I don’t think the government has any business getting involved in it but a lot of people on FR are really anti CFLs period for no good reason. Cutting back 10% on energy used of Americans immediately would drastically cut back on energy prices and send less $$ overseas. I am encouraging the switch but do not advocate using the gov’t to do it.
“Cutting back 10% on energy used of Americans immediately would drastically cut back on energy prices and send less $$ overseas.”
Only to buy CFL lights made in China with few environmental controls.
Signed - Not anti-cfl
Immigrants send $$$ overseas too. They wire it home and then apply for government handouts because they are poor (by choice).
Want to cut off Islamic Supremacist terrorist funding? Cut off the head of the snake.
India and China will be paying every dollar that we are no longer sending to those nations. Better to get them to change their dreams of theocratic rule.
But there are a myriad of ways to cut back on energy - an people could be educated on them - without being forced
Of course there would no new stockholders waiting impatiently for people to buy a product as there's no specific "product" involved
For example, I have an electric stove. I turn the burner off an average of 1 minute before the pan is ready to come off the stove. The residual heat finishes the job.
Now say that's done 5 x's a day - in a years time, that would save over 30 hours of electricity (1-2 weeks of cooking)- and a stove burner uses a whomping more energy per minute than a light bulb.
In the winter, when I have my wood stove going, I have a large 'tea' kettle on it, providing plenty of hot water for the days dishes and washing up, etc. Again, much more saving, electricity wise that a light bulb.
I very ofter cook once, eat twice or more. That is, While cooking, I'll double the recipe and have a second meal for another day. Two meals for the energy cost of one.
Often at night, in the winter, especially if not running the wood stove, I will burn my kerosene lamps. I like them for one thing. If I'm just watching TV, especially, I don't need bright lights. BUT the VERY hot heat coming constantly from the chimneys cuts WAY down on how often the furnace turns on. Betcha I'm saving a hellava lot more energy than many people who pride themselves because of their new bulbs...Hmmm - maybe I should demand laws be passed so that EVERYone do as I do - after all, it's not like it's still a free country