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U.S. rolls back standards on energy saving light bulbs
Reuters ^ | December 20, 2019 | by Timothy Gardner

Posted on 12/20/2019 11:36:06 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

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To: plain talk
Great ... and I still have not even used up my light bulb stash.

Eggsactly!
Was just in the garage wondering if my great-great grandkids will finally see the end of my stash.
Light bulbs and ammo...at least I got one correct!

61 posted on 12/20/2019 12:53:01 PM PST by Cuttnhorse (Never fear the cow)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Glad to see this! It’s about TIME this was addressed!


62 posted on 12/20/2019 12:53:08 PM PST by JLLH
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To: left that other site

I’m with your mother on this. The LEDs now fit the sockets of the old incandescents. Same shape. I have no objection to those, but won’t buy the squiggly hazard-mat ones.


63 posted on 12/20/2019 12:54:21 PM PST by JLLH
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To: VastRWCon
One of my favorite past toys:


64 posted on 12/20/2019 12:55:15 PM PST by polymuser (It's discouraging to think howk many people are shocked by honesty and so few by deceit. Noel Coward)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I use LEDs with the exception of my bedside lamp. I like the warm glow of an incandescent bulb.

However, I or any other person should have the choice of any damn type of light bulb they want!


65 posted on 12/20/2019 12:55:20 PM PST by cpdiii ( canecutter, deckhand, roughneck, geologist, pilot, pharmacist THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I use LEDs with the exception of my bedside lamp. I like the warm glow of an incandescent bulb.

However, I or any other person should have the choice of any damn type of light bulb they want!


66 posted on 12/20/2019 12:55:55 PM PST by cpdiii ( canecutter, deckhand, roughneck, geologist, pilot, pharmacist THE CONSTITUTION IS WORTH DYING FOR)
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To: mkleesma
I did this analysis about a year after the incandescent ban...

This one shows a great graph from Livermore Labs of Energy usage in the USA:

This graph below was my analysis of the usage in households (not industry) and the assumptions I made from readily available data...in my pop-out, look at the little tiny sliver of RED (which indicated current usage) and the "savings" of using CFL which is indicated by the comparative thickness of the red line to the green line:

I am fine with energy savings, but to put people through the BS for THAT was uncalled for. Stupidity.

67 posted on 12/20/2019 12:56:56 PM PST by rlmorel (Finding middle ground with tyranny or evil makes you either a tyrant or evil. Often both.)
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To: PapaBear3625

I have my stash to last another two or three years. Never used an LED and I hope I won’t have to!


68 posted on 12/20/2019 12:58:17 PM PST by sneakers (It's not the democraTIC party! It's the demoCRAT party!)
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To: caww

Heh, I thought so too when I saw it.

Ridicule of them and indifference to them are the only weapons we have that work against the left that are not based on gunpowder and steel!


69 posted on 12/20/2019 1:01:05 PM PST by rlmorel (Finding middle ground with tyranny or evil makes you either a tyrant or evil. Often both.)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I changed every light to LED. They actually are great and save a ton of electricity bill money which I like. Try them out. They’ve improved greatly.


70 posted on 12/20/2019 1:04:18 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: Sacajaweau

It seems to be going the opposite direction. Many developments are not allowing gas at all in many states.


71 posted on 12/20/2019 1:07:31 PM PST by napscoordinator (Trump/Hunter, jr for President/Vice President 2016)
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To: CatOwner
Seems the warmth of the incandescent bulbs kept the ice melted away from the fixtures.

Semi truck operators experience the same problem.

72 posted on 12/20/2019 1:13:36 PM PST by Jeff Chandler (BLACK LIVES MAGA)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
From the article:

The Natural Resources Defense Council, a nonprofit, said it would cost consumers $14 billion in energy bills annually

I would love to see the math on that.

73 posted on 12/20/2019 1:16:49 PM PST by Rocky
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To: left that other site
"She HATED those squiggly light bulbs and had a secret stash of incandescent bulbs so she could see to read her beloved books."

I hated the squiggly bulbs too, but they have been superseded by LED bulbs with MORE energy saving ability, better life, and multiple choices of color spectrum. Oh, and they are the same shape and fit into the same sockets as incandescents.

People should be able to buy what they wish, but LED's are better.

74 posted on 12/20/2019 1:17:25 PM PST by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I wouldn’t be proud of being foolish


75 posted on 12/20/2019 1:20:05 PM PST by Okeydoker
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Good! We don’t the *&^%$#@ government telling us what kind of light bulbs or toilets we can buy!

— libertylover.


76 posted on 12/20/2019 1:21:02 PM PST by libertylover (Democrats hated Lincoln too.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT!


77 posted on 12/20/2019 1:22:18 PM PST by WWG1WWA ("Brothers, what we do in life echoes in eternity." - Marcus Aurelius)
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To: Hot Tabasco

I love my LEDs. Same light as an incandescent at a fraction of the cost to use. And they last much longer. I have a pair of 100w equivalents out front that have been on 24/7 for 6 years. They use 24 watts a piece.


78 posted on 12/20/2019 1:22:52 PM PST by Justa (If where you came from is so great then why aren't Floridians moving there?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; All
At nigh time, take a look around any city on this planet (except those in No. Korea). They are lit up like Christmas trees.

If anyone gave a $h1t about energy conservation, the environment, climate and carbon, they would demand that all lights in empty commercial buildings be turned off. Simple solution: Movement sensor switches have been around for decades.

The Marxist environmental whackos never thought of this because they’re too farcking stupid.

79 posted on 12/20/2019 1:24:29 PM PST by Cobra64 (Common sense isnÂ’t common anymore.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

first light bulbs........eventually straws


80 posted on 12/20/2019 1:24:48 PM PST by bert ( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) Progressives are existential American enemies)
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