Poll: Ban incadescent lights bulbs

[hiya]

I see one place where energy can be saved! Some of these big houses
around here have more recessed lights in one room with 100-150 watt bulbs that only light up a small spot under the light. If they were surface mounted lights they would only need 1/4 as many.
We like flourescent light. easier to see fine work or reading. But than again I can't stand air condition, gives me a head ache.
Richard

[SwampDonkey]

What I can't figure out is why an office with big windows, letting in all kinds of sunshine to light the rooms, has to have all the lights on. At home there is never a light on in daylight and at night only to read or if I have to search for something.


Then again, I could never understand why a family living under one roof with 5 cars all have a single driver and no passengers in all five cars to go to the same place.  :

[TW]

I did vote for don't know.

There are a couple of factors involved, which need to be investigated.
1 As said before by others, do they fit everywhere?
2 Fluorecent light bulbs contain a small amount of mercury, which has to be taken care of properly, somehow.
3 Are there any possibility to ban anything else that would make a bigger difference without causing too much trouble?
4 I forgot the fourth factor while translating the others. Sorry

I would be in favour of a ban on big lighted christmas decorations and big lighted adverisement signs. It is stupidity to light plenty of extra unnecsessary light bulbs at midwinter when the energy consumption is high because of necsessary light and heat.
I am in favour of saving energy because we cannot produce enough to keep everybody satisfied.

[Patty]

I remember back in the early 70's where the place we lived didn't put up Christmas decorations. It was glum and incredibly sad way to not celebrate the holiday. I vote we leave the Christmas lights on, but cancel school except during daylight hours.  ;D

[DanG]

3 Are there any possibility to ban anything else that would make a bigger difference without causing too much trouble?

We could ban television.  We would not only save the energy the tv sets are burning up, but people would turn off the lights and go to bed earlier. ;D

[thurlow]

While we're banning, let's get rid of them 6 gallons-per-flush toilets.   ;D  I'd 'druther flush 3 or 4 times, anyway.   .  We really need an "energy" czar at every level of government.........down to your local neighborhood association............to insure compliance.  Think of all the jobs we could create.   8)  "Sir, open up;  your neighbor said you have some banned lightbulbs;  turn on all your lights;  while you're doing that, I'm going to flush your toilets and check your water usage."  smiley_inspector

[Chris Burchfield]

Elimination of IC's, NO! I've not had the initiative to investigate prior to this post. Thanks submarinesailor for your input on the thread. I anicipate you are an engineer and or have spent time on the maintenance of subs., where a minimum of required lighting for function, health and energy savings is required for efficient operation. Yep, potentially, billions of chicks would have not hatched without the incondecent(?) bulbs. Freeze protection, improper installation of heat tape has burned down many a barn cause it was purchased in a box store where the installer didn't read the directions. How many of us actually read the installation or "disposal" instructions by the manufacturer. If we did many a fire would be eliminated relating to space heaters. All that I've seen called for 36"s of clearance from combustibles. Every year since Jan.1, 1990 I've seen death in this country relating to space heaters too close to combustibles as published in the annual National Fire Protection Association Reports. I suspect man of the florecent hit the trash for land fill without the knowledge of proper disposal. I suppose a mix would be most proper without a government/ecomainiac enforced ban.

[PineNut]

Just read an news on slashdot.org giving one woman's experience on compact fluorescent lights. Seems she broke it with the resulting mercury contamination. Made the mistake of getting EPA people in on it with the resulting requirement to get one of these environmental cleanup specialist involved. Cost her over $2000 to get it cleaned up. Now how long is it going to take to recover that? The article said over 11 years.

[Fla._Deadheader]

That's simply stupidity. Them EPA people don't even let a fart get outta the sack before they try to contain it  : : : >:(

[PineNut]

Fla._Deadheader, you are more right than you realize. The EU is so concerned about emissions from cows that they are trying to take steps to prevent or contain it. They were saying that cows produce a large part of the greenhouse gases.

It is ironic that the environmentalist are so concerned about mercury and then they want to use lamps containing mercury. They apparently have a one-track mind (and the train is off the track.)

[joelmar10]

Let the marketplace decide.  I trust everyday folks to make the right decision.  I don't trust the agenda of the paid-for politician.  Even the best politician is still a politician.  And even the best bureaucrat's voice gets drowned out in the clattering noise of "group-speak".  Inform us and let us make the choice for ourselves.  I'll sit down now.   smiley_striped_tophat     

[arojay]

Banning sounds sexy from a political perspective.  Replacing through attrition sounds boring and would get few headlines.  Hauling logs out of the Chilkat Valley last fall I saw this sticker in the back window of a pick-up belonging to a guy working on the road.

                              "I love my country.  I fear my government."