Saturday, February 21, 2009

Clinton Hails L.A.'s shift to LED Street Lights

Calling it a "great day in Los Angeles," former President Bill Clinton joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa on Monday in unveiling what is billed as the largest effort by a U.S. city to reduce pollution by retrofitting incandescent street lights with more efficient LEDs or light emitting diodes.

Over a five-year period starting in July, the city will retrofit 140,000 of its residential street lights with LEDs, officials said during City Hall news conference. The project is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 40,500 tons and save $10 million annually.

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