@ this time in human history there is nothing better than nuclear
fission! Doesn't mean that wind farms, solar energy and tidal power
aren't also excellent sources of power. We need room temperature super
conductors as well to store and distribute energy over long distances.
Eli Allen wrote:
Nuclear isn't that good. Its non renewable so won't last very long.
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Realize also, a big chunk of the use of oil in the US doesn't go for car
gas.. more like machinery upkeep, that thing called "plastic", airlines,
etc.
I do believe heavily in nuclear power.
For others, hell, break out biodiesel ;)
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of the over 50% that we import. A better idea is to ban all
incandescent
lights for compact fluorescents which only use 1/4 the energy! There
are
I thought LED's had beat out fluorescents on efficiency. Correct me
if I am
wrong. Many people died at a major intersection close to my house.
People
ran red lights at this intersection because they were speeding and
approached the intersection far too fast for conditions. They did not
realize the red light was there until it was too late. Flashing caution
lights to warn of a traffic light ahead were installed several years
ago.
This slowed down the collisions (people call them accidents, but
rarely is a
collision an accident, but the results of negligence and easily
preventable)
at that dangerous intersection. Recently they installed LED traffic
lights
there. Now the flashing caution lights on approach are useless
(except in
fog) because the traffic light can be seen brightly for miles against
any
background.
The point here is the LED's are at least 10 times as bright as the
lights
they replaced and my guess is they use 10% or less energy to operate.
LED
traffic lights do not "turn" (you can see regular bulbs dim as they
go off
and brighten as they come on). LED traffic lights "snap" (quick
change) and
that, in itself gets your attention even if you are 2 miles away!
I hope LED's are applicable to most all lighting applications,
especially
street lights, where energy consumption is a major factor in where
street
lights are installed.
Please do not laugh at me if all of your traffic lights are LED's. We
are
still in the stone age here in Albany, GA and only about 15% of our
traffic
lights are LED's. I recently had an LED brake light installed on my
motorcycle for safety purposes.
Chuck
