Congress bans incandescent bulbs

WorldNetDaily ^ | December 19, 2007` | WorldNetDaily

[kc8ukw]

In addition to raising auto fuel efficiency standards 40 percent, an energy bill passed by Congress yesterday bans the incandescent light bulb by 2014.

President Bush signed the 822-page measure into law today after it was sent up Pennsylvania Avenue in a Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. The House passed the bill by a 314-100 vote after approval by the Senate last week.

[Pining_4_TX]

I mean the new top loaders. The front loaders do work well (or so I’ve heard), but they are very expensive. Many people can’t afford them or just don’t want to spend that much $ on a washing machine.

Also, I hear some of them have a problem with the seals getting smelly if you leave the doors closed. People have been advised to leave the doors open, but many folks find that annoying.

[Ann Archy]

WOW!! Those EXPENSIVE GENERAL ELECTRIC light bulbs that have MERCURY in them and have to be DISPOSED of ONLY in a certain way!! GE must have DONATED MILLIONS to these LOSERS!

[WorkingClassFilth]

Yeah. Hillary will be sure to un-do the law.

[Cobra64]

We’ll be using leaves for toilet paper pretty soon.

Why not? Bears do.

[Snickering Hound]

Jorge’s coyote buddies stand to make a huge amount of money smuggling light bulbs from Mexico...

[lexington minuteman 1775]

i have called congress critters ‘dimbulbs’ for eons...now i know its true..dimbulbs are they now...holy cripes...so what are they going to outlaw next?

[P8riot]

You don’t screw in a lightbulb, you screw in a Chevy.

[CindyDawg]

We double flush toilets and wash clothes twice. How will we make this workable though? Maybe, if we could get to the filaments (ms?).....

[Ann Archy]

LOW FLUSH TOILETS....No more cheap FREON, and now THESE DANGEROUS and EXPENSIVE BULBS!

[StnCldTruth]

I heard the same thing about the Prius and other hybrids, I think you can find the info at mikechurch.com...in his global warming archive

[aruanan]

Actually, do they really have any authority to ban a technology? So, folks, start stocking up on 100W bulbs. Just fill 1 closet in your home. That should be enough until smarter folks replace the dolts now ensconsed in Congress.

[Calpernia]

Yah, wait until you are caught with them during an unannounced house inspection.

http://www.hb-rights.org/1local/inspect
Fourth Amendment Rights Regarding Home Inspections

[CindyDawg]

I’m surprised we don’t have to pay a disposable fee.

[Chode]

watch for mercury contamination cases to SKY-ROCKET!!!

[lexington minuteman 1775]

i have called congress critters ‘dimbulbs’ for eons...now i know its true..dimbulbs are they now...holy cripes...so what are they going to outlaw next?

[meyer]

A side issue from this silly bill that our so-called Republican president signed - why does it take 822 pages to ban incandescent lights? I mean, if the morons are going to ban them, I think a few words would suffice.

""Begining January 1, 2012, incandescent bulbs shall no longer be manufactured or sold in the United States"".

See, that wasn't hard.

[SJackson]

The new bulbs will look just lovely in my chandelier.

Use candles.

Sorry, I wasn't thinking, they're worse.

Greens, Atheists Attack Chanukah Candles cause global warming, Maccabees compared to Osama.

[loulou]

They state the bulbs last 5 years....had one in the bath that died at 6 months

[P8riot]

I’m surprised we don’t have to pay a disposable fee.

shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

[txhurl]

And french fry lamps?