March 11th, 2010 by Editor

Due to a bad drought that’s dried up thehydroelectricplants that supply more than two-thirds of its power, Venezuela has been suffering through its worst energy crisis in the last 50 years. PresidentHugo Chavez’s solution? Change all the light bulbs! Well, that might not be the only action the country is taking (they’ve also put electricity rationing into effect) but an army of Venezuelan soldiers has been given direct orders from the president to distribute thousands of Firefly energy-efficientCFL bulbs. The big switcheroo may not make it rain, but the president sure hopes that it can cut the energy his citizens consume in the meantime.

Read the rest ofHugo Chavez Sends Army to Change All Lights in Venezuela to CFLs

Permalink|
Add todel.icio.us|digg
Post tags:“clean energy”,cfl,compact fluorescent light bulb,eco lighting,energy crisis,energy efficient lighting,green energy,green lighting,hugo chavez,light bulb,south america,venezuela

By Yuka Yoneda
Found on the net by our news bot

change, Chavez, compact fluorescent light bulb, crisis, eco, energy, energy efficient lighting, Green, Healthy, hugo chavez, lifestyle, light bulbs, lighting, lighting energy, new planet, Read, sustainability, Sustainable, Venezuela