UNBELIEVABLE Capitol Hill building Ditching Energy-Efficient Bulbs

[mod mom]

Why Is One House Office Building Ditching Energy-Efficient Bulbs?
Ryan J. Reilly | September 14, 2011, 6:50PM


The hallway on the first floor of the House Cannon building on Capitol Hill was noticeably brighter than the second floor for most of the day today. That's because the Architect of the Capitol is replacing modern energy-efficient 150-watt lightbulbs (photo to left) with traditional 250-watt lightbulbs because an unknown member of Congress complained.

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"The lighting levels were identified as inadequate in the hallway and, as an interim measure, the light bulbs were swapped out temporarily," said AOC spokeswoman Eva Malecki. "They will be replaced by LED light bulbs, which are even more energy efficient than CFLs."

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Energy-efficient lightbulbs -- "the little, squiggly, pig-tailed ones" -- have long been the subject of the GOP's scorn. Take Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY):

"I think there should be some self-examination from the administration on the idea that you favor a woman's right to an abortion, but you don't favor a woman or a man's right to choose what kind of light bulb, what kind of dishwasher, what kind of washing machine."

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IS THIS THE GOP JOB CREATION PACKAGE? Adding manpower by removing CFL bulbs temporarily, replacing them with incandescents, then replacing those with LEDs. What a waste of time , manpower & money! May sure you catch the Ran Paul statement. MY HEAD HURTS!

:crazy:

Oh yeah here is numbers on the savings for the CFLs: a 2010 report, the energy-saving lighting saves 1.5 million kWh and $178,000 per year.

[Skidmore]

1. Why is this unbelievable?

This is what you get when you facilitate the election of Republican and Teabaggers.

[mod mom]

2. They are so spiteful, wasteful & idiotic it still amazes me.

[Marrah_G]

They need to identify the crybaby who complained

And then that member needs to tell the American workers why they have to tighten their belts but he or she doesn't have to put up with even the smallest of inconveniences.

[Zax2me]

3. Ha! Lighting poor. Same complaint I have!

Those light bulbs are crap.

[baldguy]

4. If you have a 250 watt bulb, and replace it with a 150 watt equivalent, of course it'll be dimmer.

[BeyondGeography]

5. Juvenile Nation

What a profoundly fucked up country this is some ways.

[hlthe2b]

6. Nuts.. I'm glad, though they are going to go with LEDs...

But those 150 watt equivalent compact florescents aren't so bad, though some put out a more natural spectrum of light than others... and the fact they use the energy of a typical nightlight means they can stay on, if necessary. LEDs are clearly the future, but this is just silly.

[OneTenthofOnePercent]

7. All the lights in my house that stay on nearly continuously are CFL. The rest are incandescent.

I like to leave some lights on continuously for safety or security (hallway, front porch, back porch, cellar). CFL bulbs last longer and save me money in these applications. But I really prefer the warmth of incandescent bulbs so I use those everywhere else.

[hunter]

8. Mr. Peabody's coal company doesn't like energy efficient lighting.

When the coal companies squeal and whine, their minions in government do what they can to appease them.

[jwirr]

9. And just in time for Al Gore's 24 Hour show. They gop are such

childish idiots.

[jberryhill]

10. How many Republicans does it take to change a light bulb?

[mod mom]

12. they out sourced it to cronies who submitted a non-bid contract

worth millions. They didn't want any public service union types doing on the cheap. :mad:

[Blue_Tires]

11. this is where being proudly ignorant and anti-intellectual gets us

and clowns can't put these fuckers in office fast enough...

[KurtNYC]

13. put in Light Emitting Plasma (the step beyond LED)

that ought to be bright enough for him.

http://www.luxim.com/