well i wonder if there are going to be people driving arrouns and looking in your windows going um thats not a cfl !!!!!!!!    cfl's have mercury but incadescents dont so is it really better well here is the link take a look i think it's going ot help but then it's not http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2839113&page=1

Don't be afraid that they will look in your house. It is about a ban of selling them in California. I think we have to wait for bulb with LED. I have read an article that Philips think that they will stop make household incandescent bulbs about 10 years.
If you really care for the environment you can better use CFLs with separate ballasts.

If banning incandescent and using CFL....THEN WHY BAN MERCURY VAPOR??? Mercs and CFL both has mercury in it!!!!! Man this World is nuts...and theres no such a thing as a global warming!

who knows maybe one day when the no mer law goes into effect u guys may see me on the news screaming at the tv camers

It is another waste of money and time nothing more. Won't work though.

I agree with you Zeus it IS a big waste of time and money besides what are they gonna do with the banned incandescent's

and ok what if u get caught ? lol they don't watch our borders in arizona or california but they sure worry about what color and type of bulb u use man i really wish i was in europe some times

Just put a bunch of CFL's in a bag and hide a couple of incandescents in there with it THEY WILL NEVER KNOW LOL

lol i could see me doing incsdescent runs from here in arizona to see dave in california

Dave has way too much incandescents...probably enough for 200 years worth or more!

@Prawnman88 - What the cops will do if they see me with a incandescent lamp?

nothing they have better things to do then worry about my mercury vapor bulbs and your incadescents and remember thye have to vote on it but don't worry it will pass because they don't worry abaout our borders just what type of light bulbs we all use man u have to love the usa 

If this law is passed, it will drive up the demand for CFL's, thus driving up the quantities manufactured, in turn driving down the price, and ultimately driving down the quality to a record low. Current production helical CFL's rarely last over two years, some not even making it to one year. Many of them like to end their lives with a bang as well, which with even lower quality will result in nearly all of them doing so, and will probably cause lots of property damage and/or bodily injury to many people.

Also, when the quality starts to drop, you will begin to see ratings like "2000 hours" on CFL packaging, and will be lucky if they make it to 500 hours. This will result in a lot of them winding up at the dumps. Which will result in rank amounts of mercury being thrown into the environment. This will be an even bigger problem than CO2 emissions from powering incandescent lamps.

It is proof that the most ignorant are the most heard. This is mainly because they can't keep their mouths shut.

And hey, this isn't a free country. A free country is run by the people and has laws based on FACTS. Given that, there is no such thing as a free country. Welcome to planet Earth.

"When would you like to schedule your brainwashing?"

Next Thursday sounds nice!

i feel the same way like if they really cared about saving energy all city's whould have sox/lps fixtures everywere like europe but hey the almighty dollar runs this country not family that's why so many people hate us just my thoughts

Wow what a wonderful pending law that would ban Edison's by far the worst invention ever! This glowing wire has caused the 1973 and 1979 energy crunches, ate away billions of dollars from peoples' pocket and the terminator is there to finally terminate this awful glowing wire!!! Yeah right LOL. Well after 127 years, the incandescent light bulb increased in efficency a little, lamp life became more consistent, and it has provided comfortable lighting for billions of people all over the world. Quality dropped a little starting in the early 1980s by the removal of filament supports, but the American made incandescents remain well made to this day. And they can actually save you money during the winter months by lowering the heating bills. I have used CFLs for a year and threw most of them out because they lost so much lumens that they have MUCH less USEFUL life than promised. CFLs cost more, and if I throw them out in a year, does that really save any money in the long run? Nah I don't think so. Even people who use CFLs in their houses tell me banning incandescent light bulbs would lead to political diaster. I read that even the terminator has no stance on the bill. But I will write to them telling them they are wrong!