Bright idea? Bill to ban old bulbs

SACRAMENTO - It soon may be lights out for the traditional light bulb in California.

Assemblyman Lloyd Levine, D-Van Nuys, is proposing that the Golden State become the first to ban sales of incandescent light bulbs by 2012. In their place, Californians would purchase more energy-efficient compact fluorescent lamps. Those are the spiral-shaped bulbs that cost more upfront but save money and energy over the long haul.

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Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Topics: Energy, California
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Posted by: Posted by Fabrice Florin - Feb 1, 2007 - 12:03 AM PST
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Edited by: Fabrice Florin - Feb 1, 2007 - 12:08 AM PST

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by Dale Penn - Oct. 1, 2008

This story fails to include any comment from the manufacturers of incandescent bulbs or the fact that florescent bulbs can't be used with dimmers (another way to reduce energy consumption).

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