A dingo ate my (incandescent) light bulb

Tommy Edison must be spinning in his grave.

Australia has announced it will ban incandescent light bulbs in three years in an effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, becoming the first country to do away with this technology, which has been in use for more than a century.

A lot of interesting comments were left in the "Your View" section at the CBC website. Personally, I don't necessarily support a full ban in Canada. As I said in the comment I left, I support the carrot-and-stick approach - tax the purchase of incandescent bulbs so they are still available for purchase by those who genuinely prefer them or have health issues, provide instant, heavy rebates for compact fluorescent and LED lights, and implement a take-back program to ensure a cradle-to-cradle cycle for the bulbs. At least, I think that's what I wrote, the comment hasn't shown up on the site yet.