Rebuilding and Education
Green Light educates New Orleanians with the environmental awareness needed to combat the effects of global warming; this effort not only rebuilds, but also revitalizes New Orleans through efficiency and sustainability. The free service reduces utility costs and carbon emissions simultaneously by switching low and fixed income households to energy efficient lighting. Volunteers visit the homes of New Orleans' residents and, together, they install CFLs. Green Light's strategy founds a connection between volunteers and residents that immediately puts the bulbs to use and the community dynamic into reformation.
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