Posted on 03/22/2007 9:47:39 AM PDT by DreamsofPolycarp
Pricey Harrison, a state legislator from Greensboro has proposed a law that we ban entirely the incandescent light bulb. The proposed bill is HR 838. Instapundit has some stuff on this, as well.
The solution is right here in North Carolina!
http://www.cree.com/
This law might not apply to everyone. If you know the right person, you might get a waiver. How, exactly, would you do that? Well, let me just say that it would be "Pricey".
I'm stunned to discover Pricey is a Democrat, a former communications attorney. She's not much of a looker either.
Oh yeah, we need CFL's, which contain mercury and can cost $2,000 to have professionally cleaned up if broken. Great!
Damn watermelons.
So Mr. Pricey Harrison has paid his 'carbon credits' to the ManBearPig Foundation and would be watt-neutral'? This is such a pile.
Just remember that in North Carolina it's okay to smoke, pollute the air, pollute the water and rip out forests. But don't you dare use an incandescent light bulb in the future!
How many Liberals does it take to change a lightbulb?
Why haven't they banned the SUV yet?
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. The General Statutes are amended by adding a new Chapter to read:
"Chapter 113C.
"Energy Efficiency and Energy Conservation.
"§ 113C‑1. Sale of general purpose incandescent lamps prohibited.
(a) As used in this section, 'general service incandescent lamp' means a standard incandescent or halogen type lamp that is intended for general service applications and has all of the following:
(1) A medium screw base.
(2) A wattage rating no less than 25 watts and no greater than 150 watts.
(3) A shape that is defined as A‑15, A‑19, A‑21, A‑23, A‑25, PS‑25, PS‑30, BT‑14.5, BT‑15, CP‑19, TB‑19, CA‑22, or equivalent shape by the American National Standard Institute standard for electric lamps C78.20‑2003 approved 30 October 2003.
(4) A bulb finish of frosted, clear, or soft white type.
(b) No person shall sell or offer for sale a general purpose incandescent lamp in this State.
(c) This section does not apply to an appliance lamp, black light lamp, bug lamp, colored lamp, enhanced spectrum lamp, infrared lamp, left‑hand tread lamp, marine lamp, marine signal service lamp, mine service lamp, plant light, reflector lamp, rough service lamp, shatter resistant lamp, sign service lamp, silver bowl lamp, showcase lamp, three‑way lamp, traffic signal lamp, or vibration service or vibration resistant lamp."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective on 1 January 2016 and applies to the sale of general purpose incandescent lamps on or after that date.
Who's getting the kickback on this one?
I want a law outlawing all < INSERT PRODUCT HERE >s except mine.
Which politician do I send the check to?
Well, I don't think it should be mandatory, but I've switched all but one light fixture to compact fluorescents and my energy bill has decreased by about 15%. FWIW.
Many people won't like the 20sec to 30sec warm-up time though.
None. They eternally bitch about it being burnt out.
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Light Pollution (If you think it's a joke, think again. The movement seeks to change laws)
Posted by sully777
On News/Activism 08/05/2006 2:32:45 PM PDT · 287 replies · 3,167+ views
Campaign for Dark Skies (CfDS.org) ^ | 8-5-06 | J. Appleton
Light Pollution At the beginning of the 21st century, humanity is losing a valuable and beautiful part of its heritage. For the first time in history, poorly designed and badly aimed lighting is denying vast numbers of humanity a view of the night sky. Urban sky glow now pollutes nearly all of Britain's night skies. As amateur astronomers we have a responsibility to guard our night time environment against light pollution.
We are witnessing the genesis of the light bulb Nazis.
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