Australia and light bulbs

I've blogged before about changing to compact florescent light bulbs. Well, now I'm happy to report that Australia is requiring it. The article is called "Australia to ban incandescent bulbs" and here's an excerpt:

CANBERRA, Australia - Australia will be the world’s first country to ban incandescent lightbulbs in a bid to curb greenhouse gas emissions, with the government saying on Tuesday they would be phased out within three years. Environment Minister Malcolm Turnbull said yellow incandescent bulbs, which have been in use virtually unchanged for 125 years, would be replaced by more efficient compact fluorescent bulbs by 2009.
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Turnbull said the banning of incandescent bulbs would help trim 800,000 tons from Australia’s current emissions level by 2012 and lower household lighting costs by 66 per cent.

British and Californian lawmakers also have been lobbying for bans on incandescent lightbulbs, which lose much of their energy as heat.

I've almost completely made the switch - both at home and in my office. The light is a little bit different but quite easy to get used to. It's such an easy way to combat global warming. Please do it! (Now there would be a good Lenten discipline: switch out all your light bulbs between now and Easter!)