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.

"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with more energy-efficient alternatives now widely available, many are asking why we still cling to this wasteful and outdated technology."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.