We had one gentleman who went around knocking on his neighbours’ doors to collect old bulbs. He came to us with 36. And the Fairmont Hotel sent a staffer with 50 bulbs! Yay, Fairmont. Others came on foot, one guy came on a bicycle. Talk about environmentally conscious. We even handed bulbs to some police officers.

We were surprised that there were folks who didn’t know what an energy-saving bulb was. And we were surprised that so many had no idea it was Earth Day. A funny moment was when I asked some boys, “Do you know what today is?” and they responded hesitantly, “Tuesday?”

Well, I’m glad we had a chance to enlightened (pardon the pun) some Singaporeans about saving the earth. But it just goes to show how much more we have to educate the community about doing the small things that can make a difference. As always, you can start by browsing through the Green Living category on Yahoo! Answers and learning how each of us can do our part for the planet.

One earth only, let’s protect it!

Greenly yours,

It’s Earth Day, 2008. What have you done in the past year to help reverse the environmental damage that we’re inflicting on our home, planet earth? Have you reduced the number of times you order take away because of the number of bags and plastic containers they give you? Have you stopped taking long showers to try and save water? Have you starting bringing your own shopping bag to the supermarket? Have you stopped printing every single email or document but considered carefully if you really need a hard copy? Have you changed your incandescent bulbs for more energy-efficient compact florescent bulbs?

Well, if you haven’t changed your bulbs, you’re in luck. For those of you in Singapore, here’s your chance to change all the incandescent light bulbs in your house for energy-saving bulbs. For free. That’s right, you read correctly–for free.

It’s the Great Light Bulb Exchange. Bring us one of your incandescent light bulbs (working or broken) and we’ll give you a new energy-saving compact florescent light (CFL). No strings attached. (Well, just tell us how much you love Yahoo! Answers.) If you bring two old light bulbs, we’ll give you two CFLs. No gimmicks, no sales pitch, nothing. It’s just our way of getting the community to go green. And hey, you’ll be saving money on your electricity bill too.

Here are the details:

Venue: Newton Hawker Center Public Carpark
Date: 22nd April 2008
Time: 5pm

The Yahoo! crew will be there for one hour to exchange bulbs with you. Plus, the first 1,000 folks will also get some Yahoo! goodies. For more information, see the Green Movement 2008 group on Flickr.

So make green your favourite colour and come get your new CFLs.

Looking forward to seeing you,