[Rhodes22-list] Environment

[Hank]

One of the problems with these is they don't work with dimmers.  All of my
recessed lights are on dimmers that I use all of the time, so it is not
practical to switch.  For regular lamps we have switched.

Hank


On 2/22/07, Brad Haslett <flybrad at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ok folks, here is a quick and 'clean' thought.  I'm not preaching, but we
> have been switching to these bulbs as the old ones burn out.  They aren't
> cheap, and I don't know where the break-even point is, but you feel better
> and it gives you a certain environ-snobbery arguing position.  You can buy
> them at SamsClub, WalMart, and other eco-friendly stores.
>
> Brad
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> By ROHAN SULLIVAN, Associated Press WriterTue Feb 20, 6:26 PM ET
>
> The Australian government on Tuesday announced plans to phase out
> incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy-efficient
> compact
> fluorescent bulbs across the country.
>
> Legislation to gradually restrict the sale of the old-style bulbs could
> reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 4 million tons by 2012 and
> cut household power bills by up to 66 percent, said Environment Minister
> Malcolm Turnbull.
>
> Australia produced almost 565 million tons of greenhouse gases in 2004,
> official figures show.
>
> Prime Minister John Howard said the plan would help all Australians play a
> part in cutting harmful gas emissions: "Here's something practical that
> everybody will participate in."
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> In incandescent light bulbs, perfected for mass use by Thomas A. Edison in
> the late 19th century, electricity flows through a filament to create
> light.
> Much of the energy, however, is wasted in the form of heat.
>
> Australia is not the only place looking to replace them with fluorescent
> lighting, which is more efficient and longer lasting.
>
> Last month, a California assemblyman announced he would propose a bill to
> ban the use of incandescent bulbs in his state. And a New Jersey lawmaker
> has called for the state to switch to fluorescent lighting in government
> buildings within three years.
>
> Cuba's Fidel Castro launched a similar program two years ago, sending
> youth
> brigades into homes and switching out regular bulbs for energy-saving ones
> to help battle electrical blackouts around the island.
>
> The idea was later embraced by Castro's friend and ally, Venezuelan
> President Hugo Chavez, who announced his own program to save energy and in
> recent months has given away millions of fluorescent bulbs in
> neighborhoods
> nationwide.
>
> Under the Australian plan, bulbs that do not comply with energy efficiency
> targets would be gradually banned from sale. Exemptions may apply for
> special needs such as medical lighting and oven lights.
>
> Fluorescent bulbs are currently more expensive than incandescent bulbs,
> but
> use only about 20 percent of the power to produce the same amount of light
> and last longer, making them more competitive over time, advocates argue.
>
> Environmentalists welcomed the light bulb plan, but noted than the vast
> bulk
> of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions come from industry, such as
> coal-fired power stations.
>
> They urged the government to set national targets for emission reductions
> and renewable energy.
>
> "It is a good, positive step. But it is a very small step. It needs to be
> followed through with a lot of different measures," Australian
> Conservation
> Foundation spokesman Josh Meadows told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
> radio.
>
> Howard has become a global warming convert, conceding in recent months for
> the first time that human activity is having an effect on rising
> temperatures.
>
> But he has steadfastly refused to bring Australia into line with most of
> the
> world and ratify the Kyoto protocol on greenhouse gas reductions, arguing
> that doing so could damage Australia's coal-dependent economy.
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