claim: the incandescent light bulb "has no effect whatever on the planet."
author: george will
evidence_1: may 11, 2014 ... but the incandescent light bulb becomes the enemy. it has no effect whatever on  the planet, but it makes people feel good about themselves.
evidence_2: governments around the world have passed measures to phase out  incandescent light bulbs ... to mitigate the cost effects of these concerns, various  programs have been put in place ranging from subsidies for .... led lamps  radiate almost no heat, and can be either multi-directional or unidirectional,  eliminating the need for ...
evidence_3: there is no object that is an ideal blackbody, but many objects (stars included) ...  other common examples are the filament in an incandescent light bulb or the ...
evidence_4: 1.7 how has it changed the world? 1.8 what ideas ... an incandescent light bulb  with a glowing filament. ... although their primary function is to produce light  energy, as a side effect they also produce heat. ... after hundreds of hours of  operation the filament in the bulb eventually burns out and the light bulb no  longer works.
evidence_5: types of homes home · apartments & rentals · earth-sheltered · log ·  manufactured ... the type of lightbulb you use is important for several reasons. ...  incandescent lights should be turned off whenever they are not needed, because  ... the more often they are switched on and off, there is no negative effect on led  lifetime.