03-31-2008, 11:02 AM
The latest energy bill (which does nothing to help us produce more energy or become more energy independent ) will outlaw incandescent light bulbs by 2012, replacing them with compact fluorescents, or leds. The government has decided that consumers are too stupid to make good choices, and so will now regulate what kind of light bulbs we have in our homes. Hey, how about tax credits for energy conservation?
Personally, for where I live it is nonsensical. 8 months of the year it is very cold here, so what excess energy is emitted from the bulb is converted to heat. This is heat I don't need to consume to otherwise heat my home. The other 4 months of the year we have sunlight 16 hours a day so we don't need the lights on.
Personally, for where I live it is nonsensical. 8 months of the year it is very cold here, so what excess energy is emitted from the bulb is converted to heat. This is heat I don't need to consume to otherwise heat my home. The other 4 months of the year we have sunlight 16 hours a day so we don't need the lights on.
”There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy." - Hamlet (1.5.167-8), Hamlet to Horatio.
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