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Monday, April 16, 2012

Lights Out for Incandescent Bulbs

Congress passed a law in 2007 that has incandescent light bulbs going the way of the dinosaur.

What do a Tyrannosaurus rex and an incandescent light bulb have in common? Both are dinosaurs and while one is already extinct, in a few years, the incandescent light bulb, which has been used for nearly 200 years, will be history. The incandescent light bulb, is on its way out. The bulbs are going to be phased out over the next few years. ComEd is encouraging consumers to begin the phase out and to recycle their old incandescent light bulbs, replacing them with more energy efficient bulbs, such as compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) or light emitting diodes (LEDs). In January, the phase out of the bulbs began, starting with 100-watt bulbs, according to ComEd. In 2013, the next phase begins with 75-watt bulbs no longer produced and then in …

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Tim

10:36 am on Saturday, April 21, 2012

Aside from the fact that no matter how many times it gets pointed out to you that there actually is no ban, you are going to keep claiming it exists for the purpose of railing against 'government'. I did pass those tests, Dennis. Now perhaps it is time that you stop claiming what you hear on TV or radio stations is truth? You would almost think you were not aware of the 2003 case that went …   more ›

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