US Lifts Ban on Incandescent Bulbs!

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The US is scrapping a ban on energy-inefficient light bulbs which was due to come in at the beginning of 2020.

The rule would have prohibited the sale of bulbs that do not reach a standard of efficiency, and could have seen an end to incandescent bulbs.

Many countries have phased out older bulbs because they waste energy.

But the US energy department said banning incandescent bulbs would be bad for consumers because of the higher cost of more efficient bulbs.

The Department of Energy said it had withdrawn the ban because it was a misinterpretation of the 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act.

Specifically, the law stipulated that restrictions on bulbs could only be implemented when it was economically justified, Shaylyn Hynes, a spokeswoman for the Department of Energy, told the New York Times.

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Celticguy said:
Freedom of choice!
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Global warming is a hoax, and to paraphrase Dick Cheney: energy conservation is for wimps.
I fully expect conservatives to start advocating putting lead back in paint and gasoline, rolling back the fascist ban on trans-fats, eliminating the ill-considered requirement for air bags in cars, and empowering people to be able to smoke in restaurants and airplanes again.

Its all about freedom, folks!

"Global warming is a Chinese hoax!" - Donald J. Trumpf
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Okay, with me, Ill buy the ones that are cheaper in the long run, and be that much further ahead of my ignorant competitors.
 
America...

FREEDOM TO GET AHEAD BY being less careful about the common good than your competitor.
 
Freedom to get ahead by being less ethical, or responsable. Freedom to get ahead by being more ruthless. Freedom to get ahead by being more of a crook.
 
Cypress said:
Global warming is a hoax, and to paraphrase Dick Cheney: energy conservation is for wimps.
I fully expect conservatives to start advocating putting lead back in paint and gasoline, rolling back the fascist ban on trans-fats, eliminating the ill-considered requirement for air bags in cars, and empowering people to be able to smoke in restaurants and airplanes again.

Its all about freedom, folks!


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You are free to buy whatever light bulbs you wish.
Why do you hate freedom ?
 
Cypress said:
Global warming is a hoax, and to paraphrase Dick Cheney: energy conservation is for wimps.
I fully expect conservatives to start advocating putting lead back in paint and gasoline, rolling back the fascist ban on trans-fats, eliminating the ill-considered requirement for air bags in cars, and empowering people to be able to smoke in restaurants and airplanes again.

Its all about freedom, folks!


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Sarcasm duly noted.
 
Celticguy said:
Poor folks cant afford $15 lightbulbs.
And the law was clear that bans were dependant on affirdability.
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The new LED bulbs don't cost $15, rube.

I've got four of them in my hall closet that I bought at The Dollar Tree.
 
Celticguy said:
Poor folks cant afford $15 lightbulbs.
And the law was clear that bans were dependant on affirdability.
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And we all know that things like that are only more expensive when they first come on the market. After the technology spreads and several companies jump into the market, the price comes down.

It's called competition.

I thought you Repugnant types were into all that free market stuff.

You sure do love to use it as an excuse for not going to universal health care.
 
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