Broadway lights up with 'green' bulbs

Published: Wednesday, Nov. 26 2008 12:54 a.m. MST

The Great White Way is going green.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg — with the help of green friends like "Wicked" witch Elphaba — launched the "Broadway Goes Green" initiative Tuesday that includes plans to use energy-saving bulbs and recycle stage sets.

The aim of the campaign is to reduce Broadway's carbon footprint, a measure of greenhouse gases produced by human activity.

Ten theaters already have replaced some 10,000 bulbs with more energy-efficient ones. And within the next 12 months, all of Broadway's theaters will have made the switch.

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