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Politics : The View From the Centre
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To: epicure who wrote (489)4/4/2009 2:51:51 PM
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If the candle is replacing a more efficient compact fluorescent bulb (CFL), Hausfather argues, lighting a single candle almost certainly pollutes more than just leaving the light on, even in those states that make heavy use of fossil fuels to generate electricity.

I would say about about six candles to one 20W fluorescent bulb to get the same amount of light in a room. I'm guessing the people turning out their fluorescent bulbs for candles added about 10 times the CO2.
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