Say bye-bye to the $1 light bulb

**Sam I Am** · 17th June 2008, 15:35

God Damn what has the world come too....

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10516812

this is well worth a look to explane >

**mowgli** · 17th June 2008, 16:14

That's hilarious. Long but hilarious.

A good example of knee jerk politics

**Usarka** · 17th June 2008, 16:19

The new bulbs require more energy to create, and contain mercury.

i'm not entirely convinced......

**pzkpfw** · 17th June 2008, 16:19

Meanwhile the councils and Governments continue to do things like light our cities so they can be seen from space.

**Street Gerbil** · 17th June 2008, 17:17

Time to stock up.

**SPman** · 17th June 2008, 17:33

Been in force over here for a year or so now - no big deal. Get over it people, it's the way the world is turning....

**Coyote** · 17th June 2008, 18:17

Elecshun winnar!!!!

**Flatcap** · 17th June 2008, 18:47

Typical Environ-mentalist logic. Forcing us to use something that ultimately is worse for the environment.

**sAsLEX** · 17th June 2008, 18:57

Originally Posted by Flatcap

Typical Environ-mentalist logic. Forcing us to use something that ultimately is worse for the environment.

Yip the green bitch lectured us in uni, a 4th year engineering class, and tried to sell solar panels as a brilliant solution...... failing to forget the many heavy metals that go into their construction.

**The Pastor** · 17th June 2008, 20:03

solor panels are awesome - free energy

if only if they wernt so damn expensive :P

If I build a house, its going to have alot of solar pannels on it. I love getting stuff for free (minus the initial costs).

**Street Gerbil** · 18th June 2008, 02:07

Originally Posted by renegade master

I love getting stuff for free (minus the initial costs).

Too bad solar panels require more energy to manufacture than they can produce in their lifetime :-((((

**The Pastor** · 18th June 2008, 09:31

Originally Posted by Street Gerbil

Too bad solar panels require more energy to manufacture than they can produce in their lifetime :-((((

dosent bother me

**mowgli** · 18th June 2008, 09:47

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

Yip the green bitch lectured us in uni, a 4th year engineering class, and tried to sell solar panels as a brilliant solution...... failing to forget the many heavy metals that go into their construction.

Some green idiot on Sunrise this morning dismissed the mercury issue by saying that we put mercury thermometers in our mouths every day and they're much worse. Bullshit!!! I haven't owned a mercury thermometer for more than a decade and the one we do have (digital) gets used about three or four times a year.

**Usarka** · 18th June 2008, 10:14

Originally Posted by mowgli

Some green idiot on Sunrise this morning dismissed the mercury issue by saying that we put mercury thermometers in our mouths every day and they're much worse. Bullshit!!! I haven't owned a mercury thermometer for more than a decade and the one we do have (digital) gets used about three or four times a year.

I may have heard the same doofus on the radio.

He was questioned about mercury leakage into landfills (a huge issue). His come back was that lots of mercury thermometers are thrown out.

??? Hmmm, wouldn't 98% be disposed of in a very controlled manner as hospital waste? And would the volumes be anywhere near as high as the turnover of lightbulbs per annum?