Ban the Bulb - Venezuela leads the way.
I've been meaning to post about the Ban the Bulb campaign since reading Leo Hickman's article in the Guardian.
I'm reminded of it by this piece on the Australian GreenLeft site about a campaign in Venezuela which has replaced 45 million incandescent light bulbs.
"As bright ideas go, it doesn't seem to get much more obvious than banning the incandescent bulb. The humble tungsten filament bulb has done a grand job lighting up the world for more than a century with little need for a change in design, but with more energy-efficient alternatives now widely available, many are asking why we still cling to this wasteful and outdated technology."
I'm reminded of it by this piece on the Australian GreenLeft site about a campaign in Venezuela which has replaced 45 million incandescent light bulbs.
posted by Jon at 12:15 PM
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"Because if you have a crystal chandalier not only do the new bulbs look awful they give off the wrong kind of light which does not give the "twinkle" in the crystal."
I have learnt not to argue with Mrs Weggis. We have two. However we do have wall lights in the lounge with energy saving bulbs and these are used most of the time. In the dining room I was stumped for a while. I could have put wall lights in but that would have meant chasing out the walls and redecorating and having the floorboards up in my daughters bedroom upstairs, believe me you wouldn't want to go in there.
So I put two concealed fittings with new type bulbs on top of the glass cabinet and plugged them into a 13amp socket.
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