What? Are they really banning lightbulbs? Some serious stupidity going on in the US the last few years. I know they banned them awhile ago in Scandinavia, but figured they had more sense in the USA. But I suppose if they vote in idiots, idiotic policies like this one are what they get.

I guess Obama is really awesome if the issue of lightbulbs is this big of an issue over there.

The rest of the civilized world are using LED-lamps and low energy lightbulbs that have longer lifetimes.
But I guess you're all mad about no longer using typewriters too?

I use CFLs because I hate changing light bulbs, but the light produced by CFLs is horrible compared to a good incandescent. There's also the fact that flourescent lights have been found to cause all sorts of problems for people who have difficulties with learning disorders.

Quality LED bulbs aren't available in the local (rural) market due to cost. There just aren't enough people around here willing to invest the money now to get future savings. And I don't like the idea of ordering LEDs online without seeing what kind of light they actually produce. It would cost hundreds of dollars to convert my house and I'd be stuck with a bad set of lights for quite a while.

I hear American citizens die all the time.

But honestly can't you make the whole "Slippery slope" argument for anything? You BAN X, Y, Z pretty soon you'll be banning books! or the interwebs!... Or Speech!...or babies... Technically they're not banned btw.

lots of tears about Democrats.

Instead of banning the manufacture or use of certain power ratings, they should simply tax them ALL out the wazoo (regardless of wattage) so that the incandescent ones become just as expensive as the other in just about every case.
It has the double benefit of allowing people who hate non-incandescents still use incandescents as much as they like (for a price) and brings more cash to the budget.
I'd call that a win-win situation.

That would be much too smart for an American goverment to decide.

Do you have a science degree to back up your statements? First you state that energy sources are going to run out, according to publications we have enough coal and natural gas (possibly oil too) here in the united states to last for the next 200-1000 years and that includes population growth.

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I still fail to see anyone addressing my point:

If CFLs and LEDs are so great, why is a ban required?

Their Solution: Ban the Ford F-150. (or at least, ban the engines that make them a popular choice)

]"Ford has announced that the 302-horsepower 3.7 will serve up 16 miles per gallon in the city and 23 on the highway in rear-wheel drive models, the latter figure making it the most fuel-efficient full-size pickup on the market. Stepping up the next rung to the 5.0-liter V8 will get you 360 horses and a fine 15 city, 21 highway EPA fuel economy rating, another best-in-class figure."

Jesus **** thats horrid. No wonder people over there are losing their homes, all their cash is getting burned up with these things.

The best part of those stupid trucks is the build quality and engineering of the truck and the interior, they are like a vehicle from 1970s Europe. They are so bad even British Leyland wouldn't have made them.

For those that don't use a GPM metrics, 16 miles per gallon is equivalent to 14.7 liters per 100km. This is easily four times the fuel usage or a modern european/japanese city car, and this is the most fuel efficient pick-up? Talk about lunacy...

The state should raise the tax on fuel, that would bring some awareness and common sense to the american population.

I would like to see how you would transport 1.5 tons , or pull trailer into hill with your ***-looking japanese or french car. Also USA is bigger and less infrastructured than Europe, so more universal car is allways good. For comparision poor russians in Siberia drives Ural's and various tracked vehicles even as simple A to B transportation, maybe you want argue with them about economy and convince them to drive Smart?

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Sure people might need something that can carry stuff around, still doesn't explain the fact that they are inefficient and crudely made.