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:Good Riddens by blueg3 · 2011-07-12 05:20 · Score: 5, Informative

Funnily enough, setting efficiency standards for lightbulbs (which most incandescents made at the time the law was passed did not meet) is exactly what the law did. Calling it a ban on incandescents is propagandizing. (Most incandescent manufacturers now have bulbs that meet the efficiency standards.)
Re:Classic! by s73v3r · 2011-07-12 05:47 · Score: 5, Informative

He's also the guy who apologized to BP for all the heat they were taking in the Gulf last year. Showing that he's no friend of rights; rather just a big business shill.