Title: Ed Begley, Jr. Loses Control Over ClimateGate Source:
[None] URL Source:[None] Published:Nov 25, 2009 Author:Ed Begley Post Date:2009-11-25 09:39:36 by Jethro Tull Ping List:*Leftwing Loon Alert*Subscribe to *Leftwing Loon Alert* Keywords:None Views:1520 Comments:59
It has to hurt a psychotic like Begley when all he believes in has been exposed to be a lie.
Here are five things Begley suggests you start doing this holiday season:
– Replace every conventional light bulb in your house or apartment with an energy-efficient LED bulb. “That includes your Christmas lights,” Begley notes. “They’re definitely cost-effective and use a whole lot less power.”
– Weather-strip your doors and windows. “You can go to Home Depot and get this done in less than a day,” Begley says. “You’ll start saving money on your first energy billing cycle.”
– Get yourself an energy-saving digital thermostat. “And don’t forget to program it,” Begley says. “Set it to your home habits, so it knows when you wake up and when you sleep. And don’t waste money heating your home when you’re not there.”
– Keep the car in the garage, especially for short trips for whip cream and eggnog. “Ride a bike when weather and fitness permit,” Begley explains. “Or use public transportation.”
– Stay grounded. “I think we fly too much,” Begley states. “There are a lot of emissions that go along with flying at 31,000 feet. I know I fly too much. I just recently drove up to Portland, Oregon and back in a hybrid car. That’s the way to do it.”
– Replace every conventional light bulb in your house or apartment with an energy-efficient LED bulb. “That includes your Christmas lights,” Begley notes. “They’re definitely cost-effective and use a whole lot less power.”
– Weather-strip your doors and windows. “You can go to Home Depot and get this done in less than a day,” Begley says. “You’ll start saving money on your first energy billing cycle.”
– Get yourself an energy-saving digital thermostat. “And don’t forget to program it,” Begley says. “Set it to your home habits, so it knows when you wake up and when you sleep. And don’t waste money heating your home when you’re not there.”
Actually, those are sound pieces of advice (the ones quoted). LED Christmas lights are gorgeous, no real heat and use like 10% of the energy. Nothing wrong with that. Normal house lighting still needs some work though, the LED bulbs are just now starting to give out reasonable light compared to normal bulbs, I suspect that we'll need a year or two to have them up to 60W bulb lumen output. That said, at 7W compared to 60W, the cost savings is huge, especially given the like 100,000 hour lifespan of LED lights.
The other two items are just common sense, and they help out on your utility bills as well.
You don't have to be an eco-religionist to see the cost benefits of those basic items I'd think.
Begely, fwiw, at least practices what he preaches. More than can be said of most eco-religionists whose sole goal is to change how *you* live. But yes, he is a nutbar. :)
i can't do the LED bulbs as i use 3 ways (250-100-50) in all my lamps. i like a lot of bright light. however, i only turn them on when i'm in that particular room and always turn off lights when i leave a room. i only turn off one of my 4 computers overnight though.
i can't do the LED bulbs as i use 3 ways (250-100-50) in all my lamps. i like a lot of bright light. however, i only turn them on when i'm in that particular room and always turn off lights when i leave a room. i only turn off one of my 4 computers overnight though.
I'm currently using CFL's in everything except my magnifying desk lamp (it won't fit). Over time I'll replace those that burn out with LED's - and I already have several LED emergency lights - that will run for 1000 hours on 3 AAA batteries. I'm not doing it because of Ed Baglady Jr. though. I'm doing it because it saves me money.
You might check out C. Crane Company and see if they have something that would work in your 3 ways. They have the biggest selection of white LEDs that I am aware of - including strip lighting. I have a CFL in my 3 way Torchiere here in my palatial singlewide. ;-)