22 February 2007

NotPocalypse

Today's sign that the end may not be as close as I fear:

Australia yesterday decided to ban traditional incandescent light bulbs. They will be phased out over the next 3 years.

Globally, lighting accounts for about 3/4 as much Carbon emission as cars do.

1 comment:

Goods said...

Johnson, make 10 Million dollars, and buy everyone in America 1 of these lightbulbs. It would reduce emissions by 800,000 tons/year.

But on the downside, there is a small amount of mercury in these bulbs. How do we dispose of them?