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Originally Posted by Bilbo1967
Excellent - a perfect example of why we're all screwed here. Basically its a question of 'I'll only start caring about the world when it doesn't actually cost me anything to do so'!
Not really surprising though from a US citizen - which country is it that, despite being the largets consumer in the world, consistently refuses to join world-wide emissions targets (best not, might upset Bubba in Texas there!).
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Bilbo1967 -- I respectfully request that you go back and read my overly long post (
#54 in this thread) with some care. The question I'm addressing wasn't "should I switch to more efficient bulbs to save energy and money?" but rather "Why might it be a bad idea to legislate incandescent bulbs out of existence?" along with "Given that I wish to invest in improved efficiency, and also that I cannot afford to make all possible efficiency upgrades simultaneously, how do I decide which upgrade to pursue first?"
The point of the post you took out of its context in the larger discussion was that switching the least-used lightbulb in my house to CFL would be a waste of money that I could have spent on upgrading a bulb that sees substantially greater use! Or, better still, let the up-front cost difference help to pay for something that makes an even bigger difference. A more-efficient refrigerator (as just one example).
Really, you've got things backwards here.
Xenophon