The Green Lights Club at Carmel High School is calling on neighborhoods to ‘green-up’ for Earth Day (April 22) by switching their post lights to a compact florescent light. These dusk-to-dawn lights are on all night long and are used for over 4,250 hours every year. Switching to a CFL can save homeowners $20 per year and reduce their carbon footprint by 400 pounds annually. Five switched post lights would add up to 2,000 pounds or 1 ton of CO2 emissions saved. Neighborhoods can literally make a ton of difference.

In the weeks leading up to Earth Day, students earned community service credit hours by reaching out to neighbors to make the switch.

Thanks to the Green Lights Club, students encouraged 98 homeowners in 35 neighborhoods to make the switch!  This collective action adds up to $1,960 annual savings.  It also reduces pollution by 39,000 lbs of carbon dioxide emissions every year.

To learn more about the Green Lights Club, visit www.CarmelGreenLights.com or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .