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We’ll switch to soft white ones. Oh, and help save the planet while we’re at it!

British Professor Colin Humphreys is working on a novel way to help ease the problem with a new form of lighting.

The Cambridge University scientist is making a material that he and others believe could help to cut emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases by 15 per cent - by making low-voltage, longer-lasting and more efficient lightbulbs.

“At the moment the white LED is a harsh white -coaches and cars will soon have white LEDs inside but for homes it will not be very acceptable,” he said.

He estimates it could take about five to 10 years before the technology to produce gallium nitride LEDs with a more subtle white will be available but when this happens it could lead to real savings.

Scientist unveils bright idea to fight global warming. 01/05/2005. ABC News Online
via Treehugger

Imagine the Eddie Izzard version. We come in peace, Deputy Prime Minister, and we bring you solar panels… roof insulation and ….er… low energy lightbulbs

Up to 20 Greenpeace campaigners climbed on to the roof of the deputy prime minister’s home in Hull on Tuesday and tried to install solar panels….A Greenpeace spokesman said the panels were being left as a present, along with roof insulation and low-energy light bulbs.

Update - Later on the day of posting
BBC NEWS | Prescott roof activists arrested

[Prescott] called the protest a “deplorable” publicity stunt and said the protesters had terrorised his wife….[The Protesters] were then handcuffed and taken to a waiting police van where they were arrested for “harrassment of a person in a dwelling”.Supt Gavin Collinson said they would be interviewed at a nearby police station. He said “It’s not pleasant to be invaded in the privacy of your own home and it is being treated seriously….She’s very distressed but she’s pleased with the happy outcome.”