Yay! A. They do NOT last 5 years.
B. When you need a HazMat team to come in if a you break a friggin lightbulb, there's a problem On Jul 21, 10:17 am, MJ <[email protected]> wrote: > House Fails to Pass BULB ActWritten by Raven Clabough > Friday, 15 July 2011 16:45 > On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass theBetter Use of > Light Bulbs (BULB) Act. Though the vote was 233-193, which normally would > have been enough, the measure required a two-thirds majority for passage. > While House Republicans may still try to adopt the measure by simple > majority, most expect that it will not pass the Democrat-controlled Senate. > The BULB Act would repeal Subtitle B of Title III of the Energy Independence > and Security Act of 2007, which ultimately bans incandescent light bulbs. > TheKansas City Starreports: > The original legislation, signed into law by President George W. Bush in > 2007, requires all new bulbs to use at least 27 percent less energy than > standard incandescent light bulbs. It will go into effect next year and > gradually phase out traditional 100-, 75-, 60- and 40-watt incandescent bulbs > by 2014. > A second set of standards in 2020 will require most light bulbs to become 60 > to 70 percent more efficient. > According to the BULB Act author, Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas), the 2007 Energy > Act is an example of government overreach: > The unanticipated consequence of the ’07 act Washington-mandated layoffs in > the middle of a desperate recession is one of many examples of what happens > when politicians and activists think they know better than consumers and > workers. From the health insurance you’re allowed to have, to the car you can > drive, to the light bulbs you can buy, Washington is making too many > decisions that are better left to people who work for their own paychecks and > earn their own living. > While supporters of the 2007 act claim it will save Americans billions in > energy costs every year, opponents contend it is a threat to the free market > and that the alternative bulbs are too expensive. > Representative Fred Upon, who helped co-sponsor the legislation in 2007, has > changed his stance after pressure from House Republicans. He explains, “It > was never my goal for Washington to decide what type of light bulbs Americans > should use.” > Where House Republicans will go from here remains to be > seen.http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/8238-house-fails-to-pass-bulb-act -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
