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April 19, 2011
Canada may delay incandescent bulb banNow even the Canadians are getting cold feet about the light bulb ban when the predominant alternative is CFLs. Now our neighbors to the north propose delaying the incandescent ban.Mercury contamination is real and measurable. Benefits from CO2 and s...
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December 27, 2010
Bootleg Lightbulbs Coming to CaliforniaHere's a new poll question: Should California be 1) given back to the Spanish missionaries, or 2) just allowed to go dark? For most of us, the first option -- give it back to the Spanish Jesuits -- is most appealing. After all, if the EU ...
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November 29, 2010
Will The Light Bulb Ban Inspire a Conversion?Why is the incandescent light bulb ban such a lightning rod for Tea Party-inspired remorse from big government Republicans? Simple: it's a liberty-stealing assault on our privacy and common sense, outrageously expensive, and doesn't solve any of the ...
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September 3, 2009
Obama's Death Panels to Unravel Lightbulb SavingsAll of our 75 million senior citizens tossed under the ObamaCare bus have one more reason to storm the town hall meetings. Once Obama's death panels get to work, seniors won't live long enough to enjoy the energy savings they have been promised - to ...
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April 3, 2007
Ban the Bulb?In a few weeks the US Congress is likely to vote to phase out the standard incandescent lightbulb within a decade. The frantic race to see who can best appease the global warming alarmists will claim another victim, the friendly glow of the direct de...