AP story: " Australia to ban old-style bulbs "

Feb 20, 2007 0 Replies

The Associated Press reports that "The Australian government on Tuesday announced plans to phase out incandescent light bulbs and replace them with more energy-efficient compact fluorescent bulbs across the country. "



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' Environmentalists welcomed the light bulb plan, but noted than the vast bulk of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions come from industry, such as coal-fired power stations.



They urged the government to set national targets for emission reductions and renewable energy.



"It is a good, positive step. But it is a very small step. It needs to be followed through with a lot of different measures," Australian Conservation Foundation spokesman Josh Meadows told Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio. '



... Marc Marc_F_Hult

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