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Ontario will ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs by 2012
Now that's a bright idea!
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNe...?hub=TopStories
Ah...yeah it sounds great, except for the fact that the new bulbs are filled with toxic mercury. good luck if you break it and breath in any of the dust.
Again the idea is right, the application is wrong.
Re: Ontario will ban the sale of incandescent light bulbs by 2012
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| Originally posted by Abercrombie Now that's a bright idea! |
lol good idea.
just gotta becareful cause some of them like to fail and shouldnt be used in certain places(like a bathroom where there will be lots of moisture).
although im sure manuf. are working to fix those issues.
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| Originally posted by Orko Ah...yeah it sounds great, except for the fact that the new bulbs are filled with toxic mercury. good luck if you break it and breath in any of the dust. Again the idea is right, the application is wrong. |
But my dimmer switches! 
I think this is a step in the right direction though. I believe Australia and California are already moving in this direction.
I replaced most of my bulbs at home anyways.
However.... if it's the long fluorescent bulbs like here at the office and libraries, they give me headaches.
Oh... I dio want to add... no fluorescent bulb can replace the halogen lights I have in the kitchen and bathrooms... that's one drawback... but I read GE is developing a more energy efficient incandescent , so we'll see.
big deal... the worlds going to end in 2012 anyway....
end of the world
We'll probably all drown by then from global warming so it shouldn't matter anyways 
Nanny state strikes again... *sigh*
Please can we get rid of these fucking limousine liberals? Just how much more shit do Toronto residents need to have thrown at them before they get the message?
It's both hilarious and depressing that the most flattering thing that writer can think of is to say that we're following in the footsteps of Cuba and Venezuela. Retch.
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| Originally posted by DigiNut Nanny state strikes again... *sigh* Please can we get rid of these fucking limousine liberals? Just how much more shit do Toronto residents need to have thrown at them before they get the message? It's both hilarious and depressing that the most flattering thing that writer can think of is to say that we're following in the footsteps of Cuba and Venezuela. Retch. |
who cares
EUROCUP IN POLAND/UKRAINE 2012
There do exist dimmable flourescent bulbs... I have em in my room right now.
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| Originally posted by Orko Except for the mercury content of the new bulbs, how is reducing emissions a bad thing? I am not talking about green house gases, but truly reducing the amount of energy each person in Ontario uses. |
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| Originally posted by darouge11 who cares EUROCUP IN POLAND/UKRAINE 2012 |
Love these light bulbs.. it's too bad that they are expensive here in Trinidad, which is why I tend to buy them in TO whenever I fly up.
i read somewhere that all the capacitors and electronic doohickies inside the CFLs actually create more pollution in their manufacturing process than they save during their service life... and if they're not properly recycled than things really get messy.
i'm usually skeptical when governments jump on these kinds of bandwagons and everyone shouts "hooray!"
here's an article that was written in response to australia's incandescent ban: http://sound.westhost.com/articles/incandescent.htm
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| Originally posted by mr. poopyhead i'm usually skeptical when governments jump on these kinds of bandwagons and everyone shouts "hooray!" |
another article that decries these hasty bandwagon policies...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/li...in_page_id=1770
Coal plants at the moment produce much more mercury than these light bulbs will in landfills. However, there's not really much of a reason to ban old lights, I'm sure people will not hesitate to go out and buy them themselves because of growing energy costs...
cost savings is the #1 motivator. People in general won't care enough about the environment until it costs them too much.
From a commercial Interior Design perspective, this is a huge issue. Fluorescent light is great for energy saving, but creates a very cool, white light. In some cases this works well, but for example in restaurant design, fluorescent bulbs do not render food well, and do not create a warm, ambient feel that is sometimes desired. You can achieve this with halogen, but its not the same as incadescent.
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| Originally posted by Moral Hazard big deal... the worlds going to end in 2012 anyway.... end of the world |
Looks like Ottawa is going to make this national.
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