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California Proposes to Ban Incandescent Lightbulbs

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the coming-to-your-house-to-smash-the-old-ones dept.

zhang1983 writes to tell us CNN is reporting that California Assemblyman Lloyd Levine wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs with the "How Many Legislators Does it Take to Change a Lightbulb Act". The act will promote Compact fluorescent lightbulbs (CFLs) to replace the inefficient incandescent lightbulbs. According to him, "Incandescent lightbulbs were first developed almost 125 years ago, and since that time they have undergone no major modifications, meanwhile, they remain incredibly inefficient, converting only about 5 percent of the energy they receive into light."

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  1. No great loss... by Gordonjcp · · Score: 0, Troll

    I bought a pack of two 15W compact florries. It said on the packaging that they are equivalent in light output to a 60W bulb.

    They're not.

    Each lamp produces roughly 1/3 as much light as a 60W incandescent bulb.

  2. Only in California by Hercules+Peanut · · Score: 0, Troll

    This from the same state that wanted to ban dihydrogen monoxide. (http://shallowthgts.blogspot.com/2006/09/dihydrog en-monoxide.html)

    O.K. fine, one community in the state but still....

  3. Re:Wrong target by geobeck · · Score: 0, Troll

    Three words: you don't experience my consciousness, so don't presume to tell me what does or does not bother me.

    You attended public school, didn't you?

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  4. Re:Great!! by shadow349 · · Score: 0, Troll

    WHAT? CAN YOU SPEAK UP? I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER ALL THE HUMMING!!

    I recently tried CF bulbs and went out of my way to buy what are considered the best for lighting delay and "dimmability".

    In short, they SUCK.

    First, they hum when dimmed (and these are supposedly designed for such).
    Second, they take a second to turn on.
    Third, they take about 30 seconds to "warm up" to the selected brightness.

    Fix those issues and you'll get me to convert, but not before.

  5. Re:A: depends on who's asking and (heh) how by BronsCon · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's all fine and well, unless you're powering them via a green power source. Consider that your solar cells or wind turbines don't put out any mercury (or any pollution at all, after manufacture, until you dispose of them), you're actually doing more damage to the environment with these bulbs than with incandescents.

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