Mission
Green Light South Carolina is a branch of Green Light New Orleans, a 501(C)3 nonprofit charitable and environmental organization.By installing free energy efficient light bulbs we bring light to the community. The mission of Green Light South Carolina is to provide a sustainable life style by introducing energy efficiency, solving climate change, promoting volunteering, educating people and creating social change by offering the CFL light bulb as a catalyst for a small action to result in a big impact. (sustainable development = development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the abilty of future gereations to meet their own needs (Report of Brundtland Commission). In other words we can’t take more than what is given back to us.
Energy efficiency: We live on a finite planet. In the future the human race will only be allowed to globally use as much energy and resources as the sun allows us to produce. We are dedicated to helping families gain access to a more sustainable and therefore healthier lifestyle. We provide a pathway for anyone to attain an energy efficient lifestyle.
Climate change: No matter your social status, your location or your ethnicity, we all are subject to the same laws of nature. Climate change affects all of us and demands solutions from all of us . It is our duty towards future generations to put all our forces into solving the climate crisis and bring back balance to the ecosystem. We are dedicated to our children and therefore to protecting the environment. We do it without discrimination. Our program is available to anyone.
Volunteering: Serving others will become the focus of future generations. Volunteering makes you happier and therefore healthier. As a global community, our focus will shift from the ego and individual to the community. Good community is a process of giving, receiving and sharing. We foster the belief that a community is stronger than the product of its individuals. We believe that volunteering benefits both equally, the volunteer and the beneficiary, since they are both needed in the circle of giving and receiving.
Education: Educating people about their opportunities will eventually resolve social injustice. Educating the community about global climate change and energy efficiency helps citizens to make decisions that lead to more sustainable lifestyles.
Social change: Small steps towards a caring community are not too overwhelming for residents and will lead to social change.
Goal
Our Goal is to install 50,000 bulbs in 1,500 homes in the Anderson and Oconee counties of South Carolina saving the community 2.5 million over the next 5-8 years, which is the lifetime of the bulb. Our goals for late 2009 early 2010 into move into the Greenville community helping 18.245 households. Ultimately we plan to have Green Light locations though out the state of South Carolina.

Why is your help needed:
South Carolina is recovering from a 2 ½ year drought which has decreased the amount of CO2 absorbed in the area.
South Carolina is also the 3rd state in the nation with the highest unemployment and is continuing to grow. More and more people need help to meet just the basic needs. The more money they save the more money they have to spend on essentials. As their needs grow so will the Green Light program. We need help from both volunteers to funding to keep us sustainable and contributing an indispensable simple program.
Photo from S.C. Climatology office, DNR