Congress Voting To Repeal Incandescent Bulb Ban

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday July 12, 2011 @05:12AM from the most-important-issue-ever dept.

Bob the Super Hamste writes "CNN Money is running as story about a bill Congress is going to vote on today to repeal the 'incandescent light bulb ban' that was put into place during the Bush administration. The bill is supported by Republicans in Congress who are claiming this places unnecessary restrictions on the market. For those of you wondering, it does bring up the standard issues of energy efficiency, mercury (in both the bulbs and that emitted by coal power), and cost of the bulbs. The bill was introduced by Texas Congressman Joe Barton."

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Re:Classic! by TWX · 2011-07-12 05:18 · Score: 5, Funny

The congressman isn't wasting time, his constituency includes the factory where the Easy Bake Oven is made, and with the end of the 100W incandescent they'll lose tens of jobs!

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ban ALL lightbulbs by FudRucker · 2011-07-12 05:21 · Score: 3, Funny

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