Bulbs / Miliband

[webofevil]

Possible bad news for migraine sufferers: Energy-saving light bulbs could trigger migraines [BBC]. Those fluorescent darkbulbs that take about quarter of an hour to reach their semi-luminescent state, one of which led me on new year’s eve to misread, albeit at a distance, a product on my esteemed colleague’s bathroom shelf as “Foaming Fascist Wash” (rather than “Facial”), turn out to be not only annoying but actively harmful for a select few.

My concern is that the government (1) seem to take at least four years to absorb new information anyway and (2) are puritanical enough at heart, even without David Miliband heading Environment any more, to press ahead with banning normal light bulbs with no regard to what that could do to migraine sufferers. Prove me wrong, envirowonks!

Incidentally, now that “the Mil” has inserted himself into this post, I am slightly disturbed by the number of my female acquaintances who have A Bit Of A Thing for the Foreign Secretary.

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Comments

[lebeautemps.livejournal.com]

It's not just Migraine sufferers, but also those with light-related illnesses such as Lupus and other nasties. I didn't realise that as well as flickering along the migraine/epilepsy trigger line, these things also emit a form of uv, which is the issue for some skin conditions.

I am conscious of my carbon footprint, really I am. I have recycled, re-used, switched off standby etc in the spirit of willing. I have been using low energy bulbs in the last 6 months and can't get on with them. The light produced is just not bright or "clean" enough to study for protracted periods. And as such, I'm not interested.

I'd be happier restricting all vehicles to buses and taxis within central London and have the first Sunday of every month traffic-free to promote cycling and walking. That was painful for me to say, being such a lover of driving.

The key is lifestyle change, not Milliband's version of a quick fix faddy diet.

What else has the Gov ever tried to ban completely?

[lebeautemps.livejournal.com]

And he UGLY.