If you are using or distributing the LED Grow Master line I would
like to take this opportunity to thank you. I would like everyone to be
as proud of themselves as I am. The best way I can think of to
convince you that you should be proud is to explain what it is your
lighting choice can do for the world.
The obvious issue is energy consumption. The Department of
Energy has estimated that LED lighting could cut national energy
consumption for lighting by 29% by 2025. If you consider that lighting
accounts for over 22% of all of the electricity used in the US it is
apparent that this transition can go a long way towards saving our
dwindling natural resources as well as significantly decreasing pollution
created by supplying this energy. This is not the only way that you are
contributing by using and promoting LEDs in the world of horticulture.
Water shortages are becoming more prevalent throughout the
world. It is hard to imagine the desperation that is felt in many parts of
the world for this precious resource. Since 1950 the world’s population
has doubled and the water usage has tripled. As our population
increases our freshwater does not. Because the LEDs create very little
heat- we can dramatically reduce the amount of water required to
produce food. This concept is becoming increasingly important when
planning a future in many areas that do not have the luxury of a faucet.
The previous issues are of primary concern among much of society
but they are not the only two issues effected by using LEDs in place of
other traditional light sources. By using led grow lights in your garden
you require less nutrients and thus less waste is transported back into
our water supply. LEDs do not contain lead or mercury which is
present in other light sources. LEDs also have a much longer lifespan
which greatly reduces the amount of material that will end up in our
landfills. Thanks Again.–AL