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Where are those candles?

April 26, 2007 |

The federal government has joined the crusade against old-style incandescent light bulbs as part of its environment plan that vows to phase out power-hungry lighting by 2012, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut air pollution. globe and mail

A lot of the distopias Hollywood invents are lighted by fluorescent bulbs. I merely hate them and the sort of government which arrogates to itself the power to tell me what I can and cannot buy based upon rather doubtful science and even more doubtful cost calculations. As well as hoarding incandescents I’ll be stocking up on candles.

The silly part of this is that it so entirely fails to address actual power consumption. If the government were in the least bit serious it could ban air conditioning save for days where the temperature was greater than 90 degrees Fahrenheit. That might actually have an inpact on peak power consumption rather than this mingy little excuse to deprive people of decent light.

But, of course, the government is not in the least serious about this nor should they be - the brighter bulbs are well aware that the GW scare has jumped the shark and that, in about three years, the hysteria will be over. But before then the government must be seen to be doing something else it risk the wrath of the Suzukites and the Gorians. So, what better, than to ban the light bulb as we know it?

So, now, let’s see what the CPC does for real. Does PMSH replace the bulbs at 24 Sussex, will the House of Commons go fluorescent, let’s check out Baird’s office lights.


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