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  LED's

  Do you have more information on LED's? I would like to make a change to more efficient bulbs, but the one flourescent I have in the garage truly dismays me with it's dismal light. Living in a part of the country which is already gray 9 months out of the year, bright light is very important to me.On Umbra on mercury in CFLs posted 2 years, 3 months ago 17 Responses

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  The Real Issue

  The real issue here is not how green each dem is, but whether our country is ready to make a change.
  Everyone on this page would likely want the most green candidate to be elected, but what about the rest of the country?
  We still live in the country that elected George Bush to a second term. And although his polls are low, it takes a lot of disgruntlement for most people to make a real change in their lives. (anyone try to lose weight or start an exercise program lately? After all, we all know that is good for us...oh yeah, but wait, we all ride our bikes everywhere and eat only local and organic foods...right?)
  When people are uncertain, as they can be over the confusion of who is the best candidate, they go back to what is familiar, even if familiar is bad.
  I'm not sure that even with the publicity surrounding it that global warming has reached a "critical mass" point where most people are really ready to make sacrifices in their daily lives to reduce green house gases.
  What we really need to do right now is get behind the democratic candidate that has the most chance of winning, even if it is one that isn't quite as green as we would like, at least they are open to being educated and maybe not standing in the way of progress on this issue. People will take a small step before a giant leap and this may be the candidate most likely to win the mass vote.
  This may seem to some like sacrificing your high morals, and it probably is, but small steps may unfortunately be the only way to show people the way.On Interviews and info on the presidential candidates' environmental positions posted 2 years, 3 months ago 53 Responses