incandescent light bulbs on Townhall

• The EPA’s Mercury Problem Wed Jan 9
  Susan Brown
  Ninety-six. That’s the number of 60-watt incandescent light bulbs I purchased last weekend after learning the other kind, the compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) environmentalists are so in love with, are hazardous to my health and to the environment. I would have preferred a higher wattage but discovered the 75-watt version was outlawed January 1st. ... more
• Friday Not So Fun: Eco-Friendly Lightbulbs Cause Cancer Fri Jan 4
  Katie Pavlich
• Friday Fun: Missing the Incandescent Lightbulb Fri Dec 2
  Katie Pavlich
• Missing You - Ballad for the Incadenscent Lightbulb Fri Dec 2
  America
  Remy & Reason team up for a ballad of the dying bulb. Here is to the incandescent... ... more
• Starbucks, Fluor, A123 are big market movers Fri Nov 4
  AP News
• China will phase out energy-draining light bulbs Fri Nov 4
  AP News
• Supreme Court Stands Up For Freedom Mon Oct 17
  Bruce Bialosky
  Rarely has the Supreme Court struck a blow for individual freedom as it did in its recent decision in Brown vs. Entertainment Merchants Association. ... more
• Separation of Earth and State Sun Sep 4
  Amy Oliver
  The green-at-any-cost crowd also advances regulations that are meant to micro-manage our lives, yet we have little time or space to cover them. Most are just topics of an occasional news story, blog post or anecdotal social media thread, but collectively these regulations are as insidious as the much larger “job killers.” They are a reflection of a government that is far too big, far too invasive. ... more
• How many lawmakers does it take to.... Mon Jul 18
  Jeff Jacoby
  In 5½ months, the sale of traditional 100-watt incandescent light bulbs will become illegal in the United States. ... more
• Bonus Features of the Chevy Volt Fri Apr 1
  Frank J. Fleming
  The same U.S. government that got man to the moon is now teamed with GM to get you to the corner store... for $41,000. ... more
• Let There Be Light Wed Mar 16
  Jacob Sullum
  During a Senate hearing last week, Rand Paul complained about the federal energy standards that will force conventional incandescent light bulbs off the market during the next few years. ... more
• A Bright Idea: Bring Back Incandescents Sun Jan 16
  Ken Blackwell
  Why is Paris known as the City of Lights ? Is it because the U.S. Congress banned Thomas Edison’s incandescent light bulbs, so he had to take his invention offshore? ... more
• IKEA stops selling incandescent light bulbs in US Tue Jan 4
  AP News
• Let There Be Light Tue Dec 21
  Phyllis Schlafly
  If we want to continue to enjoy the bright, warm light that Thomas Edison's incandescent bulb radiates, Congress will have to repeal Subtitle B of Title III of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Environmental "standards" will start eliminating 276 versions of incandescent light bulbs in 2012, and the drop-dead date for our favorite 100-watt light bulb is just one year away. ... more

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