The Global Warming Response Act
A3301/S2114, sponsored by Assemblywoman Linda Stender (D-22) and Senator Barbara Buono (D-18), requires mandatory limits on New Jersey’s global warming emissions from all sources. It is modeled off the California Global Warming Solutions Act, AB32 (Nunez/Pavley).
Specifically, the act requires the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) to establish a greenhouse gas reduction program to reduce the global warming emissions, primarily carbon dioxide, produced in New Jersey to below 1990 levels (roughly 20 percent below current levels) by 2020.
Within a year of the act’s passage, the NJDEP is required to establish relevant global warming emissions inventories, prioritize sources for global warming emissions reductions and adopt rules and regulations to achieve reductions below 1990 levels by 2020.
On or before January 2008, the act requires the NJDEP to establish a global warming emissions monitoring and reduction program and establish a series of interim emissions reduction requirements targeting specific sources to achieve the reductions. The first global warming reduction requirement must be met by January 1, 2012, and the bill lays out that further reductions be phased in, year-by-year, from 2012 through 2020.
The act requires the NJDEP to identify, monitor and enforce projected and annual emissions from all sources, including emissions from electricity sources located outside of the state that import electricity for use in New Jersey, and to monitor emissions from all sources. According to the most recent data available, 52 percent of New Jersey’s global warming emissions comes from transportation, 16 percent is from in-state electricity generation, 13 percent is from direct use of fossil fuels in homes, 11 percent is from direct use of fossil fuels in industry and 8 percent is from direct use of fossil fuels in commercial business. New Jersey also produces emissions through consumption of electricity generated in other states.
The act requires that on or before January 1, 2009 and annually thereafter, the NJDEP must report back to the Governor and the legislature on current levels of global warming emissions and progress toward meeting the reduction requirements. By January 1, 2015, the NJDEP must evaluate the attainment or maintenance of the 2020 reduction requirement and adopt further regulations to attain or maintain the 2020 requirement or require further reductions beyond the requirement. If further reductions are required, the NJDEP must establish an additional global warming emissions reduction requirement by 2030 and a schedule to attain that level of reduction.
The Global Warming Response Act is ground-breaking legislation. If passed, New Jersey will be one of the first states to adopt mandatory limits on global warming emissions from all sources.
Environment New Jersey is urging all members of the New Jersey Assembly and Senate to co-sponsor A3301/S2114 without delay.
(www.environmentnewjersey.org)
This act came within a week of Governor John Corzine’s executive order on global warming. “Governor Corzine rose to the challenge today by establishing a firm, far-reaching, science-based commitment to reduce New Jersey’s global warming emissions.” (http://www.environmentnewjersey.org/news-releases/global-warming/global-warming-news/governor-corzine-issues-executive-order-on-global-warming) This shows that specific states are more willing to take action against global warming than our American government itself. These states include California, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington, Illinois, and North Carolina.
In my opinion the only word that comes to mind is “FINALLY’. It is about time that our government is taking action to save the earth for us and those that shall come after us. New Jersey is now a leader in the reduction of greenhouse gases, and if we were to rank the top “reducers”, New Jersey word come in at 32nd in the world
Zach Moylen
Monday, February 26, 2007
Dimming
The compact fluorescent light bulb is a newly advanced light that is energy efficient. Everyone should be earth friendly and switch from incandescent light bulbs to compact fluorescent. The dimming aspect of the fluorescent bulb is it uses fewer watts and produces a brighter light than a incandescent bulb. The only negative effect is upon turning the bulb on, it is dim for a short time period, until the gases inside the bulb build up. Compact fluorescent light bulbs are used for lights that are intended to be on for long periods of time.
“A traffic light using incandescent bulbs compared to a compact fluorescent bulbs at dim and bright.
Bright Dim
Red 13w 3w
Amber 13w 3w compact fluorescent bulb
Green 16w 4w
Red 28w 12w
Amber 28w 12w incandescent bulb
Green 28w 13w
“A traffic light using incandescent bulbs compared to a compact fluorescent bulbs at dim and bright.
Bright Dim
Red 13w 3w
Amber 13w 3w compact fluorescent bulb
Green 16w 4w
Red 28w 12w
Amber 28w 12w incandescent bulb
Green 28w 13w
How much money does the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb compare to the Incandescent Light Bulb?
Christine Clossey
According to Wikpeda, they are saying that the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb can last about 8,000 hours, compared to the incandescent light bulb which last about 500 to 2,000 hours. This means that you’ll be saving a great deal of money by using the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb. From my personal experience, my family got the CFL bulbs and it lasted it a couple of years, meaning that we saved lots of money not buying the regular bulbs. This chart that I got off Wikipedia this explains how you would be saving money:
According to Wikpeda, they are saying that the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb can last about 8,000 hours, compared to the incandescent light bulb which last about 500 to 2,000 hours. This means that you’ll be saving a great deal of money by using the Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb. From my personal experience, my family got the CFL bulbs and it lasted it a couple of years, meaning that we saved lots of money not buying the regular bulbs. This chart that I got off Wikipedia this explains how you would be saving money:
incandescent= (75W)X(8,000) X ($0.08/1000w X hr)= $48.00
According to this chart say you had a normal incandescent light bulb and compare it to the CFL. The normal bulb uses an average of 75 Watts as to the CFL which uses 20 W. Say both of these light bulbs last 8,000 hours. They say that cost of electricity in America is about $0.08 per kilo Watts per hour. As you can you tell by the charts this saves you a great deal of money. According to the Energy Star website “Save $30 or more in energy costs over each bulb’s lifetime”. So not only does this light save a great deal of money, it also helps save our earth, our true home.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp Wikipedia
http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=cfls.pr_cfls Energy Star
How much money saved on Fluorscent light bulbs?
How much money are you saving by switching to Fluorescent lightbulbs?
Generally the Florescent lightbulbs are a bit more expensive than standard incandescent bulbs. I looked on walmart.com and found that a 6 pk of 20 watt fluorescent bulbs come to $15.16. Where as you can find incandescent light bulbs at your local supermarket where they can go for about 5 dollars for a 4 pk. . (2)(3)foIt would cost about $2.55 per each CFL bulb and $1.26 for each incadescent bulb.According to Wikipedia "CFLs are typically guaranteed for 8,000 hours. (Incandescent bulbs typically last 500 to 2000 hours, depending on exposure to voltage spikes and mechanical shock.)" (1)
"The CFL, therefore, will save $36.00 in electricity (compared to the incandescent bulb) during its rated life. Some American discount stores sell packages of CFLs for about $2.75 per CFL and incandescent bulbs for about $0.50 each, a $2.25 difference. The estimated payback period for buying the CFL instead of the incandescent bulb is, therefore, 500 hours, which is 100 days at 5 hours per evening. Two additional advantages of the CFL are that the majority of these bulbs never get beyond touch-warm( meaning warm enough that it wont burn your hand if you touch it), making them significantly safer for children and the elderly, and providing a reduced risk of fire in homes and offices."
so in my opinion, the fluorescent lightbulbs may cost a bit more , but they will save you good deal of money on electric (1)
- Heather Richardson
Links:
What's the difference between a compact fluorescent light bulb and a fluorescent bulb?
"The primary differences are in size, shape and energy usage; compact fluorescent bulbs are made in special shapes (which require special technologies) to fit in standard household light sockets, like table lamps and ceiling fixtures. In addition, most compact fluorescent lamps have an "integral" ballast that is built into the light bulb, whereas most fluorescent tubes require a separate ballast independent of the bulb. Both types offer energy-efficient light. " 1
"A ballast is used to stabilize the current flow in lamps. Ballasts vary greatly in complexity. They can be as simple as a series resistor as commonly used with small neon lamps. For higher-power installations, too much energy would be wasted in a resistive ballast, so alternatives are used that depend upon the reactance of inductors, capacitors, or both. Finally, ballasts can be as complex as the computerized, remote-controlled electronic ballasts used with fluorescent lamps."2
1http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/ask_us/faq_compact.htm#breaks
2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_ballast
Jill Robinson
"A ballast is used to stabilize the current flow in lamps. Ballasts vary greatly in complexity. They can be as simple as a series resistor as commonly used with small neon lamps. For higher-power installations, too much energy would be wasted in a resistive ballast, so alternatives are used that depend upon the reactance of inductors, capacitors, or both. Finally, ballasts can be as complex as the computerized, remote-controlled electronic ballasts used with fluorescent lamps."2
1http://www.gelighting.com/na/home_lighting/ask_us/faq_compact.htm#breaks
2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_ballast
Jill Robinson
An Easy Way To Save Money
How many lbs of CO2 are saved by converting to a compact fluorescent light bulb?
Switching to a compact fluorescent light bulb is an easy way to reduce your energy consumption, while lowering your energy bill. Sources state that, "By switching one incandescent light bulb to a compact fluorescent light bulb can save 150 lbs of carbon dioxide emission a year" (www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Your-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions). This is because a compact fluorescent light bulb converts more of its consumed energy to visible light than an incandescent light bulb does. An incandescent light bulb converts 10% of its energy to visible light and 90% of it gets converted to heat, while a compact fluorescent light bulb converts 90% of its energy to visible light and 10% of its energy is converted to heat (www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Your-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions). In California one newspaper, The Tracy Press, wrote an article that stated: "Replacing a 75-watt incandescent light bulb with a 20-watt compact fluorescent light bulb would prevent 1,300 lbs of carbon dioxide from being pumped into the atmosphere by electric plants a year" (www.tracypress.com/content/views/7533/2/). So change one light bulb to a compact fluorescent one, and save some money and reduce the carbon dioxide emission.
By: Chris DiPaolo
Switching to a compact fluorescent light bulb is an easy way to reduce your energy consumption, while lowering your energy bill. Sources state that, "By switching one incandescent light bulb to a compact fluorescent light bulb can save 150 lbs of carbon dioxide emission a year" (www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Your-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions). This is because a compact fluorescent light bulb converts more of its consumed energy to visible light than an incandescent light bulb does. An incandescent light bulb converts 10% of its energy to visible light and 90% of it gets converted to heat, while a compact fluorescent light bulb converts 90% of its energy to visible light and 10% of its energy is converted to heat (www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Your-Greenhouse-Gas-Emissions). In California one newspaper, The Tracy Press, wrote an article that stated: "Replacing a 75-watt incandescent light bulb with a 20-watt compact fluorescent light bulb would prevent 1,300 lbs of carbon dioxide from being pumped into the atmosphere by electric plants a year" (www.tracypress.com/content/views/7533/2/). So change one light bulb to a compact fluorescent one, and save some money and reduce the carbon dioxide emission.
By: Chris DiPaolo
Cost?
Cost of Light Bulbs
Based on the research I conducted I found that the new light bulbs by General Electric are fairly cheap. However, you have to find the right store to buy them from, because if you go to Home Depot to buy them, they only sell them in single packs that cost as much as $7.99 per bulb. When I looked at the Wal-Mart website I was able to find much more reasonable prices including what I consider the deal of the century to be. The deal was a 12-pack of 60 watt bulbs for just $19.76; it came out to be just $1.65 each. Some other deals were 100 watt and 75 watt in packs of 6 for just $3.96 each. Eric Auerbach
Sites:
http://www.homedepot.com/
www.wal-mart.com
Based on the research I conducted I found that the new light bulbs by General Electric are fairly cheap. However, you have to find the right store to buy them from, because if you go to Home Depot to buy them, they only sell them in single packs that cost as much as $7.99 per bulb. When I looked at the Wal-Mart website I was able to find much more reasonable prices including what I consider the deal of the century to be. The deal was a 12-pack of 60 watt bulbs for just $19.76; it came out to be just $1.65 each. Some other deals were 100 watt and 75 watt in packs of 6 for just $3.96 each. Eric Auerbach
Sites:
http://www.homedepot.com/
www.wal-mart.com
What is the Light Quality of Compact Fluorescent Lightbulbs?
- A phosphor, a substance that exhibits sustained glowing after exposure to light or energised particles such as electrons, emits light in a narrow frequency range, unlike an incandescent filament, which emits the full spectrum.
- "Fluorescent lamps are usually operated on ac circuits with a frequency of 60 Hz(A unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second). However, higher frequencies permit higher-efficiancy lamp operation along with ballasts of lower power dissipation per watt. Consequently, systems have been developed for the operation of fluorescent lamps at frequencies from 360 to 50,000 Hz. The most important high-frequency ballasts operate the lamps in the 25-kHz range, are lighter in weight, can have flicker-free light output, and will continue to be more cost-effective as the cost of electricity increases." http://www.answers.com/topic/hertz
- CFL's take about 30 seconds or more to reach full luminosity. Incandescent lightbulbs only take .1 seconds.
- CFL's do not fail suddenly like incandescent lightbulbs. Instead they take longer to achieve full luminosity, there are random periods of reduced brightness, and there is an appearance of growing black spots of the glass tubing inside.
- If CFL's are used outdoors in very cold weather, they can take several minutes to achieve full luminosity or may not turn on at all.
By Tara Walsh
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compact_fluorescent_lamp
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