by Jane Richey | Jan 2, 2013 | Agenda 21, Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Politics
Beginning on New Years Day the 75 watt incandescent light bulb was banned from production and importation into the United States. Under current federal law, 60 watt and 40 watt bulbs will be gone by 2014. We’ll instead have to buy Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs...
by Jane Richey | Apr 16, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Free Markets
Sunday — Earth Day — is when the bulb that won a $10 million government contest goes on sale. The bulb is the most energy-efficient yet, lasts about 20 years and is supposed to give off a pleasing, natural-looking light. But what separates it from the pack...
by Jane Richey | Mar 10, 2012 | Constitutionally Limited Goverment, Fiscal Responsibility, Free Markets
. . . Philips! Energy Secretary Steven Chu said the prize would spur industry to offer the costly bulbs, known as LEDs, at prices “affordable for American families.” There was also a “Buy America” component. Portions of the bulb would have to be made in the United...