TCP, Inc. Sponsors Green Apple Festival

Energy efficient lighting innovator TCP, Inc. celebrated Earth Day as a sponsor of the third annual Green Apple Festivals in Dallas, Los Angeles, Miami and Washington, D.C.   During the four-city stop, TCP educated participants on the cost savings and environmental benefits of energy efficient lighting as well as donated more than 3,000 energy saving light bulbs to residents. 

“Switching to energy efficient lighting is one of the easiest and most immediate ways consumers can make a big impact on the environment,” said Jenifer Oldsey, Manager of Education/Fundraising, TCP, Inc.  “The Green Apple Festival provided an ideal venue for us to educate Americans who have committed to making environmentally-conscious lifestyle choices that will benefit our world now and for generations to come.”

Billed as America’s largest Earth Day celebration, the Green Apple Festival started in New York in 2006 as a way to educate consumers on a wide variety of environmental topics.  This year’s events attracted more than 200,000 attendees with more than 475 musical acts, 95 green companies and 60 environmental non-profit organizations participating in the festivities.

TCP, Inc. is the global leader in energy efficient lighting innovations dedicated to creating high-quality products that are brighter, longer lasting and better for the environment.  Headquartered outside Cleveland, Ohio, the company manufactures nearly 1.4 million energy saving compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) every day, accounting for a majority of the CFLs sold in the United States and an annual reduction in carbon dioxide emissions of more than 118 million pounds.  The company markets a variety of energy efficient lighting products for professional, specifier and consumer markets under several brands including n:vision at The Home Depot, SpringLight, and ecoVations.  TCP’s extensive product line extends beyond CFLs and includes LED lamps and fixtures, cold cathode lamps, exit and emergency lighting, HID, decorative and outdoor fixtures, as well as the first ever linear lamp, ballast and fixture offering.  TCP is a privately held company, employing more than 15,000 people globally and totaled more than $300 million in sales in 2007, a more than fivefold increase since 2000. For more information, visit us at www.tcpi.com or call (800) 324-1496.