tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post3268122892832970983..comments2023-08-28T03:21:40.351-07:00Comments on To all the world...: Are you ready for a $50 light bulb?Robert S. Mundayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07377574491812912442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-31089187319985823492010-04-16T11:53:35.707-07:002010-04-16T11:53:35.707-07:00This is an example of a rare circumstance in which...This is an example of a rare circumstance in which taxing is the right answer. Instead of a ban, impose a tax of $1 or $2 per incandescent bulb, with the proceeds designated for something specific and useful. (Perhaps renewable energy development projects -- not just research, but actual development, and not just in subsidies to large energy companies.)DavidHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03254619654216747524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9555343.post-19902037647571299612010-04-12T07:36:33.210-07:002010-04-12T07:36:33.210-07:00In my barn are plastic boxes containing about a 10...In my barn are plastic boxes containing about a 10 year supply of incandescent bulbs. Especially the 3-way versions. I do use the new CFLs in places where they make sense, such as lights which are on all night. However, the existing CFLs work poorly in extreme cold, have much shorter lifetimes than claimed, and generate significant amounts of radio "hash" in nearby AM and short wave radios. Either sanity will prevail and the law will be modified, or they will eventually be able to match incandescents in performance. I am prepared to wait out either scenario.Tregonseehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01705100658499499100noreply@blogger.com