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Fluorescent Bulbs - we replaced our incandescent bulbs with fluorescent
bulbs as they burned out since they first became available. We have =
only
replaced a couple of them in the last 10 years and that was recently. =
For
people who are having problems with them, I have to wonder if you may =
have
old fixtures that have problems.
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Marian Fulton
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-----Original Message-----
From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca]
On Behalf Of Christopher Majka
Sent: 29 March 2010 14:53
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Earth Hour success?; long
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Hi Dave,
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On 29-Mar-10, at 2:16 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote:
Hi Wayne & All, March 28, 2010
Pogo, in about 1957, said it long before limits to growth and said =
it
best, while looking our over a swamp fouled with tires, auto batteries,
cans, bottles, etc.; "I have seen the enemy and he is us."
=20
These earth hour sessions may have some positive consequences but I
wonder if earlier sessions are responsible in part for the idea that
incandescent bulbs are somehow undesirable. [In our latitude nearly all =
of
the heat generated by incandescent bulbs is welcome; apart from 15-20
evenings per year.] In 2007 I calculated our estimated annual usage of =
power
for lights as a percentage of average residential power use; a whopping =
4.5%
!
=20
Has the message been corrupted by simplistic interpretation and the
desire, in some quarters, to finally find a market for fluorescent bulbs =
?
=20
Out previous government established Conserve NS, partly to push
fluorescent bulbs and our present government plans to (perhaps has) move
this function to a private agency. One effective way to conserve energy
would have been to turn off the lights at Conserve NS and spin-offs;
permanently.
=20
Rather that pull the main switch for one hour per year, surely the
message would be more convincing if one were to use power sparingly for =
some
8700 hours per year.
=20
I take your point, however, I wouldn't be so quick to discount the
importance of symbolic acts. No one associated with Earth Hour pretends =
that
turning off/down the power for one hour is the answer to climate change. =
The
message is intended to both:
=20
1. Draw attention to the issue of wasteful use of resources (such as =
power)
on the part of the public, thereby contributing to making people =
consider
(and perhaps even act upon that consideration!) what they could do more
intelligently and frugally over the remaining 8,759 hours; and
=20
2. Collectively exhibit that broad public support (i.e., translatable to
electoral support) that will help galvanize or empower politicians to =
take
similar policy and legislative steps.
=20
Also, I don't think the energy wasted with incandescent bulbs is so =
easily
dismissed (a rather poor way to heat a house, I should think ... ;->). I
recently saw the results of a study commissioned in the USA (New York =
sate,
I believe, but it could have been Massachusetts) on the savings that =
would
be realized by changing all the light bulbs in public buildings =
(hospitals,
police stations, government office buildings, etc.) from incandescent to
fluorescent. It worked out to the energy equivalent of removing several
thousands of vehicles from the road (I can't put my fingers on the =
story,
and hence the exact number).
=20
As for fluorescent bulbs, when I bought my present house ~ 8 years ago I
installed them wherever possible throughout the house. I bought 2-3 =
spares
as well, to have on hand when they needed replacing. In that time I =
haven't
had to change a single one and my spares gather dust in the basement ... =
;->
=20
Cheers!
=20
Chris
=20
Christopher Majka
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5
c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca
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Nothing in life is difficult except putting your pants on over your =
head. -
Nikita Khrushchev
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<p class=3DMsoNormal><font size=3D2 color=3Dnavy face=3DArial><span =
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replaced our
incandescent bulbs with fluorescent bulbs as they burned out since they =
first became
available. We have only replaced a couple of them in the last 10 =
years
and that was recently. For people who are having problems with =
them, I
have to wonder if you may have old fixtures that have =
problems.</span></font></p>
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Christopher Majka<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 29 March 2010 =
14:53<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> =
naturens@chebucto.ns.ca<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [NatureNS] =
Earth Hour
success?; long</span></font></p>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Hi =
Dave,</span></font></p>
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>On 29-Mar-10, =
at 2:16 PM,
David & Alison Webster wrote:</span></font></p>
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<br>
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color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>Hi
Wayne & All,
March 28, 2010</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> &nbs=
p;
Pogo, in about 1957, said it long before<span =
class=3Dapple-converted-space> </span><em><i><font
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-family:Arial'>limits to =
growth</span></font></i></em>
and said it best, while looking our over a swamp fouled with tires, auto
batteries, cans, bottles, etc.; "I have seen the enemy and he is =
us."</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span><=
/font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> &nbs=
p;
These earth hour sessions may have some positive consequences but I =
wonder if
earlier sessions are responsible in part for the idea that incandescent =
bulbs
are somehow undesirable. [In our latitude nearly all of the heat =
generated by
incandescent bulbs is welcome; apart from 15-20 evenings per =
year.] In
2007 I calculated our estimated annual usage of power for lights as a
percentage of average residential power use; a whopping 4.5% =
!</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span><=
/font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> &nbs=
p;
Has the message been corrupted by simplistic interpretation and the =
desire, in
some quarters, to finally find a market for fluorescent bulbs =
?</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span><=
/font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> &nbs=
p; Out
previous government established Conserve NS, partly to push fluorescent =
bulbs
and our present government plans to (perhaps has) move this
function to a private agency. One effective way to
conserve energy would have been to turn off the lights at Conserve NS =
and
spin-offs; permanently.</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D2 =
color=3Dblack
face=3DVerdana><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> </span><=
/font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> &nbs=
p;
Rather that pull the main switch for one hour per year, surely the
message would be more convincing if one were to use power
sparingly for some 8700 hours per year.</span></font></p>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'></span> </span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>I take your =
point,
however, I wouldn't be so quick to discount the importance of symbolic =
acts. No
one associated with Earth Hour pretends that turning off/down the power =
for one
hour is the answer to climate change. The message is intended to =
both:</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>1. Draw =
attention to the
issue of wasteful use of resources (such as power) on the part of the =
public,
thereby contributing to making people consider (and perhaps even act =
upon that
consideration!) what they could do more intelligently and frugally over =
the
remaining 8,759 hours; and</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>2. =
Collectively exhibit
that broad public support (i.e., translatable to electoral support) that =
will
help galvanize or empower politicians to take similar policy and =
legislative
steps.</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Also, I don't =
think the
energy wasted with incandescent bulbs is so easily dismissed (a rather =
poor way
to heat a house, I should think ... ;->). I recently saw the results =
of a
study commissioned in the USA (New York sate, I believe, but it could =
have been
Massachusetts) on the savings that would be realized by changing all the =
light
bulbs in public buildings (hospitals, police stations, government office
buildings, etc.) from incandescent to fluorescent. It worked out to the =
energy
equivalent of removing several thousands of vehicles from the road (I =
can't put
my fingers on the story, and hence the exact number).</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>As =
for fluorescent
bulbs, when I bought my present house ~ 8 years ago I installed them =
wherever
possible throughout the house. I bought 2-3 spares as well, to have on =
hand
when they needed replacing. In that time I haven't had to change a =
single one
and my spares gather dust in the basement ... ;-></span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'> </span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Cheers!</span></font></p>
</div>
<div>
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face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
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<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D3
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt'>Chris</span></font></p>
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0px;word-spacing:
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2;-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px;
-webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px;-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: =
none;
-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: =
0px;word-spacing:
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Christopher
Majka</span></font></p>
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<div>
<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'margin-left:36.0pt'><font size=3D4 =
color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Halifax, Nova
Scotia, Canada B3H 2G5</span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a
href=3D"mailto:c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca">c.majka@ns.sympatico.ca</a></span=
></font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;color:black;font-style:
italic'>Nothing in life is difficult except putting your pants on over =
your
head.</span></font></i><font size=3D4 color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'font-size:13.5pt;
color:black'> - Nikita Khrushchev</span></font></p>
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