Guess what? The government is phasing out standard lightbulbs. They say that the end of the standard incandescent will save consumers close to $6 billion a year on energy costs. Manufacturers are required to produce bulbs that are 30 percent more energy-efficient.American Man says, Let me guess-we spend $4 for a lightbulb that used to cost 60 cents and we save money. Gotcha- thought it was just me, but I can ALWAYS count on the Department of Energy, (who buy their fuel from overseas), and the EPA, (we'll save the planet since God can't), to keep MY best interest at heart. It wouldn't have anything to do with taking away the basic freedoms of the American citizen to make a choice. Guess the next best thing is do away with voting and just stick to a dictator to save money.
See the PB Post for more info.
American Man got it.
ReplyDeleteWhat to Do if a Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL) Bulb or Fluorescent Tube Light Bulb Breaks in Your Home
ReplyDeleteI love the part where they say Vacuuming is NOT Recommended:
"[NOTE: It is possible that vacuuming could spread mercury containing powder or mercury vapor, although available information on this problem is limited.]"
http://www.epa.gov/cfl/cflcleanup.pdf
OK! Folks, the light bulb (acutally lamp, bulbs are what plants grow from) is not going to be phase out... what is happening is that the filiment inside (that's the wiggly thing that give you light) is going to be changed. The lamp will continue to have the same shape, except with a more efficient filiment you'll only need 75 watts to provide the same amount of light that a 100 watts provides. Just get your facts straight...
ReplyDeleteLightbulb: an electric lamp: as a one in which a filament gives off light when heated to incandescence by an electric current —called also incandescent, incandescent lamp. There is such a thing as a lightbulb.
ReplyDeleteMy family had a manufacturing business in Newark, New Jersey where they manufactured cathode filaments (heaters) that are the wiggly looking things in the lightbulb that makes it light up. As I recall they worked with Tungsten steel. They sold all of the filaments to GE for their lightbulbs.
ReplyDeleteIt saves money and is better for the environment. By the way this law was first passed in 2007 under the Bush administration. Why all of the fuss now?
ReplyDelete"The bipartisan law, signed by President George W. Bush, will also phase out the traditional 75-watt incandescent beginning in January 2013 and the 60-watt and 40-watt versions in January 2014. California is phasing each out a year earlier. The law exempts appliance, colored, three-way and 19 other less commonly used incandescent bulbs."
Lynn, you should write an article on the new "fcat 2.0." You want to talk about a horrific situation look at our state's education system. The fcat is destroying our education system and preventing teachers from teaching. The only thing that matters in school now is passing this test. If anyone gives a damn about our future generations it has to start with our education systems. If not we will see countries like china leave us in the dust.
ReplyDeleteAustin----you are so right about teaching to the FCAT only for students to pass. It is pathetic. I see kids interviewed on TV and they have terrible grammar. The kids with whom I have spoken at LW High all seem very literate and articulate. I have been very impressed with all of them. Tell me something about the new FCAT. I thought they were getting rid of those tests.
ReplyDeletePersonally Lynn, I believe they should throw the test away and create a test that prepares students for the ACT/SAT tests. These test's not only gage one's intellectual abilities better than the FCAT but colleges actually take into account the ACT/SAT scores during the application process. This way teachers can teach from the book and prepare kids for a test that matters.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was a kid, 5,000 years ago, I only remember taking an SAT. We didn't have tutors back in those days--no Internet--no sample tests, none of that to help us pass.
ReplyDeleteThe way it looks lately, America has a dictator as president.
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