Once again, there is more evidence that Big Green and the Brussels bureaucrats acting at their behest don't understand the basics of physics.
It started with the ban on powerful lightbulbs. This was understandable; there was a "greener" alternative in the form of compact fluorescent bulbs and it seemed a logical move by the manufacturers of these compact fluorescents bulbs to lobby for the competing product to be banned. However, it saved almost nothing in the way of power in the grander scheme of things.
This new move, to ban the more powerful hairdryers and vacuum cleaners, is completely bonkers. Not only does there not appear to be anyone who could gain out of such a ban, but it takes the same amount of energy to dry someone's hair, regardless of the rate at which that energy is supplied.
So less powerful appliances will have to be used for longer. No energy will have been saved, the same amount of CO2 will have been produced and the same number of polar bears will be left swimming around looking for an ice floe to stand on.
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