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ClearLite[R]'s Cutting-Edge ArmorLite[TM]: A Safer CFL[TM] Technology is Featured in Huffington Post.


Article Describes the Safety Concerns Surrounding Mercury in CFL CFL Canadian Football League  Bulbs

BOCA RATON, Fla. -- Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. ("ClearLite") (OTCBB OTCBB

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: CLRH), a leading innovator of eco-friendly, energy-saving "natural" lighting and the ArmorLite[TM] SAFETY ECO E·co   , Umberto Born 1932.

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 CFL[TM], A Safer CFL[TM], today announced that a Huffington Post article by science writer Kate Kelly about the safety concerns surrounding mercury in CFL bulbs featured ClearLite's ArmorLite SAFETY ECO CFL, which will be in stores soon, because it has a safety coating that helps capture broken glass and mercury, if the bulb breaks.

The article, "'Green' Light Bulbs Have Mercury: Who Knew?" reports on the growing mercury contamination concerns in the United States. "While the mercury content in each bulb is quite small, the content is high enough to merit warnings on the Environmental Protection Agency's website as to how to clean up an area if a homeowner accidentally breaks a bulb. Consumers are told to ventilate ventilate,
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 the room immediately, and that everyone should leave the room for 15 minutes to avoid breathing the mercury vapors. A vacuum should not be used in the area, and after broken pieces are picked up by hand or using a broom, the pieces should be sealed in a plastic bag."

Kelly also noted, "As a result of this very real environmental risk factor, inventors are moving forward to create better solutions. Thomas J. Irvine's company, ClearLite, is introducing a new light bulbO" ... Irvine, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board.  of the company, was determined to make a green product that was as safe as possible. "I didn't want my children exposed to a neurotoxin neurotoxin /neu·ro·tox·in/ (noor´o-tok?sin) a substance that is poisonous or destructive to nerve tissue.

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 like mercury, so I didn't want other people's children exposed either."

"ClearLite's ArmorLite bulb has a protective silicon skin that helps encapsulate en·cap·su·late
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 the mercury," she added. "If the bulb is broken, the mercury vapor is not released into the air. Irvine's team also found that it was possible to use amalgam [an alloy of mercury with other metals in a solid form] O., which reduces the amount of mercury needed."

To read the full article on the Huffington Post website, please visit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-kelly/green-light-bulbs-have-me_b_261953.html.

ClearLite constantly embraces innovation; its cutting-edge products help reduce energy use, provide a more natural light and now A Safer CFL. Unlike the commonly found spiral design CFLs, the patent-pending ArmorLite looks like an incandescent bulb. It is in fact a compact fluorescent light bulb hidden inside a glass-shaped safety-coated cover; it is similar in design to the incandescent light bulb that seems to be preferred by most consumers. ClearLite offers a wide range of green lighting solutions for both retail and commercial clients. It has focused on earth-friendly, energy-saving "natural" lighting and now A Safer CFL, the patent-pending ArmorLite SAFETY ECO CFL.

About Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc.

Headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida Boca Raton ("bōkə rə-tōn") is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida incorporated in May 1925. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 74,764; the 2006 population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 86,396. , Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. is a leading innovator of cutting-edge, eco-friendly CFLs, lamps, and commercial lighting products. The Company's current line of CFLs are Energy Star[R] qualified and designed to meet RoHS standards (Reduction of Hazardous Substances), as well as UL approved in the US and Canada. In addition, ClearLite's newest offering of a patent pending technology ArmorLite[TM] SAFETY ECO CFL[TM] helps capture broken glass and mercury, which is becoming a concern with many. ClearLite[R] has strategic partnerships with major global manufacturers and has established cost-effective sales and logistics channels with offices in Florida, Illinois, California and Canada.

For additional information, please visit ClearLite's corporate website: http://www.ClearLite.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Pursuant to The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and  of 1995: The statements in this press release that relate to the Company's expectations with regard to the future impact on the Company's results from new products in development are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Words such as "expects," "intends," "plans," "may," "could," "should," "anticipates," "likely," "believes" and words of similar import also identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are based on current facts and analyses and other information that are based on forecasts of future results, estimates of amounts not yet determined and assumptions of management. Readers are urged not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this release since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could, and likely will, materially affect actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements in order to reflect any event or circumstance that may arise after the date of this release, even if new information becomes available in the future. Additional information on risks and other factors that may affect the business and financial results of Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. can be found in the filings of Clear-Lite Holdings, Inc. with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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