Wednesday, August 02, 2023

Another Bright Idea

 Congress established the first national light bulb efficiency standards in 2007, which was signed into law by President George W. Bush. Starting in 2012, the law required new bulbs to use 28 percent less power than existing incandescent lights, kicking off the beginning of the end for older designs.

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From Hot Air 8/2/2023

People can see through the lightbulb ban

"It seems like only yesterday that Democrats were openly mocking Americans for worrying that the Joe Biden administration was coming for their gas stoves.

“Nobody is taking away your gas stove,” Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) scoffed. Since then, it’s been proven that the CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) has said that a potential ban “is on the table amid rising concern about harmful indoor air pollutants emitted by the appliances.”

Like any conspiracy theory Democrats deny, it eventually came true.

And likewise, anything liberals can get their grubby little paws on, they will."

This is like saying "They are coming to take away your rotary dial phone, or your roll up car windows.  Whether by a government kick, or technology changes, the world does change.

But some people can take a bright idea and turn it into something political. 💡💡💡

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There was a false start with CF (Compact Fluorescent) bulbs, bit the new LED bulbs are better.  A typical incandescent turns around 90% of the energy used into heat.   (by the way, a gas car "wastes" about 75% of potential energy).



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