Who Is Responsible?

Which Executive Branch Government Agencies are Responsible?

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid – Karen Jackson, Deputy Chief Operating Officer (karen.jackson1@cms.hhs.gov) – Letter to CMS – May 9, 2022

Federal Communications Commission – dro@fcc.gov – Letter to FCC – February 12, 2022

National Transportation Safety Board – Jennifer Homendy, Chair (jennifer.homendy@ntsb.gov) – January 20, 2022 Accident Report – January 21, 2022 Accident Report – February 17, 2022 Response to NTSB 2018 Pedestrian Report – February 20, 2022 Request for Office of Research and Engineering to Investigate LEDs – The Soft Lights Foundation received this letter from the NTSB. The NTSB refuses to learn the difference between a point source and surface source of light. As such, many of their investigations will be using invalid data, resulting in invalid conclusions. Letter – March 24, 2022

Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry – Leah Graziano, Regional Director Eastern Section (jg2@cdc.gov) – Letter to ATSDR – January 15, 2022

US Commission on Human Rights – Norma Cantu, Chair (ncantu@law.utexas.edu) – Letter to US CCR – January 14, 2022 – LED light beams violate basic human rights, so we have written to the US Commission on Human Rights and requested a public statement of this fact.

US Access Board – Sachin Pavithran, Director (pavithran@access-board.gov) – Letter to US Access Board – January 13, 2022 – Congress created the US Access Board to protect Americans from discrimination and to set guidelines to ensure that people are not discriminated against The US Access Board should have been the central focal point for the introduction of LED technology, but has instead chosen to willfully ignore the discrimination caused by LED radiation devices, in defiance of its Congressional mandate. – Second Letter to US Access Board – January 21, 2022. This second letter includes all of the other federal agencies and tasks Dr. Pavithran and US House Oversight Committee Chair Carolyn Maloney with collaborating to solve the LED crisis. – Letter to NHTSA and US Access Board Requesting Position Statement – February 18, 2022

Federal Trade Commission – Lina Khan, Chair (lkhan@ftc.gov) – Letter to the FTC – January 12, 2022 – The FTC’s job is to protect consumers from fraudulent claims and deceptive practices. The claim “LEDs save energy” is certainly fraudulent and definitely LEDs have injured consumers. We requested that the FTC thoroughly investigate the LED Fraud. Letter to the FTC Western Region Los Angeles – April 10, 2022 – SDG&E fraudulently claims that LEDs are energy efficient.

Federal Highway Administration – Stephanie Pollack, Deputy Administrator (Stephanie.Pollack@dot.gov) – Letter to the FHWA January 6, 2022 – The FHWA publishes the Manual of Uniform Traffic Control Devices and has failed to protect the public from LED flashing light beams. – RRFB Letter – March 6, 2022 – Request to terminate interim approval of RRFBs.

Occupational Safety and Health Administration – James Frederick (frederick.james.s@dol.gov) – Letter to OSHA January 4, 2022 –

National Highway Transportation Safety Administration – – NHTSA has never approved a flat surface emitter for use as a vehicle headlight. In addition, NHTSA has explicitly stated that aftermarket LED headlights have never been approved.

Steven Cliff, Acting Director (steven.cliff@dot.gov)
Ann Carlson, Chief Legal Counsel (ann.carlson@dot.gov)
John Piazza, Office of Chief Counsel (john.piazza@dot.gov – phone: 202-366-2992)
Markus Price, NHTSA Office of Crash Avoidance Standards (markus.price@dot.gov – phone: 202-366-1810)
Ann Collins,  Associate Administrator for Enforcement (anne.collins@dot.gov)
Elizabeth Mazzae, Senior Human Factors Engineer (elizabeth.Mazzae@dot.gov)
Leroy Angeles, Safety Compliance Engineer (leroy.angeles@dot.gov)
Claudia Covell, Chief of the Equipment Division (claudia.covell@dot.gov)
Office of Vehicle Safety Compliance (ovscpublic@dot.gov)
NHTSA Whistleblower (NHTSAWhistleblower@dot.gov)

Consumer Products Safety Commission – Alexander Hoehn-Saric, Chairman (info@cpsc.gov) – Letter to the CPSC – December 31, 2021

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration – Robin Hutcheson, Deputy Administrator (robin.hutcheson@dot.gov) – Letter to the FMCSA – December 23, 2021 – NHTSA has never approved any aftermarket LED headlights for use in commercial trucks. NHTSA Position Letter on Aftermarket LED Headlights.

Environmental Protection Agency – Michael Regan, Administrator (regan.michael@epa.gov) – Letter to Environmental Protection Agency – December 7, 2021

Federal Aviation Administration – Steve Dickson, Administrator (steve.dickson@faa.gov) – Letter to Federal Aviation Administration – November 4, 2021

US Department of Energy – Eric Fygi, Deputy General Counsel (eric.fygi@hq.doe.gov) – Letter – December 14, 2021 – The US DOE is one of the main drivers of The LED Fraud – Second Letter – March 19, 2022 – LEDs Cause Harm, Response to DOE Final Rule on General Service Lamps – May 4, 2022

US Department of Justice – Merrick Garland, Attorney General (askdoj@usdoj.gov) – Letter requesting investigation – May 6, 2022 – Letter requesting investigation of LED headlights – May 8, 2022

US Department of Transportation – Pete Buttigieg, Secretary (SecretaryScheduler19@dot.gov) – The Department of Transportation has failed to protect the public from toxic and discriminatory LED radiation. – Letter to DOT – March 10, 2022

Email All Federal Agencies – jennifer.homendy@ntsb.gov; jg2@cdc.gov; ncantu@law.utexas.edu; pavithran@access-board.gov; lkhan@ftc.gov; lkhan@ftc.gov; frederick.james.s@dol.gov; steven.cliff@dot.gov; ann.carlson@dot.gov; info@cpsc.gov; meera.joshi@dot.gov; regan.michael@epa.gov; steve.dickson@faa.gov; askdoj@usdoj.gov; SecretaryScheduler19@dot.gov; SecretaryScheduler19@dot.gov

How are Non Governmental Organizations Responsible?

The Soft Lights Foundation has notified these groups that LED radiation does not save energy, is toxic and discriminatory. While there may or may not be a legal obligation, by virtue of their size and influence, these groups have an ethical duty to inform their members of the LED fraud, the toxicity and the discriminatory nature of LEDs.

California Energy Codes and Standards – info@title24stakeholders.com – Letter to Title 24 Stakeholders – March 9, 2022

RAC, United Kingdom – Rod Dennis, Spokesperson (rod.dennis@rac.co.uk) – Automobile club in the United Kingdom

American Society of Safety Professionals – Jennifer McNelly, CEO (executive@assp.org) – Letter to ASSP – February 1, 2022

California Climate and Energy Collaborative – Angie Hacker, Statewide Best Practices Coordinator (ahacker@lgc.org) – Letter to CCEC – January 25, 2022

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety – David Harkey, President (dharkey@iihs.org) – Letter to IIHS – January 23, 2022.

Underwriters Laboratories – Jennifer Scanlon, CEO (jennifer.scanlon@ul.com) – Letter to UL – January 23, 2022 – UL falsely claims that LEDs are point sources and that LEDs are energy efficient.

American Association of Retired Persons – Debra Whitman, Chief Public Policy Officer (dwhitman@aarp.org) – Letter to AARP – January 22, 2022

Autism Speaks – Keith Wargo, CEO (keith.wargo@autismspeaks.org) – Letter to Autism Speaks – January 19, 2022

Emergency Responder Safety Institute – Allen Baldwin (info@respondersafety.com) – Letter to ERSI – January 8, 2022 – ERSI commission a study on LED flashing lights that did not discuss peak luminance. We responded to ERSI.

American Medical Association – James Madara, CEO (james.madara@ama-assn.org) – Letter to the AMA – December 29, 2021 – The AMA released a very important report in 2016 about the toxicity of LED radiation. We are requesting that the AMA create a new report for 2022.

Epilepsy Foundation – Laura Thrall, CEO (lthrall@efa.org), Local Chapters (jprater@efmn.org,
edenicola-scher@epilepsyneny.org, PGibson@wakehealth.edu, info@epilepsynewengland.org, Iowa@efa.org,
info@epilepsymichigan.org, efnca@epilepsynorcal.org, newjersey@efa.org, cynthia.hudson@cnn.com, teamcamila@align-pr.com, florida@efa.org, alabama@efa.org, rcogil@efa.org, sfranklin@efa.org, efepa@efepa.org,
epilepsywv@efepa.org, dmcgrath@efky.org, rhamson@efa.org, orangecountyca@efa.org, info@epilepsysandiego.org,
oregon@efa.org, washington@efa.org, info@epilepsyidaho.org, nvepilepsy@efa.org, utah@efa.org, AZ@efa.org,
info@epilepsycolorado.org, aanderson@efa.org, newmexico@efa.org) – Letter to the Epilepsy Foundation – December 29, 2021 – The Epilepsy Foundation has been refusing to address the issue of LED radiation on people with epilepsy. We are requesting that the Epilepsy Foundation study this issue and release a report.

International Dark Sky Association – Ruskin Hartley, President (ruskin@darksky.org) – Letter to the International Dark Sky Association – December 25, 2021 – The IDA is a part of The LED Fraud by invalidly certifying LED radiation devices and taking money from the LED cartel.

Consumer Energy Alliance – David Holt, President (dholt@consumerenergyalliance.org) – Letter to the Consumer Energy Alliance – December 24, 2021 – The CEA is an extractive industry front group that promotes the fraudulent myth that LEDs are energy efficient.

National Safety Council – Lorraine Martin, CEO (lorraine.martin@nsc.org) – Letter to National Safety Council – December 2, 2021 – The NSC fails to address the issue of dangerous LED headlights.

Earthjustice – Timothy Ballo, Counsel (tballo@earthjustice.org) – Letter to Earthjustice – November 28, 2021

National Resources Defense Council – Melissa Lynch, Counsel (llynch@nrdc.org) – Letter to National Resources Defense Council – November 27, 2021 – The NRDC is a major contributor to the switch to LED radiation devices. The NRDC has refused to communicate with us.

Sierra Club – Dan Chu, Acting Executive Director (dan.chu@sierraclub.org) – Letter to Sierra Club – November 5, 2021 – The Sierra Club released a critical light pollution position paper in 2021. We are asking the Sierra Club to go further and take a position against LED radiation devices.

Illuminating Engineering Society – Colleen Harper, Executive Director (charper@ies.org), IES Board Members: Susanne Seitenger (susanne@media.mit.edu), James Potts (james@saltyraven.net) – The IES is essentially a front organization for the LED lighting industry and is a major player in the LED fraud. The IES publishes standards for the lighting industry and local governments to use. The IES and the US Department of Energy are essentially a blended organization, with no independent oversight by the government. Read the details…

Are Researchers and Consultants Responsible?

Researchers play a critical role. Often, researchers focus narrowly on a topic, frequently discounting issues such as total number of devices and impacts on people in Risk Group 3. Consultants that fail to account for the spatial, spectral, and temporal properties of LED light beams are causing injury to people.

Multiple Researchers, Advocacy Groups, and Government Agencies – Point Source versus Surface Source Letter – March 7, 2022 – This is a significant letter, explaining the need to understand the difference between a point source and a surface source, the false claim that LEDs are energy efficient, and the injuries caused by this lack of understanding.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Naomi Miller, Senior Lighting Research Scientist (naomi.miller@pnnl.gov) – Letter to Naomi Miller – January 21, 2022

Daniel Stern Lighting – Daniel Stern, Consultant (dastern@torque.net) – Letter to Daniel Stern – January 20, 2022

Mount Sinai Light and Health – John Bullough, Program Director (john.bullough@mountsinai.org) – Letter to John Bullough – January 17, 2022

Texas A&M Transportation Institute – Kay Fitzpatrick, Senior Researcher (K-fitzpatrick@tamu.tti.edu) – Letter to Kay Fitzpatrick and FHWA – January 8, 2022

Are Doctors Responsible?

Doctors are responsible for alerting the public to the toxicity of LED light beams and that the non-uniform energy of LEDs triggers epileptic seizures, migraines and neurological trauma.

Dr. James Hamlin – Lecturer, Yale School of Medicine (james.hamblin@yale.edu) –

Dr. Souhel Najjar – Chair, Neurology, Lenox Hill Hospital (snajjar@northwell.edu) – Letter to Dr. Najjar – January 24, 2022

Dr. Rochelle Caplan – Professor Emeritus, UCLA (rcaplan@ucla.edu) – Letter to Dr. Caplan – January 19, 2022

Dr. Donna Broshek – Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences, University of Virginia (dkb6v@virginia.edu) – Letter to Dr. Broshek – January 18, 2022

Dr. Anne Anderson – Chief, Clinical Neurophysiology, Texas Children’s Hospital (annea@annea@bcm.edu) – Letter to Dr. Anderson – January 17, 2022

Dr. Nicholas Abend – Pediatric Neurologist, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (abend@email.chop.edu) – Letter to Dr. Abend – January 16, 2022

Dr. Alison Pack – Professor of Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medial Center (ap390@cumc.columbia.edu) – Letter to Dr. Pack – January 15, 2022

Dr. David Ficker – Professor of Neurology, University of Cincinnati (david.ficker@uc.edu) – Letter to Dr. Ficker – January 14, 2022

Dr. Angel Hernandez – Division Chief of Neurology, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital (angel.hernandez@helendevoschildrens.org) – Letter to Dr. Hernandez – January 14, 2022

Dr. Joseph Sirven – Former Editor-in-Chief, Epilepsy.com (jsirven@gmail.com) – Letter to Dr. Sirven – January 13, 2022 – We informed Dr. Sirven that has an ethical duty to post information on epilepsy.com about how LED light beams trigger seizures.

Email All Doctors – rcaplan@ucla.edu; dkb6v@virginia.edu; annea@annea@bcm.edu; abend@email.chop.edu; ap390@cumc.columbia.edu; jsirven@gmail.com; angel.hernandez@helendevoschildrens.org; david.ficker@uc.edu;

Which Companies are Responsible?

Below are the letters we have sent, notifying these companies that they are liable for the injuries caused by LED radiation.

Transportation Companies

The auto companies self-certify that their headlights comply with NHTSA FMVSS-108. LED headlights cannot possibly meet FMVSS-108 regulations because LED radiation is non-uniform, and because the luminous intensity at the center of an LED chip in a car headlight will far exceed the maximums set in FMVSS-108. We know this because LED chips already exceed 100,000,000 nits of peak luminance.

Stellantis – Giorgio Fossati, General Counsel (general.counsel@stellantis.com) – Letter to Stellantis – March 13, 2022

Rivian – Neil Sitron, General Counsel (nsitron@rivian.com) – Letter to Rivian – March 13, 2022

General Motors – Craig Glidden, General Counsel (craig.glidden@gm.com) – Letter to GM – February 28, 2022

FedEx – Mark Allen, General Counsel (mallen@fedex.com) – Letter to FedEx – January 7, 2022

Hella – Joshua Birk, Head of Legal and Compliance (joshua.birk@hella.com) – Letter to Hella – December 31, 2021 – Hella makes LED headlights for Cadillac, knowing that these LED headlights do not comply with FMVSS-108.

Honda – Catherine McEvilly, General Counsel (catherine_mcevilly@ahm.honda.com) – Letter to Honda – December 17, 2021

Toyota – Sandra Phillips Rogers, General Counsel (sandra.phillips@toyota.com) – Letter to Toyota – December 16, 2021

Ford – Steven Croley, General Counsel (scroley@ford.com) – Letter to Ford – December 2, 2021 – Second Letter to Ford with references to Outside Magazine article. – January 16, 2022.

Cadillac – Rory Harvey, Vice President (rory.harvey@cadillac.com) – Letter to Cadillac – November 23, 2021

Eugene Oregon School District – Cydney Vandercar, Interim Superintendent (vandercar_c@4j.lane.edu) – Letter to Eugene Oregon School District Buses – November 20, 2021

Hertz – Paul Stone, CEO (pstone@hertz.com) – Letter to Hertz – November 19, 2021

Jeep – Jim Morrison, Head of Jeep Brand (jim.morrison@jeep.com) – Letter to Jeep – November 17, 2021

Utility Companies

The utility companies have told local governments that LEDs save energy. As we have shown, this is a fraudulent claim. Making this claim, however, has generated billions of dollars in revenue for the utility companies by replacing perfectly functional HPS streetlights with toxic LED streetlights.

California Energy Commission – Letter – April 27, 2022

Washington Energy Stakeholders – Letter – April 6, 2022

Oregon Energy Stakeholders – Letter – April 5, 2022

Pennsylvania Energy Stakeholders – Letter – April 2, 2022

Missouri Energy Stakeholders – Letter – April 1, 2022

Florida Energy Stakeholders – Letter – March 30, 2022

North Carolina Energy Stakeholders – Letter – March 27, 2022

New York Energy Stakeholders – Letter – March 27, 2022

California Energy Stakeholders – Letter – March 25, 2022

Nipsco – Michael Hooper, President (mhooper@nisource.com) – Letter to Nipsco – March 20, 2022

Indiana Michigan Power, Steve Baker, CEO (sfbaker@aep.com) – Letter to Indiana Michigan Power – March 1, 2022

Evergy – Heather Humphrey, General Counsel (heather.humphrey@evergy.com) – Letter to Evergy – March 1, 2022

Consolidated Edison – Deneen Donnley, General Counsel (donnleyd@coned.com) – Letter to ConEd – February 24, 2022

Xcel Energy – Amanda Rome, General Counsel (amanda.rome@xcelenergy.com) – Letter to Excel – January 20, 2022

Duke Energy – Michael Kafka, Deputy General Counsel (michael.kafka@duke-energy.com) – Letter to Duke – January 17, 2022

Public Utilities Commission of Ohio – Jenifer French, Chair (jenifer.french@puc.state.oh.us) – Letter to PUCO – January 17, 2022

Avista Corporation – Greg Hesler, General Counsel (greg.hesler@avistacorp.com) – Letter to Avista – January 17, 2022

Central Maine Power – Kenneth Farber, General Counsel (kenneth.farber@avangrid.com) – Letter to CMP – January 16, 2022

Pacific Gas and Electric – Brian Wong, Deputy General Counsel (brian.m.wong@pge.com) – Letter to PG&E – January 7, 2022.

Toledo Edison – Hyun Park, Chief Legal Counsel (hpark@firstenergycorp.com) – Letter to Toledo Edison – December 30, 2021

National Grid – Keri Sweet-Zavaglia, General Counsel (Keri.Sweet-Zavaglia@nationalgrid.com) – Letter to National Grid – December 29, 2021

Tanko Lighting – Jason Tanko, CEO (jason@tankolighting.com) – Letter to Tanko Lighting – December 27, 2021

Georgia Power – Sterling Spainhour, General Counsel (sspainhour@southernco.com) – Letter to Georgia Power – December 24, 2021

Florida Power and Light – William Cox, Senior Attorney (will.cox@fpl.com) – Letter to Florida Power and Light – November 25, 2021

Realterm Energy – Angelos Vlasopolous, CEO (avlasopoulos@realtermenergy.com) – Letter to Realterm Energy – November 21, 2021

Omaha Public Power District – Amanda Bogner, Board Chair (amanda.bogner@oppd.com) – Letter to Omaha Public Power District – November 16, 2021

Dominion Energy – Carlos Brown, Chief Counsel (carlos.m.brown@dominionenergy.com) – Letter to Dominion Energy – November 3, 2021

Corporations and Businesses

Companies noticed that they can save money by installing LED radiation devices, but they did this by completely ignoring the Americans with Disabilities Act and the toxicity of LED radiation. Below are the letters we have written to the corporations.

Walgreens – Kevin Ban, Chief Medical Officer (kevin.ban@walgreens.com) – Letter to Walgreens – March 13, 2022

Zemax Software – S. Subbiah, CEO (s.subbiah@zemax.com) – Letter to Zemax – January 31, 2022 – Zemax creates ray tracing software the engineers use when self-certifying LED headlights for the NHTSA FMVSS-108 standard.

Carmanah Technologies – John Simmons, Chair (jsimmons@carmanah.com) – Letter to Carmanah – January 17, 2022 – Carmanah takes responsibility for the unsafe product the Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacon.

Ryobi Tools – Jim Birchall, President, Birchall and Associates (jim@birchallpr.com) – Letter to Ryobi – January 9, 2022 – Ryobi has a warning label on their LED flashlights about eye damage. We requested details.

Auxiliadora Funeraria Nacional – Dayana Sosa, President (info@funerariaauxiliadoranacional.com) – Letter to Auxiliadora Funeraria Nacional – January 7, 2021

Safeway – Vivek Sankaran, CEO, Albertsons Companies (vivek.sankaran@albertsons.com) – Letter to Safeway – January 6, 2022. – Response from Albertsons Companies – February 7, 2022 – Second letter to Albertsons Companies – February 7, 2022

Wendy’s – E.J. Wunsch, Chief Legal Officer (corporate-secretary@wendys.com) – Letter to Wendy’s – December 30, 2021

Burger King – Jill Granat, General Counsel (jgranat@rbi.com) – Letter to Burger King – November 28, 2021

NAPA Auto – Chris Galla, General Counsel (chris.galla@genpt.com) – Letter to NAPA – November 27, 2021

Home Depot – Craig Menear, CEO (craig_menear@homedepot.com) –Letter to Home Depot – November 16, 2021

Best Western – Larry Cuculic, General Counsel (larry.cuculic@bestwestern.com) – Letter to Best Western – November 9, 2021

Delta Airlines – Henry Ting, Chief Health Officer (henry.ting@delta.com) – Letter to Delta Airlines – November 3, 2021

Starship – Alastair Westgarth, CEO (help@starship.xyz) – Letter to Starship – November 2, 2021 – Starship is a new company creating robots that subject us to LED radiation.

McDonald’s – Desiree Ralls-Morrison, General Counsel (desiree.ralls-morrison@us.mcd.com) – Letter to McDonald’s – October 31, 2021, Second Letter to McDonald’s – March 2, 2022

Insurance Companies

The auto insurance companies haven’t yet realized how expensive it will become to insure vehicles with illegal LED headlights. We have written to the insurance companies and state regulators.

Farmers Insurance – Letter to Farmers – March 24, 2022

Farm Bureau Financial Services – Letter to FBFS – March 24, 2022

Erie Insurance – Letter to Erie Insurance – March 24, 2022

Encova Insurance – Letter to Encova – March 24, 2022

EMC Insurance – Letter to EMC Insurance – March 24, 2022

Nationwide – Kirt Walker, CEO (walkerk@nationwide.com) – Letter to Nationwide – February 8, 2022

USAA Insurance – Wayne Peacock, CEO (wayne.peacock@usaa.com) – Letter to USAA – February 6, 2022

Elephant Insurance – Alberto Schiavon, President (alberto.schiavon@elephant.com) – Letter to Elephant Insurance – January 24, 2022

ECM Insurance Group – Randy Shaw, President (randy@everettcash.com) – Letter to ECM – January 24, 2022

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety – (advocates@saferoads.org) – Letter to AHAS – January 19, 2022

American Automobile Association – Margaret Pittelkow, Vice President (mpittelkow@national.aaa.com) – Northeast Region, rsinclair@aaanortheast.com – Letter to AAA – January 12, 2022

The Hartford – Robert Paiano, Chief Risk Officer (robert.paiano@thehartford.com) – Letter to The Hartford – December 31, 2021

Iowa Insurance Division – Doug Ommen, Commissioner (doug.ommen@iid.iowa.gov) – Letter to Iowa Insurance Division – November 30, 2021

Texas Department of Insurance – James Person, General Counsel (james.person@tdi.texas.gov) – Letter to Texas Department of Insurance – November 30, 2021

DTRIC Insurance – Takuya Mitsueda, CEO (takuyam@dtric.com) – Letter to DTRIC Insurance – November 26, 2021

Donegal Insurance Group – Robert Long, General Counsel (boblong@donegalgroup.com) – Letter to Donegal Insurance Group – November 26, 2021

How Are State and Local Agencies Responsible?

State and Local leaders have failed to ensure that LED radiation devices save energy, are safe, and do not discriminate prior to authorizing their use. Below are the letters we have sent, notifying these agencies that they are liable for the injuries caused by LED light beams.

Local

League of Wisconsin Municipalities – Letter – April 28, 2022

Massachusetts Municipal Association – Letter – April 26, 2022

South Bend, Indiana – James Mueller, Mayor (mayormueller@southbendin.gov) – Letter to South Bend – March 1, 2022

Durham, North Carolina – Elaine O’Neal, Mayor (elaine.o’neal@durhamnc.gov) – Letter to Durham – February 27, 2022

Glens Falls, New York – Bill Collins, Mayor (mayor@cityofglensfalls.com) – Letter to Glens Falls – February 27, 2022

Ashland, Oregon – Julie Akins, Mayor (julie@council.ashland.or.us) – Letter to Ashland – February 19, 2022

Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada – Brian Wiese, Mayor (mayor@qualicumbeach.com) – Letter to Qualicum Beach – February 19, 2022

Sacramento, California – Howard Chan, City Manager (hchan@cityofsacramento.org) – Letter to Sacramento – February 13, 2022

Houston, Texas – Vision Zero (mobility.planning@houstontx.com) – Letter to Vision Zero Houston – February 13, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Muriel Bowser, Mayor (eom@dc.gov) – Letter to Washington, D.C. – February 1, 2022

Chicago, Illinois – Celia Meza, General Corporation Counsel (celia.meza@cityofchicago.org) – Letter to Chicago – January 30, 2022 – Letter Regarding LED Flashing Lights – April 10, 2022

US Conference of Mayors – Francis Suarez, President (fsuarez@miamigov.com) – Letter to US Conference of Mayors – January 29, 2022

Kansas City, Missouri – Matt Gigliotti, City Attorney (law@kcmo.org) – Letter to Kansas City – January 27, 2022 – FTC Complaint – January 27, 2022 – Second Letter to Kansas City – February 27, 2022

Annapolis, Maryland – Michael Lyles, City Attorney (dmlyles@annopolis.gov) – Letter to Annapolis – January 27, 2022

Baltimore, Maryland – James Shea, City Solicitor (james.shea@baltimorecity.gov) – Letter to Baltimore – January 25, 2022

New York, New York – New York City Council (District1@council.nyc.gov, District2@council.nyc.gov, District3@council.nyc.gov, KPowers@council.nyc.gov, amccauley@cchr.nyc.gov, District5@council.nyc.gov, District6@council.nyc.gov, District7@council.nyc.gov, District8@council.nyc.gov, District9@council.nyc.gov, District10@council.nyc.gov, dinowitz@council.nyc.gov, District12@council.nyc.gov, District13@council.nyc.gov,
District14@council.nyc.gov, District15@council.nyc.gov, District16@council.nyc.gov, salamanca@council.nyc.gov, District18@council.nyc.gov, District19@council.nyc.gov, District20@council.nyc.gov, FMoya@council.nyc.gov, District22@council.nyc.gov, District23@council.nyc.gov, District24@council.nyc.gov, District25@council.nyc.gov, District26@council.nyc.gov, District27@council.nyc.gov, Adams@council.nyc.gov, District29@council.nyc.gov, District30@council.nyc.gov, District31@council.nyc.gov, District32@council.nyc.gov, District33@council.nyc.gov, District34@council.nyc.gov, District35@council.nyc.gov, District36@council.nyc.gov, District37@council.nyc.gov,
District38@council.nyc.gov, District39@council.nyc.gov, District40@council.nyc.gov, District41@council.nyc.gov, District42@council.nyc.gov, AskJB@council.nyc.gov, AskKalman@council.nyc.gov, District45@council.nyc.gov, District46@council.nyc.gov, District47@council.nyc.gov, IVernikov@council.nyc.gov, District49@council.nyc.gov,
DCarr@council.nyc.gov, borelli@council.nyc.gov) – Letter to New York – January 22, 2022 – We identified the connection between violence and LEDs.

Sunnyvale, California – John Nagel, City Attorney (cityatty@sunnyvale.ca.gov) – Letter to Sunnyvale – January 13, 2022

Toledo, Ohio – Wade Kapszukiewicz, Mayor (mayor@toledo.oh.gov) – Letter to Toledo, Ohio – December 29, 2021

Corte Madera, California – Amy Ackerman, City Attorney (aackerman@publiclawgroup.com) – Letter to Corte Madera, California – December 27, 2021

Atlanta, Georgia – Nina Hickson, City Attorney (lawdepartment@atlantaga.gov) – Letter to Atlanta, Georgia – December 20, 2021

San Jose Airport Commission, California – Dan Connolly, Chair (airportcom2@sanjoseca.gov) – Letter to San Jose Airport Commission Billboards – December 3, 2021

Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania – William Jenaway, Chairperson (bjenaway@umtownship.org) – Letter to Upper Merion Township, Pennsylvania – December 3, 2021

San Jose, California – ADA Coordinator (ADA@sanjoseca.gov) – Letter to San Jose, California ADA Notice – December 1, 2021

San Jose, California – Christopher Burton, Director Planning, Building and Code Enforcement (chris.burton@sanjoseca.gov) – Letter to San Jose, California LED Billboard Second Response – November 29, 2021

Davis, California – Inder Khalsa, City Attorney (gkhalsa@rwglaw.com) – Letter to Davis, California – November 28, 2021

Midcoast Community Council, California – Michelle Weil, Chair (michelleweilmcc@gmail.com) – Letter to Midcoast Community Council, California – November 28, 2021

San Mateo County – John Beiers, Counsel (jbeiers@smcgov.org) – Letter to San Mateo County, California – November 28, 2021

Santa Fe, New Mexico – Erin McSherry, City Attorney (ekmcsherry@santafenm.gov) – Letter to Santa Fe, New Mexico – November 26, 2021

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – Public Health (publichealth@hamilton.ca) – Letter to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada – November 26, 2021

Waukesha, Wisconsin – City Attorney (Attorneys@waukesha-wi.gov) – Letter to Waukesha, Wisconsin – November 22, 2021

Village of Great Neck, New York – Steve Limmer, General Counsel (slimmer@mclaughlinstern.com) – Letter to Village of Great Neck, New York – November 21, 2021

Aurora, Colorado – Daniel Brotzman, City Attorney (dlbrotzman@gmail.com) – Letter to Aurora, Colorado – November 18, 2021

Goleta, California – Michael Jenkins, City Attorney (Michael.Jenkins@bbklaw.com) – Letter to Goleta, California – November 17, 2021

Cambridge Township, Michigan – Phillip Schaedler, City Attorney (adratty@comcast.net) – Letter to Cambridge Township, Michigan – November 11, 2021

San Jose, California – City Attorney (cao.main@sanjoseca.gov) – Letter to San Jose, California LED Billboard Rebuttal – November 11, 2021

Saint Paul, Minnesota – Ian Welsh, City Attorney (Ian.Welsh@ci.stpaul.mn.us), Letter to Saint Paul, Minnesota – November 10, 2021 – Second letter to Saint Paul, Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons – January 18, 2022 – Lyndsey Olson, City Attorney – (lyndsey.olson@ci.stpaul.mn.us)

Yakima, Washington – Bob Harrison, City Manager (bob.harrison@yakimawa.gov) – Letter to Yakima, Washington – November 8, 2021

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – Leslie Stephens, City Solicitor (leslie.stephens@pittsburghpa.gov) – Letter to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – November 4, 2021 – Pittsburgh Lighting Analysis – September 9, 2021

San Jose, California –City Attorney (cao.main@sanjoseca.gov) – Letter to San Jose, California – November 4, 2021

Los Angeles County, California – Office of the County Counsel (Contact_Us@counsel.lacounty.gov) – Letter to Los Angeles County, California – November 2, 2021

State

Oregon Health Authority – Letter – April 17, 2022

New York State Public Utility Commission – Case Number 21-02623 – Letter – April 14, 2022 – Personal Letter – April 14, 2022

University of California, Davis – Gary May, Chancellor – Letter – April 8, 2022 – We ask UC Davis to investigate the LED Fraud.

Utah Department of Transportation – Chad Sheppick, Director, Motor Carrier Division – Letter to Utah DOT MCD – March 11, 2022

Idaho Transportation Department – Board (Lorraine.Dennis@itd.idaho.gov) – Letter to IDT – February 18, 2022

Washington Department of Transportation – Roger Millar, Secretary of Transportation (millarr@wsdot.wa.gov) – Letter to WDOT – February 18, 2022

Maryland State Representative – Ken Kerr, Member (ken.kerr@house.state.md.us) – Letter to Ken Kerr – January 26, 2022

Ohio Department of Transportation – Jack Marchbanks, Director (jack.marchbanks@dot.ohio.gov) – Letter to Ohio DOT – January 22, 2022

Michigan Department of Transportation – Paul Ajegba, Director (ajegbap@michigan.gov) – Letter to MDOT – January 21, 2022.

New York State – Brad Hoylman, State Senator (hoylman@nysenate.gov), Patricia Fahy, State Assemblymember (FahyP@nyassembly.gov) – Response to S.7663 Dark Skies Protection Act – January 8, 2022

Oregon Transportation Commission – Bob Van Brocklin, Chair (OTCAdmin@odot.state.or.us) – Letter to Oregon Transportation Commission – January 7, 2022

Illinois Department of Transportation – Omer Osman, Secretary (omer.osman@illinois.gov) – Letter to IDOT – January 6, 2022.

Governors Highway Safety Association – Jonathan Adkins, Executive Director (jadkins@ghsa.org) – Letter to the GHSA – December 30, 2021

Nebraska State Patrol – John Bolduc, Superintendent (John.Bolduc@nebraska.gov) – Letter to Nebraska State Patrol – December 23, 2021

Iowa Department of Transportation – Scott Marler, Director (scott.marler@iowadot.us) – Letter to Iowa Department of Transportation – December 1, 2021 – Response Letter from Iowa DOT – March 10, 2022

State Representative David Gomberg, Oregon – (Rep.DavidGomberg@oregonlegislature.gov) – Letter to Representative David Gomberg, Oregon – November 27, 2021

Can the News Media Help?

We need the news media to promote the petition to ban blinding headlights and to help expose the LED fraud.

NPR – Will Stone, Reporter – wstone@npr.org – Science reporter

Jack Crosbie – jackscrosbie@gmail.com – Independent journalist

Slate – Henry Grabar, Writer – henry.grabar@gmail.com – Writer for Slate.com

Jalopnik – Adam Ismail, Writer – aismail@jalopnik.com – Auto industry writer for Jalopnik.

Express, United Kingdom – Luke Chillingsworth, Reporter (luke.chillingsworth@reachplc.com) –

Teslarati – Joey Klender, joey@teslarati.com – Auto industry writer for Teslarati.

Business Insider – Tim Levin, tlevin@insider.com – Auto industry reporter for Business Insider.

New York Times – Eric A. Taub, eric@taub.com – Wheels reporter for the New York Times

Sacramento – news@kcra.com – February 8, 2022

Associated Press – Hope Yen, hyen@ap.org, Tom Krisher, tkrisher@ap.org – Auto industry reporters for AP. – Investigations, investigative@ap.org

Los Angeles – comments@kcet.org, lanewsdesk@charter.com, tharmonson@scng.com, fox11news@fox.com – Letter – February 8, 2022

Gerald Posner – Gerald Posner, Author (www.posner.com) – Letter to Gerald Posner – January 7, 2022

Boston – newsroom@wcvb.com, newstips@whdh.com, newstips@wbztv.com, storyideas@wmur.com – Letter to Boston News Outlets – January 7, 2022

Vermont –  news@wcax.com, newstips@mynbc5.com, news@news10.com, news@mychamplainvalley.com, newstips@whdh.com – Letter to Vermont News Outlets – January 6, 2022

Can Anybody Fix This?

US Congress

Massachusetts State Senator Jo Comerford – State Senator Comerford sent two letters on our behalf. A letter to NHTSA and a letter to OSHA. – 5-13-2022

Senator Jeff Merkley – NHTSA Budget Request – FY 2023 request for budget to train NHTSA staff on the difference between point source and surface source light and to develop regulations for LEDs.

Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation – Letter to Committee – March 25, 2022

Senator Ed Markey – Ed Markey, US Senator (eric_kashdan@markey.senate.gov) – Letter to Senator Markey – January 7, 2022.

House Oversight Committee – Carolyn Maloney, Chair (newyork12urgent@mail.house.gov) – Letter to Congresswoman Maloney – January 5, 2022 – Second Letter to Congresswoman Maloney – January 10, 2022 – The House Oversight Committee must perform a full-scale investigation into the LED fraud since none of the Executive Branch agencies are willing to act. Flashing LED Lights Letter – January 28, 2022

Congressman Ro Khanna, California (Newark) – 202-225-2631
Congresswoman Jacki Speier, California (San Mateo) – Whistleblower Hotline – 202-226-5294
Congressman Jimmy Gomez, California (Los Angeles) – (202) 225-6235
Congresswoman Katie Porter, California (Orange County) – (202) 225-5611
Congressman Mark DeSaulnier, California (Walnut Creek) – (202) 225-2095
Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York – Constituents 718-662-5970, Outside of district 202-225-3965
Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, Michigan (Farmington Hills) – (202) 225-5802
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib, Michigan (Dearborn Heights) – (202) 225-5611

HR 3684 – August, 2021 – The Soft Lights Foundation worked with Congressman Peter DeFazio’s office to craft legislation to study LED radiation from vehicle headlights. This proposed legislation was added to HR 3684 (see section 10108 on page 1506) .  Somebody stripped this text out of the Senate version of HR 10108 but ensured that the ADB text was inserted.  We surmise that this was done at the behest of the auto industry.

All House Oversight Committee Members: newyork12urgent@mail.house.gov; Norton.Casework@Mail.House.Gov; stephen.lynch@mail.house.gov; CongressmanRaja@mail.house.gov; jamie.raskin@mail.house.gov; lauren.hitt@mail.house.gov; jim@mail.house.gov; Sharon.Stark@mail.house.gov; RepRoKhanna@mail.house.gov; rep.sarbanes@mail.house.gov; eric.bryant@mail.house.gov; abbas.alawieh@mail.house.gov; jaw@mail.house.gov; yul.edwards@mail.house.gov; lauren.wolman@mail.house.gov; meagan.foster@mail.house.gov; jacqui.kappler@mail.house.gov; yana.mayayeva@mail.house.gov; matt.mcmurray2@mail.house.gov; sarah.jackson@mail.house.gov; bertha.guerrero@mail.house.gov; aissa.canchola@mail.house.gov

Congressional Email Addresses

United States Attorneys

US Attorneys are part of the United States Justice Department and can investigate wide scale fraud and white collar crimes.

Western District of Virginia – Christopher Kavanaugh (christopher.kavanaugh@usdoj.gov) – Letter to Western District of Virginia – January 7, 2021

Northern District of Ohio – Bridget Brennan, US Attorney (bridget.brennan@usdoj.gov) – Letter to Northern District of Ohio – January 1, 2021 – We received a response that the US Attorney does not do investigations, only prosecutions.

County District Attorneys

District Attorneys can open an investigation into the LED fraud and convene a Grand Jury

Marin County, California – Lori Frugoli, District Attorney (lfrugoli@marincounty.org) – Letter to District Attorney for Marin County, California – December 28, 2021

Fulton County, Georgia – Fani Willis, District Attorney (fani.willis@fultoncountyga.gov) – Letter to District Attorney for Fulton County, Georgia – December 25, 2021

State Attorney Generals

California – Rob Bonta, Attorney General – California District Attorney Response – November 24, 2021 – Letter Regarding PG&E – April 12, 2022

Lawrence Wasden, Attorney General Idaho AGWasden@ag.idaho.gov
Kwame Raoul, Attorney General Illinois EJ@ilag.gov
Todd Rokita, Attorney General Indiana Constituent@atg.in.gov
Thomas Miller, Attorney General Iowa consumer@ag.iowa.gov
Derek Schmidt, Attorney General Kansas derek.schmidt@ag.ks.gov
Daniel Cameron, Attorney General Kentucky KyOAGOR@ky.gov
Jeff Landry, Attorney General Louisiana ConstituentServices@ag.louisiana.gov
Aaron Frey, Attorney General Maine attorney.general@maine.gov
Brian Frosh, Attorney General Maryland oag@oag.state.md.us
Maura Healey, Attorney General Massachusetts ago@state.ma.us
Dana Nessel, Attorney General Michigan miag@michigan.gov
Keith Ellison, Attorney General Minnesota attorney.general@ag.state.mn.us
Lynn Fitch, Attorney General Mississippi lynnfitchnews@ago.ms.gov
Eric Schmitt, Attorney General Missouri consumer.help@ago.mo.gov
Austin Knudsen, Attorney General Montana contactdoj@mt.gov
Doug Peterson, Attorney General Nebraska ago.info.help@nebraska.gov
Aaron Ford, Attorney General Nevada AgInfo@ag.nv.gov
John Formella, Attorney General New Hampshire attorneygeneral@doj.nh.gov
Matthew Platkin, Attorney General New Jersey askconsumeraffairs@dca.lps.state.nj.us
Hector Balderas, Attorney General New Mexico hbalderas@nmag.gov
Leticia James, Attorney General New York State civil.rights@ag.ny.gov
Josh Stein, Attorney General North Carolina jstein@ncdoj.gov
Drew Wrigley, Attorney General North Dakota ndag@nd.gov
Dave Yost, Attorney General Ohio AGOCARES@ohioattorneygeneral.gov
John O’Connor, Attorney General Oklahoma consumerprotection@oag.ok.gov
Ellen Rosenblum, Attorney General Oregon AttorneyGeneral@doj.state.or.us
Josh Shapiro, Attorney General Pennsylvania civilrights@attorneygeneral.gov
Peter Noronha, Attorney General Rhode Island ag@riag.ri.gov
Alan Wilson, Attorney General North Carolina info@scag.gov
Jason Ravnsborg, Attorney General North Dakota atghelp@state.sd.us
Herbert Slatery III, Attorney General Tennessee tnattygen@ag.tn.gov
Ken Paxton, Attorney General Texas kenneth.paxton@oag.texas.gov
Sean Reyes, Attorney General Utah uag@agutah.gov
TJ Donovan, Attorney General Vermont ag.info@vermont.gov
Jason Miyares, Attorney General Virginia mailoag@oag.state.va.us
Patrick Morrisey, Attorney General West Virginia consumer@wvago.gov
Josh Kaul, Attorney General Wisconsin Josh.Kaul@doj.state.wi.us
Bridget Hill, Attorney General Wyoming bridget.hill@wyo.gov

Consumer Groups

There are many organizations, especially the large ones, that purport to be on the side of the consumer, but in reality they are just extensions of the corporations. The groups listed here are actually on our side.

Safety Research and Strategies – https://www.safetyresearch.net/

Consumer Federation of America – Rachel Weintraub, General Counsel (rweintraub@consumerfed.org) Letter to Consumer Federation of America – January 19, 2022

The Center for Auto Safety – Letter to The Center for Auto Safety – December 24, 2021 – The Center for Auto Safety won’t respond to our calls.

Better World Club – Letter to the Better World Club – December 24, 2021

Law Firms

The LED fraud is billions and billions of dollars. We are notifying law firms in the hope a firm will wish to hold the LED cartel accountable.

Zimmerman Law – https://www.attorneyzim.com/practice-areas/class-action-lawsuits/ – March 15, 2022. – They can only sue if there is a specific injury.

Ankin Law – https://ankinlaw.com/mass-torts-lawsuits/automobile-defects/ – 312-626-7838 – March 15, 2022 – Only does specific injury claims.

McGuire Law – http://www.mcgpc.com/ – Left a voicemail 312-893-7002 – March 15, 2022

Carlson Law Firm – https://www.carlsonattorneys.com/practice-area/defective-auto-product – Called March 14, 2022 and left voicemail message with attorney Sarah.

Arnold and Itkin – https://www.arnolditkin.com/product-liability/auto-product-liability/ – Called March 14, 2022. They were not interested in pursuing an LED headlight defects lawsuit.

Kirtland and Packard – courtroomwarrior.com – March 14, 2022 – Called and will receive call back – Received notice that they are not interested.

Onder Law – www.onderlaw.com – March 14, 2022 – Called about GM defective LED headlights. Called and will receive call back.

Florin-Roebig – (www.florinroebig.com) – Letter – February 13, 2022

Patrick Daniel Law – (www.patrickdaniellaw.com) – Letter to Patrick Daniel Law – February 3, 2022

Hoffman Law Firm – (www.hoffmanlawfirm.com) – Letter to Hoffman Law Firm – February 3, 2022

The Cochran Firm – (www.cochranfirm.com) – Letter to The Cochran Firm – February 3, 2022

Goldenberg Law – (www.goldenberglaw.com) – Letter to Goldenberg Law – February 3, 2022

Lanier Law Firm – (www.lanierlawfirm.com) – Letter to Lanier Law Firm – February 2, 2022

Robinson Calcagnie Inc – (www.robinsonfirm.com) – Letter to Robinson Calcagnie – February 2, 2022

Slavik Law – Donald Slavik (dslavik@slavik.us) – Letter to Slavik Law – January 18, 2022

Audet and Partners – Audet Law (audetlaw@gmail.com) – Letter to Audet Law – January 16, 2022

Beldock and Saunders – Steven Beldock, Founder (via LinkedIn) – Letter to Beldock and Saunders – January 16, 2022

Williams Kastner – Hunter Abell, Member (habbell@williamskastner.com) – Letter to Williams Kastner – January 9, 2022

Rose, Klein, and Marias – Alan Riffel, Partner (a.riffel@rkmlaw.net) – Letter to RKM Law – January 9, 2022

Searcy Law – Christian Search, CEO (CDS@searcylaw.com) – Letter to Searcy Law – January 7, 2022

You

Flyer – No LED Streetlights! – Send this flyer to your city council and tell them about the LED fraud.

Flyer – LED Streetlight Facts – Contains diagram showing how light emits from streetlights.

The LED Light Shape – This one page document introduces the difference between a spherical emitter and a flat surface emitter that is the fundamental problem with LEDs.