Now Australians are taking their cues from retarded California legislators.
Australia to ban incandescent bulbsI can't wait for Tim Blair to weigh in on this. Posted by Ken S at February 20, 2007 06:23 AM | TrackBack (0) |
Global warming plan would phase them out by 2009CANBERRA, Australia - Australia will be the world’s first country to ban incandescent lightbulbs in a bid to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with the government saying on Tuesday they would be phased out within three years. Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yellow incandescent bulbs, which have been in use virtually unchanged for 125 years, would be replaced by more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs by 2009.
Well, crap.
*crosses "Australia" off the list of "places ricki could move to if the U.S. 'nanny-staters' take over."*
Posted by: ricki at February 20, 2007 08:50 AMI'd rather see the market cause the transition, but on the scale of nanny-statism, I have to say that this is pretty minor.
Posted by: Tainted Bill at February 21, 2007 05:36 AMThe "virtually unchanged for 125 years" is flow from invincible ignorance. The ignorant man needs to learn of a fellow named Langmuir....
Posted by: anon at February 22, 2007 07:31 PM