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media type="file" key="House_Bill_Number_432.mp3" =Bill: House Number 432 Amendment by Democrat [|Jane Harman]=



**Sponsor & Purpose**
 Jane Harman(CA) sponsored our bill to encourage the use of [|ENERGY STAR]or [|FEMP]approved light bulbs. It would incorporate several large businesses coming together to change the type of light bulbs that they use.

Who Will This Bill Affect?
 This bill will affect large corporations who use many light bulbs, such as Wal-Mart, because they will be required to use a specific brand of light bulbs, which may cost more money for them than they were normally spending. However if everyone would use simply one fluorescent light bulb it would be the equivalent to removing 800,000 cars from the road, so in a sense it affects everyone.



HISTORY OF THIS ISSUE
For a while no one gave a second thought to what type of light bulb they used in their homes. However, once they found out how harmful a simple incandescent bulb could actually be to the environment compact fluorescent light bulbs became the new trend. Not only were they good for the environment but also they save energy and produced up to 90 percent less heat than the average incandescent. There were still those that argued that the original price of a compact fluorescent is too expensive in today’s economy and going with the old-fashioned energy waster incandescent bulb. But in reality, the fluorescent bulb’s price actually saves money over time with your energy bills going up. As for the incandescent bulb, although it is cheaper, your energy bill will go up overtime. If every American home replaced just one light bulb with an ENERGY STAR qualified bulb, we would save enough energy to light more than 3 million homes for a year, more than $600 million in annual energy costs, and prevent greenhouse gases equivalent to the emissions of more than 800,000 cars. Today, energy is so important in today’s economy, society and government. Our government has created departments to help come up with new ideas such as fluorescent light bulbs, energy efficient washing machines and dryers and even to an underground heating system that uses natural heat to heat your everyday showers, sinks and baths. Some of the many programs today include the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), FEMP (Federal Energy Management Program) and ENERGY STAR. \Some of these programs were created in the 1970s and 1980s! So as you can see, energy has been a huge debate in today’s communities. Programs are here today to help many people in the USA and even around the world understand why saving energy is important and why we need to protect our Earth!



Energy Star
 In 1992, Energy Star was first proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency(EPA). It was first used as a voluntary labeling program designed to identify and promote energy-efficient products to reduce greenhouse gas production into our once clean air. Computers and moniters were the first to be labeled products. Today, you will find many electronics and home goods with the common ENERGY STAR label.

FEMP(Federal Energy Management Program)


This is a program created by the Department of Energy to reduce the cost and environmental impact of the Federal gpvernment by advancing to better energy efficiency and water conservation. Also it strives to promote the use of distributed and renewable enrgy and finally, to improve utility management decisions at Federal sites. Since our country has the single most energy consuming Federal government, we have a clear responsibility to help out by setting a good and helpful example on promoting energy saving. That is only one of the many goals of FEMP. FEMP was chartered in 1973 and ever since has done a great job in coming up with new ideas of energy saving and consuming. FEMP strives to help agencies find solutions to their most difficult energy challenges. FEMP provides the following services to help promote agencies to better energy saving: 
 * Demonstrate federal leadership in smart energy management.
 * Save taxpayer dollars through guaranteed cost savings.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Renew and rejuvenate federal buildings and related infrastructure at minimal cost to agencies.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Protect air quality and conserve water.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Contribute to the nation's energy and economic security.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Increase market demand for advanced energy technologies.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Help to provide emergency power during outages.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Enhance energy supplies and improve reliability through distributed energy resources.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Free up resources for other agency needs.
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">Educate federal workers and the public about smart energy choices.

=<span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">**What's the real difference between incandescent and compact fluorescent light bulbs?** = <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">

<span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">**   Pros & Cons of the Incandescent Light Bulb...**
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|| <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">** Cons ** || <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(13, 69, 20);"><span style="color: rgb(6, 4, 4);"><span style="color: rgb(13, 8, 8);">**<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 51);">Pros **
 * * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 2, 2);"><span style="color: rgb(13, 69, 20);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 109, 37);"><span style="color: rgb(43, 166, 87);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 193, 129);"><span style="color: rgb(6, 4, 4);">fit <span style="color: rgb(3, 2, 2);">most every type of lamp and lighting fixture
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 2, 2);"><span style="color: rgb(13, 69, 20);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 109, 37);"><span style="color: rgb(43, 166, 87);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 193, 129);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">i <span style="color: rgb(6, 4, 4);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">n expensive
 * <span style="color: rgb(10, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 2, 2);"><span style="color: rgb(13, 69, 20);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 109, 37);"><span style="color: rgb(43, 166, 87);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 193, 129);"><span style="color: rgb(3, 2, 2);">easy <span style="color: rgb(14, 67, 26);"><span style="color: rgb(3, 2, 2);"> <span style="color: rgb(6, 4, 4);">to <span style="color: rgb(6, 4, 4);"> find
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 2, 2);"><span style="color: rgb(14, 67, 26);"><span style="color: rgb(13, 69, 20);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 109, 37);"><span style="color: rgb(43, 166, 87);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 6, 5);">contain no mercury so disposal and cleanup if broken are easy
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 2, 2);"><span style="color: rgb(13, 69, 20);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 109, 37);"><span style="color: rgb(43, 166, 87);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 193, 129);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 6, 4);">wide range of voltage      || * <span style="color: rgb(7, 3, 3);"><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(246, 30, 30);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">must replace frequently compared to <span style="color: rgb(10, 5, 5);">C  <span style="color: rgb(10, 5, 5);">FL
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(7, 3, 3);">11 incandescent bulb’s lifespan= 1 CFL
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(246, 30, 30);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 2, 2);">r <span style="color: rgb(7, 3, 3);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 2, 2);">e lease too much heat
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 1, 1);">use to much electricity
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 2, 2);">95 percent of the power consumed by the average incandescent bulb is expelled as heat
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(11, 4, 4);">the effect that light bulb would have in a warm room in the summertime will probably make you sick
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 1, 1);">can burn at the touch ||

<span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">**Pros & Cons of the Compact Flour<span style="color: rgb(17, 3, 3);">escent Light Bulb...**
<span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> || <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> Cons || <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);">**<span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 51);">Pros **
 * * <span style="color: rgb(16, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(1, 4, 2);">l<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ast 8-10 times longer than incandescent
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(3, 6, 7);">use about 75% less energy
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(2, 13, 6);">produce 90% less heat
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(1, 4, 2);">deliver more light per watt
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(2, 14, 6);">come in a variety of styles
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(1, 5, 2);">replacing bulbs less frequently saves you money
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(6, 15, 9);">have a long life so better for hard to reach places
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 2, 2);"><span style="color: rgb(18, 206, 83);"><span style="color: rgb(9, 1, 1);">If every American household changed one light to a CFL, we would save <span style="color: rgb(4, 2, 2);">$600 million in energy costs and prevent <span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 51); text-decoration: none;">[|greenhouse gas]  emissions equivalent to removing 800,000 cars from the road. || * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(7, 3, 3);">somewhat expensive compared to incandescent
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(14, 2, 2);">do not operate as well in low temperatures
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">you only start saving money after 700 hours of use
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(4, 1, 1);">take a while to come on sometimes
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(9, 6, 6);">won’t be as bright
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(8, 3, 3);">more susceptible to damage during transportation
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">not dependable in emergency lighting systems
 * <span style="color: rgb(5, 5, 5);"> <span style="color: rgb(235, 15, 15);"><span style="color: rgb(12, 3, 3);">b <span style="color: rgb(4, 1, 1);">ecause of the high voltage that all fluorescent bulbs use, there are cases of these bulbs interfering wit <span style="color: rgb(4, 1, 1);">h radio, TV, cordless phones, and other such signals.   ||


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