Plasma TV's might be banned

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http://www.ecogeek.org/content/view/2430/74/
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California, struggling to meet green power mandates while energy use has been steadily on the rise, is looking to tackle the problem at the source. By 2011, legislators are hoping that all but the most efficient televisions will be unavailable in California.

This might, in fact, completely eliminate plasma TVs from the market, as LCD televisions have been making more progress in efficiency than plasma. Of course, this wouldn't stop Californians from driving to Nevada, or ordering their televisions online.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...-eco-blitz.html
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The plasma screen television is poised to become the next victim of the battle to curb energy use.
Giant energy-guzzling flatscreens are expected to be banned under legislation due to be agreed by the EU this spring.
Plasma screens have been nicknamed the '4x4s' of the living room because they use up to four times as much electricity and are responsible for up to four times as much carbon dioxide as traditional cathode ray tube sets.

The most energy intensive will be phased out under the new EU standards for minimum energy performance, which will follow the voluntary withdrawal of the traditional 100watt light bulb.

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The moves are part of an effort to tackle climate change by stemming the spiralling electricity consumption in households.

First they want to dictate what car you can buy, now it will be what TV you can buy. All in the name of fighting "climate change". Personal property rights...who needs them?
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Get used to it Kalifornia... and the rest of the country... we will be losing many freedoms in the next few years. That is, if this country still exists as it does today...
 
i think its funny that we think we can control Climate Change.

If we think we are capable of such things lets just build a new planet.

We can call it the Deathstar.
 
Originally Posted By: Tempest
First they want to dictate what car you can buy, now it will be what TV you can buy. All in the name of fighting "climate change". Personal property rights...who needs them?
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Agreed. What's wrong with the electric utility rate structure? Shouldn't the money we pay (or save) for energy be enough incentive? Like gasoline, the cost of electricity should be enough to compel people to conserve energy. Let my pocketbook decide. If they want to fight climate change, have lawmakers add a "climate tax". Otherwise back off.
 
Originally Posted By: Black_Thunder
i think its funny that we think we can control Climate Change.

If we think we are capable of such things lets just build a new planet.

We can call it the Deathstar.


HAHHAHAHAH

*cue Star Wars music*
 
I seriously doubt Plasma TV will be banned. It is less popular than before so it most likely will be obsoleted soon rather than banned.

For some reason outsider seems to think Kalifornia is so liberal, that even we Kalifornians got scared, but it is not anywhere close to it.
 
Originally Posted By: PandaBear


For some reason outsider seems to think Kalifornia is so liberal, that even we Kalifornians got scared, but it is not anywhere close to it.


Judging by your location, I personally don't believe you would be a good judge of what liberalism is. Silicon Valley is pretty much in the heartland of the most liberal part of the state. What is borderline extreme to some would become normal to those continuously immersed in that culture.

Some things need to be done, I agree. But last time I checked Nuke plants are a "Green" solution if you are looking at atmospheric emissions. We still burn Coal for most of our power. That is wrong. Not the Plasma TV. Continually building homes without sufficient grid capicity is wrong. Not the 100 watt lightbulb.

Ever try to turn on a CFL in the garage on a 30 degree morning? It takes 10-15 seconds to warm up enough to produce adequate light. If there was an intruder in the garage intent on harming you, he could beat you to death before you saw him.
 
Originally Posted By: Black_Thunder
i think its funny that we think we can control Climate Change.

If we think we are capable of such things lets just build a new planet.

We can call it the Deathstar.


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Or put the TV (and your whole entertainment system) on a switched power strip in a convenient location so you can shut it off completely when you're not using it. Or unplug it by hand. Or...you get the picture.

I'm sure making a power strip with a handy switch would cost less than re-tooling plasma TV factories, and be more environmentally conscious.
 
They'll probably have an 'energy guzzler' tax on these TV-s. Seeing how California was bilked by Enron, they should try to avoid high energy consumption that is basically meaningless to incur.
 
A wise man once told me... the minute you have one group of people, telling other people how to live, you will undoubtedly have problems. It very much applies here.
 
Originally Posted By: Black_Thunder
i think its funny that we think we can control Climate Change.

If we think we are capable of such things lets just build a new planet.

We can call it the Deathstar.


Tempting.
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Originally Posted By: Kestas
A wise man once told me... the minute you have one group of people, telling other people how to live, you will undoubtedly have problems. It very much applies here.


You live in a society so you are told what are right or wrong behaviors.
 
Originally Posted By: Jim_Truett
Judging by your location, I personally don't believe you would be a good judge of what liberalism is. Silicon Valley is pretty much in the heartland of the most liberal part of the state. What is borderline extreme to some would become normal to those continuously immersed in that culture.


Like my support for Nuclear power, urban redevelopment, eliminating rent control, tougher sentences on crime, reduced welfare, supporting no child left behind act, against tree sitters of Berkeley, etc etc?

Just because I support one issue or live in one particular doesn't means I'm more liberal than you.
 
Originally Posted By: Kestas
A wise man once told me... the minute you have one group of people, telling other people how to live, you will undoubtedly have problems. It very much applies here.


You mean we shouldn't go to church, work, and school?
 
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