Let There Be Light.

Listening to the news this morning, I note that organisations representing the blind and partially sighted are complaining about the phasing out of the traditional light bulbs in favour of the low energy variety. It seems that the low energy bulbs emit a type of light that is unhelpful, and sometimes dangerous, to those with visual impairments.

I think that the problems with the low energy bulbs have been obvious to many, even many of those without eyesight problems, for many years. They often seem to take a long time to reach full power and the light they emit seems often less strong then that emitted by traditional bulbs. It seems to me that in the rush to reduce carbon emissions and to reduce the amount of power used domestically problems with the low energy bulbs have been sidelined. As with wind turbines the downside of such devices doesnt get the sort of attention it deserves when it clashes with the prevailing orthodoxy