Re: save the electron!

Posted by Peter Gabriel Pitrone on
URL: http://confocal-microscopy-list.275.s1.nabble.com/save-the-electron-tp7583238p7583245.html

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She was CC:ed Guy, just you are now... So it did go to her! ;-)

Pete

On Thu, January 8, 2015 10:45, Guy Cox wrote:
<|> 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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<|> -----Original Message-----
<|> From: Confocal Microscopy List [mailto:[hidden email]]
<|> On Behalf Of Peter Gabriel Pitrone
<|> Sent: Thursday, 8 January 2015 8:17 PM
<|> To: [hidden email]
<|> 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
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<|> Peter Gabriel Pitrone - DipRMS TechRMS FRMS Light Sheet Fluorescence
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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).
<|> <|>
<|> <|> Best wishes
<|> <|>
<|> <|> Andreas
<|> <|>
<|> <|> -----Original Message-----
<|> <|> From: "Allison Paradise" <[hidden email]> <|> Sent:
<|> ‎07/‎01/‎2015 23:43 <|> To:
<|> "[hidden email]"
<|> <[hidden email]>
<|> <|> Subject: save the electron!
<|> <|>
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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.
<|> <|>
<|> <|> Please help us by taking this 15-minute survey.  Anyone who works in
<|> a <|> lab <|> is qualified to participate, and all participants will be
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<|> <|> Thank you for helping us save the electron!
<|> <|>
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