Re: save the electron!

Posted by Guy Cox-2 on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/save-the-electron-tp7583238p7583244.html

This post did not go to Allison!

I was a bit surprised by her comment about labs leaving mercury lamps on overnight.  Since HBO bulbs last 100 - 200 hours depending on type, I think you'd be more worried about the cost of lamps that the electricity bill!  

  Guy

Guy Cox, Honorary Associate Professor
School of Medical Sciences

Australian Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis,
Madsen, F09, University of Sydney, NSW 2006


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Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2015 8:17 PM
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Subject: Re: save the electron!

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Hello Allison,

Also, the questionnaire won't let you go on to the next page unless the location of your lab is in the USA.

Best Regards,
Pete

Peter Gabriel Pitrone - DipRMS TechRMS FRMS Light Sheet Fluorescence Microscopist and Imaging Specialist for Dr. Pavel Tomancak's research group at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics Pfotenhauerstraße 108
01307 Dresden, Saxony
Germany


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On Thu, January 8, 2015 08:52, Andreas Bruckbauer wrote:
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<|> Hi Allison,
<|> Good cause but you chose the wrong name! We are returning every single <|> electron we borrow from the electricity supplier. Otherwise our lab would <|> be negatively charged and our hair stand up all the time! Just that <|> pumping the electrons around takes an awful lot of chemical, nuclear, <|> solar or other energy which is then converted to useless heat at our end <|> and we probably have to pump more electrons around to transport this heat <|> to somwhere outside the building (switch on the air conditioning).
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<|> Andreas
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<|> Every day, millions and millions of electrons are wasted in laboratories <|> - <|> from centrifuges kept at 4 degrees 'just in case' and water baths <|> permanently set to 37 degrees, to microscopes that are left on overnight <|> because the Hg bulb needed to be left on for 30 minutes, laboratories <|> waste <|> a lot of energy. Our non-profit, My Green Lab, is working to reduce <|> energy <|> use in labs, and put those energy savings back into the pockets of <|> researchers in the form of energy rebates.  But before we can develop <|> financial incentives, we need to know more information about the type of <|> equipment you use in your lab.
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<|> Please help us by taking this 15-minute survey.  Anyone who works in a <|> lab <|> is qualified to participate, and all participants will be entered to win <|> a <|> MacBook Air.  A link to the survey is here:  www.surveymonkey.com/s/CEEL <|> Feel free to share this link with your friends and colleagues.
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<|> For more information about our non-profit, or about how you can save <|> energy <|> in your lab, please visit our website:  www.mygreenlab.org <|> <|> Feel free to contact me with any feedback or questions at <|> [hidden email] <|> <|> Thank you!!
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<|> Thank you for helping us save the electron!
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