Posted on 03/28/2009 6:52:28 PM PDT by catnipman
WND YOUR GOVERNMENT AT WORK
Congress bans incandescent bulbs Massive energy bill phases out Edison's invention by 2014 Posted: December 19, 2007 7:18 pm Eastern
© 2009 WorldNetDaily.com
Incandescent light bulb In addition to raising auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent, an energy bill passed by Congress yesterday bans the incandescent light bulb by 2014.
President Bush signed the 822-page measure into law today after it was sent up Pennsylvania Avenue in a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. The House passed the bill by a 314-100 vote after approval by the Senate last week.
Rep. John D. Dingell, D-Mich., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, said the legislation will boost the energy efficiency of "almost every significant product and tool and appliance that we use, from light bulbs to light trucks."
The phase-out of incandescent light is to begin with the 100-watt bulb in 2012 and end in 2014 with the 40-watt.
All light bulbs must use 25 percent to 30 percent less 2014. By 2020, bulbs must be 70 percent more efficient than they are today.
Australia was the first country to announce an outright ban by 2010.
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Therefore, I urge you to stock up on a lifetime supply right now. About $200.00 at Walmart should do the trick, as they're practically giving them away. And I'm talking about brand name bulbs like GE. Buy a mixture of 100, 75, and 60 watt bulbs, with a few 40 watts.
And if you really want to make a killing in a few years, set yourself up a business and buy a couple of warehouses worth wholesale.
My experience with compact fluorescent has been dismal. I could live with the slow warmup, though I detest the color. But the thing that makes them intolerable is that they burn out quicker than the cheapie incandescents, even though they cost more.
Plus, all of the EnergyGuide and EnergyStar ratings are a complete scam as they do not take into account the cost to manufacture and dispose of an item. For example, modern refrigerators will not last more than 15 years no matter how much money you waste on fancy stainless steel exteriors and the like, because the compressors are deliberately undersized to save energy and therefore run almost constantly. Of course they quickly burn out, and the cost to replace one is almost as much as a new refrigerator, so you end up tossing your refrigerator and buying a new one every 15 years. Energy ratings need to be based on the energy cost to build, operate, and dispose of an item over its lifetime in order to actually be meaningful. As with most of the liberal mushhead agenda, appearance of accomplishing something useful is much more important than actually accomplishing something meaningful.
Alert all of the people you care about to the incandescent light bulb situation so they have a chance of stocking up too.
To be added to the “must be reversed” list foe the next sane occupant of the White House.
Crap. Thanks. I’d forgotten about this.
I respect a cold dog tu*d more than I respect congress. Screw ‘em. You could add up all the scientific knowledge of these law idiots and not come up to that of a typical Asian 5th grader.
Are they going to tell us what toilet paper we have to use next?
While you're out, stock up on guns and ammo too. Put a couple of SUVs away while you are at it.
My refrigerator was built in 1962.
My business uses street lights and outdoor building lights
Winter here can frequently be -5/-25 degrees below zero.
Those new bulbs cannot possible work in those conditions.
Can they?
Anyone know for sure out there?
They are getting very hard to find.
I’ve got about 3,000 incandescents in storage (and about 150 more of them burning right now...for Lights Off Hour).
I’m in good shape for the rest of my days, and my kids should be pretty well off for some time. For those interested, these guys have great prices and deliver by the pallet:
http://www.lightbulbemporium.com/
I know, we don’t usually advertise here, but this is an exception, considering the what’s being done to us (and there are plenty of other bulb sellers, just go to Google).
Also, figure that when inflation explodes later this year, just about everything, including light bulbs, will triple in price.
“Put a couple of SUVs away while you are at it.”
I’m nearing that decision too. I have absolutely no use for another large vehicle now, but I do have the money and I will need one in 10 years. I’ll make a decision this summer.
Figure by 2020 a Smart Car will be mid-sized.
Take a look at the company that made Ohio Bluetip matches... they'd been in business since forever. Then Kongress decided the strike anywheres were "too dangerous." Now we are stuck with crappy Diamond "strike anywheres"
I have concerns about the amount of mercury in CFLs. I'm not sure if the claims of danger are blown out of proportion. Our government, while outlawing minuscule amounts of lead wouldn't put us in danger of mercury poison would they??
Anyway, I don't put CFLs anywhere that my children might potentially break them.
My other big concern is how will people dispose of these new mercury laden bulbs in a responsible manner?
Well, truth be told, Obama voters simply won't dispose of these bulbs responsibly. They'll end up in the garbage, in the landfills and eventually, I suspect, in the water supply.
I plan to send my spent CFLs to the US congress and let them figure out what the hell to do with them.
“I’ve got about 3,000 incandescents in storage “
No wonder they are hard to find! LOL
Diesel Excursion or Suburban. You might be able to store the fuel too.
“To be added to the “must be reversed” list foe the next sane occupant of the White House.”
True...and you’d think that the Republicans could at least figure this out.
Buy they seem emasculated - they could have a really simple platform of simply returning America to the 1990s, when you could buy real light bulbs, large cars, washing machines that actually washed, and possibly even have a job.
Yet all they seem to off is tax cuts. They don’t even realize that they’re talking to a constantly shrinking audience, as HUGE numbers of people don’t pay income taxes.
What a bummer.
Actually, it’s funny you mention that ~ probably sarcastically, but I was just thinking this, too.
It’s difficult to imagine what one should hoard first; seeds, bullets or lightbulbs?
“You might be able to store the fuel too.”
Explain...I know that they best you can hope for with gasoline is 2 years, and that’s only if treated. Does diesel hold out longer?
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