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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I pick up 2 or 3 4 packs of incandescents every time I go shopping. Ought to have lifetime supply by 2012.
“While standard light bulbs cost about 50 cents, the spiral CFL sells for about $3. Advocates argue, however, the CFL lasts five years longer and uses about 75 percent less energy.”
Liar, liar, pants on fire. We put four of these bulbs in our house in the last year ... and three of them have already died! Five years my behind!
Signed, A retired building maintenance man :>}
Have someone who knows how to check your voltage. It should be 125 volts tops. Really 125 volts is too high but a lot of utilities are stepping up the voltage as a back door rate hike. Anything over 120/240 is wasted energy. I checked mine and it was 128/256. I called my utility and raised Cain as I was tired of replacing my well pump, water heater elements etc. At the upper end of the voltage spectrum you don't have much room to absorb voltage spikes or surges. With a borderline voltage the new ones will likely blow faster than regular bulbs because they have electronic components used to start them.
I buy 1 Year GE incandescents and get that usually out of one. I have a couple of outdoor flood lights that are 5 years old. I refuse to buy the new bulbs though. I have issues with certain lighting. Actually I have a single 100 watt bulb in most rooms except living room and kitchen.
“Are they going to tell us what toilet paper we have to use next?”
I’m hoping they still let us use it.
how do you check? What is the way for a non-electrician to physically check the voltage?
With a Volt Meter is the only way. It doesn't take a licensed electrician to do it but it does for safety sake take someone who knows how to use one. Basically you check an outlet and if the voltage is 125 then you have 125/250 volt service. The 250 is simply the second hot wire feeding the house. There are two hots and a neutral feeding a residence from the power pole and all three can kill you if you don't know what you're doing.
One of the 125 volt conductors is out of phase with the other 125 volt line. Across them it will read 250. Between either one and neutral or ground should be 125 volts. The 250 volts is used on larger power draw appliances such as water heaters, dryer, and heat.
Republicans are nearly as bad as Democrats. Bush signed the darn bill. On this and bailouts, they are the same. I still voted for the doofus McCain, who wasn’t even trying. What a sad mess our RULERS are.
And toilets that flush more than water...
CFCs were stockpiled and sold for years after manufacture was ceased.
The main drawback to stockpiling warehouses of incandescents is if we manage to elect a government with common sense that eventually figures out that global warming is a hoax and reverses all of the these laws that require production of inferior products.
Just remember:
We have Bill Clinton to thank for plumbing fixtures and stick lighters that don't work, and we have Al Gore to thank for light bulbs that don't work. My guess is Obama will be the force behind cars that don't work. Interesting, isn't it, that the primary accomplishments of Democrats is stuff that doesn't work. Guess they've been taking way too many lessons from the French. The next thing we can thank the French for: the current French-inspired wealth-redistributionist Federal budget. Bet that doesn't work either.
What is on your list of 100? I would like to be prepared also.
I’m not going to post the whole list, I haven’t even typed it up yet.
Here’s my criteria: I literally walked through my house with a clipboard and looked in every cabinet and determined whether I have enough of something (other than food) to last for about 4 years. It’s mainly consumables, like cleaning supplies, personal hygiene, trash bags, auto supplies (like oil, filters, coolant, brake fluid, wiper blades, etc.), clothes (particularly underwear), medications (to the extent possible), batteries, etc. You may also want to have a plan to deal with human waste if those systems don’t work. One thing to keep in mind is that paper towels work fine as toilet paper (and I speak from experience), but not vice-versa.
As to water, I started that last year due to post-hurricane survival...I use roof gutters to collect rain water and then will purify it with a camping filter, should I need to drink it, in addition to adding some bleach. I store drinking water in large round trash cans, using thick (i.e., Home Depot) bags as liners. You put in 25 gallons or so and then seal them with a wire tie until they’re needed - worked great after Hurricane Ike. One trash can is just about enough water for one person for one month...for drinking. If you want more storage, you need something like a swimming pool.
For food - that’s tough, as bugs can get to it if not canned, and if canned, then age can get to it and when you measure the calories required, food storage is daunting. One 20 lb. bag of rice provides enough calories for one person for one month. So figure 200 bags for 4 people for 4 years...you get the picture. I do plan to keep some rice (maybe 20 to 30 bags) as a buffer. The rice is also more for comfort than survival...I figure that there will be some food around and eating it with rice will make it ok...particularly if I have a lot of spices...which I definitely plan to hoard (and spices date back to ancient times, so I know that I’m on track with them).
Other things to consider are big-ticket items. Can your cars go for 4 years without requiring much maintenance? How about your washing machine (mine works fine, but it’s rusting away, so I may replace it)? Furniture and bedding ok for that time?
Needless to say, gasoline is tough. Something like a plug-in hybrid would be great for getting around when there’s gas rationing. On the other hand, buying a truck or SUV would be smart, as we have, at most one more year left to purchase one (before the Democrats’ punishment kicks in). Also, have a bunch of gas cans and “Stabil”, which will keep the gas fresh for a couple of years.
Like I say, it’s all about comfort. We plan and build up supplies now, and then when the shortages hit, we are only minimally affected. Eventually, the shortages pass, when people figure out that price controls really don’t work, and then we can start buying things again.
What did Clinton do to stick lighters? I agree they suck.
I agree with the congresscritter who asked why do we want something that is made only in China, and has a hazardous content if broken?
I forgot to mention anti-biotics.
I plan on getting mine from C Crane Co. They hold the patens on led light bulbs. So far they have gotten up to a 70 watt output with less than 3 watt input.
The other ones has a CFL inside & claim to be very safe. That is a lot of cr@p. I can feel a thunderstorm at 200 miles,and the closer it gets the worse I feel!
My guess is that gas prices are heading back up soon enough to catch the dealers selling SUVs, who already have too much inventory, right where it hurts.
There should be some really good deals on SUVs, if that happens.
Valid point...we just have to watch for when hyper-inflation hits.
One more consumer good to be smuggled in from Mexico...
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