[Rapscallion]

Smash CFLs on every street in America until congress gets it.

Go dark. No CFLs. Candles first.

Boo environ--mentalists

[Rapscallion]

Smash CFLs on every street in America until congress gets it.

Go dark. No CFLs. Candles first.

Boo environ--mentalists

[PLD]

http://lonelyconservative.com/2011/06/texas-lawmakers-pass-bill-to-get-around-federal-light-bulb-law/

[MsLady]

This is going to sound funny but, it will end up being very costly. I got baby chicks again this summer. They need a warming lamp for 4-5 weeks. In the winter I usually keep one or two 100watt light bulbs in the coop for really frigid days just to keep the hens from getting frost bitten on their combs and wattles. I only have 22 chicks right now. But, farmers that raise chickens for meat and eggs can have 100’s of chickens and raise 100’s more baby chicks. So what in the sam hill are they suppose to do? Those curly light bulbs are useless and if they have to actually pay to keep the chicks warm until their adult feathers come in, it’s going to be way costlier than just using a heat lamp.

[American in Israel]

China makes these bulbs for us because Washington’s restrictions on manufacturing with mercury are so bad that you can’t make the bulbs here.

Due to the wisdom of Congress, mercury is so toxic that we are forced to import China’s mercury into our homes by law.

[justiceseeker93]

Why on earth doesn’t the GOP leadership in the House get with this and talk up the repeal of the ban on the incandescent bulb? I’ve never heard anyone in Congress mention this publicly, neither in last year’s campaign nor since.

[RoadTest]

“Death By Liberalism” by J. R. Dunn expands this theme beyond light bulbs.

[Havisham]

Ah yes, The Light That Failed, Ronald Coleman’s finest performance. Great story by Kipling and great directing by William Wellman. Throw in the delicate and fierce Ida Lupino and you’ve got a picture!

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=X56k-RVUbQI

[GreyFriar]

Congress has waited entirely too long to get this law revolked. Unfortunately the Repubs put the Republican CongressCritter who sponsored the original banning legisaltion as the committee chairman. He has been dragging his feet, while pouring out pious plattitudes of “we are researching the topic.”

[warsaw44]

There was a light bulb factory in the US that went out of business due to this law. But I can not recall the name of the company. I had bookmarked the story but did so on my last PC. Anyone remember the company name?

[SoCal SoCon]

There will come a time when we’ll be able to tell which way a person votes by what kind of light bulb they have.

[Billthedrill]

It reveals quite a bit about the environmental movement that a market solution that was taking place quite nicely needed to be stepped around in favor of outright government intervention. I've replaced nearly all of my incandescents because it made economic sense to do so, but now for the corner cases - a well-house that needs to be heated just a little in the wintertime, for one - the sensible alternative has been made unavailable by fiat because the Little People weren't doing the Right Thing fast enough to suit the Greens.

I complained to this to an otherwise reasonably intelligent liberal friend who helpfully told me that I could still purchase dedicated heat lamps costing many times as much that use more energy and put out too much heat. That may be a lot of things, but a save-the-planet solution it is not.

In the meantime, mercury-filled CFL's are hitting the landfills because that's what people do with broken light bulbs, and yes, there's a law against it. Maybe, just maybe the government isn't the solution here. Ya think?

[jim_trent]

“This problem caused Duane Kassens, a Wisconsin driver, to get into a fender-bender. “The police officer told me the new lights weren’t melting the snow,” Kassens said. “How is that safe?””

“Would the accident have occurred if the lights had been clear?” Oswego police detective Rob Sherwood told the AP. “I would be willing to bet not.”

This is probably true, but if a person cannot see the light on a traffic signal, aren’t they supposed to stop and look both ways before proceeding instead of barreling through at full speed? That’s what it says in the State traffic book I had to study recently to renew my license.

[LucyT]

Consider Washington’s still-unfolding ban on Thomas Alva Edison’s incandescent light bulb. What the Wizard of Menlo Park, N.J., required 10,000 experiments to perfect, Brooks Brothers socialist George W. Bush needed just one signature to make anathema.

If the law is left unchallenged, Jan. 1, 2012, will bring stricter standards that Congress designed in 2007 to eliminate Edison’s invention and dragoon Americans into using more energy-efficient alternatives.

Courtesy of our federal masters, Americans are enduring a parade of unforeseen consequences — all because “the experts” want to extinguish one of this nation’s greatest contributions to humanity.

(See tagline.)

[Buckeye McFrog]

the guy hanging out on the corner in a seedy part of town selling weed and stamp bags of heroin will be adding cigarettes and light bulbs to his inventory

[patriot08]

.

TEXAS’ GOVERNOR PERRY ISSUES HUSSEIN OBAMA A BIG FUBO:

“Texas to Allow Regular Incandescent Bulbs”
Reports are the governor will sign Bill HB2510 by June 19th.
Bill HB2510 allows for the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs otherwise banned in federal legislation of 2007, applicable from 1 January 2012 onwards.
The legality, at least in the way the proposed law is framed, has apparently been cleared with the US Attorney General’s office.
The Bill has already passed in both House and Senate with overwhelming support.
While Texas has no current manufacture, relevant parties are being invited to restart it.

.

[patriot08]

.

TEXAS’ GOVERNOR PERRY ISSUES HUSSEIN OBAMA A BIG FUBO:

“Texas to Allow Regular Incandescent Bulbs”
Reports are the governor will sign Bill HB2510 by June 19th.
Bill HB2510 allows for the manufacture and sale of incandescent light bulbs otherwise banned in federal legislation of 2007, applicable from 1 January 2012 onwards.
The legality, at least in the way the proposed law is framed, has apparently been cleared with the US Attorney General’s office.
The Bill has already passed in both House and Senate with overwhelming support.
While Texas has no current manufacture, relevant parties are being invited to restart it.

.

[rmlew]

I personally no get 60 watt equivalent LEDs for $30 and 100 watt equivaled LEDs for $45.
I like the 100 watt ones. My apartment is now brighter and it saves on electricity. However, I choose these expensive light bulbs because they last a long time (I hate changing bulbs, especially in light fixtures) and save money in the long run. I can't stand fluorescent. When combined with a computer screen they exacerbate migraines.

[GOPJ]

“High exposures to inorganic mercury may result in damage to the gastrointestinal tract, the nervous system, and the kidneys.”

Yeah, but liberals feel good about themselves shoving these things down our throats - and in the end, isn't that all that matters? /s

[Publius6961]

I am among the lucky few who are able to use CFLs without problems or complaints.
I envy those who can afford to buy 60 & 100W LEDs.

My theoritical 15% energy use for lighting has been reduced to less than 4%.

Whatever happened to freddom of choice?