Kudos to the country (and continent.. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html) of Australia for taking the initiative to reducing energy consumption rather than just sitting there "talking" about the energy crisis. So many environmental problems could be solved if we simply reduced energy consumption. A perfect example of this is the new Adobe building (http://news.com.com/2300-11746_3-6157708-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg) Funny how no one is complaining about frequent headaches and other problems with fluorescent lighting considering that about 85% of all lighting in US commercial buildings is fluorescent, not incandescent. Unfortunately, bulb manufacturers do not want you to buy fluorescent bulbs, as Wal-Mart knows all too well. Wal-Mart wants to aggressively promote fluorescent bulbs in its stores, much to the objection of bulb manufacturers who argue that a push to fluorescent will greatly decrease their profits. Sell longer-lasting bulbs and people will buy less often, plain and simple.
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Kudos to the country (and continent.. https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/as.html) of Australia for taking the initiative to reducing energy consumption rather than just sitting there "talking" about the energy crisis. So many environmental problems could be solved if we simply reduced energy consumption. A perfect example of this is the new Adobe building (http://news.com.com/2300-11746_3-6157708-1.html?tag=ne.gall.pg) Funny how no one is complaining about frequent headaches and other problems with fluorescent lighting considering that about 85% of all lighting in US commercial buildings is fluorescent, not incandescent. Unfortunately, bulb manufacturers do not want you to buy fluorescent bulbs, as Wal-Mart knows all too well. Wal-Mart wants to aggressively promote fluorescent bulbs in its stores, much to the objection of bulb manufacturers who argue that a push to fluorescent will greatly decrease their profits. Sell longer-lasting bulbs and people will buy less often, plain and simple.