Hi everyone,
I just received two urgent letters from Helen Irlen.
There is a world-wide effort to ban the use of the incandescent
light bulb, effectively forcing everyone to switch to fluorescent
lighting - which would be disasterous results for those of us who
cannot tolerate fluouescent lighting well.
Helen Irlen is working to keep our lighting choice options open.
She will be attending government meetings. She urgently needs our
help. Please take the time to make a simple petition and gather as
many signatures before this Thursday and email them to Helen and the
legislators listed below.
Please help, even if you are not from California because this is a
world-wide trend that needs to be stopped and we all need to work
together.
Robin

Here are copies of both of Helen's letters.

Greetings,

Some of you may have already received this information; if you have
already taken action, just delete. This bill will affect many of us
who want the freedom to choose alternative lighting sources. The
window of opportunity to stop this bill is closing rapidly. There
will be two committee sessions held on May 4 and May 9. If you want
to take action, do so immediately.

Do what you can.

Respectfully,

Helen Irlen

Your Action is Urgently Needed

Houston , We Have a Problem!

The California legislature is considering a bill (AB 722) which will

prohibit the sale of general service incandescent lamps and halogen
lights in the state after January 1, 2012. The Assembly Committee
who is considering this bill is asking for and welcomes the public
to comment.

Communicate your message by sending an email to all of the committee
members. But you must do this before May 9. Their names and email
addresses are listed below:

Committee Members

Mark Leno - Chair 916-319-2013
Assemblymember.leno@...

Mimi Walters - Vice Chair 916-319-2073
Assemblymember.walters@...

Anna Caballero 916-319-2028
Assemblymember.Caballero@...

Mike Davis 916-319-2048
Assemblymember.Davis@...

Mark DeSaulnier 916-319-2011
Assemblymember.DeSaulnier@...

Bill Emmerson 916-319-2063
Assemblymember.emmerson@...

Jared Huffman 916-319-2006
Assemblymember.Huffman@...

Betty Karnette 916-319-2054
Assemblymember.Karnette@...

Paul Krekorian 916-319-2043
Assemblymember.Krekorian@...

Doug La Malfa 916-319-2002
Assemblymember.lamalfa@...

Ted Lieu 916-319-2053
Assemblymember.Lieu@...

Fiona Ma 916-319-2012
Assemblymember.Ma@...

Alan Nakaniski 916-319-2010
Assemblymember.nakaniski@...

Pedro Nava 916-319-2035
Assemblymember.nava@...

Sharon Runner 916-319-2036
Assemblymember.Runner@...

Jose Solorio 916-319-2069
Assemblymember.solorio@...

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IrlenClients: Banning of Incandescent Lighting Petitions

I plan to attend on May 9 the government committee hearing in
Sacramento on AB 722 – Banning of Incandescent Lighting. Therefore,
please send me all petitions you have at this time (even if there
are just one or two signatures on the petition) so I can take them
with me to the hearing. I need to receive them no later than May 8.

Also, please continue to collect signatures on the petition – thank
you.

Helen

Helen L. Irlen, MA, LMFT

Executive Director

Irlen Institute International Headquarters

www.irlen.com

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Here is a simple sample petition that I created.
If you have anything to add, please post it here in the group.
Thanks.
Robin

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Petition in Support of Incandescent Lighting
Facts:
1. Fluorescent lamps contain toxic materials such as mercury,
cadmium and lead and are so hazardous to the environment that they
may not be disposed of in the trash.
California (Title 22, division 4.5, chapter 11, section 66261.50)

2. Many people cannot tolerate or function well under fluorescent
lighting. Fluorescent lighting is known to cause headaches,
eyestrain, eye irritation, vision disturbances, fatigue, difficulty
in concentration, increased rate of `misjudgments' and accidents,
malaise, irritability, ADD, ADHD, Lupus, epileptic seizures and even
life threatening reactions such as anaphylactic shock.

We, the undersigned, therefore respectfully request that there be no
ban on the manufacturing, sale or use of the incandescent bulb.

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Helen L. Irlen, MA, LMFT



Executive Director



Irlen Institute International Headquarters



<http://www.irlen.com> www.irlen.com



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