I am pretty sure that what lawmakers intent (which I agree with) is banning incandescent light bulbs wherever possible. I bet they will not attempt to shutt down B&H because they supply professional photographers with incandescent flash lights...
Gerald
Aaron,
I agree. If properly disposed once they burn out (years down the road), CFLs are currently the most efficient and most affordable energy conserving technology.
I feel it's time to stop complaining that there isn't the perfect thing out there and making a choice for the better. Technology will always strive for improvement and when its time to switch out the CFLs, well then get what's on the market with the least negative impact on our planet.
Gerald
I agree that wording does make a difference when it comes to giving "progress" a chance. However, the 30 lumen per watt falls more than 50% short of what CFLs can produce today. It's just not good enough giving the state of our environment. Therefore, "improved" incandescent light bulbs are NOT the answer.
Let's rather improve the production of LED's and cold cathode light bulbs so that they are available and affordable for the general public.
Gerald
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I am pretty sure that what lawmakers intent (which I agree with) is banning incandescent light bulbs wherever possible. I bet they will not attempt to shutt down B&H because they supply professional photographers with incandescent flash lights... Gerald
Aaron, I agree. If properly disposed once they burn out (years down the road), CFLs are currently the most efficient and most affordable energy conserving technology. I feel it's time to stop complaining that there isn't the perfect thing out there and making a choice for the better. Technology will always strive for improvement and when its time to switch out the CFLs, well then get what's on the market with the least negative impact on our planet. Gerald
I agree that wording does make a difference when it comes to giving "progress" a chance. However, the 30 lumen per watt falls more than 50% short of what CFLs can produce today. It's just not good enough giving the state of our environment. Therefore, "improved" incandescent light bulbs are NOT the answer. Let's rather improve the production of LED's and cold cathode light bulbs so that they are available and affordable for the general public. Gerald