Global warming?

[classicman]

Originally Posted by BigV

Regarding the quality of this source:

What facts are all over the place?

On differing subjects, I have found their opinion to be erratic.

Staying on topic...

"will incandescent bulbs be banned?". They answer emphatically NO.

I disagree. By making the standards for an incandescent bulb unattainable, it basically has the same outcome as a ban. Within the letter of the law, no they did not ban them, but in effect that is precisely what they wanted to achieve. By making the requirements unachievable, they, in effect, banned them.
Spirit or letter of the law? Your choice.

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Originally Posted by classicman

By making the standards for an incandescent bulb unattainable, it basically has the same outcome as a ban. Within the letter of the law, no they did not ban them, but in effect that is precisely what they wanted to achieve.

Government was demanding innovation from an industry that refused to implement technology available 35 years ago. Because those new light bulbs are so technologically old, the pigtail lights will probably be obsoleted in only ten years.

Some industries refuse to innovate unless force to. Cited was the radial tire. Industry conspired to keep that 1948 technology out of America until 1975. Cited is a domestic auto industry that was even given $100million to innovate - hybrids. And then quashed the technology. Leaving foreigners to again be 10 to 20 years more advanced.

It is an unfortunate fact that banks still will not use smart cards. Must increase service charges to protect dwindling profits due to their multiple decade fear of innovation.

Some industries refuse to innovate if not forced to. And then go crying to government for protection.