See the light

Thanks to Dead Fish for this (and to author Neil for all the other suggestions he's made for this site as well - keep em coming people!).

It's one of those stories that just reaffirms your belief in human nature and the 'youth of the day'.

Inspired by An Inconvenient Truth, New York school boy Avery Hairston couldn't understand why people weren't doing easy things like switching to lo-energy CFL light-bulbs, given the cost savings and environmental benefits.

But rather than just wring his hands and complain about other people's inaction, he set out to do something about it. And change the world one bulb at a time if necessary.

The result was RelightNY, set up by Avery and a number of his friends. It's a charity that provides CFL bulbs to people in low-income housing, resulting in a triple whammy benefit - they get lower energy bills thanks to the CFL bulbs, there's a positive impact on carbon emissions, and everyone else wants to get stuck in as well, and do their bit.

Have a watch here, to find out more...

All from one small bulb and a few teens willing to get stuck in.

Who says we can't change the world!