling the most frequestly asked questions, and their answers, Elena concludes:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Are CFLs the perfect energy solution? No, but they are a big step in the right direction.\u00a0<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">For a wealth of information about energy-saving light bulbs, be sure to read the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.edf.org\/texasenergyexchange\/2011\/01\/31\/cfls-again-different-story-%e2%80%93-same-answers\/\">whole post<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recent news article has revived some of the same old questions about compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL&#8217;s). 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