Do you favor banning conventional light bulbs?

Question

In the news today, Australia has announced that they are going to ban and gradually phase out the sale of all conventional (incandescent) light bulbs, nationwide. Everyone will be forced to use fluourescent replacements, with very limited exceptions for things like ovens or medical use.

Personally, I think this plain nuts. I use those fluourescents here and there in non-critical places and in places where the bulbs are hard to reach and replace. But the quality of the light is crap compared to conventional lamps. They are rotten to read by, and rotten to do close work under. If they had the same light spectrum as incandescents, I'd say "more power to them." But they don't.

I think what Australia (and everybody else) should be doing is pouring money into making fluourescents produce the same quality of light as conventional lamps, and getting the cost down. That will get everyone to use them.

Answer 1

It will really help in reducing energy consumption.

But some people out there still prefer buying the cheapest stuff. You can get a 4 pack at walmart for about 85 cents versus one florecent that usually goes for $4 each

It's not a bad step, but a florecent bulb doesn't always provide the best look. Sometimes if used in kitchen, things look pale.

About half the lights at my house are florecent, and some are still pending for the switch.

But as that light source becomes a standard, it will drop in price.
Like Flat Sceen TV's. CRT's ( Glass Tube ) are fading away, LCD's becoming more popular and dropped like a brick in price.

Answer 2

Personally i dont believe they should be banned, but atleast minimized. The reasons for banning and ridding the country of conventional lightbulbs are economical and ecological.

A growing alternative to conventional lightbulbs is the LED light. It glows brighter, but stays cooler because of its internal components. In electrical workings the cooler the object is the longer it lasts. A 15 watt LED produces more lumens (brightness) than a 60 watt conventional bulb. Because it doesnt use the same amount of energy, but glows with the same intensity it saves you money on your electric bill, and you still get the same brightness. Because they dont glow as hot, they last longer, a LED light can last atleast 6 six years without a change

Secondly, the more heat an object gives off affects the environment. The conventional bulb gives off a lot more heat helping the greenhouse effect, that causes increased geothermal temperatures. LED lights barely heat up even after prolonged use, producing a great alternative that helps the environment.
Although a few bulbs doesnt seem like a lot, think about how many you have in your home and then multiply it by the number of homes around the entire world.

These reasons are the foundations for why countries are looking to do this. It saves the people money, and slows down the greenhouse effects. They are looking at the future of Earth

Answer 3

The government has no business getting that deeply into individual's personal business. The marketplace will provide a good solution to our energy problems. When electricity gets too expensive on its own (that is without the government meddling) they'll come up with a cheaper way to get it, or we'll all be forced to become more efficient. No amount of government tinkering will change human nature, so it's a lot better to just roll with it and stick to enforcing laws that everybody can pretty much agree on like prosecuting murder etc.

Answer 4

My answer yesterday was bleeped out by yahoo.What freedom of press? Because it takes more flouresent bulbs to equal the same actual lumin power of a regular bulb, we should ban these flouro lights.The only reason they want this is so they can curtail increasing the size of the power plants.With all the new houseing I believe this is the real reason.

Answer 5

I don't like the compact flourescent bulbs, I prefer the old-fashioned light bulb light, it seems more 'thick' and 'vibrant'. I do not favor banning the technology. If people want to save money, they'll buy the longer lasting bulbs, but to circumvent capitalism is wrong I think. There's a reason why the bulbs use less power: it's because they give off weaker light.

Answer 6

Quit !!! as of now we are still free to make our own decision's. I don't need your help.