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December 29th 10, 05:59 AM
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Al Gore Is A 'Carbon Credits' Eco-Criminal {Enemy-of-the-Planet}
On Dec 28, 9:59*pm, RHF wrote:
On Dec 28, 6:09*pm, First Post wrote: On Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:37:59 -0600, D Peter Maus wrote: On 12/28/10 15:20 , Sid9 wrote: 3500K matches candle light and incandescent lighting. We become so accustomed to orange/yellow lighting at night that we think that's the way it ought to be. "Daylight" lamps more closely reproduce colors correctly indoors and, I believe, when prejudices are overcome, will become the standard. CFL's a good first step away from the inefficient incandescent lamp. * CFL's are going to be the DAT of lighting--an intermediate step into a new paradigm to be quickly surpassed by other technologies currently on the rise. The next step is even MORE efficient: LEDs where both color and brightness can easily be controlled by the user. * That's where it's going to go. I've been experimenting with LED lighting for 10 years, now, building my own systems as I go. Commercial LED lighting is still anemic, and not as long-term stable as claimed for it, except in monochromatic applications. * But it's evolving quickly, and is on track to become the defacto standard in less than a decade. Leaving CFL's in the dust. Currently, in just day to day life, you can see LEDs being used in traffic signals, tail lights in all forms of vehicles, and a great increase in high output lamps such as in spotlights and all sizes of flashlights. *In the very near future you will see vehicle headlights as well as home lighting using LEDs as a standard. * Commercial LED lighting is not going to remain "anemic" very long. Right now you can get LED street lights with the following specs: Power Consumption: 112W LEDs (132W total) Replaces 250W HPS (325W total) Expected Life: 50,000 hours (2083 days or 5.707 years) LED Output: Luminous Flux: 8,400lm Color Temperatu 2700K-3000K (warm white), 4000K-4500K (natural white), 5000K-7000K (pure white) Beam Spread: 120 degrees width, 60 degrees depth Working Voltage: 85-264V AC, 12V or 24V AC/DC Fits: 1.5" - 2.5" (35mm - 65mm) round pole or pipe Dimensions: 28.25" (L) x 12.5" (W) x 3.5"(H) / 715mm (L) x 315mm(W) x 90mm(H)http://www.besthomeledlighting.com/product/SL-112W Right now it's a pricey item but considering it's life expectancy is over 5.7 years (if left on 24/7), compared to what most municipalities use (HPS or MH), it's actually less expensive even without factoring in the smaller power requirements as the other types of lamps require replacement (based upon my own personal experience) around every 18 to 24 months due to various issues. For the private sector, the owner of a shopping center or mall with substantial parking, the savings in the electric bill along with far less maintenance requirements could offset the intial cost per lamp in as little as the first year or two. And then there is the fact that the other types such as HID, MV, HPS and MH have various issues such as HIDs shutting down due to any voltage drop and taking up to 10 minutes to "restrike" or MVs not liking cold environments or the Lumens depreciation of MHs or the "cycling" of HPSs. And LEDs are a hell of a lot less damaging to the environment and pretty much non toxic compared to CFLs in the event of breakage. Plus they are much safer to manufacture to boot. Of course none of this is likely to be news to you but a little corroboration never hurts yes? LED are still Not-Ready-for-Prime-Time in most American Homes -imho- I have bought ~100 LEDs for various applications and except for a few the LEDs have been too-dim or failed too-quickly. Presently CFL's do offer a Life-Time-Cost of Operations and Energy-Environmental Advantage to be worth the switch -imho- Just Tax Excessive Energy Use And The Market Will Dictate the Use of Incandescents & CFLs & LEDs. yes - it is that simple ~ RHF *. -ps- Al Gore Should Be Paying A $1M A Month For His 'Mansion's 17 Times the Average American Family's Home Energy Usage. *. +plus+ A $100K Private Jet Tax For Every Flight As He Promotes Carbon Credits and Taxes On Working People Simply Trying To Light and Heat Their Homes For Their Families. *. -fwiw- Al Gore Is A 'Carbon Credits' Eco-Criminal {Enemy-of-the-Planet} -imho- *. *.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Al Gore is our modern day Al Capone... |
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