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Woolworths and light bulbs: a bit of history

Posted by jamie — 14 July 2007 at 4:31pm - Comments

A Greenpeace volunteer outside a branch of Woolworths in Southampton

It's just after 3pm now and all of the main teams of volunteers have either been removed from or left their respective branches of Woolworths after clearing the shelves of inefficient light bulbs. The management at head office seems clearly rattled as their press officers have been telling our Light Brigaders (or is that Brigadiers?) that there'll be an emergency meeting on Monday to discuss their light bulb policy. We'll keep you posted on what, if anything, transpires next week. In the meantime, there's our cheap-as-chips video and photos from the day of action on Flickr to keep you entertained.

Article tagged as: climate change, direct actions, energy, light bulbs, woolworths

Greenpeace 'Light Brigade' in action across Britain as Woolworths are told: stop selling power crazy bulbs

Last edited 14 July 2007 at 11:04am
14 July, 2007

Environmental group demand end to sale of incandescent lightbulbs; new league table reveals retailer is UK's worst at helping customers tackle climate change

The Greenpeace "Light Brigade" is carrying out a national day of action today against the high street chain Woolworths. The environmental group is protesting at the retailer's continued failure to promote efficient alternatives to power hungry, incandescent lightbulbs.

Article tagged as: climate change, energy, league table, light bulbs, press releases, retailers, supermarkets, woolworths

Woolworths won't stop selling power crazy light bulbs, so we've cleared the shelves for them

Posted by jamie — 14 July 2007 at 10:20am - Comments

A Greenpeace volunteer locked on to baskets of inefficient light bulbs

It's going to be a busy day at branches of Woolworths across the UK today as the Greenpeace Light Brigade pay them a visit to ask why they're still selling old-fashioned, power crazy light bulbs. Woolworths came bottom of our new league table, ranking light bulb retailers according to their commitments to phase out inefficient bulbs, so our volunteers have decided to take matters into their own hands.

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Light bulb retailers league table

Last edited 14 July 2007 at 9:59am
Publication date: 
14 July, 2007

If every household in the country used energy efficient light bulbs, we would save enough energy to close down two power stations. This makes using energy efficient light bulbs one of the easiest and most effective ways an individual can tackle climate change. Yet most bulbs on sale are still the old-fashioned incandescent type – an out-dated and highly inefficient technology.

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Phoning Woolworths - what to say

Last edited 14 July 2007 at 9:46am
Woolworths - Not worth it!

When speaking to the manager of your local branch of Woolworths, either on the phone or in person, be firm and insistent but remain polite and courteous - they're just doing their job and the shoddy policies handed down by head office aren't their fault. Don't assume that they won't agree with what you're saying - they may turn out to be extremely supportive.

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Light bulb retailers league table

Last edited 14 July 2007 at 9:43am

Ban the Bulb campaign archive: content last updated 14 July 2007

Which retailers are seizing the light to take a lead on energy efficiency, and which are lagging way behind? Our league table of light bulb retailers makes it easy to distinguish the bright sparks from the dullards.

Retailers have been rated on when they will completely phase out inefficient incandescent bulbs - as their policies improve, they move up the table.

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Case study: Scottish & Newcastle Royal Brewery, Manchester

Last edited 13 July 2007 at 3:44pm

Royal Brewery

Archive content: last updated 13 July 2007

The Royal Brewery, in Moss Side, Manchester (the home of Fosters, the second biggest selling lager in the UK) is well over a century old, but is now years ahead of its competitors in dealing with the energy used on site.

Article tagged as: biogas, CHP, climate change, energy efficiency, manchester

Case study: Manchester City FC

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Pete Bradshaw, Corporate Social Responsibilty Manager, Manchester City Stadium.

Pete Bradshaw, Social Responsibilty Manager, Manchester City Football Club

Manchester City Football Club is one of the greenest sporting stadiums in the world.

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