If you like your light bulb, you can keep your light bulb

The New American ^ | 1/33/2013 | Chip Wood

[IbJensen]

Thanks George for signing such a despotic piece of crap referred to by our complicit Congress as legislation. It seems that they will vomit up anything and tack an innocuous title to it.

Energy Independence and Security Act (Chinese Light Bulbs)

Affordable Care Act (Lucifercare)

[broken_arrow1]

Had one of those new bulbs burn out with a gas cloud in my bathroom. The smell was noxious and from what I read - toxic! No more of these in my home, I will pay a premium for the bad illegal bulbs until I can’t get them anymore - then burn candles until they make those illegal too.

[grania]

I had a thought about something that might affect those who are said to have stockpiled dozens of 100-watt light bulbs. At some point will it be impossible to purchase lamps that can take 100watters? It might be wise to purchase some quality lamps for future use.

[Diogenesis]

Inquiring minds think:
The EXEMPT US Congress did this either because
1) it helps al Qaeda and illegals
more than Americans

and/or

2) the EXEMPT, hated, US Congress actually, impetuously
made money off of this tyranny.

[Tupelo]

If I recomember correctly this was REPUBLICAN bill, signed into law by a REPUBLICAN president.
Oh yeah, I just cannot wait until this poor nation has a Republican president and congress. After all they are about two degrees right of the Democrats.

[mazda77]

Anyone can still buy the “severe service” or “Commercial Grade” incandescent light bulbs. They left those alone in the legislation. Most commonly used by contractors t construction sites and also available all over the place for drop lamps more commonly used in garages by mechanics.

With that said, I long ago went to LED because they do not suffer from the vibrations of rugged use. True, they cost more to obtain but I have had no need to replace them. One needs to consider that factor in their buying decisions. For the home I am switching to LED after my supply of the regular bulbs is depleted.

[bboop]

This is a world-wide phenom - started in Brazil in 2005, and much of Europe is already deep into no-lightbulb land.

[Paradox]

I bought my first LED finally, the price was right for trying it out. I refused to pay $30 for a bulb, but at $10, it was worth a shot.

I like it much better than my CFLs, although interestingly, its not that much more energy efficient. It work much better though. Hopefully the prices of these things continues to drop.

[savedbygrace]

Is the light quality better than CFLs?

[CGASMIA68]

standard socket……. .till they make the socket hazardous

[Timber Rattler]

"Light Bulb" Fred Upton, who's one of the dimmest Republican lights in the House, wrote the legislation, Bush signed it into law, and then Upton suddenly changed his mind after the damage was done.

Conservatives burn over Fred Upton's light bulb law

Upton switches position on CFL light bulbs

[Timber Rattler]

Yeah, 23 years my butt...they last 2 years max under normal use. I tried them out and am now replacing them as they blow. The whole thing is yet another global warming scam, and I guarantee that in about 20 years or so, we’ll be reading horror stories about mercury contamination in the landfills because of these things.

[The_Media_never_lie]

I like the new led bulbs. They are way more efficient.

We are closing all kinds of usable coal plants throughout the country. We must save energy some how.

[Mouton]

I am glad I have a stockpile of the bulbs in 40 60 and 100 watts, enough to last me through till I check out for good which my doc assures me will be within ten years.

[itsahoot]

We’ll find out later this year if the Supreme Court agrees with him and does anything to retard the EPA’s onslaught against the coal industry.

This is the same court that ruled Carbon Dioxide was a pollutant, wishful thinking that they have any intention of offering relief from the EPA.

[IbJensen]

I wonder if we’ll return to whale oil to light America’s lamps? It would certainly involve slaughtering more whales than can be found in the oceans.

We could use tallow candles, but then where could we find enough tallow.

As far as heating is concerned we could all move to Florida in the winter, then come back up north for a few summer months. I’ve been doing this for years.

Those new light bulbs don’t seem to last as long as Thomas Edison’s invention and if you drop and break one you could get sick. But then there’s the benefit that our entrenched political class is pleased with: it gives the Chinese something more to do. What would we do without Chinese industry?

If you can read this thank a Congressperson or a Senateperson.

[Norseman]

We shouldn’t fall into the “Bush did it” trap here. Congress, whether run by Dems or the GOP, has no business telling us what light bulb we can or can’t use.

Bush went over to the dark side on global warming too, before he left office, but now more and more people are realizing it was all a scam to gain more power over us.

Raise hell with Congress over the light bulbs and we might just get this one, at least, reversed, now that global warming is being seen for what it is...a power grab.

[mongo141]

+ 1 from here, I also have a stock pile off 75 watt size too, along with other items that may be required.;-)

[STYRO]

Word to the wise: KEEP YOUR RECEIPTS FOR LED LIGHTS. I have had a couple ‘burn out’ or cease to function. They are not as reliable as claimed. Be sure you can get your money back.

[Atlas Sneezed]

I switched to LED for my 20 outdoor Malibu path lights a couple years ago.

Not nearly as bright as incandescent, but just adequate to light the path. I had been testing options for a few years, and switched when I could get ones that were bright enough to see were on, and for $5 each.

The biggest advantage is that they never burn out, literally so far. I was constantly replacing the incandescents (I don’t think they liked occasionally being buried in snow), which always had a few that needed replacing, and which turned their glass dark gray over time.