The European Union has banned the use of halogen light bulbs
effective September 1st, 2018. This after many Western nations
previously banned the incandescent light bulb. Candles, of course, are right
out. Inefficient, pollution-causing, and a grave fire danger. So, what is left
to light our lives and make our streets and sidewalks safer? Light-emitting
diodes, or LEDs.
Big
government progressives see LEDs as a virtual panacea, because they claim they
produce less pollution. Sure, they’re more expensive, but that’s as nothing
compared to the “fact” that the elimination of evil halogen bulbs will prevent
more than 15 million tons of carbon emissions a year, an amount roughly equal
to the annual output of Al Gore’s residence in Nashville. Or Portugal.
LEDS do
use less energy than halogen bulbs, and are reputed to last significantly
longer as well, but a central government-- be it in Brussels, Moscow, Beijing,
Pyongyang, or Washington, D.C.-- should not be able to tell citizens in remote
regions what kind of light bulb they can screw into their sockets. In a decent
world, citizens should be able to
tell those in central governments what they
can screw into their orifices.
Concern
is growing that “light pollution” caused by artificial lighting reduces the production
of the hormone melatonin by the brain’s pineal gland, which can lead to cancer
and other diseases. Recently, a University of Haifa researcher and his
colleagues who are participating in an international study of the subject found
that nighttime exposure to white-light-emitting diode bulbs suppresses the
beneficial hormone’s production five
times more than do high-pressure sodium bulbs.
Moreover,
a new study has shown that exposure to LED lights may damage a human’s eyes,
potentially causing irreparable harm to one’s retina.
Turn
out the light’s, the party’s over.
The
West has been going blind for some time now. Soon it may go dark, too.
Again.
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