Hi there, its Peter back again with your Letter today. I hope you had a good weekend, despite the heavy showers.
I read this morning that the iconic BBC Television centre building has attracted the attention of campaigners saying it should be listed as a grade II building, because of its special architectural and cultural significance. Thats according to English Heritage. The conservation body wants the West London site added to the statutory list of significant buildings. It is certainly a very recognisable building and I dont think Im biased when I say that because I work in television. Television Centre was opened on 29th June 1960, as the BBC's first purpose-built centre for television production. So there you go. BBC TVC could be listed as a grade II building. Bulbs The government has got its eye on your light bulbs! The incandescent tungsten light bulbs have had their day according to green activists. But some people are apparently clinging on to their old-fashioned light bulbs for dear life! Incandescent bulbs, which are the ones weve normally used for years and years, waste 95% of the energy they use, according to green activists. And they calculate that phasing them out in the UK will save more than five million tonnes in CO2 emissions a year. So despite all those warnings that switching to energy saving light bulbs is best for the environment, some households are so attached to the old style bulb that theyre stockpiling them ahead of the day when theyll no longer be available. Last September, the government made a deal with major shops for the supply of traditional bulbs to stop. Some higher energy bulbs will be gone from the supermarket shelves by January next year and all high energy bulbs by 2011. But people are very fond of ! their old light bulbs. Energy efficient bulbs apparently dont get bright enough and take an age to switch on. So what do you reckon? Are you so fond of the old light bulb, that youre stockpiling them in your attic? And heres something I didnt know about either. Some energy efficient bulbs have low levels of mercury in them. I read here that government advice says that because of the mercury in low energy bulbs, if you break one you should leave the room for fifteen minutes, clear up the pieces with rubber gloves, not with a vacuum cleaner, and take them in a sealed bag to your local council. The bulbs should not be thrown in normal waste. That was something I definitely didnt know about them. So there you go. Bulbs are hot topic at the moment. As always, let me know if you want to comment on anything I talk about in the Levy Letter. As always, its [EMAIL PROTECTED] to get in touch. Take care, Peter And for the latest news and more where you live, go to: http://bbc.co.uk/humber and http://bbc.co.uk/lincolnshire ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the BBC Look North newsletter, go to http://www.bbc.co.uk/england/looknorthhull/newsletter/newsletter_index.shtml, enter your email address in the unsubscribe box. 1.94.4
