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Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2011 14:03:37 -0700 Message-ID: <000001cc400e$07118410$15348c30$@com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01CC3FD3.5AB2AC10" X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0 Thread-Index: Acw/65I5XjolVSrmRsaPguyEALRpZwAIlHUg Content-Language: en-us X-To-Not-Matched: true X-IsFriend: X-Rcpt-To: X-FriendScore: : 0.0 sd=0.0 [60]27%-1.3(X-To-Not-Matched:tru) [35]56%0.0(X-LangGuess:English) [sig=1] X-LangGuess: English X-Probe: +OK skipped, from friend X-Avast: Message is clean Status: U X-UIDL: 35975 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01CC3FD3.5AB2AC10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable FYI =20 From: CFACT [mailto:cfact=3Dcfact.org@mail56.us2.mcsv.net] On Behalf Of = CFACT Sent: Monday, July 11, 2011 9:56 AM To: Patricia Penwell Subject: Save the light bulb! =20 = Click for optimum view | = Unsubscribe=20 = Committee For A Constructive = Tomorrow =20 = =20 Save the light bulb! Share on Facebook: = Facebook Dear Patricia, How many Americans realize that unless our government wises up fast the = incandescent light bulb as we've known it is history? Forward = this email to a friend and help spread = the word before it's too late. Do you believe the same EPA that wants to = raise our energy prices during a financial crisis over harmless trace = amounts of mercury from generating electricity (that won't hurt anyone), = wants to force us to fill our homes with compact fluorescent bulbs that = contain significant mercury? CFACT is leading the effort to educate = Americans and our government by providing hard facts. Please help us = ensure as many Americans are informed as possible. Forward the facts to = a friend = , link to them on Facebook. = Sign up as many as you can to reign = in the out of control EPA. Help educate as many Americans as possible = while there is still time to save our economy. Let's start with the = light bulb. Will it be "lights out" for the Legacy of Thomas Edison? BONNER COHEN, PHD We're about to lose our light bulbs. Among the many foolish things the political class in Washington has = foisted on an unsuspecting public in recent years was the mandated = phase-out of one of the most successful inventions in human history, the = incandescent light bulb. The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, passed by a Democratic = Congress and signed into law by President Bush, set in motion a scheme = to phase out the incandescent light bulb, replacing it with what the = public was told were =E2=80=9Cmore efficient=E2=80=9D and = =E2=80=9Cclimate friendly=E2=80=9D alternatives. Those who questioned = the wisdom of the move were assured that emerging technologies, = specifically the Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL), would more than fill = our lighting needs. It hasn=E2=80=99t worked out that way. CFLs are more expensive than = traditional light bulbs, less reliable as an instant and consistent = source of light, and they contain potentially dangerous mercury. = Dropping an incandescent light bulb on the floor is a matter of sweeping = up broken glass. Break a CFL and you risk contaminating your home and = clothes with mercury. Furthermore, the Washington Post recently reported = that GE is closing its last remaining incandescent light bulb factory, = located in Winchester, Virginia. CFLs can be produced cheaper in China = than they can in the U.S., and that=E2=80=99s where the new green jobs = are expected to go. Some members of Congress are finally waking up to the folly their = colleagues committed three years ago. Representatives Joe Barton = (R-Texas), Michael Burgess (R-Texas), and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tennessee) = introduced a bill =E2=80=93 the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act (BULB) -- = in early September that would repeal the section of the 2007 energy bill = that mandates the use of more energy-efficient bulbs. = =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m not opposed to the energy saving bulbs at = all,=E2=80=9D Barton told the Daily Caller (Sept. 17). =E2=80=9CBut I = say let the consumers make the choice, instead of mandating.=E2=80=9D = READ MORE = =20 = Like = http://www.cfact.org/a/2000/Save-the-light-bulb on Facebook = comment on Save the light bulb! = share on Twitter _____ =20 =20 = Light bulb Facts What's in store for the incandescent light bulb?=20 The Energy and Security Act of 2007 set minimum efficiency standards for = lighting that in effect spell an end to the incandescent light bulbs = that have lighted our homes and businesses for over a century. The = popular 100 watt light bulb is scheduled to phase out in 2012 with the = law working its way down to phasing out the 40 watt light bulb in 2014. = =20 What will replace the incandescent bulb?=20 The two main contenders to replace incandescents are compact fluorescent = lights (CFLs) and light emitting diodes (LEDs).=20 How do different lights compare? =20 Lost Industry and Jobs=20 On September 24, 2011 the classic American light bulb was switched off. = The last American factory making 100 watt A-line incandescent bulbs shut = down production in Winchester, Virginia laying off 200 workers. = Following other industries before it, lighting production is shifting to = China, Mexico and other places. Subsidies paid by American tax and rate = payers will generate paychecks for workers abroad.=20 Compact fluorescents and mercury=20 A fluorescent light bulb contains 5 mg of mercury. An EU scientific = report states that these concentrations are =E2=80=9Cwell above = regulatory limits for Hg in a general environment.=E2=80=9D It concludes that exposure should not be harmful if precautions are = taken and the exposure time limted, but notes that =E2=80=9Cchildren = breathe more air per kg of body weight than adults at rest and tend to = be more physically active than adults. Therefore, mercury vapors, if = present in indoor air, may be delivered to children at higher internal = doses than to adults. (citing, Differences between children and adults: = implications for risk assessment at California EPA, Miller et al. 2002). = What happens if you break a fluorescent bulb?=20 In 2007 a woman named Brandy Bridges set about changing over to CFLs at = her home in Ellsworth, ME. She broke a bulb and called the poison = control hotline who referred her to Maine's Department of Environmental = Protection. The DEP didn't know how to respond so suggested she contact = an environmental cleanup firm which promptly sent her an estimate of = $2,004.48 to clean up the mess. =20 It won't cost you $2,000 to clean up a broken CFL, however, Maine and = the EPA soon after promulgated guidelines on what you should do if you = break one. Steps include evacuating the room, turning off heat or AC = for hours, ventilating the room, avoiding vacuuming, collecting all = particles, then going after the smaller particles and Mercuty with = sticky tape, containing the whole mess in a sealed receptacle, = separating from household trash and taking it for hazardous disposal. Which light source last the longest? LEDs should last the longest, however, their life can be shortened by = occasional voltage irregularities. Many consumers have experienced = disappointment when their CFLs did not live up to their advertised = lifespans. The lifespan of CFLs is shortened by turning them on and = off. It was later recommended to leave them on for at least 15 minutes = before shutting them off. In addition, CFLs are damaged by cold, do not = function well at freezing and therefore have their lives shortened when = used outdoors in winter condtions. The average incandescent is highly = tolerant of being turned on and off. If kept burning continually LEDs = and CFLs will outlast incandescents. The Guinness Book of World Records = logs the longest burning incandescent bulb as burning for over 100 years = and still going. =20 _____ =20 = =20 = Click here to sign the petition and = forward it to as many as possible. 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Dear Patricia,

How many Americans realize = that unless our government wises up fast the incandescent light bulb as = we've known it is history? Forward this email to = a friend and help spread the word before it's too late. Do you believe = the same EPA that wants to raise our energy prices during a financial = crisis over harmless trace amounts of mercury from generating = electricity (that won't hurt anyone), wants to force us to fill our = homes with compact fluorescent bulbs that contain significant mercury? = CFACT is leading the effort to educate Americans and our government by = providing hard facts. Please help us ensure as many Americans are = informed as possible. Forward the facts to a = friend, link to them on Facebook. Sign up as many as you = can to reign in the out of control EPA. Help educate = as many Americans as possible while there is still time to save our = economy. Let's start with the light = bulb.

Will it be "lights out" for  the = Legacy of Thomas Edison?

BONNER COHEN, PHD

We're about to lose our light = bulbs.

Among the many foolish things the political class in = Washington has foisted on an unsuspecting public in recent years was the = mandated phase-out of one of the most successful inventions in human = history, the incandescent light bulb.

The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, = passed by a Democratic Congress and signed into law by President Bush, = set in motion a scheme to phase out the incandescent light bulb, = replacing it with what the public was told were =E2=80=9Cmore = efficient=E2=80=9D and =E2=80=9Cclimate friendly=E2=80=9D alternatives. = Those who questioned the wisdom of the move were assured that emerging = technologies, specifically the Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL), would = more than fill our lighting needs.

It hasn=E2=80=99t worked out that way. CFLs are more = expensive than traditional light bulbs, less reliable as an instant and = consistent source of light, and they contain potentially dangerous = mercury. Dropping an incandescent light bulb on the floor is a matter of = sweeping up broken glass. Break a CFL and you risk contaminating your = home and clothes with mercury. Furthermore, the Washington Post = recently reported that GE is closing its last remaining incandescent = light bulb factory, located in Winchester, Virginia. CFLs can be = produced cheaper in China than they can in the U.S., and that=E2=80=99s = where the new green jobs are expected to go.

Some members of Congress are finally waking up to the = folly their colleagues committed three years ago. Representatives Joe = Barton (R-Texas), Michael Burgess (R-Texas), and Marsha Blackburn = (R-Tennessee) introduced a bill =E2=80=93 the Better Use of Light Bulbs = Act (BULB) -- in early September that would repeal the section of the = 2007 energy bill that mandates the use of more energy-efficient bulbs. = =E2=80=9CI=E2=80=99m not opposed to the energy saving bulbs at = all,=E2=80=9D Barton told the Daily Caller = (Sept. 17). =E2=80=9CBut I say let the consumers make the choice, = instead of mandating.=E2=80=9D  READ = MORE


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Light bulb Facts


What's in store for the = incandescent light bulb? 

The Energy and Security Act of 2007 set minimum = efficiency standards for lighting that in effect spell an end to the = incandescent light bulbs that have lighted our homes and businesses for = over a century.  The popular 100 watt light bulb is scheduled to = phase out in 2012 with the law working its way down to phasing out the = 40 watt light bulb in 2014.   

What will replace the incandescent = bulb? 

The two main contenders to replace incandescents are = compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) and light emitting diodes = (LEDs). 

How do different lights compare? =  

Lost Industry and Jobs 

On September 24, 2011 the classic American light bulb = was switched off.  The last American factory making 100 watt A-line = incandescent bulbs shut down production in Winchester, Virginia laying = off 200 workers.  Following other industries before it, lighting = production is shifting to China, Mexico and other places. =  Subsidies paid by American tax and rate payers will generate = paychecks for workers abroad. 

Compact fluorescents and = mercury 

A fluorescent light bulb contains 5 mg of mercury. =  An EU scientific report states that these concentrations are = =E2=80=9Cwell above regulatory limits for Hg in a general = environment.=E2=80=9D

It concludes that exposure should not be harmful if = precautions are taken and the exposure time limted, but notes that = =E2=80=9Cchildren breathe more air per kg of body weight than adults at = rest and tend to be more physically active than adults. Therefore, = mercury vapors, if present in indoor air, may be delivered to children = at higher internal doses than to adults. (citing, Differences between = children and adults: implications for risk assessment at California EPA, = Miller et al. 2002). 

What happens if you break a fluorescent = bulb? 

In 2007 a woman named Brandy Bridges set about = changing over to CFLs at her home in Ellsworth, ME.  She broke a = bulb and called the poison control hotline who referred her to Maine's = Department of Environmental Protection.  The DEP didn't know how to = respond so suggested she contact an environmental cleanup firm which = promptly sent her an estimate of $2,004.48 to clean up the mess. =   

It won't cost you $2,000 to clean up a broken CFL, = however, Maine and the EPA soon after promulgated guidelines on what you = should do if you break one.  Steps include evacuating the room, = turning off heat or AC for hours, ventilating the room, avoiding = vacuuming, collecting all particles, then going after the smaller = particles and Mercuty with sticky tape, containing the whole mess in a = sealed receptacle, separating from household trash and taking it for = hazardous disposal.

Which light source last the = longest?

LEDs should last the longest, however, their life can = be shortened by occasional voltage irregularities.  Many consumers = have experienced disappointment when their CFLs did not live up to their = advertised lifespans.  The lifespan of CFLs is shortened by turning = them on and off.  It was later recommended to leave them on for at = least 15 minutes before shutting them off.  In addition, CFLs are = damaged by cold, do not function well at freezing and therefore have = their lives shortened when used outdoors in winter condtions.  The = average incandescent is highly tolerant of being turned on and off. =  If kept burning continually LEDs and CFLs will outlast = incandescents.  The Guinness Book of World Records logs the longest = burning incandescent bulb as burning for over 100 years and still = going.
 

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