tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25746465.post-83207633403931360142007-03-18T20:20:00.000Z2007-03-18T20:31:34.932ZThe European Union is <a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/worldnews.html?in_article_id=441200&in_page_id=1811&ct=5">going to ban</a> old style light bulbs in the next couple of years substituting them for the new low energy light bulbs.<br /><br />Incandescent light bulbs, whilst cheaper than their fluorescent counterparts, use much more electricity and obviously therefore create more carbon dioxide. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zyfruvceb6U/Rf2frdxjx7I/AAAAAAAAAu0/xiuEIXL2S2E/s1600-h/bulbs.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_zyfruvceb6U/Rf2frdxjx7I/AAAAAAAAAu0/xiuEIXL2S2E/s400/bulbs.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5043362726800508850" /></a><br /><br />In the long run it will surely be a change for the best. And the much speculated led based bulbs might come sooner than we expect...<br /><div id="via"><a href="http://www.lifegoggles.com/">[via]</a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/25746465-8320763340393136014?l=farpaslounge.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>zigtaihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10291541951613978333zigtai@gmail.com1