Check out the news: Australia to ban incandescent bulbs
I covered this subject a bit back on January 20. We've switched to CFLs in our house, but have not lived here for a year yet. Therefore we can't tell what kind of effect this has had on our power usage.
But Australia has mandated that, except for a few special cases, there will be no more incandescent bulbs anywhere (that's the kind with the filament, the round bulb), and that everything has to be replaced with compact fluorescent lightbulbs, which use less power and last longer. Cuba has been doing this for some time, and California may take the plunge soon too. Maybe we should all urge our representatives to explore the options for our own states, counties, and municipalities. The first pebble has started falling, let's turn it into a landslide!
I am listening to NPR.
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You don't need to tell us you're listening to NPR. That is a given.
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