tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637466643993200110.post4062385239992844791..comments2023-03-24T20:27:10.235+00:00Comments on News Rage UK: Lightbulb ban threat to healthGraeme Syedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07716222922123749518noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637466643993200110.post-47837545769554934072009-08-27T22:09:02.286+01:002009-08-27T22:09:02.286+01:00Thanks Graeme,
yes and ironically it's wrong ...Thanks Graeme,<br /><br />yes and ironically it's wrong also for the CO2 emission reasons given:<br />if banning actually was justified, governments could gain (or could have gained) a lot of income from a tax that apart from itself reducing the sales on the cheap popular bulbs, could give funding towards home energy schemes and renewable projects, lowering emissions much more than remaining bulbs were causing them = in the UK for example, a pound or two on reduced c.250-300 million annual sales would give substantial sums<br /><br /><br />link correction to above post (forgot the colon, errm!)<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ceolas.net/#li1x" rel="nofollow">http://www.ceolas.net/#li1x</a>Lighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637466643993200110.post-12548994397176996642009-08-27T20:26:13.584+01:002009-08-27T20:26:13.584+01:00The site mentioned above by Panta Rei is definatel...The site mentioned above by Panta Rei is definately worth visiting. There are some good articles. For some reason the link does not work so cut and paste it.<br /><br />This light bulb business is just a huge waste of time, money and questionably brain power but is pretty much what has come to be expected from those crazy guys and gals of the EU whose overall uselessness is only eclipsed by that of the FSA.Graeme Syedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07716222922123749518noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-637466643993200110.post-12917104789816769992009-08-27T15:21:01.003+01:002009-08-27T15:21:01.003+01:00Yes, ironic to ban products safe to use...
Light ...Yes, ironic to ban products safe to use...<br /><br />Light bulbs have been safely used for 100+ years<br />We are NOT talking about lead paint here,<br />and light bulbs do NOT give out CO2 gas (like cars)<br /><br />= power stations give out the emissions, power stations can of course be dealt with directly <br />(CO2 processing and/or energy substitution, as is already planned anyway).<br /><br />Ironically the environmentally questionable CFL lights are the one being promoted - in another world, those mercury containing bulbs would be the ones banned!<br /><br />For all reasons why banning bulbs is wrong, <br />and why the energy emission savings arguments don't hold up, <br />and for the EU and industrial background politics behind the ban<br />see <a href="http//www.ceolas.net/#li1x" rel="nofollow">http//www.ceolas.net/#li1x</a> onwardsLighthousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08123172670211101092noreply@blogger.com