The incandescent light bulb, one of the most venerable inventions of its era but deemed too inefficient for our own, will be phased off the U.S. market beginning in 2012 under the new energy law just approved by Congress.
Oh boy! Goodie! Just approved by Congress! I feel so much better now…than what? I have just been subject to a government regulation in my own home from over 500 people who have mustered up an approval rating of a whopping 20 percent. So hang in there gang…just like the futile dysfunction with illegal immigration get a load of what our Congress has done for us.
From whatever data, they figure that ninety percent of the energy that an incandescent light bulb burns is wasted as heat. And yet, sales of the most common high-efficiency bulb available--the compact fluorescent (CFL)—amount to only 5 percent of the light bulb market.
The only difficulty that I have with this idea is in the unchallenged notion of ninety percent of the bulbs energy being wasted as heat. From Oklahoma to Minnesota and every state that lies in between may have just a bit to say whether or not the heat is wasted.
These folks have just endured one worst, if not the earliest ice storms in recent history. At the time of this writing approximately 200,000 people are without any power. It would be an act of lunacy to suggest to them, or perhaps, even the folks up in the Pacific Northwest who have already endured two snow storms far earlier than expected as has the folks in New England that any heat is a waste for them.
A slight other problem that I have with this legislation is in the fact that humankind is the only animal who will create a problem for itself; moreover, without conscience creating an additional problem by trying to correct one; for example:
But if you break a CFL, you'll have a toxic spill in your home? Maine's Department of Environmental Protection has developed the best advice on the procedures to follow if a CFL breaks. The bulbs must be handled with caution. Using a drop cloth might be a good new routine to develop when screwing in a light bulb, to make the clean-up of any breaks easier. Damn, I feel better already! Don't you?! Click here.
I cannot and will not speak for anyone else; however, first I loathe government intervention on my free will and my inalienable right to freedom of choice. Second, what part of my own constituency or yours did our elected official's come and inform me of any of these goings-on?
Oh boy! Goodie! Just approved by Congress! I feel so much better now…than what? I have just been subject to a government regulation in my own home from over 500 people who have mustered up an approval rating of a whopping 20 percent. So hang in there gang…just like the futile dysfunction with illegal immigration get a load of what our Congress has done for us.
From whatever data, they figure that ninety percent of the energy that an incandescent light bulb burns is wasted as heat. And yet, sales of the most common high-efficiency bulb available--the compact fluorescent (CFL)—amount to only 5 percent of the light bulb market.
The only difficulty that I have with this idea is in the unchallenged notion of ninety percent of the bulbs energy being wasted as heat. From Oklahoma to Minnesota and every state that lies in between may have just a bit to say whether or not the heat is wasted.
These folks have just endured one worst, if not the earliest ice storms in recent history. At the time of this writing approximately 200,000 people are without any power. It would be an act of lunacy to suggest to them, or perhaps, even the folks up in the Pacific Northwest who have already endured two snow storms far earlier than expected as has the folks in New England that any heat is a waste for them.
A slight other problem that I have with this legislation is in the fact that humankind is the only animal who will create a problem for itself; moreover, without conscience creating an additional problem by trying to correct one; for example:
This is my favorite one; when humankind detonated the very first atomic explosion they did so without knowing if the nuclear fission could be contained. Therefore not knowing whether the bomb would stop or continue to devastate everything into oblivion was of no consequence; they did it anyway.Now back to light bulbs: I've heard that CFLs have mercury in them—Isn't that bad? Consumers are rightly concerned about the toxic substance mercury that helps CFLs produce light. Environmentalists agree that more work must be done on bulb recycling programs. Click here.
But if you break a CFL, you'll have a toxic spill in your home? Maine's Department of Environmental Protection has developed the best advice on the procedures to follow if a CFL breaks. The bulbs must be handled with caution. Using a drop cloth might be a good new routine to develop when screwing in a light bulb, to make the clean-up of any breaks easier. Damn, I feel better already! Don't you?! Click here.
I cannot and will not speak for anyone else; however, first I loathe government intervention on my free will and my inalienable right to freedom of choice. Second, what part of my own constituency or yours did our elected official's come and inform me of any of these goings-on?
The long and short of it will be inadequate recycling facilities for spent bulbs; further, this mercury will end up in landfills or in some child's school lunch; nonetheless, there is a program literally being forced on me that may well be unsafe or even deadly—what recourse do I have?
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