Personally, I prefer being informed rather than bliss from ignorance.
First some background on the new efficiency standards that were begun under the Reagan Administration:
"There is no looming ban or phase out of incandescent bulbs. The entire hullabaloo is based on a fictitious claim manufactured by Barton.
All major lighting manufacturers, including Philips, Sylvania and GE, currently produce and sell incandescent light bulbs that meet or exceed the new standards (with no compromise in functionality). In fact, the lighting industry helped craft the 2007 legislation with the full understanding that they could produce incandescent bulbs that meet them."
"Legislation establishing common-sense efficiency standards for energy-using equipment has traditionally enjoyed overwhelming support from conservatives. The first such legislation was signed into law 25 years ago by President Ronald Reagan. Thanks to the legislation enacted by Reagan and similar laws signed by his successors, Americans are saving billions of dollars on their utility bills."
There is No Light Bulb “Ban” | FrumForum
"One common misconception about this legislation is that it outlaws incandescent bulbs. In fact it
sets specification performance thresholds for general service incandescent lamps, a distinction
that excludes many incandescent lighting products such as traffic signal bulbs, reflector bulbs, 3-
way bulbs, and numerous others. It does set the following efficiency standards for lamps that
meet the “general service incandescent” definition,
which applies only to lamps that range from
310 Watts to 2600 Watts."
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