Rockefeller Tree Lights Go Green, and So Can You

Daily Green Holiday Rush Series

Mm.  I miss New York.  Hard to beat skyscraper snowball fights.  And this year is especially great because the Rockefeller tree went green. 

How?  The 75-foot spruce is adorned with energy-saving LED lights.  The star isn't lit at all, it's a set of 25000 crystals.  All told, tree will consume 2000 kilowatts less per day than previous years.

They used other green methods too. They used a hand saw instead of a power saw, and all the lumber is going to be used in Habitat for Humanity projects.

Now it’s your turn.  According to AskPablo.org, a 100 String Light:

LED                         vs            Traditional

Price                      @ Costco -$8                      Probably less                     

Energy                  2 watts                                 42 watts

Lasts                      200,000 hrs                         Depends*

*How many times have your bulbs burned out

I told you Pablo was good.  Now I don’t need to tell you that eventually you’d be paying less over time.  And if you’re a Griswald type from the Vacation movies, you’d be paying way way less.

-Sanjiv