18seconds.org, has a great widget available at their website. It is a great example of how to spread the word about your cause while inspiring others to take action! It is part of an awareness raising campaign about switching to CFL light blubs. Any user can customize the widget to give me the information by state, city, or zip code.
The 18seconds.org CFL Summit took place on February 22, 2007 and was held at the Tech Museum of Innovation in San José, CA. The Summit, hosted by coalition partner Yahoo!
Currently, there is a lot of attention on global warming and energy efficiency in the United States, and the Summit organizers believe that we can capitalize on this momentum to bring CFLs to the tipping point.
It takes about 18 seconds to replace a conventional incandescent bulb with a CFL. This group of activists is formalizing an effort to make the CFL the bulb of choice for America by creating the 18Seconds Coalition - a cross-sector "network of networks." The coalition is open to organizations, elected officials, corporations, nonprofits and individuals that want to champion the CFL cause as a means to save money, promote energy awareness and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
The 18Seconds.org website, built by Yahoo! is a tool to track nationwide CFL purchases by metropolitan area and state. Any organization can easily download the "badge," which draws data from 18Seconds.org and creates a tracker on the organization's website.
It takes about 18 seconds to replace a conventional incandescent bulb with a CFL. We are formalizing our effort to make the CFL the bulb of choice for America by creating the 18Seconds Coalition - a cross-sector "network of networks." The coalition is open to organizations, elected officials, corporations, nonprofits and individuals that want to champion the CFL cause as a means to save money, promote energy awareness and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Source: http://beth.typepad.com/beths_blog/2007/02/18seconds_cfl_s.html
