I saw a show on tv about people losing their jobs once a bill was signed to ban Edison light bulbs.
It was approved by Congress. Did our congress people in NYS approve of this bill which caused 100's of people to lose their jobs?
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I saw a show on tv about people losing their jobs once a bill was signed to ban Edison light bulbs.
It was approved by Congress. Did our congress people in NYS approve of this bill which caused 100's of people to lose their jobs?
Listen to his comments on bulbs.
Mercury
Yes, CFL's contain a small amount of mercury. Much less than the 4-foot tubes we've been sitting under in schools and offices for decades.
And BUSH's LAW (not Obama's) isn't banning incandescent bulbs. There are traditional bulbs on the shelves now that meet the new energy requirements.
Because some still believe that Google is a breed of dog...
In December 2007, many of these state efforts became moot when the federal government enacted the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, which requires all general-purpose light bulbs that produce 310–2600 lumens of light[31] be 30% more energy efficient (similar to current halogen lamps) than then-current incandescent bulbs by 2012 to 2014. The efficiency standards will start with 100-watt bulbs in January 2012 and end with 40-watt bulbs in January 2014.
Light bulbs outside of this range are exempt from the restrictions. Also exempt are several classes of specialty lights, including appliance lamps, rough service bulbs, 3-way, colored lamps, stage lighting and plant lights.
By 2020, a second tier of restrictions would become effective, which requires all general-purpose bulbs to produce at least 45 lumens per watt (similar to current CFLs). Exemptions from the Act include reflector flood, 3-way, candelabra, colored, and other specialty bulbs.
In 2011 Rep. Joe Barton of Texas and 14 other Republicans joined to introduce the Better Use of Light Bulbs Act or BULB Act (H.R. 91), which would have repealed Subtitle B of Title III of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007. Barton was opposed to regulation, while Rep. Michael Burgess pointed to jobs purportedly lost to China and voiced a fear of mercury problems resulting from CFL use.[ On July 12, 2011, H.R. 2417 failed to pass by the required two-thirds majority in the U.S. House.