The GravityLight In America we are celebrating Thanksgiving today and when our Sun sets in the sky tonight we will all turn on our lights, without thought, to continue giving thanks with family and friends. Some may go shopping in stores for sales that start tonight and all these stores will have lights on as well to facilitate this marketing melee. As you may have surmised, I do not subscribe to this as a time to buy material possessions. One of the reasons...
As we turn on our lights this Thanksgiving night and every night in America, there are 1.3 Billion people without electricity in this world. That is one out of every five people living; most use kerosene lamps to light their way through the dark of night. Kerosene, a known carcinogen with an open flame burning a wick, can cause burns, cataracts, and cancer. Yet, for most this is the only source of light to do homework, read, cook, and to see where they are walking. Finally along comes Humankind's ingenuity!
GravityLight was designed by a company called Deciwatt for use in third-world and developing countries with the goal of making kerosene lamps obsolete. The LED light that comes on is powered by Earth's gravity just like the descending weights of a Cuckoo clock. All you need to do is pull a strap, fill the ballast bag with 20 pounds of rocks or earth and let gravity illuminate the LED bulb in an adjustable lamp. No real operating costs once you buy or are given a GravityLight kit. This is key to many families since the cost of kerosene can consume up to 30% of their yearly income! This is an amazing and logical invention, as the weight slowly falls to the ground, gears are turned that drives a small motor to produce at least 25 minutes of power for the light.
So now I ask you to review the following LINK and Watch the Video to see if you wish to contribute and help make these GravityLights more readily available to the remaining 1.3 Billion people in our world that don't have light like you and I. Flipping a light switch on is easy and so is using this LINK. Contributing to this project may become one of the best ways for us in America to say thank you, thank you for all that we have right at our fingertips. Happy Thanksgiving and peace be with you.
Bill Lauto , GTG
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
Contribute your comments!
So now I ask you to review the following LINK and Watch the Video to see if you wish to contribute and help make these GravityLights more readily available to the remaining 1.3 Billion people in our world that don't have light like you and I. Flipping a light switch on is easy and so is using this LINK. Contributing to this project may become one of the best ways for us in America to say thank you, thank you for all that we have right at our fingertips. Happy Thanksgiving and peace be with you.
Bill Lauto , GTG
Environmental Scientist
International Sustainability and Energy Consultant
Contribute your comments!
