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<P>&l This message is in MIME format. --=_4lvdnaq58mzr Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format="flowed" Content-Description: Plaintext Version of Message Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/climate-change/science/energy/en= ergy-efficient-lighting/ =C2=A0 http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/reduce-your-carbon-footprint/cut= -your-energy-use/ =C2=A0 On the note of one bulb being changed in the second link...=C2=A0In the Quest show is stated that if one blub was changed in every USA home if would save 4-6 nuclear power plants =C2=A0 I=C2=A0like David Suzuki, one very credible man. =C2=A0 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =C2=A0 On Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:29:51 -0400, David & Alison Webster wrote: Hi Darrell,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2= =A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Jan 4, 2015 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 That factoid sounds like a mythoid to me.=C2=A0If some= one were foolish enough to leave all lights on day and night,=C2=A0that might be possible. Or alternatively had neither electric range, nor toaster ovens, toaster, clothes washer, clothes=C2=A0drier=C2=A0or any other electr= ical appliances. =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Light bulbs, when turned off, use no power so much dep= ends on style of useage. =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 And that factoid is loosely worded. Is that 20% of pow= er used in households or 20% of power used in all settings as the wording implies ? =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Drawing on memory, I understand that Al Gore, of incon= venient truth fame, uses 26 times=C2=A0as much power in his house as does the average American family and that he receives $1.00 for every compact fluorescent bulb sold. =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The recently constructed White Point Lodge had a light= fixture get hot enough to smoke and trigger (an evacuation ?) and a call to the fire department. I would expect that was a new improved light source; improved in the sense that few companies have the right to make them. =C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I checked my estimate of light usage and found an erro= r. There has been much other traffic recently so it got set aside. Our estimated power usage for light was=C2=A0468 kW h/yr; 5.6 % of power used in the average household in 2007 and ~10% of our average power usage over 30 years (4847.5 kW h/yr). =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Recent average figures released by NS Power for househ= olds are misleading because cottages are included. =C2=A0 Yt, DW, Kentville ----- Original Message ----- From: darrell@abolitphotos.ca To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:21 PM Subject: [NatureNS] Re: smithsonian on power =C2=A0 Concerning lights and power usage... =C2=A0 On the Smithsonian Channel tonight there was a show called Quest. The topic was=C2=A0on future power, smart power etc. =C2=A0 One factoid was that in the USA, 20% of power usage is from household lig= hts =C2=A0 =C2=A0Home Hardware has an LED on for $7 this week, see flyer. I plan on doing my part. =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8862 - Release Date: 01/03/15 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 --=_4lvdnaq58mzr Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="=_57q3u000dg87"; start="57r88qvkzb6v@webcentremail.webcentre.ca" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit This message is in MIME format. --=_57q3u000dg87 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Description: HTML Version of Message Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-ID: 57r88qvkzb6v@webcentremail.webcentre.ca <html> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3DUTF-8" data-hsystem=3D"true"></head> <body><style>p{margin: 0;padding: 0;} </style> <p>http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/climate-change/science/energy= /energy-efficient-lighting/</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>http://www.davidsuzuki.org/what-you-can-do/reduce-your-carbon-footprint/= cut-your-energy-use/</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>On the note of one bulb being changed in the second link...=C2=A0In the = Quest show is stated that if one blub was changed in every USA home if would save= 4-6 nuclear power plants</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>I=C2=A0like David Suzuki, one very credible man.</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p><br><br>On Sun, 04 Jan 2015 21:29:51 -0400, David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:</p> <blockquote dir=3D"ltr" style=3D"border-left: 2px solid #000000; padding-ri= ght: 0px; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;"> <div id=3D"html-message"><meta name=3D"GENERATOR" content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.60= 01.23588"> <div>Hi Darrell,=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 = =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0= =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Jan 4, 2015</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 That factoid sounds like a mythoid to me.=C2=A0If s= omeone were foolish enough to leave all lights on day and night,=C2=A0that might be possible. O= r alternatively had neither electric range, nor toaster ovens, toaster, cloth= es washer, clothes=C2=A0drier=C2=A0or any other electrical appliances.</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Light bulbs, when turned off, use no power so much = depends on style of useage.</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 And that factoid is loosely worded. Is that 20% of = power used in households or 20% of power used in all settings as the wording implies ?</d= iv> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Drawing on memory, I understand that Al Gore, of in= convenient truth fame, uses 26 times=C2=A0as much power in his house as does the average Ame= rican family and that he receives $1.00 for every compact fluorescent bulb sold.<= /div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 The recently constructed White Point Lodge had a li= ght fixture get hot enough to smoke and trigger (an evacuation ?) and a call to the fire department. I would expect that was a new improved light source; improved i= n the sense that few companies have the right to make them.</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 I checked my estimate of light usage and found an e= rror. There has been much other traffic recently so it got set aside. Our estimated power u= sage for light was=C2=A0468 kW h/yr; 5.6 % of power used in the average househol= d in 2007 and ~10% of our average power usage over 30 years (4847.5 kW h/yr).</div> <div>=C2=A0=C2=A0=C2=A0 Recent average figures released by NS Power for hou= seholds are misleading because cottages are included.</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <div>Yt, DW, Kentville</div> <blockquote style=3D"border-left: #000000 2px solid; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 0px; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 0px;" dir=3D"ltr"> <div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">----- Original Message -----</div> <div style=3D"font: 10pt arial; background: #e4e4e4; font-color: black;">Fr= om: <a title=3D"darrell@abolitphotos.ca" href=3D"mailto:darrell@abolitphotos.ca" target=3D"">darrell@abolitphotos.ca</a> </div> <div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">To: <a title=3D"naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca" target=3D"">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca= </a> </div> <div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2015 8:21 PM</di= v> <div style=3D"font: 10pt arial;">Subject: [NatureNS] Re: smithsonian on power</div> <div>=C2=A0</div> <p>Concerning lights and power usage...</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>On the Smithsonian Channel tonight there was a show called Quest. The to= pic was=C2=A0on future power, smart power etc.</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>One factoid was that in the USA, 20% of power usage is from household lights</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>=C2=A0Home Hardware has an LED on for $7 this week, see flyer. I plan on= doing my part.</p> <div style=3D"font-style: normal; display: inline; font-family: 'Calibri'; = color: #000000; font-size: small; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none;">=C2= =A0</div> <p><br><br></p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p align=3D"left" avgcert=3D"">No virus found in this message.<br>Checked b= y AVG - www.avg.com<br>Version: 2015= .0.5577 / Virus Database: 4257/8862 - Release Date: 01/03/15</p> </blockquote> </div> </blockquote> <p><br><br></p> <p>=C2=A0</p> <p>=C2=A0</p> </body> </html> --=_57q3u000dg87-- --=_4lvdnaq58mzr--
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