There has been a lot of media chatter lately about banning the incandescent light bulb. California seems to be first up to bat with Democratic Assemblyman Lloyd Levine trying to have the bulb completely banned by 2012 something he seems to have Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's support on.
Australia is also a front-runner in this effort having already announced plans to ban the bulb. Australia's environment minister said the move could cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tons by 2012.
The incandescent light bulb obviously had its time and place, but there are many superior lighting alternatives today. As a producer of one of these alternatives, highly-efficient fluorescent lighting systems, Ledalite supports these recent initiatives and looks forward to more innovation for energy efficient lighting.
What are your thoughts?
lightbulb police
I agree with Steve McCoy. Incandescents should go out from lack of buying (use of the free market) not laws banning them. I personally use CFLs everywhere I can, but that doesn't mean everyone has to. What happened to this country, we used to be free. Why can't we educate people rather than force by laws and governmental pressure.
Nice post. Thanks to the
Nice post. Thanks to the writer. Completely agree with the writer. looking forward to seeing more.
lightbulb police
more hogwash - incadescent lights are good for lots of apps - not All, but definitely the quality of the light is great for lots of residential apps. If they are combined with dimmers or timers, they use as much energy as Florescent, and are MUCH less harmful or complicated in diposal. Flourescent recycling is dubious - it makes more bueracracy and creates more opportunity for fraud and waste.
Always be wary of Government dictating the solution for ANYTHING via Prohibition.
I'd be much happier with paying 25% more per bulb for my Incadescents, and then having that money go to research on LED or other technologies for creating a hi-quality, non-hazardous alternative to bulbs.
Fluorescents are not the answer.
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