Transcript EAST PROJECT

EAST PROJECT
Melody Thomas
Physics of Human Affairs
Pierre Brown
Gary Strimple
Eric McCorey
Introduction
• Incandescent Light bulbs
– Convert very little energy into light
– Cost more in energy costs
– Contribute to Greenhouse Gases
• Fluorescent Light bulbs(CFLs)
– Use much less energy
– Save average home $40 to $50 a year
Project Overview
• In the City the home of a company
proposing a sale of 100,000,000 CFLs in
one year and in a state that calls itself the
Natural State, so let’s lead the way.
Methods
• Gather local and general information of
energy use and how we can lower it
through use of CFLs.
• Compile the information into a concise
localized manner to convince the public of
our intentions.
Community Aspect
• Our intention is to lower the local usage of
energy in Bentonville.
• Save residents costs with lower energy
bills
• Reduce Greenhouse Gases
Technology
• Web design
– Businesses = 1 and 1 web hosting
– PHP and Java
• PowerPoint
Project Contacts
• Bentonville City Council
• Bentonville Utilities
• Bentonville Chamber of Commerce
• Local Environmental Groups
Expected Outcome
• The restricted sale of Incandescent
Lightbulbs in Bentonville Arkansas by
2008.
• Inform the residents in Bentonville of the
advantages in switching to CFLs.
References
• Media i.e. CNN, Reuters, Associated Press
• Environmental Agencies
• http://www.1800arkansas.com/energy/
• http://ed.fnal.gov/ntep/f98/projects/nrel_
energy_2/lightinglab.html