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7 months ago
Stink Badger, If your biggest concern about your loss of freedom is light bulbs then I think you have to admit that you have quite a lot of freedom. Recently 200 people in one African village were axed to death fighting for democracy. I think that you should maybe put things into perspective and realise that freedom means a little bit more than what light bulb you can have. If you feel so strongly about lightbulbs maybe you should stand up and fight for your right to choose a lightbulb and put your life on the line like the African people in the village, or hey move to Africa and I am sure you can use any light bulb you like. I have read some of your answers before and sometimes I think you have made some good pooints but this was not one of them.He makes, at one point, a really interesting comment that we should be looking for alternative energy forms while we still have a grid that works 24 hours a day and lights.
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yes i think saving would definitely be possible
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All the points you make are perfectly true, and I%26#039;d just like to add one more. The more energy efficient we become, the less dependent we are on oil from certain nations in the Middle East that don%26#039;t really like us. If we didn%26#039;t need massive armies over there protecting 40% of the world%26#039;s oil supplies, we could bring all those troops home and save a ton of $$.
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I don%26#039;t know about freedom but as for energy efficiancy in the home, i reckon a lot of people just can%26#039;t be bothered to put in the initial effort of changing their lifestyle and things round the home. I think mabey if the government gave people more of a physical incentive to save energy it would help. Most people are too small minded to foresee the benefits outside what effects them directly. Selfish i know, particularly people with kids. After all it%26#039;s their world we seem so ready to destroy.
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Do you mean by governmental controls have led to more freedom in the past??? The emission standards for automobiles in the ‘70s meant that all cars now need a confusing variety of vacuum hoses that make it close to impossible for the lay person to work on their own car if they choose and decrease mileage. This means the car must be brought to an expensive mechanic, and has twice as many parts that can break. I cannot chose to throw these hoses away and hope for better mileage because it is against the law. A power plant is now required to have all types of scrubbers and cleaners for their output. Yes this is necessary, however, it cost them lots more money without any return in efficiency. They will now be given a restriction with carbon credits and carbon output. This will cost them money without increasing any efficiency. The new laws are now applying to the incandescent bulbs. After 2012 I will not be able to purchase these from a store. Is that freedom? I tried these in my house and had some blow within a month and I have several fixtures that will not fit these bulbs. but I will not have the freedom to chose the right bulb for my house. At one month a CFL will be responsible for more than 20 times as much mercury production and cost me over 10 times as much to replace. If I change fixtures I will be responsible for the power production to make those new fixtures at extra expense to me with the possibility of no cost recoup; do to those lights burning out so rapidly in my house. So in this case the laws give me no extra freedom, they only cause me hassle and expense. Efficiency is great, if I can get a product that will give me what I want and save me some cash in the process, I am happy to purchase it. However, if I am mandated to buy something more efficient that will not give me the results they advertise; that is surely not freedom. I should have the freedom to get the product that suits my needs.
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its all about who makes the most money and wins