I see Malcolm Turnbull has put his foot in it. What is this silly light bulb politics. He wants to ban incandescant light bulbs and force everyone to install low-voltage fluorescent bulbs. And Pete Garrett.. Mr Irrational Conservationist... agrees with him.

What a silly idea. Anyone can install LVF bulbs today if they want to or more importantly if it is appropriate. They have their place. There are, however, places where this will lead to significantly increased use of energy. It takes a lot of energy to start an LVF bulb and you have to leave it on for a long time before you get the payback in energy savings. Incandescent is better wherever the light is only required for a short time (in the dunny for instance).

Think again MT!

There has not been any common sense in the GW debate to now, so why should Malcom Turnbull be any different? I wonder how much energy Mr Garrets endorsed US base will use. Good for a laugh!

Another sign of political desperation. If Turnbull is the guru he has been trumpeted as, and the next leader of the Liberal Pary, gawd help us all.

The minute this silliness was announced, people started ringing up to say that they were badly affected by this type of light because of epilepsy, migraines and other medical conditions.

Good luck Malcolm!

This one looks like another plastic bag episode. Plastic bags are still going strong despite the 'pledge' to get rid of them.

Agreed, a skeptical mind would suggest that this is only a Forced attempt to enact a knish market by compulsion, not choice;

So a skeptical mind would need to ask what political market would that encapsulate; and by compulsion devoid of any free will. Such demands on us mere ignorant peasants, will it never end?
Pigs bottom; wake up Australia.Or the lights will go out.

Banning incandescant light bulbs is a band aid solution to both the energy crisis and carbon emission crisis. What has to be done is either ration electricity or ban dishwashers , clothes driers , deep freezers, second tv sets and white goods.

Nothing is going to change the massive waste of energy that occurs now unless a pre paid - pay as you go system is put in place.

Runner is not wrong, with water restrictions people have been forced to kill their gardens especially those who grow their own vegetables , others have had no choice but to allow their house gardens become tinder dry creating bush fire risk , others again have watched their homes begin to crack as soil dries and moves. Meanwhile in factories and buisnesses around the country water is wasted at massive volumes , great spaces are evaporatively cooled for no particular purpose. Cooling towers and general piping are leaking. Industry is not compelled to become water efficient and it wont be compelled to become energy efficient.

"Malcolm Turnbull...wants to ban incandescant light bulbs and force everyone to install low-voltage fluorescent bulbs."

I agree with you as well, Waterboy.
Why the silly lightbulb changes?
Even though we have those low-voltage fluorescent bulbs throughout most of our house, there are places we don't want them (toilets ans bathroom).

Why, if they find they got to start 'somewhere', don't they start by boycotting or banning all 1-3 star electrical appliances such as washing machines, fridges etc and allow us to manufacture only 4+ star electrical goods where available?

I agree with Leigh about the plastic bags as well- we all need bags for garbage.