Two weeks from today on Wednesday, October 1st, ENERGY STAR kicks off it’s annual “Change-A-Light” campaign, which encourages people to switch from inefficient incandescent light bulbs to more efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).

This year the folks at ENERGY STAR have made some changes to the program, and are calling the campaign “Change the World – Start with ENERGY STAR“.  While October 1st is still “Change a Light Day”, the new program is more robust and expands beyond lighting to include the all kinds of ENERGY STAR products that reduce energy and result in a carbon reduction.

Did you know that if every American took part in the ENERGY STAR pledge we would save $18 billion in energy costs and save green house gas emissions equivalent to 18 million cars by simply switching your incandescent light in for and ENERGY STAR CFL, or installing a programmable thermostat or enabling your computer to power down automatically?

TCP, Inc. has joined with millions of Americans in the flight against global warming by encouraging individual actions that can make a big difference in reducing energy bills and greenhouse gas emissions. TCP, Inc is the leading manufacturer of Compact Fluorescent light bulbs.

Lighting still remains the easiest and most cost effective change people can make.  TCP, Inc has set a goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 38,985,000 pounds by for Earth Day 2009. Help us exceed this goal by taking the ENERGY STAR Pledge today.  You can also share your energy-saving story to inspire others to take the pledge.

Together we can make a difference!