Al Gore Rocks!!
Al Gore, the former vice president and now hit documentary maker, on Thursday added rock promoter to his résumé, announcing plans for a 24-hour concert series on all seven continents to highlight, you guessed it, the dangers of global warming.
With a powerhouse lineup of acts from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi, what's being called "Live Earth" aims to gather more than 100 of the world's top musicians on July 7 — and attract 2 billion viewers, most of them via television, radio and the Web.
"In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people," Gore said in a statement. "We hope to jumpstart that movement right here, right now, and take it to a new level on July 7, 2007."
The concerts will take place in Sydney, Australia; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Shanghai, China; London, England; Kyoto, Japan; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a U.S. city that has yet to be determined. Gore added that the campaign even plans to stage the first-ever rock concert on Antarctica.
Proceeds from the concerts will fund initiatives by the Save Our Selves campaign, which launches the same month that a climate experts reported that they are more convinced than ever that human emissions of greenhouse gases are behind an accelerated warming trend around the Earth.
ACT NOW
5 THINGS TO DO NOW!
Compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs: Even if you do nothing else, install energy-star CFL light bulbs to reduce your lighting electrical use by sixty percent and save an average of $50 per bulb. If each person in the U.S. installed CFLs, 100 power plants could be retired today.
Surge protectors: Reduce five percent of your electricity bill, and save money, by switching electronics off at the power cord. Electronics and AC adapters consume electricity while on standby and even when turned off. Worried about your DVR settings? Purchase a power cord with a timer.
Air filters: A clean air filter increases air quality and overall efficiency, which equates to a two-percent reduction in carbon emissions.
A hot-water heater insulating blanket: Insulate old water heaters to reduce heat loss and save energy. It reduces carbon emissions by four percent (note, many home improvement stores do not carry blankets for a heater larger than a 60-gallon tank).
Outdoor solar lights: No electricity needed for these low cost ($20-$50) lights that absorb energy from the sun and charge a battery for nighttime use.
With a powerhouse lineup of acts from the Red Hot Chili Peppers to Snoop Dogg to Bon Jovi, what's being called "Live Earth" aims to gather more than 100 of the world's top musicians on July 7 — and attract 2 billion viewers, most of them via television, radio and the Web.
"In order to solve the climate crisis, we have to reach billions of people," Gore said in a statement. "We hope to jumpstart that movement right here, right now, and take it to a new level on July 7, 2007."
The concerts will take place in Sydney, Australia; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Shanghai, China; London, England; Kyoto, Japan; Johannesburg, South Africa; and a U.S. city that has yet to be determined. Gore added that the campaign even plans to stage the first-ever rock concert on Antarctica.
Proceeds from the concerts will fund initiatives by the Save Our Selves campaign, which launches the same month that a climate experts reported that they are more convinced than ever that human emissions of greenhouse gases are behind an accelerated warming trend around the Earth.
ACT NOW
5 THINGS TO DO NOW!
Compact fluorescent (CFL) light bulbs: Even if you do nothing else, install energy-star CFL light bulbs to reduce your lighting electrical use by sixty percent and save an average of $50 per bulb. If each person in the U.S. installed CFLs, 100 power plants could be retired today.
Surge protectors: Reduce five percent of your electricity bill, and save money, by switching electronics off at the power cord. Electronics and AC adapters consume electricity while on standby and even when turned off. Worried about your DVR settings? Purchase a power cord with a timer.
Air filters: A clean air filter increases air quality and overall efficiency, which equates to a two-percent reduction in carbon emissions.
A hot-water heater insulating blanket: Insulate old water heaters to reduce heat loss and save energy. It reduces carbon emissions by four percent (note, many home improvement stores do not carry blankets for a heater larger than a 60-gallon tank).
Outdoor solar lights: No electricity needed for these low cost ($20-$50) lights that absorb energy from the sun and charge a battery for nighttime use.
posted by blogger at 2/15/2007
1 Comments:
I have been in the lighting business for 20 years and have witnessed the evolution of the CFL. What I have found that the key to liking the light is directly associated to the brand bulb you buy. It is all about color temperature. Some brands cast a “white” light that is not easy on the eyes - what you want to look for are bulbs that truly produce 2700K.
We sell nearly every brand out there but I can absolutely say that what you want in your house is TCP brand. TCP is the largest producer of CFL’s in the world and from our experience as a distributor; we believe they are the closest to producing true 2700K. Whether you buy them from us is your choice but it makes me sick when I go into someone’s house and their yellow walls turned green - simply because of the color temp that the CFL produce.
Another option is Cold Cathode technology. These are lower wattage bulbs that produce a nice yellow light and come in a variety of designs. They work great in lamps that you want to leave on all the time. I have them in lamps in our house and they never go off… and I can unscrew them at any point with our burning my hand. They take a while to warm up but they are great for the environment and they cast a good light. Here is a link if you want to check them out.
http://www.soslightbulbs.com/shop/customer/home.php?cat=1703
We all want everyone to convert to CFL’s or LED’s or even the newest technology Cold Cathode Lamps BUT we all need to have a good experience when we plug them in AND actually like the light output. If any of you need or want to learn more go to www.soslightbulbs.com then click the home icon in the center of the page - we have put some pretty informative stuff on there, even a energy savings calculator.
I know that this sounds like I am selling BUT I want everyone to have a good experience with a conversion to low wattage CFL’s whether or not they buy them from SOS is really up to you. I think Home Depot is carrying a decent line of CFL’s that we have tested if you would prefer to buy them there. What is ultimately important is that we all try to conserve where we can and be less dependant on power companies to produce more and more energy through environmentally unfriendly means such as coal plants.
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