Are you proud to live in a country where we will be allowed to choose what lightbulbs we can use?
Let FREEDOM Ring!!!
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/dec/16/congress-overturns-incandescent-light-bulb-ban/
It has a lot to do with my "freedom of choice", Gumby.
The next step is to ban incandescent bulbs. I have 165 of them in my house. I bet I use 15 on a regular basis and the other 150 are nearly always off--closets, attics, furnace rooms, decorative lights we never seem to turn on, and a few I didn't even know I had. Spending money to replace these is a waste of resources. I CHOOSE to not replace them since they are never used anyway. My government will compel me, someday, to drive to Walmart and buy the compliant kind.
I know it's a leap of faith, but consider that we're not a bunch of morons out here. I can make those decisions without Obama and Co.'s help.
Regarding your winter/summer lightbulb thing, in all likelyhood the heat from your furnace is cheaper than the heat from your bulbs.
Why not try what I do--only use lights where I need them and turn them off when areas are not in use? I also like dimmer switches. If I feel my way to the kitc
Regarding your solar statements, if you look at all costs--initial purchase, installation, maintenance, and expected life of the panel, they rarely make sense.
Regarding firewood: The world has always had forest and prairie fires. Now they are far less common and the slack is being replaced by firewood fires. The smoke particles act as a catalyst to form clouds and rain. I wouldn't consider that pollution on a global scale--it can be local pollution in populated areas though.