With the recent story in the BBC news, about consumers hoarding incandescent light bulbs, and the legislation passed by our congress banning them it seemed like a good time to blog.

BBC story :
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7480958.stm

This is a path that the US is on as well. When you take choices out of the consumer’s hands and put them into the government’s hands, that’s called tyranny. Who is the government of Brittan or the US to tell companies that they cannot sell or make a certain type of product? If the people are that worried about CO2 emissions then the companies and the government can lobby the people to switch to different products, but to mandate the switch is just wrong. There are more stories out there about this situation in the US; here is one that I had commented on back in February of this year.
http://ampnetmedia.com/webnews/research/mercury_bulbs.aspx

I like these compact florescent bulbs. I have been using them for a long time now, unlike the global warming crowd. I use them because they save money on the electric bill and they still put off a sufficient amount of light. I am strongly against the government banning conventional light bulbs in the name of global warming and energy security. There is a lot more we can be do and need to be doing. Wake up Washington!