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This week on Focus Earth, Bob Woodruff sits down with Laura Bush to discuss the environment, energy, and conservation. With her stay in the White House coming to an end, she reflects on how she has helped to green America's First House, and what she plans to continue doing to help the environment.
First, Mrs. Bush discusses the issue of conservation and offers some opinions as to why it has taken Americans so long to become impassioned about the environment. Citing cheap oil as one possible reason, she goes on to explain how adding notoriety and giving publicity to environmental issues can help protect endangered places.
As an honorary chair of the National Park Foundation, Mrs. Bush has long made the protection of Unites States parkland a top priority. Having fought for extended conservation measures, Mrs. Bush has also recently begun a campaign to showcase a park-wide effort to improve energy efficiency.
She explains that improving efficiency is something she is dedicated to doing at home as well. Through the reintroduction of LED lights on the exterior of the White House to the replacement of incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescents, Mrs. Bush has shown that small changes can bring large savings in cost and energy consumption.
Learn more about these initiatives and many more on Focus Earth: December 6, 2008: An Interview with Laura Bush & Flooding in Venice.
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