Ontario turns out the lights on inefficient bulbs

This is a sign of the times. If the people will not do something good voluntarily, force it on them. I have to say I agree.

Ontario will ban the sale of inefficient incandescent light bulbs by 2012, a move that follows in the footsteps of Australia, the province said Wednesday.

The government estimates that replacing the 87 million incandescent bulbs in use across Ontario with more efficient bulbs would save six million megawatt hours every year — enough to power 600,000 homes.

This is the exact kind of intervention needed to overcome the economic stranglehold most corporations have over our society. Imagine if local governments banned other things for the good of their people:
* plastic bags
* VOC paint
* toxic household cleaners

or thinking bigger:
* chain stores (ie: Wal-Mart)
* non-hybrid or biodiesel cars

Imagine the possibilities!

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