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GOP Voted Against Light Bulb Bill That Saves US Consumers $12.5 Billion
Jul 12, 2011
Please note news story at; http://www.care2.com/news/member/979852695/2866975                                                                                                       "It’s been 189 days since the GOP took control of the House and rather than working on legislation which will foster job creation and strengthen our economy, Republicans are taking American families another step backward and voting on a bill rolling back bipartisan energy standards which will save consumers $12.5 billion when fully implemented." Rest of story at   http://www.democraticleader.gov/blog/?p=4228
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The Republicans voted this bill into existence a few years ago, but now seem to have had a change of hearts and minds. Before, it was a good idea to save money and energy. 

Now the Republicans say it is a BAD idea to save money and energy, so they voted to cancel the light bulb bill that would have phased out incandescent light bulbs that cost a LOT more to run than CFL bulbs and cost even more to run that LED bulbs. 

A standard light bulb uses 75 watts of energy.

A CFL as the picture shows, uses only 15 watts of energy, and lasts as long as 10 standard bulbs. 

An LED bulb can use as little as 1.5 watts of energy. This is a HUGE reduction in the use energy, compared to an incandescent bulb. If one figures out the total cost of energy used and price paid to replace the bulbs, it is a no brainer to switch to either a CFL bulb or an LED bulb. The savings are HUGE. 

I think I understand why this might have happened.. We have to keep Americans paying LOTS OF MONEY to the coal, oil, and nuclear utility companies. We have to keep the obsolete incandescent light bulb factories busy, making obsolete light bulbs that waste energy, money and all of our time. 

Think of the cost of gas, going to and from the store to replace all of these frequently burning out, obsolete light bulbs.  Now I know who is behind this... the oil, coal and nuclear power generation companies. They want us driving a lot, and using a lot of gas. They want to keep those electric meters spinning really fast, so they can collect HUGE amounts of money.. 
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Dont Ask, Dont Tell; It Needs To Be Repealed
Dec 9, 2010
Human Rights Campaign


The Senate has failed to lead.

President Obama still can.

The United States Senate has failed our military and failed the American people.

Despite hundreds of thousands of calls and emails demanding an end to "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" – and despite military leaders imploring the Senate to repeal the law this year instead of leaving it to the courts – the Senate today voted to leave prejudice and bigotry on the books.

Since it appears Congress won't repeal the law this year, the fate of lesbian and gay service members now rests in President Obama's hands. To make good on his commitment to end "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in 2010, President Obama needs to immediately issue a stop-loss order halting military discharges. At the same time, the Administration must immediately cease defending DADT in federal court.

In his State of the Union address last January, President Obama said he would work with Congress to repeal "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" this year. But despite the House successfully voting to repeal the law, the Senate continued its filibuster.

Now it's up to President Obama to clean up Congress's mess. And the first step is for his administration to stop defending the law in court and embroiling "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in seemingly endless legal wrangling.

Also, as Commander in Chief, the President can issue an executive order to retain any soldier deemed necessary in a time of war – even though Congress has failed to remove the law from the books. President Obama must issue that order and end the discharges now.

Send your email to President Obama and remind him that millions of Americans will stand with him when he asserts his leadership on this issue. And taking action today will add crucial pressure for President Obama to act before 2010 ends in just a few weeks.

We need President Obama to take immediate action to end this law that has hurt our families, our soldiers, and our national security by costing us thousands of the best and brightest service members who should be defending our nation.

I'm not giving up,

Eric Alva
Joe Solmonese
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How To Take Advantage Of Health Care Reform
Oct 11, 2010
How To Take Advantage Of Health Care Reform
Much of the new health-care reform bill will take effect in stages between now and 2015, but many Americans still don't understand what the changes are, according to a summer poll by Harris Interactive. Here are a few things you can take advantage of now to improve your health, at no cost to you. 
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