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Campaign Archive: (Feb 05 to present)
Campaign Goals: 1. Create a deadline for action Ban the sale of incandescents by specific dates Ban 60W + 100W incandescents first (bayonet + screw) Ban other incandescent designs later 2. Remove the price advantage of incandescents Increase the cost of incandescent light bulbs Reduce the sales tax (VAT) on CFLs from 17.5% to 5% 3. Help the poor Help the poor to replace their incandescents Help the poor to save money on their energy bills 4. Encourage responsible recycling Encourage the responsible recycling of CFLs Encourage fair + adequate funding for recycling Encourage discussions amongst recycling stakeholders 5. Encourage + strengthen supporting legislation Include light bulbs in the EU's Eco Directive Explain the pros + cons of the EU's RoHS Directive 6. Propose appriopriate exemptions Make the case for appropriate medical and specialist exemptions 7. Encourage continued innovation Propose that technology neutral "watts per lumen" criteria should be included in ban legislation Propose "watts per lumen per m2" as further criteria Highlight promising technologies as they emerge 8. Encourage energy efficiency and conservation Explain the benefits of greater energy efficiency Explain the benefits of turning things off Accelerate the uptake of available technologies 9. Use LEDs to set energy performance standards LEDs offer a 90% energy saving CFLs offer a 65-80% energy saving High efficiency incandescents offer a 25% saving Incandescents offer 0% energy saving Banning incandescent light bulbs would... Save 2 to 5 Million tonnes of CO2 per year in the UK Save 23 to 53 Million tonnes of CO2 per year in the EU Global Energy Use: Thanks to...OilPrice.com Links: BBC "Green Room" 3 Feb 06 Light bulbs: Not such a bright idea Comments BBC "Green Room" 21 April 06 Shedding light on call to ban bulb Comments BBC "Green Room" 20 Oct 06 Where have all the leaders gone? Comments BBC article 29 Jun 06 Lighting the key to energy saving IEA : Lights Labour Lost report BBC article 2 Nov 06 Bulbs must be efficient by 2009 BBC "Green Room" 19 Jan 07 The need for ambition + imagination Stern Review: Summary Guardian article 1 Feb 07 Should I replace incandescents now? Worldwatch: Effects of WEEE Directive BBC article 31 Jan 07 Plan to ban light bulbs... in California Nine MSN article 20 Feb 07 Plan to ban light bulbs... in Australia BBC article 20 Feb 07 Australia pulls plug on old bulbs Courier Mail article 21 Feb 07 See the light Turnbull EurActiv article 21 Feb 07 How many EU members does it take to change a light bulb? Guardian article 22 Feb 07 Should we ban these bulbs? Scotsman article 24 Feb 07 How many light bulbs does it take to change the world? Daily Mail article 10 Mar 07 EU switches off our old light bulbs BBC "Green Room" 16 July 07 Sex sells, but at what cost? The Guardian article 27 Sept 07 UK to phase out 150W, 100W + 60W bulbs The Guardian article 27 Sept 07 Ban The Bulb? 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Quality Energy Efficiency Advice EU Energy Label Refrigeration Laundry Dishwashers Boilers Insulation + Windows Find recommended products (UK) Generate your own energy General advice Solar Photovoltaics Solar water heating Heat pumps Small scale wind Small scale hydro Biomass Press coverage The Guardian 7 Dec 05 BBC News Online 'Green Room' 3 Feb 06 BBC Radio 4 'Broadcasting House' 5 Feb 06 Austrian Broadcasting Corp. 7 Feb 06 BBC Radio Wales 8 Feb 06 BBC News Online 8 Feb 06 The Hindustan Times editorial The Guardian "Campaign O.T.W. " 21 Feb 06 BBC Radio Essex 22 Feb 06 Interesting energy ideas... Option 10 (UK) Light Up The World (Can) TVEC.org (UK) Downshifting Path (UK) Cent. for Alt. Tech. 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Friday, October 24, 2014Guest Blog : LED Lights: A Beaming Art FormBy Tom Bray : Direct Trade Supplies
LED lights are not only embraced by the eco conscious or
cost savvy. Creative eyes also turn to this versatile, flexible and colourful
lighting, stretching its usability to a whole new level.
Street artists often dubbed as ‘guerrilla artists’ have been
known to apply LEDs to temporary creations in public places. The boom of ‘LEDThrowies’ in 2006 is a great example of this, substituting spray cans with LED
lights attached to batteries and magnets. Unlike graffiti, LED Throwies remain
visible against the night sky; lighting up political, social and thought
provoking messages for all to ponder.
Artists also use LEDs to enhance their very own pieces of art.
Whether it is sculptures, abstract creations or constructions based on a
particular theme or idea, LED lights can highlight and intensify these pieces.
Some artists go one step further and completely embed themselves in LEDs.
Finnish artist Janne Parviainen wrapped himself head to toe with a tube of LED
lights, then using long exposure camera techniques he portrayed a truly
galactic vision, summing futuristic vibes straight from another universe.
Parviainen says. "In my pictures you see a parallel universe which only the
camera can capture".
LED lights coupled with camera trickery is a developing art
form. In comparison to work by Parviainen, others artists leave LED lights to
dance and tease across the night sky. This form of light art produces a vivid
psychedelic scene, shooting light beams up to the sky to construct utterly
awe-inspiring structures; glowing beehive cylinders, sci-fi strands, cosmetic
cannons, extraordinary orbs and mind bending wires, all terms that can describe
these eye catching inventions.
British freelance photographer Martin Kimbell is a grand
example of how you can incorporate LED lights and long exposure camera tricks
to produce something quite special. His photography displays ghostly glowing
tornados and hula hooping wiry wreaths spiralling into the night sky. Practicing
with LEDs since he was 16, Kimbell is now a dab hand at creating these stunning
images. Modestly mastering a digital camera to test composition and lighting
but nothing more elaborate, “I can leave the shutter open for as long as I want
without worrying about the quality degrading or my battery running out.”
Artists are well renowned for turning something run of the
mill, mundane and unassuming into something with an edge, a spectacle and a
subject to puzzle over. The world of LED artwork is one of them, with artists’
using the night sky, buildings and even themselves to sorcer up an ecstatic
enchantment of light architecture and design.
What’s more, these artists are using equipment which is
kinder to the environment, so in some ways they are giving two things back to
the world; art and planet conservation. LEDs have the scope to be compulsory,
not just seen as an alternative to halogens and fluorescents but a must for all
establishments.
In a time where modern technology is so advanced, surely
there is no need to keep producing lamps which are so harmful to the
environment? Yet unfortunately this kind of logic can be applied to most
things, stop producing weapons and people won’t be killed or seeing as 92% of
money is not in physical form, print more money and distribute it to the poor.
Until these proposed ideas are taken seriously and god forbid actually actioned
it is up to us to keep the fire burning and the light firmly lit, but remember,
the lights need to be LED.
Posted 5:28 AM by Matt Prescott
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