Comments on: The light bulb is dead: Long live the light bulb http://www.greenbang.com/the-light-bulb-is-dead-long-live-the-light-bulb_11376.html Sustainable Energy Insight Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:18:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lighthouse10 http://www.greenbang.com/the-light-bulb-is-dead-long-live-the-light-bulb_11376.html/comment-page-1#comment-8759 lighthouse10 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:40:50 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=11376#comment-8759 Nice historical notes.. Christmas tree lights in 1882 already? The ban makes no sense, in my view: Cheap simple safe bulbs forcibly replaced by expensive complex mercury-releasing ones The energy saving arguments don't hold up as supposed either http://www.ceolas.net/#li13x onwards About the strange and unpublicised EU and industrial politics behind this ban http://www.ceolas.net/#li1ax<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8759','lighthouse10'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8759','lighthouse10','Nice historical notes..\r\nChristmas tree lights in 1882 already?\r\n\r\nThe ban makes no sense, in my view:\r\nCheap simple safe bulbs forcibly replaced by expensive complex mercury-releasing ones\r\n\r\nThe energy saving arguments don\'t hold up as supposed either\r\nhttp:\/\/www.ceolas.net\/#li13x onwards\r\n\r\nAbout the strange and unpublicised EU and industrial politics behind this ban\r\nhttp:\/\/www.ceolas.net\/#li1ax'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Nice historical notes..
Christmas tree lights in 1882 already?

The ban makes no sense, in my view:
Cheap simple safe bulbs forcibly replaced by expensive complex mercury-releasing ones

The energy saving arguments don’t hold up as supposed either
http://www.ceolas.net/#li13x onwards

About the strange and unpublicised EU and industrial politics behind this ban
http://www.ceolas.net/#li1ax

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]]> By: Brian Dancer http://www.greenbang.com/the-light-bulb-is-dead-long-live-the-light-bulb_11376.html/comment-page-1#comment-8724 Brian Dancer Thu, 03 Sep 2009 16:29:56 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=11376#comment-8724 These are good facts! The CFL bulbs I have used in my home are great, and they have lasted a long time (over three years so far). I love being able to reduce my impact on the earth, and also get financial benefits of seeing my electricity bill go down. Now, the next thing we need to do is fix refrigerators. Nasty energy hogs, those.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8724','Brian Dancer'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8724','Brian Dancer','These are good facts! The CFL bulbs I have used in my home are great, and they have lasted a long time (over three years so far). I love being able to reduce my impact on the earth, and also get financial benefits of seeing my electricity bill go down. Now, the next thing we need to do is fix refrigerators. Nasty energy hogs, those.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> These are good facts! The CFL bulbs I have used in my home are great, and they have lasted a long time (over three years so far). I love being able to reduce my impact on the earth, and also get financial benefits of seeing my electricity bill go down. Now, the next thing we need to do is fix refrigerators. Nasty energy hogs, those.
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]]> By: Ross http://www.greenbang.com/the-light-bulb-is-dead-long-live-the-light-bulb_11376.html/comment-page-1#comment-8721 Ross Wed, 02 Sep 2009 08:35:21 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=11376#comment-8721 The first incandescent light was demonstrated by a famous Cornishman, Sir Humphrey Davy, back in 1800, so incandescent light has been around for over two centuries, even though we didn't get round to commercialising it effectively for nearly a century! (Hat tip to Coolidge for that)<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8721','Ross'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8721','Ross','The first incandescent light was demonstrated by a famous Cornishman, Sir Humphrey Davy, back in 1800, so incandescent light has been around for over two centuries, even though we didn\'t get round to commercialising it effectively for nearly a century! (Hat tip to Coolidge for that)'); return false;">Quote</a></div> The first incandescent light was demonstrated by a famous Cornishman, Sir Humphrey Davy, back in 1800, so incandescent light has been around for over two centuries, even though we didn’t get round to commercialising it effectively for nearly a century! (Hat tip to Coolidge for that)
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]]> By: Uncle B http://www.greenbang.com/the-light-bulb-is-dead-long-live-the-light-bulb_11376.html/comment-page-1#comment-8705 Uncle B Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:38:45 +0000 http://www.greenbang.com/?p=11376#comment-8705 Watch out for the dirty ass-hole shysters and swindlers selling CFLs! I changed over my whole household as the incandescents died. The very first, and most of the Chinese, and some of the Phillips, from Holland are living up to lifetime expectations, or even exceeding them. If you buy U.S. S****** made bulbs, keep the paper-work, receipts and packaging displaying guarantees, you will need them in short order! The bastard-swindlers have even taught the Chinese manufacturers using their American brand names how planned obsolescence and the American psyche works, and are up to their old tricks! The CFLs I got from IKEA stores are still good, Sun brand last and last, but the more recent American branded ones are crap!and we are headed for another screwing by unscrupulous business bastards!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('8705','Uncle B'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('8705','Uncle B','Watch out for the dirty ass-hole shysters and swindlers selling CFLs! I changed over my whole household as the incandescents died. The very first, and most of the Chinese, and some of the Phillips, from Holland are living up to lifetime expectations, or even exceeding them. If you buy U.S. S****** made bulbs, keep the paper-work, receipts and packaging displaying guarantees, you will need them in short order! The bastard-swindlers have even taught the Chinese manufacturers using their American brand names how planned obsolescence and the American psyche works, and are up to their old tricks! The CFLs I got from IKEA stores are still good, Sun brand last and last, but the more recent American branded ones are crap!and we are headed for another screwing by unscrupulous business bastards!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Watch out for the dirty ass-hole shysters and swindlers selling CFLs! I changed over my whole household as the incandescents died. The very first, and most of the Chinese, and some of the Phillips, from Holland are living up to lifetime expectations, or even exceeding them. If you buy U.S. S****** made bulbs, keep the paper-work, receipts and packaging displaying guarantees, you will need them in short order! The bastard-swindlers have even taught the Chinese manufacturers using their American brand names how planned obsolescence and the American psyche works, and are up to their old tricks! The CFLs I got from IKEA stores are still good, Sun brand last and last, but the more recent American branded ones are crap!and we are headed for another screwing by unscrupulous business bastards!
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