Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Organic Glow
Light is taken for granted in society today. This article takes into consideration a new break through by the Philips corporation and how it has found a light that saves both energy and emissions. This new light is "Compared to an incandescent bulb, which might cost only about 50 cents and burn for 1,000 hours, CFLs cost around $3—although they use up to 75% less power and last much longer. LED lights cost a lot more, but they are even more efficient. Osram, which is part of Germany’s Siemens, recently launched the Parathom Classic, a LED lamp shaped like conventional 60 Watt light bulb. It uses 90% less power than an old-type bulb and has an average life of 25,000 hours." Although this may seem insignificant to most, the new trend of countries wishing to go more green. THis may be a way to increase their environmentally friendly side while saving money.
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I can see this spreading quite a bit. Recently there have been a lot of improvement in lighting technology. Though the lights are a bit more expensive it makes sense to get them since they burn longer and save on electricity. So, in the short run you're spending more money but in the long run you save on electricity and the bulbs burn longer. I'll think this over quite a bit next time I go out to buy light bulbs.
In the short run people might think it is smarter to only spend 50 cents on a bulb. The down side though is that it only last 1,000 hours and burns electricity. Consumers would be stupid not to spend the extra money and get the LED lamp. It is amazing that a light bulb cast last that long. So, for the long run this will greatly help the environment if everyone will get on board and you will rarely ever have to change them.
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