>From Harry Veeder, ...
Regarding the article from: > > http://www.economist.com/node/16886228 > ... Personally, I think this article has manufactured flawed assumptions. For example, even if I could I have absolutely no desire to increase my indoor environment to be as bright as outdoor day light - which seems to be the conclusion this article is predicting we might do. For god's sake! I stay indoors to AVOID the glare of bright day light. Regarding the concluding paragraph. > It is worth remembering that when gas lights replaced candles and oil > lamps in the 19th century, some newspapers reported that they were > glaring and dazzling white. In fact, a gas jet of the time gave off > about as much light as a 25 watt incandescent bulb does today. To modern > eyes, that is well on the dim side. So, for those who truly wish to > reduce the amount of energy expended on lighting the answer may not be > to ban old-fashioned incandescent bulbs, as is the current trend, but to > make them compulsory. I have no idea what the last sentence means. Make WHAT compulsory? Making the use of incandescent light bulbs compulsory???? Are they serious???? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
