Important step forward in the climate change debate...

We want progressive technology and sustainable laws.

They want progressive laws and sustainable technology. What could be more ass-backwards.

I feel much safer now!

Mikek

That really sucks.

Methinks you may be misinterpreting the intent. It's not to save electricity. Since the smaller vacuum cleaners pickup less dust, there will be more dust remaining in the environment. This dust will eventually find its way into the upper atmosphere, where it will block some sunlight, and therefore reduce atmospheric heating from the sun. The net effect will be global cooling, which is currently considered (politically) desirable.

I think that was an unintended consequence!

But in this case a positive unintended consequence.

Mikek ;-)

I'm doing my part. Every winter, the house tends to accumulate dust from the woodburner. In spring, I drag my air compressor into the house, and blow out all the dust from behind the bookshelves, furniture, computers, etc. I have to wear a face mask and goggles. I then let it settle to the carpet, where my industrial size shop vacuum cleaner picks up the accumulated dust. Were I forced to use an under powered vacuum cleaner, much of this dust will be left on the carpet, where it will eventually be released into the atmosphere. Global cooling will surely follow.

That's the hard way. One of my employees at GenRad did it this way...

(1) Open all windows (2) Turn on swamp cooler at max speed (3) THEN walk around house with compressor hose (4) Dust goes out windows, NOT on carper ;-) ...Jim Thompson

Would that be to boost the sales of Lucas vacuum cleaners? That is the only thing Lucas makes that doesn't suck.

Well, at least my cat does.