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Important Information about the Energy Saving Light Bulbs

posted by dotdude 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago • 1377 views
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Republican Congressman Ted Poe of Texas addresses the house on incandescent and florescent bulbs. This was broadcast on C-SPAN.

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LED lights are pretty awesome, they could replace stuff as a light bulb.


written by marinara  | 1 year 5 months 3 weeks ago | CH
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He's just made himself look like a big dum dum
Everything is made in China! OMG - he's making out that China is dangerous in anything it produces!

Poisoning our Dogs! Killing out children! Lighing up our homes!

LMAO - he think edisons bulb should remain because the new bulb is "UnAmerican"
You have got to be kidding, where do you get these people?!


written by Zonbie  | 1 year 5 months ago | CH
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C-SPAN my favourite comedy channel!


written by Octopussy  | 1 year 5 months ago | CH
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No, he thinks Edison's bulb should remain because CFLs are poisonous. That, and the new law would require all Americans to buy something that is only made in China. Like they don't already get enough of our money.


written by MarineGunrock  | 1 year 5 months ago | CH
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Apart from the useless "Red Scare" garbage and the insulting constitution thumping, the congressman from Texas raises a good point about Congress passing a law mandating CFLs without providing for recycling plans or an awareness campaign regarding their toxicity. I imagine some of this will sort itself out by 2014 as the issue gains more press, similar to the information "crisis" surrounding the digital television conversion going on today.


written by davidraine  | 1 year 5 months ago | CH
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Meh, you can buy CFLs made in California:
http://www.lightsofamerica.com/

If the senator really wants to prevent people from mercury poisoning, he should be voting against Coal Plants and incinerators:
http://www.tva.gov/environment/air/ontheair/merc_emis.htm

Granted, I don't think it should be banned, I just think that we should tax incads.


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OMFG, what a tool this guy is.

MG, you made his point for him in far better, and far shorter way.

The representative from Texas just sounds like a luddite grandstanding, or a shill for energy companies, trying to make it sound like making an effort to conserve energy is downright dangerous.

Had he been less of a demagogue, he might get people to agree with him on the merit of his argument (which ultimately is a good one), without trying to use *fear.


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*dead


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written by dotdude  | 2 months 2 weeks ago | CH
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>> ^NetRunner:
OMFG, what a tool this guy is.

MG, you made his point for him in far better, and far shorter way.

The representative from Texas just sounds like a luddite grandstanding, or a shill for energy companies, trying to make it sound like making an effort to conserve energy is downright dangerous.

Had he been less of a demagogue, he might get people to agree with him on the merit of his argument (which ultimately is a good one), without trying to use fear.


No, he's not trying to make it sound like the conservation of energy is a dangerous thing; rather the lack of infrastructure surrounding the safe disposal and recycling of these lightbulbs, the lack of knowledge surrounding the (valid) dangers of these lightbulbs (broken or unbroken), and the willingness of congress to pass these laws without thorough examination of what the law will implicate.

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