Did you know this?

[CichlidFan]

A 2007 bill signed in to law by President George W. Bush mandates that,

“Manufacturers will no longer be able to make the 100-watt Thomas Edison bulb after Jan. 1, 2012, followed by the 75-watt version in Jan. 2013, and the the 60- and 40-watt bulbs in Jan. 2014.”

Americans have begun hoarding incandescent light bulbs ahead of a government ban next year that has been labeled “outrageous” by one pressure group as Ron Paul leads a charge in Congress to repeal the draconian state phaseout of Thomas Edison’s iconic invention.


I'm so glad the governments got our backs.....can you imagine what kind of world this would be without their wisedom and guidenance.....


CF

[Jose]

I've been in lighting for about 8 years and the last couple years, there has been a lot of change in people going "green". Just like in the aquarium hobby, people are starting to use LED in their house. I guess some bulbs are just being phased out, like the T12. Companies already lowered the wattage on the A19 bulbs.

[myjohnson]

So is this government policy good?

[CichlidFan]

I doubt it .....but I am not a fan of government to begin with......

CF

[ImaGuyGeek]

The new GOP Congress is working on a bill to repeal this law. I hope they do.

We tried some of the new "Green" squiggly light bulbs. They don't put out enough light for me. I don't like them. And they burned out faster along with costing more and they are made in China. I will not buy another one. We have stockpiled 100w incandescent bulbs just in case this law is not repealed.

Furthermore, there are also government and EPA regulations associated with how you have to "Legally" dispose of these new squiggly bulbs because of how unsafe they are for the environment. These regulations are being pushed by states now and are being reviewed by the EPA for a Federal wide law. See below...

http://www.lightbulbrecycling.com/regulations.html

Bulb Disposal What are the Federal And State Regulations for Mercury?
Federal Regulations
Mercury produces a hazardous waste. Every form of it is toxic and yet mercury is an essential element in millions of fluorescent lamps throughout the United States and millions more throughout the world. State and federal regulatory agencies are working to reduce mercury releases to the environment. Since January 1, 2000, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) has allowed for spent lamps to be managed as Universal Wastes. The Universal Waste Rules (UWR) are designed in part to simplify the management of mercury-containing wastes including spent fluorescent lamps. The Rules are also intended to encourage recycling, thereby reducing mercury emissions to the environment.
As an alternative to managing lamps as universal wastes, a facility may elect to manage its spent lamps as hazardous wastes. Hazardous waste rules - like the universal waste rules - are promulgated under the federal Resource Conservation Recovery Act (RCRA) and state laws equivalent to RCRA. RCRA regulates hazardous wastes "from the cradle to the grave." RCRA Subtitle C requires a waste generator to properly identify, treat, store, transport and dispose of hazardous wastes. The USEPA oversees the RCRA program but has delegated to the States the responsibility for the day-to-day management of the program. (See State EPA office website links below for more information concerning RCRA and the State agencies which administer RCRA.)

State Regulations
Many State Governing agencies have adopted their own regulations to dispose of Flourescent lights. In the states of California, Minnesota, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, it is unlawful for anyone to dispose of fluorescent bulbs as universal waste. Please check with your local state environmental department to see what the regulations are for you.

• Alabama - www.adem.state.al.us
• Alaska - http://www.dec.state.ak.us/air/
• Arizona - www.adeq.state.az.us
• Arkansas - www.adeq.state.ar.us
• California - www.calepa.ca.gov
• Colorado - www.cdphe.state.co.us/hm/
• Connecticut - www.dep.state.ct.us
• Delaware - www.dnrec.state.de.us
• Florida - www.dep.state.fl.us
• Georgia - www.dnr.state.ga.us/dnr/environ
• Hawaii - www.hawaii.gov/dlnr/
• Idaho - www.state.id.us/deq
• Illinois - www.epa.state.il.us
• Indiana - www.state.in.us/idem/
• Iowa - www.iwrc.org
• Kansas - www.kdhe.state.ks.us
• Kentucky - www.nr.state.ky.us/nrepc/dep/dep2.htm
• Louisiana - www.deq.state.la.us
• Maine - www.state.me.us/dep
• Maryland - www.mde.state.md.us
• Massachusetts - www.magnet.state.ma.us.dep
• Michigan - www.michigan.gov/deq
• Minnesota - www.dnr.state.mn.us
• Mississippi - www.deq.state.ms.us
• Missouri - www.dnr.state.mo.us
• Montana - www.deq.state.mt.us
• Nebraska - www.nrc.state.ne.us
• New Hampshire - www.des.state.nh.us
• New Jersey - www.state.nj.us/dep
• New Mexico - www.state.nm.us
• New York - www.dec.state.ny.us
• North Carolina - www.enr.state.nc.us
• Ohio - www.epa.ohio.gov/
• Oklahoma - www.deq.state.ok.us
• Oregon - www.deq.state.or.us
• Pennsylvania - www.dep.state.pa.us
• Rhode Island - www.state.ri.us/dem
• South Carolina - www.scdhec.net/eqc
• South Dakota - www.state.sd.us/denr
• Tennessee - www.state.tn.us
• Texas - www.tnrcc.state.tx.us
• Utah - www.eq.state.ut.us
• Vermont - www.anr.state.vt.us
• Virginia - www.deq.state.va.us
• Washington - www.wa.gov/dnr
• West Virginia - www.dep.state.wv.us
• Wisconsin - www.dnr.state.wi.us
• Wyoming - www.deq.state.wy.us

[Darbex]

I have to say I am fine with it. I have seen my electric bill go down, they produce less heat, and the brightness is on par with incadescent for less wattage.

[ImaGuyGeek]

I have to say I am fine with it. I have seen my electric bill go down, they produce less heat, and the brightness is on par with incadescent for less wattage.

Oh yeah? Well you're wrong. So take that :)

Ha! We disagree. LOL