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Bell city manager might be highest paid in nation: $787,637 a year
July 14, 2010 | 6:25 pm

Top city officials in the small, relatively poor city of Bell might be the highest paid in the nation, according to documents reviewed by The Times.

In addition to the $787,637 salary of Chief Administrative Officer Robert Rizzo, Bell pays Police Chief Randy Adams $457,000 a year, about 50% more than Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck or Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca and more than double New York City’s police commissioner. Assistant City Manager Angela Spaccia makes $376,288 annually, more than most city managers.

Experts in city government said they were amazed at the salaries the city pays, particularly Rizzo’s. “I have not heard anything close to that number in terms of compensation or salary,” said Dave Mora, West Coast regional director of the International City/County Management Assn., and a retired city manager.

By comparison, Manhattan Beach, a far wealthier city with about 7,000 fewer people, paid its most recent city manager $257,484 a year. The city manager of Long Beach, with a population close to 500,000, earns $235,000 annually. Los Angeles County Chief Executive William T Fujioka makes $338,458.

Top officials have routinely received hefty annual raises in recent years. Rizzo’s contract calls for 12% raises each July, the same as his top deputy, according to documents obtained under the California Public Records Act.

Rizzo, who has run Bell’s day-to-day civic affairs since 1993, was unapologetic about his salary.

“If that’s a number people choke on, maybe I’m in the wrong business,” he said. “I could go into private business and make that money. This council has compensated me for the job I’ve done.”

Dear readers and community members,

Bluntly, so what if the salaries are higher than many other elected officials are.
Sounds to me like bell has a balanced budget, and is “expanding and helping the neighboring city of Maywoood’ by taking over management and the residents of Bell enjoy a good community.

Perhaps all the other ‘lower” paid elected officials should take note and Balance their budgets (Presidents, Governors and Mayors) and respectively act in accordance with good bossiness practices.

Independently speaking, as a former Board Member of the Entrepreneurs Organizations of Los Angeles (www.EOnetwork.org) and a Board Member of the Valley Economic Alliance, I liken this as positive growth and security of a business. If Bell were a stand alone business it is doing what other cities would like, be out of debt and run rather well.. Looks to me like it is doing what the ARA funds care trying to do. Stimulate, and here it seems like long term growth and reward.. Uniquely on a small level like most independent businesses that make up America, Bell seems to have a positive impact, and its membership is reaping the benefit. Work hard and reward those at the top that help make a positive thing happen is what we do in business…Be seen, be heard and do a good job are supposed to be the principles of a good business..

Good for Bell, good for its citizens and good the communities surrounding it.

Gerald Olesker, sustainable entrepreneur will be speaking on “How to Make money Building Green” at the Rose Bowl next Friday.
http://adgwebnet.com/greenwordpress/archives/282and will mention Bell.

Posted by: Gerald Olesker | July 16, 2010 at 07:26 AM

http://www.readysetgogreen.org/speakers/speakers/121-gerald-olesker-architectural-detail-group.html

Friday July 23, 2010 Gerald Olesker  will speak at teh Rose Bowl. He is the strategic mind behind the collaborative groups of Architectural Detail Group. ADG Eco Lighting Products is his current endeavor which reduces energy consumption of lighting by 50%-90% though innovative US manufactured resolutions.

His career began in Architecture . He has held positions of President and CEO of two other companies. Gerald believes that all buildings deserve attention to the architectural details, from the outside in - Architectural Detail Group Inc. provides these solutions and fulfillment with the highest level of service.

Boards Cabrillo Music Theater, Education Committee -Institute of Classical Architecture SoCal, Moderator - Green Panel, Board Member -Valley Economic Alliance, EO Los Angeles Board; chairing Green Affinity Network Think Tank .

Gerald Olesker’s philosophy is derived from a culmination of 20 years in the architectural solutions and design profession. To design is to be part of a collaborative that enhances the built environment though positive relationships. Those relationships with the client’s team, with the building’s parts and with the environment lean to elements in energy that is created and enhanced through a deliberate involvement; no building is complete without light and is void of detail without the function of those elements.

The Real Key to Sustainability and Making Money with Green. A well received introduction of owning the energy game in your buildings. Why reducing consumption and demand maintenance is far more simple with the right steps. And please do not use the “F” word when thinking about your lighting (copyright 4/30/2010) If you own or manage commercial property like parking structures, parking lots, parks, shopping centers, convention centers or hotels and you need to reduce your operating costs, and in the process reduce your impact on the environment then you need ADG ECO Induction Lighting.

The experts at ADG ECO Lighting Products have a solution to your lighting dilemma, through Induction Technology, we can make your space brighter while saving you money in operating and maintenance costs. ADG ECO Induction lamps are technologically more advanced than Metal Halide, High Pressure Sodium and Fluorescents and are easy to install or retrofit into existent posts and fixtures.

This Energy Star Challenge is save save save and maintain demand while reducing consumption. ADG Technology also helps reduce the impact on the environment with a 10:1 ripple and the additional wave caused by using US Manufacturing Federal Tax incentives are available through the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Induction Lighting Technology:
• saves you money in utility and bulb replacement costs
• helps you reduce your carbon footprint
• increases safety through better visibility
• qualifies for rebates, tax deductions and other incentives
“My dad told me to just turn the lights off. Reduce your consumption by doing what comes easy.”
• ADG ECO can custom manufacture decorative sustainable lighting
Decorative to Dumb Boxes with the Smartest Technology you will ever own.

“It was such a pleasure working with Gerald. During the concept phase, he created beautiful sketches to convey his design ideas. During the manufacturing phase, he found alternative materials to meet our budget. And, during and after the installation phase, he went out of his way to make sure the final pieces were just right.” Deirdre Wallace, Hotelier Ambrose Hotel LEED EB Silver

LED LIGHTING vs. INDUCTION LIGHTING

Written By: Travis Abeyta ~ May 20, 2010
ADG ECO Lighting Products ~ Environmental Scientist

Introduction

When comparing LED lighting systems to ADG ECO Induction Lighting systems, mercury use is not a sufficient indicator of either technology’s true environmental impact. Actually, lifespan and energy usage, both of which equate to materials consumed, carbon emissions, and total cost of ownership, are the best gauges of sustainability. This paper is a review of technologies. ADG Eco lighting products has the distinct advantage to be a fixture manufacturer and therefore able to review multiple fixture variations and not just technology promotion. Let’s first explore mercury usage in current lighting technologies.

Mercury Explained

Nearly every kind of modern lighting source depends on the use of mercury inside the lamp for operation. When assessing the true environmental impact of mercury use in lighting, we must take into consideration:

1. The type of mercury (liquid or solid-state) which is present in the lamps
2. The amount of mercury present in a particular type of lamp
3. The lifespan of the lamp which determines the amount of mercury used during operation

Liquid-State Mercury

Liquid-state mercury, which is the most common form of mercury used in HID and fluorescent lighting, represents the greatest environmental hazard. If these types of lights are broken, the liquid mercury can find its way into cracks in concrete, asphalt, or into spaces in other floor coverings. This can cause local contamination. This is the type of mercury used in such lights as metal halides, mercury vapors, compact fluorescents, and T12, T8, and T5 fluorescents.
Solid-State Mercury

A tiny solid-state mercury amalgam is used in ADG ECO Induction Lights. In this form the mercury is compounded with other metals, similar to the amalgam once widely used in dental fillings. It will not release toxic mercury vapor when exposed to room temperature and poses no threat of contamination. To further ensure safety, the amalgam in the induction lamp is contained in an internal protective glass arm that keeps it encapsulated in case of accidental lamp breakage. This makes the recovery and recycling of the mercury amalgam an extremely simple and safe process. In fact, it becomes a non-issue if you plan on installing T5, T8, or T12 fluorescents on your property. The EPA reports that the liquid form of mercury from just one metal halide, T5, T8, or T12 fluorescent can pollute up to 6,000 gallons of water beyond safe drinking levels.

Induction Lighting Mercury Consumption

Additionally, ADG ECO Induction Lamps use the least amount of mercury of any mercury-based lamp technology, when considered based on both initial quantity and amount used over the lamp’s life. Remember that induction lamps use solid not liquid-state mercury. The figure below compares the amount of mercury used per 20,000 hours of operation in induction lamps and other lighting technologies. As you can see, induction lamps use the least amount of mercury at a mere 1.3 micrograms.

Bulb Lifespan

At an unprecedented 100,000 maintenance-free hours, ADG ECO Induction Lights have the longest lifespan of any available commercial/industrial lighting source. They outlive the 50,000-hour LED by 40-50%. Furthermore, as induction lights reach end of life they experience only a gradual decline in lumen depreciation, which provides for a more consistent and predictable illumination over a longer period of time. In contrast, the lumen depreciation of LEDs is drastic at end-of-life, greatly reducing the time available to replace aging lights and meet minimum light requirements.

Use of Chemicals & Resources

Although LED lights may not use mercury, the manufacturing process of their semiconductors uses highly toxic chemicals such as lead and arsenic. This can cause local contamination of the manufacturing or disposal site. LEDs are also constructed using significant amounts of petroleum-based plastics for circuit boards. However, more importantly, their only 50,000-hour lifespan requires that two complete LED fixtures be manufactured for every one induction light fixture. Taking this one step further, the bulbs and ballasts in ADG ECO Induction Light fixtures can simply be removed and replaced rather than forcing the installation of an entirely new fixture. The use of LED lights adds to both project costs and the consumption of additional resources, materials, and energy.

Maintainability

LEDs have a maintainability issue in that the explosion of unregulated LED manufacturers, name brand and independents have unfortunately led to no product standardization for the industry. Currently, LED buyers are left questioning whether the manufacturer will offer matching spare parts and consistency of product runs batch to batch when systems begin to fail or will entire systems need to be replaced?

Power Fluctuations & Heat Induced Failure

LEDs are a current driven technology where brightness is proportional to the current applied. If too much current is sent to the device, the sensitive junction on the wire bond will be destroyed and the LED will fail. Furthermore, if an LED’s integrated chip fails before the diode or if it is not constructed with a decent high temperature IC or heat dissipation device, the LED can fail after only 10,000 hours. Worst of all, manufacturers of high output “white” LEDs are hiding a dark secret - crank up the current or experience a power spike and their efficiencies plummet. This is known as droop and it is threatening the future of the LED industry. Droop can be avoided on properties or areas with power fluctuations and surges by purchasing and installing additional soft start circuits. In contrast, ADG ECO Induction Lights are a voltage driven technology where there is no significant effect (visual or measurable) on performance due to voltage fluctuations. Furthermore, they are constructed with high frequency generators that have built-in preconditioners that will maintain a well-stabilized and regulated internal supply even in power fluctuations of +/- 20 volts.

End-of-Life Replacement Costs

When an LED reaches its end-of-life, usually the entire fixture has to be replaced due to the custom heat sinks required for thermal management of the array of LED elements. Contact with the LED’s fixture is necessary for heat dissipation. In contrast, ADG ECO Induction bulbs are manufactured with mature glass molding and coating technology and are mounted with screws that attach the inductors to the fixture. This allows them to be easily removed from the interior of the fixture and replaced if damaged or at end-of-life. Instead of purchasing a new fixture, you will only need a replacement bulb and ballast.

Product Warranty

ADG ECO Lighting Products offers a comprehensive 10-year warranty on product and replacement labor for our lighting technologies compared to LED’s 5-year warranty. To illustrate this point take a look at the table below. Ten years out you will have replaced 113 of your LED fixtures. Furthermore, 10 years at 12 hours per day of burn time equals 43,800 total hours, which is close to the 50,000-hour lifespan of LED lights. Therefore, approximately 11½ years out you will have replaced all 226 LED fixtures. In contrast, in year 10 you will have replaced zero induction fixtures or bulbs and look forward to 12 more years of superior illumination and operational cost savings.

Warranty & Replacement Cost Analysis

Number of Lights 226 **Assumes an Annual Failure Rate of 10% for LEDs after 5 Year Warranty Period**
ADG ECO Warranty 10 Years
LED Warranty 5 Years

Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 10 Totals
ADG ECO $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0

LED $20,340 $20,340 $20,340 $20,340 $20,340 $101,700

Manufacturer Accessibility

ADG ECO Lighting Products manufactures their induction lighting fixtures in America, specifically in Chatsworth, CA. Not only does this reduce carbon emissions associated with shipping and outsourcing, but it also can contribute additional LEED points to your project and supports the local economy. ADG ECO Lighting Product’s solution based manufacturing allows direct contact between ADG ECO’s factory and designers and property ownership and management.

System Recyclability

The recycling process for induction lights requires far less energy and raw materials than other lighting technologies, such as LEDs. The glass arm containing the small mercury amalgam is safely detached and the metal inductors are removed, leaving a glass envelope free of metal or throughput wires. All of these parts are then easily and cheaply recycled. To further simplify this process, ADG ECO Lighting Products offers recycling services for both your old and new lighting systems at a minimal cost.

Investment Opportunities for Other Sustainable Technologies

The greater energy savings, longer lifespan, lower initial cost, shorter payback period, and higher ROI of ADG ECO Induction Lighting over LED lighting will significantly reduce operating costs. This allows for the cost-effective integration of additional sustainable technologies, such as photovoltaic systems.

Total Cost of Ownership

Total Cost of Ownership takes into account the cost of initial purchase, the cost of energy to operate the fixture, and the maintenance/replacement costs associated with failure rates and expired product warranty. As shown in the following table, induction lighting prevails in each category, proving that it has a lower total cost of ownership and environmental impact.

Total Cost of Ownership Comparison - LED and Induction Lighting Fixtures
Product Details 150W LED 150W Induction Notes
Lifespan (Hours) 55,000 100,000
Analysis Period (Years) 10 43,800 Hrs of Operation (12 hrs/day)
Fixture Efficiency (Lumens/Watt) 35-70 68-90
Fixture Output (Lumens) 6,490 7,797
CRI 64-84 85-90
Per Fixture Power Consumption (W) 168 155 Includes Generator/Power Supply
Per Fixture Power Consumption (kWh) 0.168 0.155
Total Number of Lights Retrofitted 226
Total Power Used Over 10 Years (kWh) 1,662,998 1,534,314
Total Cost of Power Over 10 Years $191,245 $176,446 Electricity rate of $.115/kWh
Carbon Emissions over 10 Years (Lbs) 1,579,848 1,457,598 Based on 0.95 Lbs/kWh
Cost of Initial Purchase $203,400 $146,900 Does not Include Taxes, Shipping Costs, or Tax Rebates/Incentives
Product Warranty (Years) 5 10 LED Warranty Exceeded by Analysis Period
Warranty & Replacement Costs $101,700 $0 See Section on Product Warranty for Details
Total Cost of Ownership Over 10 Years $496,345 $323,346 Difference of $172,999

Conclusion

In conclusion, there are many distinct advantages of ADG ECO Induction Lighting systems over LED lighting systems. It has been shown that mercury use is not a sufficient indicator of induction lighting’s true environmental impact. Induction lights have been proven to outperform LED lights in: efficiency, lifespan, use of chemicals and resources, maintainability, power fluctuations and heat induced failure, end-of-life replacement costs, product warranty, manufacturer accessibility, system ‘recyclability’, investment opportunities for other sustainable technologies, total cost of ownership, ROI, and payback period. All things considered, ADG ECO Induction Lighting systems are undoubtedly the most economic and ecologic lighting technology available for commercial, industrial, and federal properties.

Works Consulted

1. Affordable Energy Efficient Solutions. (2009). Induction Lighting Better Than LEDs.
2. Goodman, P., and P. Lumileds. (2009). Avoiding Current Spikes with LEDs.
3. Lighting Design Lab. (2010). Disadvantages of LED Lighting.
4. Roberts, L. Michael. (2010). Magnetic Induction Lights vs. LED Lights. Indulux Technologies Inc.
5. Roberts, L. Michael. (2010). Environmental Aspects of Magnetic Induction Lamps. Indulux Technologies Inc.

About the Author

Travis Abeyta is an Evironmental Scientist and Energy Efficiency Liaison for the emerging companies at ADG ECO Lighting Products and sits on the Advisory Board for ADG ECO & Energy Advisement Group. He is also a Co-Founder, Executive Committee Member, and Webmaster for the San Fernando Valley Green Building Task Force.

His emphasis on objective analysis, multi-industry collaboration, environmental stewardship, and honest communication, has driven many innovative energy efficiency measures and sustainable lighting technological advancements in Southern California.

Other Reading Material Available with works from Our Advisory Board

http://www.adgwebnet.com/greenwordpress
Looking Green Magazine; No Screwing for 25 Years
San Fernando Valley Business Journal; Green Technology

The Valley Economic Summit –
May 13, 2010 10.15 panel 1- Green:
How to Make Money by Going Green
sponsored by Beezley Management with Shangri-La Construction

Panelists:
Andy Meyers – Shangri-La Construction
Jeff Kleid, Green Risk Management - Elite Risk Management
Jerry Schneiderman - Creative Environments of Hollywood

Moderator
Gerald Olesker – ADG Eco Lighting Products & Consultative

• Welcome/ 5 minutes
o with a thank you to the Panel Sponsor Johnathan Levy of Beezley Management
• Q& A to audience
o How many business owners
o How many industry, civic employees
o What are the 5 things you are looking to get out of this talk?

• Why do you what you do so well an introduction? = 2 minutes each = 6

• “Looking to seize opportunities in these Challenging Times” Summit Theme
o Please share with the audience how being a green or operating in a more sustainable manner businessperson has impacted you clientele, = 4 minutes each = 12
o How has it impacted your business operations =4 minutes each = 12
• Does a green or sustainable business model offer a unique advantage over traditional business models? = 2 minutes each =6
o 1 minute each cross talk comments = 5 minutes

• Closing: is it green technology, green real-estate or green practices in business management that will provide the greatest return in the next 4-5 years or is Sustainability as a whole just a better way of ding business?

50 minutes
Audience participation/ Questions

Location: Sheraton Universal Hotel

Price: Early Bird Registration: $125.00, Regular Price: $150.00

Are We There Yet?
The Valley Economic Summit this year washeld on Thursday – May 13, 2010. \

This premier happening held at the Sheraton Universal Hotel in Universal City from 7:30 am to 2 pm. Co-presented by The Valley Economic Alliance and California State University, Northridge, the Economic Summit has been growing in its attendance and popularity every year and another capacity audience will learn of coming trends that can directly affect their bottom line.

The Economic Summit showcased an inspiring lineup of speakers and knowledgeable panelists highlighted by the annual release of the Valley Economic & Real Estate Report by the University’s College of Business & Economics and The Center for Real Estate.  BE Green GO Green SAve Moeny with Green Building. http://3030nclybournavenue.com/

The morning keynote speaker is Mark R. Goldston - Chairman, President and CEO of United Online, Inc., (Nasdaq: UNTD) since its inception in September 2001 with the merger of NetZero and Juno Online Services. United Online is the #2 Internet Service Provider (ISP) overall and the largest value-priced ISP in the USA. Mr. Goldston had been the Chairman, President and CEO of Net Zero, Inc. from its early days as a startup in 1999 through its successful IPO and the eventual merger with Juno.

During lunch, Peter Lowy - Managing Director, Westfield Group will speak. He has over 20 years experience in the shopping center and Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) industry, having worked for Westfield since 1983

Andrew Meyers – CEO Shangri-La Construction http://shangrilaconstruction.com/?CID=cns1200

Contact Jennifer Berthelot-Jelovic Valley Economic Alliance Green Team  http://www.valleyofthestars.net/public_html/GreenTeam/workingdocuments.html

Jerry Schneiderman – Chairman Creative Environments of Hollywood - http://www.creativenvironments.net/

Jeff Kleid – CEO Elite Risk Management http://www.eliterisk.com/Risk-management.html

Gerald Olesker – CEO/ founder  ADG Eco and Energy Advisement Group www.GreenHotelLighting.com

Op-Ed Columnist
I agree with Mr. Friedman’s op-ed piece. AND as a Green Technology Company I wonder why there are big company bailouts and investment strategies where 9/10 business fail. I amy not an immigrant, but my grandparents were. Does that count? See attached article;
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Published: April 3, 2010
Here’s my fun fact for the day, provided courtesy of Robert Litan, who directs research at the Kauffman Foundation, which specializes in promoting innovation in America: “Between 1980 and 2005, virtually all net new jobs created in the U.S. were created by firms that were 5 years old or less,” said Litan. “That is about 40 million jobs. That means the established firms created no new net jobs during that period.”

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Times Topics: UnemploymentMessage: If we want to bring down unemployment in a sustainable way, neither rescuing General Motors nor funding more road construction will do it. We need to create a big bushel of new companies — fast. We’ve got to get more Americans working again for their own dignity — and to generate the rising incomes and wealth we need to pay for existing entitlements, as well as all the new investments we’ll need to make. It was just reported that Social Security this year will pay out more in benefits than it receives in payroll taxes — a red line we were not expected to cross until at least 2016.

But you cannot say this often enough: Good-paying jobs don’t come from bailouts. They come from start-ups. And where do start-ups come from? They come from smart, creative, inspired risk-takers. How do we get more of those? There are only two ways: grow more by improving our schools or import more by recruiting talented immigrants. Surely, we need to do both, and we need to start by breaking the deadlock in Congress over immigration, so we can develop a much more strategic approach to attracting more of the world’s creative risk-takers. “Roughly 25 percent of successful high-tech start-ups over the last decade were founded or co-founded by immigrants,” said Litan. Think Sergey Brin, the Russian-born co-founder of Google, or Vinod Khosla, the India-born co-founder of Sun Microsystems.

That is no surprise. After all, Craig Mundie, the chief research and strategy officer of Microsoft, asks: What made America this incredible engine of prosperity? It was immigration, plus free markets. Because we were so open to immigration — and immigrants are by definition high-aspiring risk-takers, ready to leave their native lands in search of greater opportunities — “we as a country accumulated a disproportionate share of the world’s high-I.Q. risk-takers.”

In addition, because of our vibrant and meritocratic university system, the best foreign students who wanted the best education also came here, and many of them also stayed. In its heyday, our unique system also attracted a disproportionate share of high-I.Q. risk-takers to high government service. So when you put all this together, with our free markets and democracy, it made it easy here for creative, high-I.Q. risk-takers to raise capital for their ideas and commercialize them. In short, America had a very powerful, self-reinforcing engine for growing innovative new companies.

“When you get this happy coincidence of high-I.Q. risk-takers in government and a society that is biased toward high-I.Q. risk-takers, you get these above-average returns as a country,” argued Mundie. “What is common to Singapore, Israel and America? They were all built by high-I.Q. risk-takers and all thrived — but only in the U.S. did it happen at a large scale and with global diversity, so you had this really rich cross-section.”

What is worrisome about America today is the combination of cutbacks in higher education, restrictions on immigration and a toxic public space that dissuades talented people from going into government. Together, all of these trends are slowly eating away at our differentiated edge in attracting and enabling the world’s biggest mass of smart, creative risk-takers.

It isn’t drastic, but it is a decline — at a time when technology is allowing other countries to leverage and empower more of their own high-I.Q. risk-takers. If we don’t reverse this trend, over time, “we could lose our most important competitive edge — the only edge from which sustainable advantage accrues” — having the world’s biggest and most diverse pool of high-I.Q. risk-takers, said Mundie. “If we don’t have that competitive edge, our standard of living will eventually revert to the global mean.”

Right now we have thousands of foreign students in America and one million engineers, scientists and other highly skilled workers here on H-1B temporary visas, which require them to return home when the visas expire. That’s nuts. “We ought to have a ‘job-creators visa’ for people already here,” said Litan. “And once you’ve hired, say, 5 or 10 American nonfamily members, you should get a green card.”

We need health care, financial reform and education reform. But we also need to be thinking just as seriously and urgently about what are the ingredients that foster entrepreneurship — how new businesses are catalyzed, inspired and enabled and how we enlist more people to do that — so no one ever says about America what that officer says to Tom Cruise in “Top Gun”: “Son, your ego’s writing checks your body can’t cash.”

Nicholas D. Kristof is off today.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/04/opinion/04friedman.html?src=me&ref=homepage

Adapted from her recent interview at http://altaterra.site-ym.com/members/blog_view.asp?id=349771&post=95433 the ADG Eco Blogger says this is the best Carbon Free experience of my day.

Leilani Münter, self-proclaimed ‘Carbon Free Girl’, is not afraid of a challenge. In addition to being one of the top-ranked women in motor sports, Leilani has taken a leadership position in promoting green products and behaviors to the auto racing community. Kudos to Leilani. Listen and watch her interview. ADG Eco Lighitng is proud that Leilani Munter mentions chainging light bulbs without using the F word (Fluorescent that is).

In a recent interview on greenbaypressgazette.com, Leilani explained how, in 2006, she realized she wanted to tell race fans and others about her environmental concerns, and what the fans could do to help. “…So where is this all heading? Will ‘green’ really become a factor in auto racing? It could, but the performance bar will be high. Leilani is now working to form the ‘Eco Dream Team,’ a group of sponsoring companies looking to collaborate on bringing sustainability more broadly to racing technology, racing events, and the racing audience.

Leilani’s current sponsors include: GREENandSAVE, NativeEnergy, groSolar, LED Saving Solutions, Eco Academy, Home Efficiency Report, National Wildlife Federation, and HuntGreen LLC.  This is great. Celebs should all think about this. Save about $1 per square foot doing it our way and get theFed to pay a portion of it too. You’ll have to ask the Team at ADG Eco Lighting Products and or an authorizedfactory reseller located throughout the nation.

http://amazingmotorgirls.blogspot.com/2004/10/hottest-woman-in-nascar.html