http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/lightbulbs/ en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:16 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390555/posts Energy-efficient light bulbs lose on average 22% of their brightness over their lifetime, a study has found. In some cases they emit just 60% as much light as traditional models which are being phased out of shops, it says. The study in Engineering and Technology magazine concluded that consumers were being misled by the bulbs' packaging. Of the 18 energy-saving bulbs tested over 10,000 hours by the Institution of Engineering and Technology, three stopped altogether. BBC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2390555/posts#comment Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:15:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370352/posts It could be the breakthrough that finally has consumers warming to the energy-saving light bulb. A version that brightens up instantly, costs just 88p a year to run and lasts up to 25 years has gone on sale in Britain for the first time. The only catch is that the new LED bulb will cost £30. The Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2370352/posts#comment Sun, 25 Oct 2009 05:08:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338650/posts The man responsible for the Europe-wide ban on traditional light bulbs can be revealed as a former Soviet Communist party member from Latvia. Andris Piebalgs, 51, the European Commissioner for Energy, leads the team which drafted the controversial regulations that will see all incandescent bulbs phased out by 2012. Far from being a faceless bureaucrat, Mr Piebalgs has waged a public war against opponents of the ban, mocking their stance and accusing them of being “resistant to change”. Five UK MEPs – including representatives of Sinn Fein, Plaid Cymru, Labour and the Liberal Democrats – endorsed the policy in a... The Telegraph (U.K.) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2338650/posts#comment Sun, 13 Sep 2009 16:33:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336833/posts Energy Savings: Europe's ban on the incandescent light bulb began phasing in this month, and the U.S. will soon follow. Is Thomas Edison to blame for global warming? And why are we exporting green jobs?When the warm-mongers assemble in Copenhagen this December to hammer out a successor to the failed Kyoto Protocol, no doubt their work to save the earth from the carbon dioxide that gives it life will take place under the eerie light thrown off by compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs) mandated by the European Union to fight climate change. The bulbs are more expensive, costing up to... IBD Editorials http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2336833/posts#comment Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:57:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331138/posts All of our 75 million senior citizens tossed under the ObamaCare bus have one more reason to storm the town hall meetings. Once Obama's death panels get to work seniors won't live long enough to enjoyof the energy savings they have been promised to break even from buying higher priced CFLs instead of using energy hog incandescent lightbulbs . Retailers like Lowes, Home Depot and Walmart will soon have Health and Human Services government mortality tables displayed in their lightbub aisles alongside info on lumens and lightbulb life. Typically CFLs cost four to six times as much as incandescents but... American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331138/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 12:44:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331021/posts Return to the Article September 03, 2009Obama's Death Panels to Unravel Lightbulb SavingsBy Luminus Maximus All of our 75 million senior citizens tossed under the ObamaCare bus have one more reason to storm the town hall meetings. Once Obama's death panels get to work seniors won't live long enough to enjoyof the energy savings they have been promised to break even from buying higher priced CFLs  instead of using energy hog incandescent lightbulbs . Retailers like Lowes, Home Depot and Walmart will soon have Health and Human Services government mortality tables displayed in their lightbub aisles alongside info on... American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2331021/posts#comment Thu, 3 Sep 2009 05:52:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328372/posts Shoppers are stockpiling traditional light bulbs while they still have the chance. An EU ban comes into force on Tuesday making it illegal for retailers and wholesalers to import most of the old-style bulbs. It means once stocks have run out, the only ones available will be the more pricey, low energy variety. Roger King, who runs Hampton Hill Hardware in Middlesex, said: “I’ve taken orders this week for quantities in the 50s and 100s.” “People don’t like being told what to do for a start. Many are concerned that they are not going to be able to see properly... Sky News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328372/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:13:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2328307/posts The incandescent light bulb has only two years to live. As part of the 2007 Energy bill, the bulbs must be phased out between 2012 and 2014. And the bill is already having a negative effect on American Industry: Last month, GE announced it will close the Winchester Bulb Plant 80 miles west of D.C. As a result, 200 men and women will lose their jobs. GE is also shuttering incandescent factories in Ohio and Kentucky, axing another 200 jobs. GE blamed environmental regulations for the closing. The first paragraph of the company’s July 23 press release explained: “A variety... WSJ/Washington Examiner/Yidwithlid http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2328307/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:20:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328233/posts Energy saving light bulbs are not as bright as their traditional counterparts and claims about the amount of light they produce are "exaggerated", the European Union has admitted.Soon they will be the only kind of light bulb allowed, but now officials in Brussels have admitted that energy-saving bulbs are not as bright as the old-fashioned kind they are replacing.Soon they will be the only kind of light bulb allowed, but now officials in Brussels have admitted that energy-saving bulbs are not as bright as the old-fashioned kind they are replacing. From tomorrow a Europe-wide ban on traditional incandescent bulbs will... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2328233/posts#comment Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:43:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327122/posts WINCHESTER, VA--“Government did us in,” says Dwayne Madigan, whose job will terminate when General Electric closes its factory next July. Madigan makes a product that will soon be illegal to sell in the U.S. - a regular incandescent bulb. Two years ago, his employer, GE, lobbied in favor of the law that will outlaw the bulbs. Madigan’s colleagues, waiting for their evening shift to begin, all know that GE is replacing the incandescents for now with compact fluorescents bulbs, which GE manufactures in China. Last month, GE announced it will close the Winchester Bulb Plant 80 miles west of D.C.... WashingtonExaminer.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2327122/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:38:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324631/posts Energy-saving lightbulbs are inferior in quality to the traditional models covered by the European Union ban. If you have missed this story, it is probably because you have been reading your daily newspaper in such poor light that you have given up the struggle. Since January 1 this year, when leading retailers announced a voluntary ban on stocking traditional 100-watt incandescent light bulbs, those glorious domestic globes with their Rubens-esque curves, the lights have been going out all over Britain. And life is about to be a whole lot darker. From September 1, shops will no longer be able to... The Telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2324631/posts#comment Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:35:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323166/posts The public have been asked to 'snoop' on shopkeepers who continue to sell traditional light bulbs banned by Europe. From September 1, it will be illegal to import conventional pearl or frosted bulbs of any shape or wattage. Traditional incandescent bulbs of 100 watts will also be banned under European law aimed at reducing energy bills and carbon dioxide emissions. They will be replaced by energy saving lights, which usually use flourescent tubes, but it is thought some consumers will still prefer their 'traditional' bulbs, particularly for reading lamps. There is evidence of people hoarding the old fashioned bulbs around... Telegraph (UK) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2323166/posts#comment Mon, 24 Aug 2009 14:08:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308322/posts Comments on this story (22) THE CANADIAN PRESS General Electric Corp. is shutting down a light bulb manufacturing plant in Oakville with the loss of about 180 jobs. The company said late today that the work will be shifted to other GE plants and also subcontracted to outside suppliers over the next year. The unit, GE Consumer & Industrial, informed its employees at the plant just west of Toronto earlier in the day. The plant makes incandescent, fluorescent and halogen light bulbs. It employs 160 hourly production workers and 20 salaried employees. The factory floor workers are represented by Local... The Toronto Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2308322/posts#comment Wed, 5 Aug 2009 00:16:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303665/posts The staggered phase out of energy-wasting light bulbs begins on Sept. 1 in Germany. The unpopularity of the energy-saving compact fluorescent bulbs that will replace them is leading consumers and retailers to start hoarding the traditional bulbs. As the Sept. 1 deadline for the implementation of the first phase of the EU's ban on incandescent light bulbs approaches, shoppers, retailers and even museums are hoarding the precious wares -- and helping the manufacturers make a bundle. The EU ban, adopted in March, calls for the gradual replacement of traditional light bulbs with supposedly more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL). The... Speigel Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2303665/posts#comment Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:45:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299571/posts Just 18% of adults think it’s the government’s job to tell Americans what kind of light bulb they use, according to a new Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey. Seventy-two percent (72%) say it’s none of the government’s business, and 10% are not sure. The federal government under an energy bill passed in 2007 is requiring consumers to dump incandescent bulbs, the ones we’ve used for well over a century, for more expensive incandescent ones. The plan is scheduled to go into effect over the next 10 years in the name of great energy efficiency. Eighty-three percent (83%) of Republicans and... Rasmussen Reports http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2299571/posts#comment Thu, 23 Jul 2009 22:20:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290751/posts The Department of Energy and Climate Change admits that it is "concerned" at the mailings – described yesterday by campaigners as a waste – and has agreed to ban them. But it has decided not so do so for another six months to allow even more of the bulbs to be sent out - even though every home in the country has already, on average, received at least eight of them. Experts believe that vast numbers of the compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) bulb are stored away, never to be used, and thrown out to end up in landfill, where they... telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2290751/posts#comment Sun, 12 Jul 2009 07:15:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910887/posts Al Gore’s campaign against global warming is shifting into high gear. Reporters and commentators follow his every move and bombard the public with notice of his activities and opinions. But while the mainstream media promote his ideas about the state of planet Earth, they are mostly silent about the dramatic impact his economic proposals would have on America. And journalists routinely ignore evidence that he may personally benefit from his programs. Would the romance fizzle if Gore’s followers realized how much their man stands to gain? Earlier this year Gore experienced a notable public relations debacle. The Tennessee Center for... Human Events http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1910887/posts#comment Sat, 13 Oct 2007 23:35:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283823/posts Sir, the candle is in full compliance with the new Cap and Trade law prohibiting bright light bulbs, but the water bottles are a felony. Please come with us. Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2283823/posts#comment Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:18:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281992/posts WASHINGTON -- Aiming to keep the focus on climate change legislation, President Barack Obama put a plug in for administration efforts to make lamps and lighting equipment use less energy. "I know light bulbs may not seem sexy, but this simple action holds enormous promise because 7 percent of all the energy consumed in America is used to light our homes and businesses," the president said, standing alongside Energy Secretary Steven Chu at the White House. State-Run Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2281992/posts#comment Mon, 29 Jun 2009 23:49:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267418/posts The running joke [me - it's a real knee slapper] in Washington is that nobody has read the 900-plus-page energy bill sponsored by Reps. Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), which the House will consider in coming weeks. . . . In fact, the bill also contains regulations on everything from light bulb standards to the specs on hot tubs, and it will reshape America's economy in dozens of ways that many don't realize. Here is just one: The bill would give the federal government power over local building codes. Patriot Room http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2267418/posts#comment Mon, 8 Jun 2009 19:44:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257253/posts The social engineering spin of the green mindset dictates that we should buy ‘green' cars, divert food crops to fuel them, restrict air travel and ban plasma TVs and, of course, traditional light-bulbs. So let's take a closer look at the current green-led switchover: the dimly-lit realities behind ‘green' light bulbs. Back to the ‘dark ages' In the US, Republican Jane Harman (D-Calif.) introduced legislation aimed at setting a target date of 2012 to ban the sale of traditional incandescent light-bulbs, switching America over to low-energy alternatives. After all, low-energy "compact fluorescent bulbs" (CFLs) use just one-fifth of the energy... The American Thinker http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257253/posts#comment Sun, 24 May 2009 09:44:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257112/posts Ordinary light bulbs are supposed to disappear in the next few years as exotic new lighting technologies become common. Much of our electricity will be generated by wind and sun. Car fuel will be extracted from trees and grass. So lawmakers have mandated. Now President Obama has proposed a new energy initiative, one of the most ambitious in decades, that would require the average car to get 40 percent more miles on each gallon. At least, that’s what is supposed to happen. But as the ups and downs of the nation’s energy policy have demonstrated over the last 35 years,... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2257112/posts#comment Sat, 23 May 2009 23:45:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248447/posts Walk around the floor of Lightfair International, the lighting industry’s annual trade show at the Javits Center in New York last week, and you would be forgiven for thinking that lamps based on light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, had already filled our homes and workplaces. LED bulbs and fixtures dominated nearly every booth on the show floor. Now all the world has to do is catch up. Most people think of LEDs as the lights blinking from inside electronic devices. They are being used increasingly to light rooms, though few people have ever bought them. “In the U.S., 78 percent of... New York Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248447/posts#comment Mon, 11 May 2009 13:21:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247769/posts WHEN British consumers are compelled to buy energy-efficient lightbulbs from 2012, they will save up to 5m tons of carbon dioxide a year from being pumped into the atmosphere. In China, however, a heavy environmental price is being paid for the production of “green” lightbulbs in cost-cutting factories. Large numbers of Chinese workers have been poisoned by mercury, which forms part of the compact fluorescent lightbulbs. A surge in foreign demand, set off by a European Union directive making these bulbs compulsory within three years, has also led to the reopening of mercury mines that have ruined the environment. Doctors,... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/asia/article6211261.ece http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247769/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 23:30:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247518/posts Now frosted lightbulbs are to be banned by EU in favour of energy-savers ... The EU is banning every type of opaque 'incandescent' bulb from September, from the conventional 100 and 60 watt 'pearl' bulbs to the more specialised frosted 25 watt and 40 watt bulbs shaped like candles and golf balls. At the same time clear 100 watt bulbs will also vanish. Instead, shoppers will have to buy low energy compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) or low energy halogen bulbs. Change: Traditional frosted bulbs (left) are to be replaced by energy-saving bulbsThe rest of the clear bulbs will be phased... DailyMail.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2247518/posts#comment Sat, 9 May 2009 13:37:35 GMT