Owain wrote:

Sawney Beane wrote:
If the UK and America used the same mains voltage, lamps from one
place could be plugged in in the other. Then the UN could hold a
referendum to determine which bulb base was perferred. People who
continued to use the other kind would of course be fined.

USA hasn't signed up to Kyoto, why would it agree to fine people who use
the wrong sort of lightbulbs.

Owain

For the first time in history, America has a president and a vice
president from the same industry. It is now clear that they had a
much better plan than Kyoto. Why impose a system of finagling and
red tape? The American method of reducing greenhouse emissions is
to let the energy companies charge a markup of 300% or so.

If Jerry Falwell can make a theological case against bayonet bulbs,
I'm sure Fox News will be able to convince the American people of
the necessity of fining he British.