[Dewey-Darrow] (fwd) Press Release: Free LED Holiday Light Exchange/Energy Star Pledge

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This is a great opportunity.

"City of Evanston" <epalmer at cityofevanston.org> wrote:

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>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
>December 10, 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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>Contact:     Eric Palmer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
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>Free Holiday Light Exchange with Energy Star Pledge                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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>EVANSTON, IL - The City of Evanston will be sponsoring a LED Holiday Light Exchange at the Morton Civic Center for Evanston residents while supplies last.  For a limited time, residents who sign the ENERGY STAR pledge to reduce their energy use will be given one free LED holiday light strand in exchange for a strand of old incandescent holiday lights, which will be recycled.                                                                                                                                                             
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>After you take the Energy Star Pledge, forward the confirmation e-mail to epalmer at cityofevanston.org with your name and simply stop by the Morton Civic Center, Fourth Floor, Room 4600, 2100 Ridge Ave., Mon.-Fri 9-5 p.m. to exchange your old lights – ask for Eric Palmer, Community Information Coordinator. Please be able to show ID showing who you are and that you are an Evanston resident.                                                                                                                                                
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>LEDs are naturally better at color; most people think they look more vibrant and colorful. Because LEDs are cool to the touch; the holiday lighting reduces the risk of fire. The bulbs are not made of glass and don't have filaments that will burn out, so that requires fewer light string replacements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
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>They are better for the environment, not only because they use less power, but also because repeatedly throwing away and replacing strands creates pollution. Manufacturing the incandescent light strands over and over takes a toll on the environment, and discarded lights take up space in landfills.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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>The lifespan of LED holiday lights can average 25,000 to 50,000 hours, outlasting the lifetime of standard incandescents, which is about 2,000 hours. During the standard 30-day holiday season, which averages about 300 hours of electricity use, replacing traditional holiday lights with LEDs reduces energy usage and saves money over time Eco-friendly lights use only 10 percent of the electricity required to power regular lights, saving a household money on their power bills and helping to protect the environment at the same time. 
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>For further information, please contact Eric Palmer, Community Information Coordinator, at epalmer at cityofevanston.org or 847/448-8085.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
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