Legislation and Legal Issues
Government Subsidies of CFLs and Planned ObsolescenceFrom the candlepowerforums.com forum: I do wonder about their performance claims, however. If it were so easy to make incandescents hit into…
Myth #16: Lower Cost, Part 6: The expensive CFL and LED bulbs will become cheaper after a ban, on economy of scale!
Fact #16: They are mostly made in China where wages are rising and shipping transport fuel cost have also risen in recent years with no sign of going down.
From The Admin
Welcome to LightBulbChoice.com!Though I created this website in December 1997 in reaction to HR 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 I did…
Energy Efficiency
eCandescent Kickstarter campaign has launched!The first incandescent that can legally be sold in the USA after January 1, 2015! It’s as energy efficient as a CFL…
Legislation and Legal Issues
Missouri Bill deems bulb regulations not valid intrastate.Missouri local state Rep. Chuck Gatschenberger and others have also, January 19, launched a bill 1146, that “Specifies that the intrastate manufacturing…
Legislation and Legal Issues
Industry: Light bulb war a dim ideaNote: This article was written in December 2011. I am reprinting it here because some of the insights into the reasoning of…
From The Admin
Welcome to LightBulbChoice.com!Though I created this website in December 1997 in reaction to HR 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 I did…
Legislation and Legal Issues
Federal Budget Bill Will Not Enforce Light Bulb Efficiency StandardsThe current version of the bill (H.R.3547 – Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014) will not allocating funds to implement or enforce the law…
From The Admin
Welcome to LightBulbChoice.com!Though I created this website in December 1997 in reaction to HR 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 I did…
Energy Efficiency
Loss Of Regular Light Bulbs CostlyFrom the Editor: If you like your light bulbs, you can’t keep them. (This promise was honest). Almost two-thirds of the public…
From The Admin
Welcome to LightBulbChoice.com!Though I created this website in December 1997 in reaction to HR 6 Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 I did…
Light Bulb Ban
Senate spending bill withholds funds for bulb enforcementBesides funding major programs, the federal spending bill that the Senate passed Thursday contains a provision that has gained little notice yet…