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29. Yep, that's the way!
Edited on Sun Feb-25-07 02:46 AM by LeighAnn
There are already all sorts of different kinds of lighting implements, by 2012 the marketplace will have surely come up with affordable solutions for every flourescent downfall.
Rest in Peace, Thomas Edison and his incandescent bulb. Both served our universe in ways too mind-blowing to measure.
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  Battle of the light bulbs (California considers banning incandescent bulbs) Doondoo  Feb-24-07 11:16 AM   #0 
   good idea  madrchsod   Feb-24-07 11:24 AM   #1 
   so what?  greenman3610   Feb-24-07 11:26 AM   #2 
   The problem is that too many fixtures won't accept them  Warpy   Feb-24-07 11:28 AM   #3 
   People with certain low vision problems would also suffer....  LiberalHeart   Feb-25-07 02:08 AM   #27 
   Yep, that's the way!  LeighAnn   Feb-25-07 02:46 AM   #29 
   Yes, they really screw up your decorating too.  Contrite   Feb-25-07 03:29 AM   #32 
   right now there are 'soft white' fluorescents, as well as 'daylight' or  demigoddess   Feb-26-07 01:14 AM   #38 
   Really? I'll have to try that. Fluorescent lighting used to give  sfexpat2000   Feb-26-07 10:22 AM   #47 
   OMG! I bought some "daylight" flourescent bulbs...  zanne   Feb-26-07 10:38 AM   #49 
      The definition of "daylight" color is variable  slackmaster   Feb-26-07 03:55 PM   #58 
   I think there are many more "layers" to be discovered...  zanne   Feb-26-07 10:34 AM   #48 
   Consider using LED bulbs in places where CFLs won't fit.  Toucano   Feb-27-07 01:39 PM   #72 
   They just need to offer a tax rebate to encourage use...  youngdem   Feb-24-07 11:37 AM   #4 
   I will just have incandescents shipped in from elsewhere  TomInTib   Feb-24-07 11:51 AM   #5 
   I already work under that ugly-ass flourescent glow  XemaSab   Feb-24-07 12:03 PM   #6 
   None of the CFLs in my home flicker. The 4 ft long ones in my  kestrel91316   Feb-24-07 12:16 PM   #9 
   I used to have this little tile that I kept in my left pocket.  TomInTib   Feb-24-07 12:19 PM   #10 
   Great. Thanks for helping out with the planet.  The Stranger   Feb-24-07 01:46 PM   #18 
   Two things:  XemaSab   Feb-24-07 02:03 PM   #20 
   Some notes on CFL compatibility.  Porcupine   Feb-25-07 02:57 AM   #30 
      You need to use a special tool to measure the frequency  SimpleTrend   Feb-25-07 04:41 AM   #34 
      Question  Contrite   Feb-27-07 04:37 AM   #62 
   I have fluorescents all over in my home.  RC   Feb-24-07 12:04 PM   #7 
   Do you have any art or fine woods?  TomInTib   Feb-24-07 12:21 PM   #11 
      Educate yourself!  William Bloode   Feb-24-07 12:28 PM   #13 
         I will check that out.  TomInTib   Feb-24-07 12:35 PM   #14 
            We switched over this past year  RaRa   Feb-24-07 04:10 PM   #24 
   Educate yourself!  William Bloode   Feb-24-07 12:26 PM   #12 
   It's illegal to throw CFLs in the trash  XemaSab   Feb-24-07 12:15 PM   #8 
   And that's why I won't be buying them.  geomon666   Feb-24-07 01:45 PM   #17 
      Congrats on releasing MORE mercury then  NickB79   Feb-25-07 01:58 AM   #26 
         There are no coal-fired plants in California  slackmaster   Feb-25-07 10:36 AM   #35 
         The poster I responded to lives in Florida  NickB79   Feb-25-07 03:41 PM   #37 
            I get my power from the Turkey Point Nuclear Power Plant. n/t  geomon666   Feb-26-07 01:04 PM   #53 
               Excellent  NickB79   Feb-26-07 02:41 PM   #56 
                  I have not yet seen a FULL cost accounting of CFs  slackmaster   Feb-26-07 03:18 PM   #57 
                  I understand  geomon666   Feb-27-07 05:27 PM   #81 
         No I'll just be using LED's.  geomon666   Feb-26-07 01:01 PM   #52 
   The objective should be to switch to LED light bulbs  FarCenter   Feb-24-07 01:18 PM   #15 
   You're on the right track, but nobody can say what will be available in 2012  slackmaster   Feb-24-07 01:23 PM   #16 
   LED lightbulbs will be available in 2012. There have been major breakthroughs in LED technology  truthisfreedom   Feb-25-07 02:17 AM   #28 
      I have a fine LED headlamp  depakid   Feb-26-07 09:44 AM   #42 
   Thank you.  geomon666   Feb-24-07 01:46 PM   #19 
   LED Bulbs.  Tracer   Feb-26-07 08:53 AM   #40 
   Do not ban. Tax.  krispos42DU Moderator   Feb-24-07 03:18 PM   #21 
   Hopefully such an idea would also apply to "corporate" lighting  SimpleTrend   Feb-24-07 04:10 PM   #23 
   This may help sell more pharmaceutical "sleeping pills"  SimpleTrend   Feb-24-07 04:02 PM   #22 
   it's not the flicker, You're EMF sensitive  bushcrab   Feb-25-07 01:00 AM   #25 
   That's probably true, (but it's also related to 'flicker')  SimpleTrend   Feb-25-07 04:12 AM   #33 
   A 1$ a bulb tax would be a good idea.  Porcupine   Feb-25-07 03:05 AM   #31 
      Except perhaps those of us, like myself, who get migraines and occasional seizures  Oak2004   Feb-26-07 03:59 AM   #39 
   I just wish they would come in different shapes other than stubby.  goforit   Feb-25-07 11:09 AM   #36 
   "PL" style comes in multiple long, straight tubes. (NT)  Tesha   Feb-27-07 08:04 AM   #63 
   Engineers know.  Canuckistanian   Feb-26-07 09:27 AM   #41 
   But that heat makes Lava Lites work!  B3Nut   Feb-26-07 09:57 AM   #43 
   I've got one, too  Canuckistanian   Feb-26-07 10:02 AM   #44 
   Let's be fair now Canucistanian  slackmaster   Feb-26-07 10:12 AM   #46 
   Depends where you live.  Tesha   Feb-27-07 08:06 AM   #64 
   Rather than worrying about what bulbs are in people's homes  MadHound   Feb-26-07 10:07 AM   #45 
   Change incandescent bulbs to fluorescent bulbs  kanebender   Feb-26-07 11:10 AM   #50 
   Does this also include halogen lights?  Javaman   Feb-26-07 11:13 AM   #51 
   Halogen lamps are 25-50% more efficient than ordinary incandescent.  Tesha   Feb-27-07 08:12 AM   #65 
   Why The Fuck don't they just Ban S.U.V.'s???  Megahurtz   Feb-26-07 01:33 PM   #54 
   Good One, California!!!  Megahurtz   Feb-26-07 01:43 PM   #55 
   Not using them contributes more mercury to the environment  wuushew   Feb-26-07 04:18 PM   #59 
      I disagree with your interpretation  slackmaster   Feb-26-07 04:38 PM   #60 
         Why do you persist with this approach?  Nihil   Feb-27-07 04:18 AM   #61 
            Their approach also ignores the fact that CFLs *ARE* recyclable.  Tesha   Feb-27-07 08:16 AM   #66 
            I'm one of "Them" now and using an "approach" because I asked a question  slackmaster   Feb-27-07 11:41 AM   #68 
            Don't Worry slackmaster,  Megahurtz   Feb-27-07 02:28 PM   #77 
            "the mercury need not go anywhere harmful"  Megahurtz   Feb-27-07 02:33 PM   #79 
               Did you not see where I used the word "recycle"?  Tesha   Feb-27-07 06:53 PM   #83 
                  No, she missed that ...  Nihil   Feb-27-07 07:02 PM   #85 
                  Cute.  Megahurtz   Feb-27-07 07:05 PM   #87 
                  We don't know what kind of stuff these Bulbs emite  Megahurtz   Feb-27-07 07:03 PM   #86 
                     Try plugging them in instead of putting them on the fire?  Nihil   Feb-27-07 07:15 PM   #88 
                     I think I misunderstood you.  Tesha   Feb-28-07 07:17 AM   #91 
            Wow, I can't recall ever seeing such a collection of straw men in one post  slackmaster   Feb-27-07 11:39 AM   #67 
               Congratulations on your (past) CFL usage!  Nihil   Feb-27-07 12:27 PM   #71 
                  You've jumped to the conclusion that banning incandescents is "positive"  slackmaster   Feb-27-07 02:04 PM   #74 
   Here's a monkey-wrench for this legislation: efficient incandescent bulbs  meldroc   Feb-27-07 12:17 PM   #69 
   Blasphemy!  slackmaster   Feb-27-07 12:20 PM   #70 
   I use flourescent spirals  TOJ   Feb-27-07 01:47 PM   #73 
   If they are only lasting two years, you may have a problem with your power  slackmaster   Feb-27-07 02:06 PM   #75 
   I get migraines from flourescent lights. Hope they can make them softer.  krabigirl   Feb-27-07 02:15 PM   #76 
   Some of the hypocracy around here is crazy  hogwyld   Feb-27-07 02:30 PM   #78 
   And what are those of us with lupus going to do  Lurking Dem   Feb-27-07 04:38 PM   #80 
   How 'bout outlawing thermostats set above 68 degrees first?  bushcrab   Feb-27-07 05:48 PM   #82 
      Wake up! It's ALL about your comfort level!  Nihil   Feb-27-07 07:00 PM   #84 
         You're preachin' to the choir here dipdog  bushcrab   Feb-27-07 09:17 PM   #89 
            Sounds like we agree little crab!  Nihil   Feb-28-07 04:22 AM   #90 
 

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