L.A. city controller takes dim view of wasteful lightbulbs

How many city officials does it take to change the lightbulbs? Too few, apparently, have dedicated themselves to the task. Los Angeles Controller Laura Chick issued an audit Monday of energy conservation — or the lack thereof — in the city’s offices, police and fire stations, libraries and senior citizens centers, and declared that the city’s 12-year-old program to cut back on electricity use needs “a complete overhaul.” For the full story visit http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-lightbulbs4-2008jun04,0,7482689.story