Help the environment, save money, and donate to charity in one fell swoop by trading in traditional Christmas silver jewellery lights for high efficiency bulbs at one of two North County events this month.
San Diego Gas & Electric Co. will trade strings of light-emitting diodes for customers’ strings of conventional Christmas lights for no fee. There will be seven trade-in events in San Diego County, with two in the area: From 5 to 9 p.m. on Thursday at Oceanside Sunset Market, and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Nov. 28 at Rancho Guajome Adobe County Park in Vista.
SDG&E said the highly efficient LEDs will save an average customer $4.69 a month and reduce greenhouse silver pendants gas emissions by reducing electricity demand.
The program is funded by ratepayers through the California Public Utilities Commission. A spokesman for Southern California Edison, which powers Southwest Riverside County, said the utility has no Christmas light swap.
SDG&E has 20,000 strings to trade. They’ve also arranged for some local stores to sell LED Christmas silver earrings lights at a discount.
A recycler will pay a fee for the strings of old bulbs, which SDG&E will donate to Stand Up for Kids, an Atlanta-based nonprofit that helps homeless children.
Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrest of Barbara Mercedes Thompson, 29, and Derrick Devon Thompson, 30, both of 361 Pinwheel Circle, Lumberton and Dormaine K. Baker, 34, 970 Benson Chapel Road, Rowland. This brings the total number of arrests in the Rowland Staged Accident silver jewellery to seven. Investigators allege that Barbara and Derrick Thompson and Dormaine Baker were all involved in a traffic crash in July 2006 and that all three conspired to submit false medical bills to AIG, Inc. The company paid out approximately $21,000 for the July accident to members of this staged accident ring. All three arrested are charged with one count each of insurance fraud, obtaining property by false pretense and conspiracy to commit insurance fraud and obtaining property by false pretense. They were processed at the Robeson County magistrate’s office and placed under a $10,000 unsecured bond. Chassa Marie Blue, Eboni Adelle Moore, Matthew Solomon Green and Diedra Joann Werrell, all of Rowland, and allegedly the same staged accident ring were arrested in August. Investigators allege all four were involved in six staged traffic crashes and then created fake medical bills and lost wage documents that ultimately netted them more than $115,000. These arrests came after a two-year joint investigation between the FBI and DOI-Criminal Investigations Division. Rowland Police Department assisted in the investigation.silver pendants The Department of Insurance employs 20 sworn law enforcement officers dedicated to investigating claims of insurance fraud. So far in 2009, these criminal investigators have seen more than 241 cases successfully closed with more than $9.7 million in restitution and recoveries, 67 criminal convictions and 123 arrests and 92 cases pending in court. An estimated 10 cents of every dollar paid in premiums goes toward the payment of fraudulent claims. To report suspected fraud, contact the Department of Insurance Investigations Division at (919) 807-6840. Callers may remain anonymous. Information is also available at the NC-DOI Web site. For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com. silver earrings