California may ban conventional lightbulbs by 2012

Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 1/30/07 | Bernie Woodall

[teenyelliott]

ban

I am SOOOOO tired of that word.

[Smokin' Joe]

So what's going to go off when a person gets a great idea?

I was having trouble with that image, too.

[muawiyah]

Very simply put if the fluorescent bulbs last 10 times longer than the incandescent, and sell at only 1/9 the rate of the incandescents, it'll take just a few years before they totally displace the incandescents.

The article says the 5% background sales level for the fluorescent bulbs could DOUBLE this year.

So, the elimination of the incandescent bulb can already be scheduled without the use of pesky nuisance laws as proposed by the Alpine gnome running California.

[ChildOfThe60s]

I just wish California would secede from the United States.

[Carry_Okie]

The new CF bulbs are much better than before, and they really do work well.

They don't fit antique light fixtures, of which there are an enormous number. My guess is that I would have to replace virtually every fixture in my home. It would cost me thousands.

[ndt]

I'm not a fan of banning much of anything, preferring instead to let the market drive demand.

That said, LED lights are absolutely amazing. The amount of energy to be saved is incredible.

[Carry_Okie]

So, the elimination of the incandescent bulb can already be scheduled without the use of pesky nuisance laws as proposed by the Alpine gnome running California.

This mechanical engineer says that is absolute nonsense.

See post 25.

[muawiyah]

You mean your folks aren't already using LED Christmas Tree Lights?

How quaint.

[MrBambaLaMamba]

A ban on white males by 2015, a ban on heteros by 2018 followed by a ban on flush toilets and indoor plumbing by 2020 and they'll have a paradise.

[relictele]

I am SOOOOO tired of that word.

It does seem to be a favorite of the socialists....I never hear them offer anything as an incentive to change behavior other than fines and imprisonment. Joe Stalin, call your office.

[muawiyah]

I have compact fluorescent bulbs that FIT in antique sockets. Bought them at the Safeway neighbor!

[editor-surveyor]

"Are you SURE this wasn't from The Onion?"

The onion should be the official publication organ of the California legislature.

[Vision Thing]

Hate to break this to y'all, but....

Thomas Edison's company---namely, General Electric---is the leading manufacturer and marketer of compact fluorescent light bulbs.

Check it out: GE Consumer & Industrial Lighting FAQ on CFLs.

[driftdiver]

"My guess is that I would have to replace virtually every fixture in my home. It would cost me thousands."

Yes but think of the energy and natural resources you will save.

/sarc

[Cicero]

You have to look around, because there are some cheapo energy saving bulbs out there that make everything look sickly. But if you get the right kind, they look pretty much like regular incandescent bulbs, and they only use a quarter of the power.

I have long since replaced every bulb in the house with GE spiral bulbs. In our area, at least, they are bringing out a new line of GE bulbs that are 13 watt instead of 15 watt (to replace a 60 watt bulb), and the local hardware store is selling the 15 watt bulbs for 99 cents apiece. You can't do better than that.

On the other hand, forcing people to use one product rather than another is just plain wrong. There are other ways to encourage their use rather than impose a probably unconstitutional law.

[relictele]

They don't fit antique light fixtures, of which there are an enormous number. My guess is that I would have to replace virtually every fixture in my home. It would cost me thousands.

If you fail to comply you will be evicted from your built-with-natural-wood home and placed in a non-rainforest-destructive building provided by the state, you polluter. /sarc

[taxed2death]

Earth changes may ban all life on earth on 2012 (according to Mayan calender)

[editor-surveyor]

Florescent light is difficult to read by, or do detail work like machining.

[Delta 21]

Does that mean this one too?

Longest burning Light Bulb in history.

[RockinRight]

You have GOT to be kidding.