Patrick Corey ’10 and Kelly Glaser ’10 are shown installing a fluorescent bulb in a Providence home last summer.
Credit: Brown University / John Abromowski
Student-led lightbulb project wins EPA’s Earth Day merit award
A Brown-coordinated effort to help low-income urban residents save on energy costs and reduce their carbon footprint has received national media recognition.
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April 23, 2009 |
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On April 22, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s New England office celebrated Earth Day by recognizing one individual and four organizations from Rhode Island with its annual Environmental Merit Awards.
Project 20/20, a Brown student-run initiative for combating climate change by distributing energy-efficient, compact fluorescent light bulbs to low-income households, received one of the four organizational awards. Since early 2008, the group has replaced 36,242 bulbs in 2,415 area households, saving $700,000 in utility bills and offsetting 4,000 metric tons of carbon emissions.
The success of Project 20/20 has received widespread national recognition. The students’ work will continue next year.