Get an LED Nightlight

Add a little safety and peace of mind to kid's bedrooms, bathrooms, hallways and other wpaces with ultra-efficient light emitting diodes (LEDs).

The technology behind laptop computer screens, LEDs are greener than standard incandescent and fluorescent lightbulbs because they generate almost no waste heat. Most of the electricity used is output as light. LEDs remain cool to the touch, so they don't add excess heat into living spaces, which means less cooling is needed. They last for literally hundreds of thousands of hours, meaning they can go years before they need to be changed, thereby cutting down on landfill waste.

Many companies now sell LED nightlights, which are competitively priced with standard nightlights, and can be found at most home improvement, value and even drugstores. They cost only pennies a year in energy, and result in much lower carbon emissions than traditional lighting.

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