Did the sun damage this cover?

[Heath]

And thanks to environmental activists, congress, and GW Bush, incandescent light bulbs will be going away soon. They will be "phased out" beginning in 2012 and banned altogether by 2014. You will have to buy the much more expensive, much more toxic, and evidently much more damaging to fabrics, furnishings, and comic books CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs.

That’s a scary situation for any collector. Do you have a link to more information about the ban?

http://www.usnews.com/articles/business ... ow-it.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Ind ... ct_of_2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandesce ... ntinue_use

And CFLs aren't totally environmentally friendly either:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=7431198

[Rufusharley]

And thanks to environmental activists, congress, and GW Bush, incandescent light bulbs will be going away soon. They will be "phased out" beginning in 2012 and banned altogether by 2014. You will have to buy the much more expensive, much more toxic, and evidently much more damaging to fabrics, furnishings, and comic books CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs.

That’s a scary situation for any collector. Do you have a link to more information about the ban?

http://www.usnews.com/articles/business ... ow-it.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Ind ... ct_of_2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandesce ... ntinue_use

And CFLs aren't totally environmentally friendly either:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=7431198

Good points Heath, and i respect your opinion. but just a couple more things to consider:

As far as price goes, yes they are more expensive, but they end up more than paying for themselves in the long run.

And in the last article you highlighted in your post (about the mercury), Wendy Reed, who manages EPA's Energy Star program offers this different perspective: " even though fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, using them contributes less mercury to the environment than using regular incandescent bulbs. That's because they use less electricity — and coal-fired power plants are the biggest source of mercury emissions in the air". And all we have to do is recycle them in a safe manner and the problem's solved. Yes, getting people to recycle them might be easier said than done, but overall I think fluorescents are a good thing. As with most environmentally friendly options i believe it's a win-win situation. Less energy is used and in the long run you save money.

[ckb]

And thanks to environmental activists, congress, and GW Bush, incandescent light bulbs will be going away soon. They will be "phased out" beginning in 2012 and banned altogether by 2014. You will have to buy the much more expensive, much more toxic, and evidently much more damaging to fabrics, furnishings, and comic books CFL (compact fluorescent lamp) bulbs.

That’s a scary situation for any collector. Do you have a link to more information about the ban?

http://www.usnews.com/articles/business ... ow-it.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Ind ... ct_of_2007

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incandesce ... ntinue_use

And CFLs aren't totally environmentally friendly either:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/stor ... Id=7431198

Good points Heath, and i respect your opinion. but just a couple more things to consider:

As far as price goes, yes they are more expensive, but they end up more than paying for themselves in the long run.

And in the last article you highlighted in your post (about the mercury), Wendy Reed, who manages EPA's Energy Star program offers this different perspective: " even though fluorescent bulbs contain mercury, using them contributes less mercury to the environment than using regular incandescent bulbs. That's because they use less electricity — and coal-fired power plants are the biggest source of mercury emissions in the air". And all we have to do is recycle them in a safe manner and the problem's solved. Yes, getting people to recycle them might be easier said than done, but overall I think fluorescents are a good thing. As with most environmentally friendly options i believe it's a win-win situation. Less energy is used and in the long run you save money.

This isn't the problem. The problem is when you break them in your home. If you want to comply with the law in some states you pretty much have to hire an environmental firm to come clean it up.

[Heath]

My main problem is the government forcing consumer choice. Let the market decide.

I'll be stocking up on incandescents.

[yardstick]

Wow, that's a crying shame to see a book ruined like that.

It has the coupon and cards too.

NOOOOO!!!

That is not just a tragedy, it's sickening. I know it's been said before but how many of the books we want have been "lost" to this sort of stuff? Or, tossed into bins behind stores and sent to landfills? Truly, sad.

Guess that means that the ones that are left over are worth more...

[sanman]

I'll be stocking up on incandescents.

You won't be the only one.

[X-O HoboJoe]

My main problem is the government forcing consumer choice.

[Daniel Jackson]

I got rid of the old incandescent bulbs in my house a couple of years ago and switched over to CFL's. Nice thing is they save $$ and last 5-8 years depending on which type you want. I haven't had one single CFL burn out since I switched over and I like the energy savings as well.

[ckb]

I got rid of the old incandescent bulbs in my house a couple of years ago and switched over to CFL's. Nice thing is they save $$ and last 5-8 years depending on which type you want. I haven't had one single CFL burn out since I switched over and I like the energy savings as well.

I switched over too, but there are places, like lamps that could get knocked over, where it is just unwise to use them.