Beam me to Planet Gore !
They'll move back.
On the street we call it a "cluster f***".
And God said, “Let there be light.”
And Texas said, “Amen!”
You can buy 100 watt bulbs cheap by the case on the internet (ebay, amazon, etc).
“Governor Jan Brewer, who said it could not be implemented because within the state there are no mining or processing plants for tungsten, which is needed for incandescent bulbs.”
Nice BS excuse. Federal hack.
Any manufacturer who has “moved down the road” is an idiot. In a capitalistic society the consumer is the driver.
Research into new technology is what a manufacturer does on the side and he tests the consumer’s responses on a small scale. If the consumer response is good, he ramps up production. If the old product falls out of favor and the manufacture can no longer make money, he drops it.
Buggy whip production didn’t stop with the invention of the automobile, it effectively stopped when there was no longer enough demand to make it profitable. (Buggy whips are still made but they’re a specialty item)
Bravely speaking truth to popular fiction, Bachmann has more courage (and common sense) than the rest of the current field of announced GOPer candidates, combined.
In fact, she can be referred to as the ONE BRIGHT LIGHT among the Republicans.
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Here in Maine, where it’s dark at 4 PM in winter, I’ve already stockpiled enough 100 watt light bulbs to last me until the end of World War 7.
Still, I intend to buy more, and also more 75 and 60 watt bulbs.
The “old fashioned” light bulbs also help to heat up a small room, an added benefit in a cold climate.
They'll be labeled '72 watt bulbs' - no?
Oh yes they will. They will move where the money is. I hope and pray this law is repealed. I’ve already had enough with low flow toilets. Thanks to government taking away our rights to own a toilet that actually works.
Why? I might need to have one, someday.
Tell the nanny state to get the $^##$% out of my life!
“The law does not ban incandescent bulbs.”
Yeah right. Try finding one to buy once the law goes into effect.
Throw out the law mandating low-flush toilets as well.
The manufacturing costs for these things must be 10 times the cost of an incandescent, and what about the disposal and environmental ‘costs’ of MERCURY in each and every one?
The toxic cleanup from one broken ‘new’ bulbs is 1000 times the energy of a regular bulb.
All the libs need to do is get a rider attached that bans corn subsidies. Then she’ll change her tune.
That's odd - the 100-watt incandescent outdoor floodlight bulbs have already been phased-out. I don't see any "100-watt equivalent" incandescents of that bulb type on the shelves.
“However, new legislation may not change what manufacturers are doing in creating more efficient bulbs that use halogen, LED or other new technology.”
So what? LEDs are better but the market should decide that, not the government.
they’ll still be making old-school lightbulbs for years to come for the 90% of countries that either can’t afford “green” lighting or were not stupid enough to pass this mandate.
“Manufacturers have already moved down the road”
“They’ll move back. “
Maybe, maybe not. CFls and LEDs have advantages, but the old fashioned light is cheap and effective for many uses.
What is certain is that Government dictation of this is destructive and dumb.
Following the logic presented here, supporters of the law deny CFLs contain toxic mercury. Right?