Question: How many delegates does it take to ban incandescent light bulbs? Well, Del. Adam Ebbin (D-Arlington) is proposing a measure that will ban incandescent light bulbs in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Talk about another example of nanny state politics in Virginia.
Ebbin wants to ban these light bulbs, since they save energy and cut down on pollution. However, the Richmond Times Dispatch reports that Ebbin has been rethinking his bill, instead considering adding fees on the incandescent bulbs.
This is a dim bulb idea, as incandescent bulbs are a cheaper alternative to the compact fluorescent light bulbs. In an economic recession, the last thing we need to worry about is banning a lower price light bulb, in place of a higher price bulb that has no proven effect of being safe for the environment.
**Cross Posted at Virginia News Platoon
Good time to put a plug in for my new website but the question is what about the mercury? EPA hasn’t figured out what to do with these light bulbs and neither have I as a consumer. Now their energy savings are based on what? Coal generated energy sources? NOT nuclear generated power for sure which has no emissions. Kaine just put 4,500 of these in our state parks? I thought mercury was bad for fish and wildlife? Another heretic looking for sober solutions in a world drunk on hysteria
I’ve got an entire post about this at United Conservatives.
http://unitedconservatives.blogspot.com/2009/01/pssst-hey-want-what-i-got-need-bulb.html
Besides the mercury, do we really want to send MORE money to China? These bulbs are not made in the US. How much energy is spent just to bring them to the US?