Light Bulb Ban Produces Hoarding In EU, FUD In U.S.

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Light Bulb Ban Produces Hoarding In EU, FUD In U.S.

Posted by timothy on Tuesday September 25, 2012 @02:56AM from the top-down-is-the-current-paradigm dept.

Lucas123 writes "The very thought of losing that pear-shaped giver of warm, yellow light drove Europeans to hoard Edison's invention [Note: Or possibly Joseph Swan's invention; HT to eldavojohn.] as the EU's Sept. 1 ban on incandescent light bulbs approached. China's ban on incandescent lamps starts Oct. 1. And, in the U.S., the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) of 2007 effectively began banning the 100W bulb this year and will ban the most popular bulbs — the 75W, 60W and 40W screw-in incandescent bulbs --over the next two years. The end standard requires bulbs to use 65% less energy by 2020. But Republicans in Congress continue to fight the ban by hamstringing the energy efficiency standards through appropriations legislation, cutting off funds for the enforcement of the light bulb ban."

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All Edison's fault by FBInvestor · 2012-09-25 02:56 · Score: 5, Funny

I don't think this can be blamed anyone else but Edison. Had he have the foresight to create energy saver light bulbs in the first place we would had been saved from lots of wasted energy and global pollution. Being also an inventor, I know to be both inventive and pollution-aware in my inventions.
1. Re:All Edison's fault by Cryacin · 2012-09-25 03:33 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Grab those formerly useless hippies that banned the bulb and get them to do a sitin. At least they'll be doing something useful for once.
  
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2. Re:All Edison's fault by ackthpt · 2012-09-25 04:07 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  It hasn't occurred to you that a ban on incandescents for lighting might just exclude incandescents for heating in industrial applications?
  Can you cite a source? Everything I've read says it's just an outright ban.
  Can't run my Easy-Bake oven on LED bulbs! Without the income I'd be homeless!
  
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3. Re:All Edison's fault by Jessified · 2012-09-25 04:11 · Score: 3, Funny
  
  Edison wasn't an inventor. He was a capitalist who stole things from other people.
  I read it once on the oatmeal so it must be true.
  http://theoatmeal.com/comics/tesla
4. Re:All Edison's fault by Rob+the+Bold · 2012-09-25 04:28 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  I can imagine a lawyer saying "interesting", which is a word you never want to hear from a lawyer if you're the one paying.
  You don't want to hear that from your doctor, either.
  
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How many...? by leromarinvit · 2012-09-25 03:20 · Score: 3, Funny

So, how many Republicans does it take to screw in a lightbulb?

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Re:LED is freakishly expensive up front by tibit · 2012-09-25 03:55 · Score: 3, Funny

What you of course failed to take into account is the time value of money. Assuming the bulb will last a year, at even a low credit card rate of 8% it costs you an extra 0.04c/hr. Or, if you look for savings, by not investing that money in AAPL you lose an extra 0.2c/hr (assuming 50% returns, and that's quite conservative). That's a lot of wasted money.

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Re:republicans by Hatta · 2012-09-25 04:49 · Score: 3, Funny

What do you mean? Obama's the best Republican president since Reagan.

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Re:20 x 100 W bulbs?!?!?!? by Quiet_Desperation · 2012-09-25 05:28 · Score: 5, Funny

LOL I had 16 seventy five watt bulbs in my basement workroom / lab and it still had some troublesome shadows and dark corners.

I know what you mean. Those grues and creepers will spawn if you give them even the slightest chance.