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The Straight Story (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:33 PM Original message |
How One State’s Light Bulb Legislation Could Impact All U.S. Manufacturing |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:38 PM Response to Original message |
1. I doubt it. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
2. i have to go to south carolina for my light bulbs? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 07:14 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. Just by halogen incandescent lamps; you'll be very satisfied with them. |
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AndiMer (164 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 03:21 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. If you like induced epilepsy, yes |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:18 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. You have no idea what a halogen lamp is, do you? (NT) |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #20 |
37. Huh? |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 06:40 AM Response to Reply #18 |
24. For medical reasons our clinic will not use cfb's and I dislike halogen for the heat byproduct. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:21 PM Response to Reply #24 |
29. Per unit of light, halogen lamps put out less heat than the equivalent conventional incandescent. |
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MedicalAdmin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:55 PM Response to Reply #29 |
56. Thanks - good to know. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:31 PM Response to Reply #18 |
32. And "cheap to buy" is scorned because? |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
39. ...because life-cycle cost is a much better measure for most of us. (NT) |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 06:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
38. They also help keep my house warmer in the winter so I burn less propane. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 07:52 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Electricity is more expensive than propane. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 08:29 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. Proportionately, not for me. I keep my thermostat at 65 all winter. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:15 AM Response to Reply #42 |
43. Localized heating is often a better choice than generalized heating. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #43 |
57. Enough! I've made the choices that work for me. My 5 incandescent bulbs are so utterly |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:23 AM Response to Reply #42 |
44. You bet it does in your case cause you have to have the light anyway |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:15 PM Response to Reply #44 |
58. Thank you. I'm sick of arguing about this. |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:14 PM Response to Reply #18 |
54. Sounds like a good enough reason to me. Not everyone has millions of dollars. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:39 AM Response to Reply #54 |
61. A halogen light bulb costs "millions of dollars"? (NT) |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:44 PM Response to Original message |
3. They can't be. |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:08 PM Response to Reply #3 |
5. If your theory were correct then the federal government |
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Pab Sungenis (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:17 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. In theory they could. |
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former9thward (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. No they could not. |
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Fumesucker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:26 PM Response to Reply #5 |
17. They use the commerce clause to regulate the weeds growing in your yard.. |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 02:54 PM Response to Original message |
4. The white light of incandescent is modern and healthy. The yellow light of CFL's is depressing. |
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jmowreader (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 04:09 PM Response to Reply #4 |
11. There are white light CFLs... |
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earcandle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 02:06 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. at 1000lightbulbs.com they will not ship Full Spectrum lights to CA. I want some more before they |
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RC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 04:39 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. Besides yellow CFL bug lights, they also make a good CFL Black light. |
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Scruffy1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:50 AM Response to Reply #4 |
22. There is no such thing as "white light bulbs" |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
7. I hope they succeed and that other states follow suit. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:57 PM Response to Reply #7 |
10. c0ompletely agree. |
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Little Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 04:35 PM Response to Reply #7 |
13. I'll agree with that! n/t |
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distantearlywarning (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:27 PM Response to Reply #7 |
31. +1 to that |
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Old and In the Way (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 03:50 PM Response to Original message |
9. What's next? 8 MPG cars, burning leaded gas? |
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saras (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 04:13 PM Response to Original message |
12. Whatever it takes... |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:16 PM Response to Original message |
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FLAprogressive (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat May-21-11 05:18 PM Response to Original message |
16. The lightbulbs couldn't be transported on an interstate or U.S. highway either.... |
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ThomWV (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
34. nor could any parts or materials be brought to them from out of state |
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Lionessa (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 04:01 AM Response to Original message |
21. I like flourescent, and |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 05:26 AM Response to Original message |
23. Time to start stocking up on incandescents. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:25 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. Buy "halogen" lamps; they're just slightly-more-efficient incandescent lamps. |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:33 PM Response to Reply #23 |
33. Read today's grocery ads: some stores are selling GE bulbs "Buy 1, Get 1." |
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Mr. Jefferson (141 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 06:54 AM Response to Original message |
25. The Climate Change Industry will probably call for a second civil war. |
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RandiFan1290 (721 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 07:01 AM Response to Original message |
26. Where is the Republican majority in Congress? |
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Kolesar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 07:30 AM Response to Original message |
27. Jon Stewart showed video of the Fox News clowns whining about spiral shaped bulbs |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 12:52 PM Response to Original message |
35. Many of us in the Autism Rights community hate the banning of incadescent bulbs. |
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scarletwoman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 06:08 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Thank you for speaking up! Outlawing the manufacture of incandescents is ridiculous. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun May-22-11 07:54 PM Response to Reply #35 |
41. So buy halogen lamps. |
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bobbolink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:54 AM Response to Reply #35 |
45. Isn't being in a minority charming? |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 09:45 AM Response to Reply #35 |
46. Would LEDs be a solution to this problem? |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:49 AM Response to Reply #46 |
48. Likely, yes. |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:00 AM Response to Reply #48 |
49. Also googling this issue... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:09 AM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Any buzzing made by a CFL has nothing to do with "thousands of volts"; it has to do... |
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backscatter712 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 02:29 PM Response to Reply #50 |
52. My impression was that the inductor that buzzes is much smaller in LED lamps. |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 03:48 PM Response to Reply #52 |
53. There's the line-frequency series input inductor; |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:24 AM Response to Reply #53 |
59. It's funny. I'll tell people that the buzz from some electronic device is annoying... |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:13 AM Response to Reply #59 |
60. Mr. Tesha just replaced all of the fluorescent lights in his workshop. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 11:23 AM Response to Reply #49 |
51. Yes, the BUZZ, I hate that! |
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Angry Dragon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
47. Will there be jail for people that bring light bulbs across state lines?? |
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Shagbark Hickory (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 04:15 PM Response to Original message |
55. I don't like this whole lighbulb thing. They let tobacco companies murder millions of people but |
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