Tucked inside the
omnibus spending bill that the House of legislature passed earlier, today is a stipulation
that prevents the Department of Energy from enforcing new, more energy
efficient standards for light bulbs.
The new standards were
signed into law in 2007 by then President Bush, but the standards have become a
preferred reason for Rush Limbaugh and the Tea Party, who say the bill would
ban glowing light bulbs and give Americans less choice. They say it is a ideal
example of government overreach.
Now, as NPR's
Elizabeth Shogren reported for us a year ago, the legislation doesn't essentially
ban incandescent light bulbs, it just requires that they are 30 percent more competent.
Elizabeth reported
that Randy Moorehead, vice president at Phillips Electronics, "says in expectation
of the new standards, companies like his have started selling new radiant bulbs
that comply with the law. They're made with a slightly different knowledge than
Thomas Edison's invention. They use halogen gas. Moorhead says customers won't
notice dissimilarity in the way they look or work compared to old-fashioned glowing
bulbs."
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